Five Days That Feel Like Camp. And Teach Like Nothing Else.
A structured five-day program for kids ages 8–12. Outdoor games and group activities every day — woven around real conversations on the things every parent wishes their child would actually take in. Each day follows the same structure: core lesson, reinforcement games, free play.
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DAY ONE
Body & Health Connection
Kids spend the first day connecting the dots between how their body works and how they feel, think, and perform. This isn't a health class — it's a practical look at sleep, food, movement, and stress, delivered in a way that makes sense to an 8–12-year-old.
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Core Lesson: How sleep, nutrition, movement, and stress response work in their body — and why it matters for focus, mood, and energy.
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Activities: Hands-on experiments with focus and attention. Group discussions about habits. Age-appropriate reflection exercises.
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Free Play: Unstructured outdoor time.
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DAY TWO
Screens & Attention
Day 2 is about how attention actually works in their brain — and how the technology in their pocket is engineered to take it. Kids leave with a real understanding of why "just one more video" is hard to stop, and a few practical ways to take that control back.
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Core Lesson: How attention works, how digital products are engineered to capture it, and what choices kids can make to stay focused on what they actually care about.
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Activities: Attention experiments. App design analysis (how do these things actually work?). Personal habit mapping and goal-setting
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Free Play: Unstructured outdoor time.
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DAY THREE
Value, Money & How the World Works
An age-appropriate look at how value is created, how money actually works, and what it means to think like someone who builds things. Kids leave with a clearer picture of how the adult world operates — and where they fit in it.
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Core Lesson: How value gets created, how money flows, and what it means to think like a builder. Age-appropriate, concrete, and practical.
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Activities: Simple market simulations, value-exchange activities, and entrepreneur-style problem-solving scenarios.
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Free Play: Unstructured outdoor time.
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DAY FOUR
Problem Solving
Problem-solving isn't a talent — it's a process. Day 4 gives kids a repeatable framework for tackling hard problems: how to break them down, generate options, test ideas, and learn from what doesn't work. These are the same skills that show up in engineering, business, medicine, and everyday life.
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Core Lesson: A structured approach to breaking down problems, generating solutions, testing assumptions, and iterating. Applied to real, age-appropriate challenges.
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Activities: Group design challenges. Constraint-based problem sets. Reflection on failure and iteration as part of the process
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Free Play: Unstructured outdoor time.
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DAY FIVE
Communication & Relationships
The week ends with the skill that underpins everything else. Kids can understand their body, manage their attention, think about money, and solve hard problems — but none of it lands if they can't communicate clearly, handle disagreement, or work with other people. Day 5 is practical and honest: how to say what you mean, how to hear what someone else means, and how to navigate conflict without either shutting down or blowing up.
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Core Lesson: How to express a point of view clearly, how to listen without just waiting to talk, how to disagree without damaging a relationship, and how to ask for what you actually need.
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Activities: Structured discussion exercises. Real-scenario role play — not embarrassing, just practical. Group problem-solving that requires kids to negotiate and reach agreement.
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Free Play and closing celebration.
What your child walks away with.
Your child leaves with a better understanding of their own body and habits, clearer awareness of how screens and technology affect them, A concrete, age-appropriate understanding of how value and money work, stronger confidence in group settings, and practical tools they can keep building on.
Established Calgary
Locations
Rize Camp runs at 2 established Calgary locations — the Glamorgan Community GlamShack (confirmed and reserved for July and August sessions)
Our Instructors
All Rize Camp sessions are led by adult instructors with current Standard First Aid and CPR certification. All staff have completed criminal record checks including vulnerable sector screening prior to working with participants. Youth helpers support activity periods under direct adult supervision. Staff-to-camper ratios are maintained at a minimum of 1:10 throughout all sessions.
Glamorgan Community GlamShack
$400/week ·
July 13-17 · July 20-24
Aug 17-21 · Aug 24-28
Glamorgan Community Glamshack 37 Glamis Drive SW, Calgary, AB T3E 4W6
Fish Creek Park
$400/week ·
July 13-17 · July 20-24
Aug 17-21 · Aug 24-28
Fish Creek Provincial Park, Calgary, AB