Summer Day Camps
Our summer program guide is out! Registration will open Sun, May 3 at 6pm.
Program Guide Registration SystemLet’s make summer memories!
Get active outside. Get crafty indoors. Let’s have some fun!
Our summer day camps provide a range of sports & rec, arts & crafts, and STEM games and activities for children on the autism spectrum.
AFU eligible: All day camps are AFU eligible this summer. Please ensure that you fill out our AFU form before registering.
Participants must have a registered account and be of the correct age when the program starts.
What to expect
Participants will develop fundamental movement skills, including running, jumping, throwing, and catching, while also practicing transitions and taking turns.
Activities will focus on a variety of sports, including basketball, golf, soccer, baseball, ball hockey and more.
Our Vancouver location will also feature skateboarding in collaboration with Spectrum Skateboarding Society.
Participants will develop fundamental movement skills, including running, jumping, throwing, and catching, while also practicing transitions and taking turns.
Activities will focus on a variety of sports, including basketball, golf, soccer, baseball, and ball hockey — with a focus on baseball.
This program is generously funded by the Jays Care Foundation.
Participants will develop fundamental movement skills that develop serving, forehand, backhand, footwork, and agility skills, while also practicing transitions and taking turns.
Offered in collaboration with BC Tennis.
Participants will experience fun games and activities that develop science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills, while also practicing transitions and taking turns.
Offered in collaboration with UBC Geering Up.
Support Provided
We are committed to providing participants with high quality support from our staff and volunteers.
Day camps focus on group support and instruction to facilitate activities, social interaction, turn-taking, and transitions.
Note that this is different from our skate and swim programs offered in the fall, winter, and spring where 1:1 support is always provided for safety.
Day camps are led by an onsite supervisor and coach, while support workers, program assistances, and volunteers provide group support.
- CAN Onsite Supervisor: Ensures the success of the program as a whole
- CAN Coach: Delivers curriculum and provides group instruction*
- CAN Support Workers: Individualize and adapt instruction to each participant
- CAN Program Assistants & Volunteers: Additional program support
*For partnered camps, coaching instruction is provided by the collaborating group (ie. BC Tennis, UBC Geering Up, and Spectrum Skateboarding Society).
We strive to meet the needs of each participant through parent/caregiver collaboration.
Parents and caregivers can provide basic information about their child’s support needs and abilities through their CAN account.
During the season, don’t hesitate to speak with coaches and on-site staff about support strategies that work for your child (e.g., visual schedules, first-then boards, token systems, social stories, etc).
