Building Belonging offers free structured programming for children ages 6-12 in the Spence neighbourhood at the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre (430 Langside St.) 

Our School Year Program runs from September to June, Monday to Friday from 3:30pm-5:30pm, with pickup from John M. King and Sister MacNamara and drive home available within the neighbourhood. 

Our Summer Program runs from July to August, Monday to Friday from 12:00pm-3:00pm, with pickup and drive home. 

We are dedicated to providing children in the Spence neighbourhood with a sense of ownership and belonging in our diverse and vibrant community. By fostering creativity, sharing our cultures, taking part in local events, planting vegetables, or just playing together outside, we encourage kids to get involved!

We provide access to recreation and healthy food, with daily meals and weekly cooking classes. Our SNA Kids Garden provides fresh veggies and fruit in the summer and teaches kids how their food is grown while we learn about the environment. We go swimming at local pools, try new sports such as cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and gymnastics and provide skates, skateboards, helmets and sleds so that every child can play.

We ask all participants, volunteers and staff members to be respectful, safe, engaged, and accountable in our program.