Summer Fun For Kids

Staying in Hong Kong and still don’t know what to do with the kids over the summer? We have rounded up just a few of the fun summer programmes out there that should help alleviate the boredom for even the most active of kids.

Faust International Limited

Faust offers week-long summer theatre workshops and creative writing courses. Summer theatre explores a different drama theme, play or topic and covers improvisation, movement and script work or follows a particular theme such as storytelling, fables and fairytales or theatre through the ages. Writers learn to express their ideas and emotions and to use their inspiration to develop successful writing skills. All sessions look at different aspects of creative writing including, metaphors, similes, dialogue, poetry, character description, format, vocabulary, descriptive techniques and dramatic effects to list but a few.

For summer theatre the groups meet for 2.5 hours a day, 5 days a week (either 10.00am – 12.30pm or 2.00pm – 4.30pm). The summer theatre groups are open to children with or without drama experience with fluent English ability.

Ages:  4-5, Ages 6-8, Ages 8-11, Ages 11-14:

Dates: 27^th June  – 19^th August (HK locations)

Dates: 11^th July – 12 August  (Kowloon location)

The Creative Writing groups meet for 2 hours a day, 5 days a week (either 10.00am – 12.00pm or 2.00pm – 4.00pm) with a maximum of 8 students per workshop.

Dates: 27^th June  – 19^th August.

For more information on their summer programmes visit their website here.

Faust International Limited
Tel: +852 2547 9114
Email: [email protected].
Office: 13^th Floor, Fu Fai Commercial Centre, 27 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan and Kowloon Junior School, 4 Rose Street, Kowloon Tong.

Children’s Technology Workshop

Children’s Technology Workshop provides children aged 4 to 14 with the opportunity to enhance their creativity, intelligence and thinking abilities. Workshops include Architecture, Engineering, Energy, Robotics, GameMaker Design, Planet Protector, Digital Photography, Digital Art, Animation Alive and Storybuilder. Classes take place in the mornings or afternoons with the option to do a full day’s camp also.

Dates: June 13^th – August 31^st, 2011

For more information on their summer programmes visit their website here.

Children’s Technology Workshop
Tel: Telephone: +852 2591 0100
Email： [email protected]
Location: Unit B, 1/F, 151-153 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong (opposite of Craigengower Cricket Club)


ESF Summer Sports Camps and Clinics

ESF Sports was established in 1997 and has over 4,000 children participating in their programmes every week. ESF Sport presents a programme of summer activities designed to encourage young people to become physically active, learn through fun and improve their confidence and focus. They offer half-day sports camps and daily specialised sports clinics, 5 days a week throughout Juy and August. With Basketball, swimming, football, martial arts tennis and gymnastic on offer, as well as young children and junior sports camps they have so much to choose from. A bus service is available and the locations of the camps include Island School, West and South Island School, KGV, Peak School, Renaissance College, Discovery College and Kowloon Junior School.

Dates: July 4^th – August 19^th, 2011

For more information check out the summer programme brochure here.

ESF Summer Sports Camps and Clinics
Tel: +852 27111280
Email: [email protected]
Main Office: 5/F, Cigna Tower, 482 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay



Hong Kong International Tennis Academy

HKITA offers an intense summer programme each July and August. College Prep and Elite offers training for kids 13-18, while Future Stars, Young Guns, and Little Stars caters to those players ages 8-12. They also offer summer private training with their coaches to help with technique or tactical understanding.

Date: 18^th July 2011 – 31^st August 2011-06-17

Learn more about the summer offerings on their site.

Hong Kong International Tennis Academy
Tel: (852) 9662 8888



Woodlands Pre-School Summer Fun Programmes 2011

Woodland Pre-Schools’ Summer Fun Programmes offer a whole calendar of fun activities to entertain and educate children age 12 months to 7 years including painting, clay modeling, cooking, dancing, science experiments, story telling and much more. Programmes throughout July and August are organised into 2-week blocks of theme-based activities. You can enroll for any of the 2-week sessions or the whole 6-week course. The programmes take place at various Woodlands locations throughout Hong Kong including Tai Tam, Pokfulam, Sai Kung and the Peak.

Get the full scoop on the Summer Fun Programmes here.

Woodlands Pre-School Summer Fun Programmes 2011
Tel: 2559 4855
Email: [email protected]



Red Shoe Dance

The Summer Dance program has a one week session for kids ages 5-18 which exposes them to a whole range of dance styles including Jazz, Hip Hop, Popping, Freestyle, Street Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary Dance and Bollywood. Students will dance for 2 hours each day, taking two 1-hour sessions of a different dance style. They will also hold a one day Michael Jackson tribute workshop with choreographer Virg, teaching students some of MJ’s fabulous moves and grooves including locking, popping, spinning and the moon-walk during hour long classes for different age groups.

Dates: August 15^th – 19^th, 2011

Learn more here.

Red Shoe Dance
Tel: +852 21179295 / Jacqui 9813 0079
E-mail: [email protected]
Studio Location: Unit 3A, Arbuthnot House, 10 Arbuthnot Road
Central



Colour My World

Colour My World offers theatre and writing camps, Glee Club, Mandarin in Motion and specialised art classes throughout July and August for kids age 4 to 10 years old.  The innovative workshops will inspire your kids with fun activities designed to unleash their creativity.

Colour My World
Tel: +852 25805028
Email: [email protected]
Location: Rm 108 Aberdeen Marina Tower, 8 Shum Wan Road



Tiny Tots Universal Trade Center Summer Camp

We love Tiny Tots brand new indoor soccer facility in the Universal Trade Centre on Arbuthnot Road.  Their Summer Camp offers a superb programme for kids 18 months to 5 years old that offers loads of football fun in a safe, structured and  noncompetitive environment.  Not in Midlevels or have an older child? Tiny Tots has 15 locations around Hong Kong, as well as programme for older kids through their Ole Soccer School.

Tiny Tots Universal Trade Center Summer Camp
Tel: 3488-7724
Email: [email protected]

Gym Location: Universal Trade Centre Unit 03, 24^th Floor,  No. 3 Arbuthnot Road


Flex Summer Programme for Kids

You probably already know that Flex offers a full schedule of quality programming for children every day after school, but did you know their summer programme is just as jam-packed with special kids classes in  yoga, pilates, taekwondo, hip hop jazz, singing, theatre, and more!  Get unlimited classes for a set price of HK$2000, any 8 sessions for HK$1400, or just drop in for HK$200.

Call Flex at 2813-2212 or email them at [email protected] to learn more and to register.