Kids Activities - Sydenham

Come and try a FREE introductory class at GKR Karate Spreydon and see why GKR Karate is Australia's largest martial arts club! GKR Karate promotes Karate for everyone, including children from 5 yrs old through to men, women and families of all ages. Apart from the obvious development of self-defence skills, Karate training builds confidence, positive attitude, determination, focus, and of course fitness. Our karate classes at Spreydon, Canterbury, are taught by passionate instructors who are... Read more

Come and try a FREE introductory class at GKR Karate Phillipstown and see why GKR Karate is Australia's largest martial arts club! GKR Karate promotes Karate for everyone, including children from 5 yrs old through to men, women and families of all ages. Apart from the obvious development of self-defence skills, Karate training builds confidence, positive attitude, determination, focus, and of course fitness. Our karate classes at Phillipstown, Christchurch, are taught by passionate instructors... Read more

After school drama classes for children aged 5-13 years. We have classes in Merivale and in South Brighton. Our classes combine a structured fun-filled social environment with extensive use of improvisation and role-play to develop positive feelings of self worth and the ability to confidently express thoughts and feelings. We have age ranked classes for 5-7 years. 7-9 years and 9-13 years. Current times and costs are: Merivale Classes are: Monday Thumbelina, 4 - 5 pm (5-7 yrs) $145 Monday... Read more

We teach Martial Arts, Karate and Kickboxing in a safe, friendly and fun family environment. Watch your child grow in confidence, gain invaluable self defence, anti-bullying and goal setting skills and a sense of achievement as they progress through the ranks With separate classes for different age groups and plenty of helpful male and female Instructors in every class Tigers Karate (4-7 years) Panther Karate (8-11 years) Xtreme Martial Arts (12-15 years) Kids Kickboxing (8-15 years) Boxing Adults... Read more

Table tennis is a fast sport which is becoming popular in NZ. Whether you play for fun, or more competitively, table tennis is an indoor game for the whole family. Table tennis is an ideal development sport for people wanting to learn eye-hand coordination. We provide and facilitate social programs for all community demographics: - Junior and beginner programs. - Daytime and elderly social play. - Women’s only social play. - Primary, Intermediate and Secondary School Sports competition. - Polybat... Read more

We are an OSCAR programme that provides out of school care for 5 - 13 years. Read more

Dance Education from Pre School to Ballet for Adults Read more

Centre Philosophy Our philosophy embodies the principles, strands and goals of Te Whāriki, the Early Childhood Curriculum. We recognise the important role parents / whànau play in a child’s education and we seek to complement and build on this. We value parent / whànau input in the daily programme. We also value the input parents have in the decision making process surrounding their child’s care and education. We believe that strong relationships between parents / whànau encourage partnerships... Read more

We are a Kindergarten with 3 fully trained teachers. Our sessions are 8:45am - 2:45pm. The session is split into 2 x 3 hr sessions with many children taking the full day -6hr option. Children may be enrolled from birth and are placed on a waiting list. Parents/caregivers are contacted once a place is available. Anyone and everyone are welcome to come and visit and stay for a while. Come and see us and we are only too happy to answer any questions and share our awesome place with you. We are sited... Read more

The Canterbury Rugby League (CRL) was founded in 1912 and is the second largest affiliate of the New Zealand Rugby League and the largest in the South Island. There are 16 clubs throughout the Canterbury Region. CRL controls organisation and co-ordination of all club teams, representative teams, primary, intermediate and secondary schools teams that participate in regularly run competitions, tournaments and programmes. Read more

The Christchurch Netball Centre is one of the largest netball centres in New Zealand catering for netball players in and around the city and environs. All 36 outdoor courts, some resurfaced and realigned are situated in Hagley Park. The Centre has the luxury of a stylish building nestled amongst the trees in Hagley Park where administration offices, physio clinic and caterers are situated. The Centre is close to bus routes and has coffee and food onsite during Competition days. The Christchurch... Read more

Enter into an unknown realm of dark mystery, anticipation and adrenalin. Does victory or peril await you? Operating since 1987, Laser Strike has been a mainstay of the Christchurch entertainment scene for decades. We have one simple mission and that's to provide the best group entertainment activity in Christchurch. Read more

Balance Physiotherapy has provided sports injury clinics in secondary and tertiary institutions in Christchurch for 9 years. This is our specialty and all our physiotherapists are very experienced in treating and managing injuries and conditions in adolescents. We have clinics onsite at Christchurch Boys' High School, St Andrew's College, Villa Maria College, St Thomas of Canterbury College, St Margaret's College, Marian College and Shirley Boys' High School. We are an ACC certified physiotherapy... Read more

Play is the Way! Toy Libraries operate throughout NZ for families to borrow toys, games, puzzles and other learning activities. Run by volunteers for the benefit of children in the community. 5 good reasons to join - 1. access to quality toys for minimal charge 2. age appropriate toys always available 3. Opportunity to meet other families in the community and network 4. Hiring is a good environmental option; reducing landfill waste from unwanted/broken toys 5. Volunteers on hand to help;... Read more

Teaching many styles of dance including salsa, bachata, merengue, cha cha , street dance and hip hop to all ages and levels of dancer in a FUN, friendly environment. National and world champion title holders, we love to dance & we love to share our passion & love of dance with everyone. We also offer wedding dance choreography, dance fitness and stretch classes. Read more

Learn to sew with an experienced tutor. Small classes and loads of fun. You sew projects of your choice. Quality machines and tools are provided for students to use. We providing students with a positive and fulfilling experience in learning to sew and enabling them to be able to make clothes that are practical, useful, fashionable and fit well. Learn the correct techniques to develop patterns to fit your body and then sew them with a professional finish. Teaching is tailored to how you learn. Pattern... Read more

Come and try a FREE introductory class at GKR Karate Beckeneham and see why GKR Karate is Australia's largest martial arts club! GKR Karate promotes Karate for everyone, including children from 5 yrs old through to men, women and families of all ages. Apart from the obvious development of self-defence skills, Karate training builds confidence, positive attitude, determination, focus, and of course fitness. Our karate classes at Beckeneham, Christchurch, are taught by passionate instructors... Read more

Taekwon-Do is the Korean art of self defence and the world’s most popular martial art. It was first developed by a Korean Army General, Gen. Choi Hong Hi, in the 1950s and 1960s. “Tae” means to jump or kick with the foot; “Kwon” means to punch with the hand or fist; and “Do” means art or way. Taekwon-Do is also an exciting sport with many spectacular events such as sparring, patterns, power breaking and the high flying special techniques competition. But it is also a martial art suitable... Read more

A friendly golf club welcoming green fee players who want to play in the centre of Christchurch City in magnificent surroundings. Read more

Fantastic facilities Social & competition play for both junior and senior. 10 courts - 6 hard courts and 6 Astro-turf, 7 courts with flood lighting. Organized Business House Tennis on Monday evenings Organized senior play on Tuesday & Thursday mornings Organized senior play on Tuesday evenings Organized senior play on Saturday afternoons Coaching available on request Read more

We are a community-owned, not-for-profit early learning centre located in the idyllic Barnett Park in Redcliffs, Christchurch. We welcome children from Redcliffs, Sumner, Mt Pleasant, Heathcote and beyond to our modern purpose-built centre. We are lucky enough to have large indoor and outdoor playing areas, all oriented toward an open park-view. Our centre is divided into two main areas: the Nursery, for children aged 0-2 and the Preschool, for children aged 2-5. Across both groups, our children... Read more

Master Song specializes in coaching the following skills: -Traditional/Practical Shaolin Kung-Fu (i.e. Variety of open hand forms, 18 traditional weapons and advanced animal-imitation forms) - Contemporary Wushu (Jet Li Style) - Sanda (Chinese Kick Boxing) -Tai Chi & Qigong with Mind Body Balance Relaxation -Self Defense & Fitness Contact us today for your FIRST FREE TRIAL LESSON to experience the fun, professional and uniqueness of Master Song Shaolin Kung Fu Wushu! A great holistic way to... Read more

The Canterbury Yachting Association represents all the yacht clubs in the Canterbury Region. Check out our website to find out what our yacht clubs can offer, and which yacht classes are represented in the region. Come and learn to sail, become a crew member or a volunteer. Have fun on the water. Read more

We are the largest senior cricket club in the South Island with 13 Senior Mens and Womens teams, 35 Junior teams, and over 500 members. We are a "Premier" club operating in the Christchurch Metro Cricket Association competition and based at Sydenham Park in beautiful Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. Read more

Throughout NZ there are 16 YMCAs all of which share a common purpose – which is to meet and relate to the needs of people in their communities, and where they work, in a way that will encourage them to develop as individuals, express their own needs and reach their full potential. YMCAs do this through programmes and relationships, involving YMCA workers with special youth community, recreational and motivational skills, guided by the four core values of honesty, respect, responsibility and caring. The... Read more