Come and learn the basics of the most popular sport in the world, plus some cool new skills and tricks. Taught by an experienced soccer instructor, participants will be grouped by skill and experience, as well as age. Please dress appropriately for outdoor play.

Cost is $75 for 4 half days

Come and experience the life of the pioneers of a century ago at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin. Play pioneer games such as sack and wheel barrow races. Try your hand at making bread, butter, soap and even rope. Explore the general store, grist mill, print shop and school house. Get out into the fields to stook sheaves and learn to identify native vegetation. NOTE: This camp includes transport to Austin each day, so please bring a picnic lunch, water, sunscreen, etc.

Please register early (by July 17) as a minimum registration of 10 is needed for this camp.

Cost is $160 for 4 full days

This Red Cross Baby-Sitting Course provides basic training in childcare, safety and first aid, as well as teaching participants how to deal with different age groups and behaviours. Participants must be 11 or older to receive Red Cross certification.

The course lasts 10 hours; please note full attendance is necessary for certification.

Cost is $55 for 4 half days

Come and improve your badminton game. Participants will have fun learning new skills and techniques, taught by an experienced coach provided by Badminton Manitoba. Register early as space is limited.

Badminton Camp participants may also register for regular Mini U classes in the afternoon for a total registration fee of $175.

Cost is $90 for 5 half days

From ‘Bebop with Aesop’ to ‘Chicago’, musicals have always been exciting and entertaining. Now you'll get to find out what life is like behind the scenes in this one-week camp in which you will produce and star in a full musical production!

Please register early (by July 17) as a minimum registration of eight is needed for this camp.

Cost is $195 for 5 full days

Just like our regular Mini U course, only with more sports to try! Dodgeball, lacrosse, floor/field hockey, broomball, ultimate frisbee, kickball and more.

Cost is $90 for 4 half days

Do you have a passion for the guitar? Want to learn the basics, or more, on an acoustic guitar? If you have loved the guitar for a while, or even if you do not know where to start, an intensive and fun week of string strumming study will have your talents soaring toward the stars.

Cost is $90 for 4 half days

Lights! Camera! Action! Come to this camp based on our popular movie making course, to develop and produce a (short) movie from story board and script to finished DVD. You will be part of a team that writes, acts and shoots a video in one week.

Please register early (by July 17) as a minimum registration of six is needed for this camp.

Cost is $160 for 4 full days

A blend of Pow Wow, Music, Aboriginal Art and Myths and Legends. Discover the art of storytelling, express yourself through paint and work with materials provided by Mother Nature.

Cost is $90 for 4 half days

The essentials of wilderness survival. Staying safe, building fires, cooking, shelter building, campcraft, animal identification and tracking. This camp includes an overnight camp-out in Spruce Woods on Thursday night, and meals on Thursday evening and Friday.

Please register early (by July 17) as a minimum registration of six is needed for this camp.

Cost is $160 for 3 full days + 1 overnight stay

Are you up to the challenge? Work as part of a team to complete a series of tough but fun physical and mental challenges designed to build fitness, confidence and leadership skills. With the help of community volunteers, activities involve such themes as survival, life-saving, fire and rescue, law enforcement and entrepreneurship.

Cost is $175 for 5 full days

Are you fascinated by our past? Would you like to participate in a REAL archaeological dig? This camp is based on our popular Archaeology course, but will give you time to really dig into the details of the subject.

Please register early (by July 17) as a minimum registration of six is needed for this camp.

Cost is $90 for 5 half days (Week 1)
OR $90 for 4 half days (Week 6)

Known as “The Gentle Way”, this Japanese martial art is fun, up-close and personal. Go beyond our regular Judo course and spend more time practicing techniques in a fun, safe environment. This camp is also perfect for beginners!

Please bring an old pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt.

Cost is $90 for 4 half days

A crime has taken place in Brandon and it is up to you, the forensic scientist, to figure out who did it. Learn how police and forensic scientists use chemistry, biology, physics and psychology to track down criminals. Explore a crime scene and look for clues! Follow the crime from discovery to trial. You never know what you'll find...the outcome may surprise you!

Cost is $90 for 5 half days (Week 1)
OR $160 for 4 full days (Week 6)

Do you want to learn about real engineering? Build your own robot kit, watch it drive itself around, learn how it works, and take it home. You will be soldering in this course, so be prepared to use safety glasses and your common sense.

Register early! Each session is limited to 16 students.

Cost is $90 (+$35 material fee) for 5 half days (Week 1)
OR $90 (+$35 material fee) for 4 half days (Week 6)

A week of serious video gaming. Strategise, plan, and play as part of a team, led by an experienced gamer/instructor. The focus this year will be on a secret new game that combines real-time strategy with first-person combat and RPG leveling.

Register early! Each session is limited to 18 students.

Cost is $90 for 5 half days (Weeks 1 or 7)
OR $90 for 4 half days (Week 6)

Design and program your own 2D video game! Create your own characters, enemies, and levels using “Scratch”, a simple yet powerful game programming system designed by MIT for use by almost any age.

Register early! Each session is limited to 12 students.

Cost is $90 for 4 half days (Week 6)
OR $90 for 5 half days (Week 7)