Students will create a beautiful holiday evergreen centerpiece with cedar, fir, pine, and other last-lasting seasonal greens that will be collected around the SMS campus. This can be a wonderful gift!!!  Enjoy the spirit of this beautiful season with music and hot chocolate.

GRADES | 4-6

DATES | Wednesday November 26, 2025

HOURS | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

INSTRUCTORS | Ian Holt

COST | $35

Students will create a beautiful holiday evergreen centerpiece with cedar, fir, pine, and other last-lasting seasonal greens that will be collected around the SMS campus. This can be a wonderful gift!!!  Enjoy the spirit of this beautiful season with music and hot chocolate.

GRADES | 7-12

DATES | Wednesday December 3, 2025

HOURS | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

INSTRUCTORS | Ian Holt

COST | $35

您想了解飞机如何保持飞行吗？我们怎样才能进入太空呢？航空航天工程可能适合您！在本课程中，我们将使用工程设计流程创建、测试和改进各种飞行器。构建减震系统以保护月球车中的宇航员，创建自己的空气动力火箭以发射到天空，组装模型飞艇以供飞行，等等！

年级 | 2-5

日期 | 2025 年 4 月 10 日至 5 月 29 日，星期四（8 场）

营业时间 |下午 3:20 – 4:20

讲师 |儿童工程学

费用 | 270 美元

放学后加入 Craig Wilkinson 学习网球！无论您是刚开始还是想要提高技能，此课程都适合各个级别的球员。在为期 8 周的课程中，您将体验到技能培养、游戏玩法和球场上的无限乐趣。

项目亮点：

• 投球、接球和协调练习，以增强手眼协调能力和步法。
• 介绍和练习各种网球击球和握法，从静态练习开始，逐渐进阶到动态击球。
• 参与与网球相关的游戏来强化课程技巧。

年级 | K-6

日期 | 2025 年 4 月 4 日至 6 月 6 日，每周五 - 8 节课（4 月 18 日和 5 月 16 日无课） - 8 节课

营业时间 |下午 3:20 - 4:20

讲师 | Craig Wilkinson

费用 | 200 美元

Join Craig Wilkinson after school to learn tennis! Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, this program caters to players of all levels. Over the course of 8 weeks, expect a blend of skill-building, gameplay, and plenty of fun on the court.

Program Highlights:

• Ball throwing, catching, and coordination exercises to enhance hand-eye coordination and footwork.
• Introduction and practice of various tennis strokes and grips, starting with static drills and progressing to dynamic ball hitting.
• Engaging tennis-related games that reinforce lesson techniques.

GRADES | K-12

DATES | Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays

Please check with Alejandra Sanoja at externalprograms@stmarg.ca to see what days are available.

Packages of 5 lessons:

- Private lessons: $370

- Semi-private lessons (2 participants): $215 per student

- Semi-private lessons (3 participants): $165 per student

- Group lessons (4 participants or more): $140 per student

NOTE: Students are encouraged to find their groups.

If you thought knitting was only for grandmothers, think again! Knitting is a fun activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Everything starts with learning the basic knit and purl stitches and building other fundamental skills such as casting on and off. Participants will gain confidence through practice and build towards simple projects. Learning to knit is a calming, mindful practice as well as an excellent outlet for creativity. 

GRADES | 3-5 (We will accept students in Grade 2 with previous knitting experience)

DATES | Tuesdays from January 20 to March 10, 2026 - 8 sessions

HOURS | 3:20 – 4:20 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR | Naomi Bar-Hanan

COST | $140

Santa is an accomplished seamstress with a special interest in sharing her love of sewing. She has taught many kids over the last 30 years. She has done different courses in pattern design and loves to be creative in this field. At the end of this course, students will be able to read a pattern, lay it out on fabric, pinning, cutting and sewing a cotton top. They will be using a sewing machine under strict supervision. Only one student at a time will be using the sewing machine. All fabric and notions will be supplied.


GRADES | 5-6

DATES | Tuesdays from January 20 to March 10, 2026 - 8 sessions

HOURS | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR | Santa Brussow

COST | $180

This empowering series provides street-smart self-defence and personal boundary training for your developing teen, physically, mentally and emotionally, considering all levels of their social circle. Participants will practice conflict de-escalation and physical self-defence through scenario based exercises, focusing on key target areas from standing and on the ground. 

Our goal is to leave your child confident, aware and feeling empowered, with basic skills to set, hold and enforce their boundaries in multiple situations. This series addresses sexual assault, harassment, bullying, dating and online safety, in an age appropriate manner. 

GRADES | 6-9

AGES | 11-14

DATES | Thursdays from January 22 to March 12, 2026 - 8 sessions

HOURS | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR | Yvette Andre - Sixth Sense Self Defence

COST | $270

Plug into the world of code and game design with this new program! Using MakeCode Arcade, students will learn the basics of coding while creating their own, playable games. Each week, the class will examine different coding techniques and types of gameplay. Are you ready to level up?

GRADES | 2-5

DATES | Thursdays from January 22 to March 12, 2026 - 8 sessions

HOURS | 3:20 – 4:20 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR | Engineering for Kids Vancouver Island

COST | $280

Learn to play tennis after school with Craig Wilkinson. Whether you’re learning the basics of tennis or honing your skills, this program accommodates tennis players of all levels. Skills, play, and fun are all part of the mix for the 8-weeks of tennis.

Program Includes: Ball throwing, catching and co-ordination exercises to improve hand-eye co-ordination and footwork. Introduction and application of various tennis strokes and grips to be used – statically and then dynamically when hitting the ball. Fun tennis related games incorporating the various techniques learnt in the lesson.

GRADES | K-5

DATES | Fridays from April 10 to June 5, 2026 (No Session on May 15) - 8 sessions

HOURS | 3:20 - 4:20 p.m. 

INSTRUCTOR | Craig Wilkinson

COST | $200

Join Craig Wilkinson after school to learn tennis! Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, this program caters to players of all levels. Over the course of 8 weeks, expect a blend of skill-building, gameplay, and plenty of fun on the court.

Program Highlights:

• Ball throwing, catching, and coordination exercises to enhance hand-eye coordination and footwork.
• Introduction and practice of various tennis strokes and grips, starting with static drills and progressing to dynamic ball hitting.
• Engaging tennis-related games that reinforce lesson techniques.

GRADES | K-12

DATES | Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays

Please check with Alejandra Sanoja at externalprograms@stmarg.ca to see what days are available.

Packages of 5 lessons:

- Private lessons: $370

- Semi-private lessons (2 participants): $215 per student

- Semi-private lessons (3 participants): $165 per student

- Group lessons (4 participants or more): $140 per student

NOTE: Students are encouraged to find their groups.