After School Programmes

The Sport Canterbury After School Programme targets Year 1 - 8 children and is built on the successful Sport Canterbury Holiday Programme. The service operates at the conclusion of the school day, from 3:00pm until 5:30pm.

Sport Canterbury currently operates the following approved After School Programmes:

	Venue Address	Venue Mobile	Maximum Numbers	Spaces Available
Amberley	Amberley Primary School Old School Hall Lawcocks Road Amberley	0278760697	20	Yes
Avondale	Avondale Primary School School Hall Breezes Road Avondale	027 595 9858	20	Yes
Clearview	Clearview Primary School Resource Room (off School Hall) Broadlands Drive Rolleston	027 546 1212	20	Waitlist
Opawa	Opawa School School Hall Ford Road Opawa	027 512 1001	20	Limited spaces available
Redcliffs	Mt Pleasant Squash Club McCormacks Bay Road Mt Pleasant	027 575 7067	20	Yes
Seaview	New Brighton Catholic School Lonsdale Street New Brighton	027 512 4121	20	Yes
Westburn	Westburn Primary School OSCAR Room (rear of school) Waimairi Road Waimairi	027 819 6322	25	Waitlist

Weekly and Term plans will be formulated to include the following activities:

Roll call and sharing time
Healthy afternoon tea (provided by Sport Canterbury)
Homework Time
Structured physical activity session, using KiwiSport as the basis of activity
Free play activities, including passive activities (arts, crafts etc), chill out time.

A strength that Sport Canterbury brings to this area is the focus on creating positive lifestyles and habits around physical activity, not just about providing after school care. This is the unique point of difference for the After School Programme delivered by Sport Canterbury as key providers and deliverers of physical activity in the Canterbury regions.

Sport Canterbury works closely with the Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Network and other agencies, interfacing with programmes catering for children before and after school, as well as holiday programmes. Our intention is to provide a safe supervised environment for children out of school hours, with a focus on creating life-time habits around regular physical activity. The emphasis will be on fun and enjoyment and creating a positive out of school experience.

Waiting List

A waiting list is maintained and used to fill vacancies. Parents wishing to be placed on the waiting list need to submit a completed registration form.

When an opening becomes available families will be notified in the order that they were put on the waiting list, with priority given to siblings of children already enrolled and those families whose child care schedule most closely fits the available opening.