Afterschool programmes

Many of our facilities offer indoor and outdoor games as afterschool programmes. Children and youth of all ages are welcome to join in on the fun. Equipment is available for a variety of sport and ball games. Please see the facilities listed below for individual programme schedules:

Early childhood development

Crèche programme
A few of our facilities run a crèche as part of the City’s crèche programme. Some programmes take place for a few hours once a week while others run all day, on every day of the week. Children are taught by qualified teachers and can expect nutritious meals and snacks. Please see the facilities listed below for individual programme schedules:

Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme
We bring the City’s ECD programme to a number of our facilities. The eight-week programme caters to children in the last year of crèche and concentrates on developing gross motor skills, including hand-eye coordination, throwing, catching, jumping, and running. Please see the facilities listed below for individual programme schedules:

Educare programme
Our Educare programme allows crèches in the area to make use of the facilities at some of our community centres. Young children attending the crèches take part in recreational games that may not be available at their own facilities, including ball games, circle games and free play. Please see the facilities listed below for individual programme schedules:

Preschool programme
Our Preschool programme allows preschools in the area to use the equipment at our facilities and offers young children a safe and healthy environment where they can learn and play. Please see the facilities listed below for individual programme schedules:

Youth clubs

Edge Kids
Edge Kids is a Christian-based club for older children and youths run by Urban Edge Church. Edge Kids takes place at varying times and welcomes both participants and volunteers. If you would like to attend or volunteer, please contact Urban Edge or one of the facilities listed below:

Nyanga Yethu youth programme
Nyanga Yethu runs a youth programme for children and teenagers on weekends. Initiated by Safety Lab, a City partner, the programme forms part of the Mayoral Urban Regeneration programme (MURP) and is coordinated by the City’s VPUU unit. The programme attracts around 300 children on weekends, while open mic nights attract around 150 older teenagers. Other activities include film screenings, yoga, floor games and hip-hop.

We currently run the programme at the Zolani Sport and Recreation Centre. Please visit the facility page for its individual programme schedule.

Homework and tutoring

Homework and Reading programme
Our Homework and Reading programme is aimed at youth who need help with their homework or would like to improve their reading skills. Volunteers must be high school learners or older. Please get in touch with one of the facilities below for the schedule and further details:

Ikamva Youth
Every Monday afternoon, members of the Ikamva Youth, an organisation that partners with the City of Cape Town, tutor grade 12 students in maths, physics, and english homework as well as providing career guidance.

We currently host tutoring at Desmond Tutu Hall. Please contact the facility for the tutoring schedule.

The Learning Programme
Attend the Learning Programme for help with your homework or to participate in educational talks and group sports. The programme caters to students from surrounding primary and high schools.

The following facility hosts this programme: Valhalla Park Multipurpose Centre. Please visit the facility page for its individual programme schedule.

Life orientation

Life Orientation (LO) class
Physical education, which forms part of Life Orientation (LO) class, is taught from grade eight to 12 and includes activities such as ball and circle games, light exercise, stretching, and running. Some of our facilities have teamed with nearby high schools to assist in teaching life orientation classes. For more information about how to join in, volunteer, and when the classes take place by visiting the facility pages listed below:

Life skills programme
Students from surrounding schools attend life skills classes at some of our facilities. The centres organise talks from organisations such as Safeline who lecture on child abuse, SASSA who give advice about savings and finances, and SAPS who teach basic safety and security. The programme continues in the school holidays and all youth are welcome to attend. Contact one of the facilities offering this service to find out if they can teach life skills classes to your school.

Outdoor

Parks programme
Our Parks programme takes place at public parks in the areas surrounding participating community centres and typically involves a variety of children’s games and activities. Occasionally, the facilities may organise face painting and safety talks from the Law Enforcement, Traffic and Coordination Department and the Fire and Rescue Department. The Parks programme does not take place on a regular basis, but usually during the school holidays when the weather is good. The facilities below organise the parks programme:

Spray parks
Our spray parks are designed for families who find it difficult to get to a beach or a pool during school holidays. Our parks have a number of different spray features and include safe areas where adults can watch over their children as they play safely in the light spray. Since there is no standing water, there is no threat of drowning at a spray park.

Our spray parks are open to the public at different times. Find a spray park in your area. 

Sport and fitness

PITY programme
Sokhanyo Primary School gather several times a week as part of their PITY exercise and recreation programme. Younger age groups use the facilities in the morning while older groups attend in the afternoon.

We currently host the programme at the NY49 Gugulethu Sports Ground. Please visit the facility page for its individual programme schedule.

Swimming
Learn to swim with our swimming classes, which take place at selected public pools and are taught by trained instructors who ease participants from wading in the shallows to swimming in the deep end. 

Download the programme schedule.

Wrestling   
Olympic wrestling classes are on offer with four available trainers, one of whom represented South Africa in the Commonwealth Games. Trainers teach basic wrestling to children between ages 12 to 14. Please visit the individual facilities below for individual class schedules:

Zip Zap Circus School
Zip Zap Circus School has been running since 1992 and offers free lessons to kids who are interested in learning circus arts. They offer a number of classes, including beginners, intermediate, Simunye (where kids attend regular practice during the weekend and on holidays) and classes for students wanting to pursue a career in circus arts.

We currently offer this programme at Eyethu Multipurpose Centre.

Contact us

See the full list of programme schedules across all our sport and recreation facilities, or visit the facility of your choice more information about the programme.The Recreation and Parks Department can also help you with your programme queries, as can a Recreation and Parks district officer in your area.

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