Operating in 7 District School Boards and growing!
Our elementary school program ran in over 91 schools across Southern Ontario last year and is currently available to students from grades 1 to 6. For schools participating in the program this year, click here!
The 40 minute, lunch hour recess class is a combination of three components:
1) Non-Contact Martial Arts: authentic movements originating from masters in Japan.
2) Fitness: games and drills that teach fitness techniques while developing fine motor skills and increase levels of strength and endurance
3) Character Education: lessons in respect, responsibility, integrity, kindness, self-discipline and honesty. The program incorporates the individual initiatives of each School Board into the monthly lesson plans.
Taking place one day per week during the lunch hour recess, this 4 or 5 month program delivers non-contact Martial Arts to children right in their own school gymnasium. The program fee is approximately $37.00 a month plus HST, which is less than half the cost of after school martial arts programs.
The Karate Kids Program is taught by responsible and professional instructors that make our specialized curriculum a fun way to promote fitness. We focus on developing positive character traits such as confidence, listening skills, and respect. Unlike many other sports that may be intimidating for some children or revolve around competition, the Karate Kids Program is a fun fitness activity where children can develop skills at their own pace.
Every 4 weeks of the class 7 different students are chosen to be on the Leadership Team. This ensures that every student is given a leadership role during the program and is one of the ways the program helps develop confidence in the students.
Once every 4 weeks students are tested for 'progress stripes'. The progress stripes are earned through completing Martial Arts tests as well as homework assignments based on the Character Education lessons. These progress stripes are accumulated on the student's Karate belt until they are ready to graduate to the next colored Karate belt.
The coloured belt testings take place at the end of the program. The belt tests are held during the Karate Kids classes, while many of the graduation ceremonies are held at our local instructor’s Martial Arts Centres. These graduation ceremonies are the opportunity for friends and family members to see what their ‘Karate Kids’ have learned in class.
"AWESOME PROGRAM!!! Fabulous Instructors!! Sadly we are moving to New Brunswick. Perhaps Karate Kids Canada could expand outside Ontario??!"
Mrs. Basingers
"We LOVED having our daughter enrolled in
Karate kids. She enjoyed it immensely. Her teachers/leaders we fantastic role models! We were very fortunate in terms of the fees... luckily for us, they had a bursary at her school and we were able to use that. We would scrounge and save for it next year though, as she loved it SO much!"
"Yes we did and again, it was first rate and exciting for both our son and our family!"
Shauna Rowe