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Daily Programs

Please check the monthly calendars, as we have many special events and regular programming may change.

Family members are ALWAYS encouraged to attend our program with their children! 

​We provide nutritious snacks with all programs.
 
Unless otherwise noted, all programs below are hosted at our site at 646 Portage at Sherbrook.
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Movie Book Club
Every Day!
Read the novel, and we will take you to the movie! Each participant is given one week to read the designated book (we can lend you the book in hardcopy or on an e-reader) and submit a book report. If you can do that, we will take you for dinner and to see the movie! You will also get unlimited popcorn! 

​Past books include: Rogue One, Boss Baby, and Smurfs: The Lost Village

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Mystery Book Search
Every Day!
Comb through our library and find the Mystery Book to win AMAZING prizes. One “Easy Reader” picture book and one Novel are chosen by staff, and if you read that book to a staff or volunteer or submit a book report on it, you win! 

Past prizes include: Jets Tickets, Movie Passes, Chapters Gift Cards and a Guitar! 

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Homework Club
Mondays 3:30-6pm
Wednesdays 6-8:30pm

Homework Club is where kids can bring any school work they have been given (they can always ask their teachers for extra work!), and have a space with snacks, supplies, laptops, internet access and tutors to help them with their work, all provided free of charge.
 
Homework kids get spoiled at WBYO with treats, outings and anything else we can think of! Kids with straight A effort report cards get even more prizes and fun activities of their choice!


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Top Homework Club Kid of the Month

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Each monthly winner receives the above staff coupons. Past Prizes include: Jets tickets, candy shopping spree, fidget spinners and more!
Have you seen this billboard around Winnipeg? That's Tito! 
She was a WBYO Homework kid, and is now a surgeon!
​Where will your hard work take YOU?




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Bookworms & Board Games
Mondays 3:30-6pm
Wednesdays 6-8:30pm

Bookworms is a literacy program. Kids come by after school and read independently or with staff and volunteers. They may also play with any of the toys, games or computers we have in our space!

We log every book they read, and for every 10 books they get to attend a Bookworms outing! Past outings include the zoo, movies and more 


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Piano Lessons
Mondays 4-8:30pm
Free private lessons for 30 minutes each, culminating in an annual Piano Recital in May. Call us to sign up!


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Small Time Fun Pack
Mondays 6-830pm
Meets at 646 Portage, then walk together to Gordon Bell High School and back.
This program is geared towards kids 4 -7 years old and is held at the Gordon Bell High School gym. We walk with the kids from the centre to the school and back again. Older children are welcome to join, keeping in mind that the day is for the younger group. There are many older children that come on a regular basis and help the younger ones play gym games. We play games like Frozen Tag, Ghostbusters, Simon Says, Everybody's It, Snatch the Chicken etc. As always, all games played are chosen and voted on by the children! Indoor shoes are recommended, but feel free to play in sock feet!


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Board Game Sign Out
Mondays 6-8:30pm
Kids are encouraged to sign-out any of our family-friendly board games for one week with a permission form signed by their parent/guardian.

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Family Bingo
Watch our calendar for the next Bingo night
Bingo is fun for everyone because no one leaves without winning something, while teaching children basic number recognition! Children who are learning have difficulty with numbers may be assisted by our older participants.

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Family Movie Night
Watch our calendar for the next Movie night
We watch family-friendly movies at our centre. All the movies are rated G/PG and are voted on by our kids! Free unlimited popcorn when you eat all your veggies!

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Kids Laundry Night
Tuesdays 5:30-8:30pm
Kids are encouraged to bring in a small amount of their laundry to be washed during program hours. They are taught how to do their own laundry and laundry soap, dryer sheets and machines are provided free of charge. Laundry will be returned on the following day if needed.

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 Guitar Lessons
  Tuesdays 4 - 8:30pm
  Free private lessons for 20 minutes each. Guitars are provided for lesson time only. Call us to sign up!

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Mathletes
Tuesdays 5:30-7:30pm
Take the fear out of Math! Come and practice your math skills by playing games and using hands-on tools. Every visit and challenge earns you Ken Bucks to spend on whatever you would like in our Mathletes Catalogue! 

Swimming
Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:30pm


Meet at Mulvey School at 3:30 or at 646 Portage by 4:00 sharp to walk over to Sherbrook Pool for swimming! These aren't formal lessons, but are a great time in the pool for kids of all ages.
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Yoga
Watch our calendar for our next yoga session
Volunteer professional yoga teachers come to instruct yoga at our centre. Youth will learn poses and play yoga games, including Yoga Machine and Yoga Puzzles. Namaste!


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Jam Session
Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm
Kids get the opportunity to learn about different instruments through free play, circle and special music performances. Participants are provided with a variety of instruments including drums, keyboards, accordions, recorders, and tambourines to play and are taught the basics of rhythm and playing by our musical volunteers and staff. 


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After School Program
Wednesdays 3:30-4:45pm
This program is held in the gym at Mulvey School. We play games like change lines, doctor dodge-ball, musical hoops and line-tag. All games played are chosen and voted on by the children! All equipment is provided. Indoor shoes are recommended, but feel free to come in sock feet!

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Video Game Party (Homework Club Kids only!)
Wednesdays 6-8:30pm
This program is held at our centre and is a chance for homework kids to unwind after school by challenging each other, or one of our awesome volunteers, to any of our of non-violent video-games prior to hitting the homework books. 

Kids can use our new PS4, Xbox, vintage arcade games and more!

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The Yum-Yum Club 
Wednesdays 6-8:30 pm
Kids are encouraged to join our amazing volunteers as they instruct and prepare delicious and healthy meals for all the kids at our centre! Here kids will learn not only about nutrition and cooking techniques, but also about geography and culture while cooking as we talk about a dish’s history and where it comes from. Little hands learn how to peel vegetables, count and measure, while older participants learn how to handle sharper knifes, how to use kitchen appliances and that a watched pot never boils...


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Crafts
Thursdays 3:30-5pm
We supply kids with craft and art supplies, so they can get creative! 

All supplies are provided free of cost for all participants.

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Team Sports Night
Thursdays 5:30-8:30pm
Mulvey School Gym (750 Wolseley Ave)
This program is geared towards kids 8-12 years old. Younger children are welcome to join in and often do. We use either the field or the gym at Mulvey School. On these nights we play team games like basketball, soccer, soccer-baseball, volleyball, baseball and floor hockey. New teams are chosen each week, so there is always a place for everyone. As always, all games played are chosen and voted on by the children!


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Boys' World
Fridays 4-7pm
Boys in grades 5-10 are welcome to join our Boys' World at our centre. Programming is self-directed by the boys and often involves exciting and empowering activities, from seeing professional soccer games, to learning how to make pizzas. Boys have been able to build rocket cars, attend Festival du Voyageur and watch movies, all with just the guys! 

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Girls' World
Fridays 4-7pm
Girls in grades 5-10 are welcome to join our Girls' World at our centre. Programming is self-directed by the girls and offers exciting and empowering outings from Horse Back Riding to Rock Climbing, anti-bullying art projects to cooking ,and a Girls' World book club! Last year the girls participated in a year-long theatre production with the help of the Winnipeg Arts Council and theatre director, Hope McIntyre. 

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Book Jam
Fridays 4-7pm
An exciting literacy program for youth looking to increase their reading skills through games, crafts, cooking etc. in a fun, safe environment at our centre. Volunteers can never get enough stories, so they are here waiting for the next kid to read to them from our constantly updated library. Pretend to be a spy and find clues to solve a mystery! Make cupcakes by following a recipe! Or take an imaginary trip to Neverland with Peter Pan as your guide! Parents (as always!) are encouraged to join in! 

​All reading levels welcome!

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