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Special needs programs provide a range of services that meet the needs of children with unique physical, emotional, behavioural or medical challenges. These programs offer a wide variety of activities for children, including music, arts, sports, language, education, and technology, to name a few. Some programs integrate children with certain special needs into general programs and activities, while others are specialized and completely focused on meeting the needs of children requiring specific adaptations and support. Find out all the details from programs below. Read more
Programs listed directly below specialize in supporting neurodiverse kids and those with special needs. This may include specialized facilities, trained leaders, and more. Contact each for details.
Other results on this page: Programs that welcome neurodiverse students and those with exceptional needs, offering basic support
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Markland Wood, Toronto (View map) Arts-focused camps, classes and workshops supporting a creative learning environment where children, teens and families are encouraged to explore and enrich their lives through the arts.
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Throughout Ontario (33) (View map) Jack of Sports offers Learn to Bike, Lifesaving, Swimming, March Break/Summer Camp & Soccer Leagues, servicing over 35000 families. We're happy to announce that we have included lunch & snacks in full day camp programs!
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Birch Cliff, Toronto (View map) Variety Village offers inclusive camps and programs for all abilities, featuring multi-sport activities, swimming, fitness, and skill-building in a welcoming, accessible community.
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An ABA provider supporting children and youth with autism and other developmental exceptionalities. AlphaBee delivers individualized, evidence-based services across home, school, daycare, and centre settings.
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Whitchurch - Stouffville (View map) Shadow Lake Centre offers inclusive camp programs in a beautiful lakeside setting. We run summer and year-round camps for people with an intellectual disability, and PA Day camps for students ages 5+ of all abilities.
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Islington Village, Toronto (View map) Your child will love the lessons, classes and camps at The Music Studio. Your child will flourish as they learn musical skills, explore their creativity and develop life skills. Excellence in music education since 1990.
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Join us for a summer filled of fun and exploration of all the art areas and develop the fundamental performance skills required to display confidence, social skills and creativity.
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Kitchener; Waterloo (View map) Education-focused learning centre, where academics, student potential and fun collide. We offer programs to students from 2 and a half years of age to 18 and have been for over 42 years since inception in London, Ont.
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Kelowna; Shawnigan Lake; Squamish (View map) Easter Seals BC/Yukon are for children and adults (6-49+) with physical and cognitive disabilities. With fully accessible facilities and specially trained staff, our programs can accommodate campers with all abilities.
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Pedalheads Bike, Swim, Trail, & Soccer Throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan (160) (View map) Pedalheads offers bike, swim, soccer, and trail programs to families across Canada. Pedalheads helps kids develop life skills, confidence, and independence through fun, safe, and engaging instruction.
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Mud Club offers online gamified occupational therapy for kids and teens (7-18) across Canada, using play to build skills, friendships, and emotional awareness through therapist-led gaming sessions.
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London; Vaughan; Whitby (View map) Explore the wild world of reptiles at any of our Reptilia Zoo locations; London, Whitby & Vaughan! See 250+ animals; reptiles, amphibians & arachnids. Kids can join our exciting camp program with hands-on learning.
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Markham; Oshawa; Richmond Hill (View map) Kinark Autism Services provides flexible, multidisciplinary support for neurodivergent children and youth and their families. Services are available in person in York, Greater Toronto Area, Durham, or virtually.
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North Vancouver; Vancouver (View map) Programs provide customized, one-to-one or small group learning support for children and youth with diagnosed or suspected learning differences.
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Learning Disabilities Association of Peel Region Brampton; Mississauga (View map)
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Programs below include a general population of kids, while offering some support for kids who have exceptional needs. Consult listings for specifics.
Other results on this page: Exceptional needs programs
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Royal Ontario Museum Kids (ROMKids) South Annex, Toronto (View map) One of Toronto's most creative & diverse camps for over 80 years, offering an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by the collections and research of a world-class museum!
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Prestige School Summer Programme Newtonbrook, Toronto; Willowdale, Toronto; Richmond Hill (View map) A day camp with weekly themes that incorporate adventurous outings, artistic creations, scientific experiments, and much more.
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Throughout Ontario (12) (View map) Camps in your neighbourhood ! One-week sessions, performances every week. Our experienced, caring staff will introduce your kids to stage performance & guide them toward self-expression. A great confidence-builder !
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Bloor West Village, Toronto; High Park, Toronto (View map) An inquiry-driven STEM camp where kids & teens explore Coding, Robotics, AI, & Emerging Technologies through inquiry-based, non-templated projects that build confidence, technical depth & portfolio-ready future skills.
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International (View map) With over 60 academic tracks on over a dozen top college campuses, SSB programs offer students with almost any passion the opportunity to look inward and go upward!
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Art Gallery of Ontario Art Camps Downtown West, Toronto (View map) Summer camp with a creative and innovative arts-based program including drawing, painting and so much more.
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Carleton University STEM Camps Ottawa (View map) Virtual Ventures offers Ottawa's youth immersive learning in computers, IT, engineering, and science - igniting passion for STEM!
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Throughout British Columbia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island (9) (View map) Scouts Canada summer camps offer exciting outdoor adventures where youth build skills, gain confidence, try new activities, make friends, and create lifelong memories.
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St Lawrence, Toronto (View map) YPT’s Drama School is the largest theatre school in Canada providing drama classes and camps for JK-Gr. 12 in Downtown Toronto and Etobicoke.
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Get the kids cooking and learning more life skills! Our program has both virtual and in-person options! The kids are loving cooking together to make tasty foods for their family.
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The YES (The Youth Excellence Society) Lake Cowichan; Victoria (View map) Overnight leadership camps at beautiful Cowichan Lake! Expand your co-operative leadership and team building skills while connecting with youth from around the province. Experience a summer camp like no other.
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WillowWood School Camp and Summer School Don Mills, Toronto (View map) WillowWood offers 3 different summer programs: camps for Grades 1-6, skills programs for Gr. 7-9 and high school credits for students in Grades 9-12.
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Young Engineers Toronto West End Roncesvalles Village, Toronto (View map) 🚀 Build it. Break it. Improve it. This summer, kids become real engineers—designing, testing, and exploring through hands-on projects, STEAM activities and experiments, robotics, and behind-the-scenes field trips.
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Oakville (View map) A character-building organization offering Personalized Coaching, Mentoring Programs for Boys and Girls, Leadership Programs, and Etiquette Programs for children ages 5 to 17. Cost varies from $0 - $450.
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Devenish Educational Consulting: Coaching for School and Life Success Burlington; Oakville (View map) Leading educational counseling and coaching for students. We offer personalized executive functions coaching, career exploration, post-secondary preparation and application, and strategies for success in school and life.
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Leaside, Toronto (View map) At Evergreen Brick Works, kids and families can explore and get active in the heart of Toronto's beautiful Lower Don Valley!
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Neighbour Note Music Camps & Lessons High Park, Toronto (View map) Toronto's premier camps run by University Professors, TDSB Teachers, and extraordinary Musicians! (PhD, DMA). Our Rock Band camp instructor performed for over 10 000 people when his band opened for KISS in Mexico City!
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Bravo Academy for the Performing Arts Lawrence Heights, Toronto (View map) Toronto’s leading Performing Arts School producing 25+ unique productions annually. Offering classes in musical theatre, private lessons in voice, piano, guitar, dance, acting, as well as March Break and summer camps.
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University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics South Annex, Toronto (View map) The Mathematics Outreach Office at the University of Toronto encourages the love of learning mathematics through various programs, including enrichment programs, math contests and preparation courses, camps and more.
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Science Venture - University of Victoria Victoria (View map) UVic's Youth STEM Outreach program, offering full-day summer camps on-campus focused on hands-on Science, Engineering, and Technology programs.
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Kanata; Orleans; Ottawa; Ottawa South (View map) uOttawa Engineering Outreach offers a wide range of programs in engineering, science, technology, and coding for both kids and teens. From summer camps to clubs and afterschool programs, as well as credited courses.
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Throughout British Columbia (6) (View map) UBC Geering Up provides summer camps, after-school clubs, and events dedicated to empowering and inspiring youth to explore STEAM! Geering Up programs are designed to be beginner-friendly, hands-on and fun.
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Kitchener (View map) Step into a world where stories come alive at Ravenwood Tabletop! From epic D&D quests to strategy games, your journey starts here⚔️✨ Paint 3D minis, attend "Knight School", and aim true with axe throwing!
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Don Mills, Toronto (View map) Trad./Innovative: AM- Math, English, STEM (entrepreneurship, financial literacy, coding, python, web)/ PM- 2-week workshops: Science, Art & Architecture, Engineering, Design, Archeology, Space, and Magic & Mystery
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Markham (View map) Summer at Joyride 150 is all about riding bikes, building confidence, and big smiles. Our Camps give kids the chance to improve skills, make friends, get active and have fun — for all levels of bike riders.
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Kingsway Park, Toronto (View map) Music Education. Private and Group classes for all ages and all levels. Specializing in early childhood programs, private lessons and band programs. Highly qualified and professional teachers. Quality Instruction.
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York Mills, Toronto (View map) High-quality K–12 online tutoring with expert tutors, flexible scheduling, and on-demand sessions. Personalized support for homework, enrichment, skill growth, and confident learning.
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The Queensway, Toronto; Burlington; Oakville (View map) A hands-on STEAM program for K-8 kids with focus on biology. From tiny cells under microscopes to marine ecosystems, kids have fun exploring science using experiments, art, music, theater and games.
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ARTSies Youth Theatre Programs White Haven, Toronto; Markham (View map) ARTSies provides unique and specialized musical theatre classes, camps, workshops, and exciting performance opportunities for youth ages 5 through teens! There's no experience necessary to join our programs.
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Young Engineers Toronto East End & Midtown Birch Cliff, Toronto; Leslieville, Toronto; Rosedale, Toronto (View map) Young Engineers Toronto East End & Midtown brings STEAM-R learning to life! Our Harvard-endorsed, TDSB-approved programs inspire creativity and confidence through fun engineering challenges and a 1:6 instructor ratio.
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Calgary (View map) A fun and creative art camp with many different creative projects indoors and outdoors at the nearby playgrounds. Camp is held at Glendale Community Hall 4500 26th ave SW. lots of space indoors and outdoors
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Riverdale, Toronto (View map) Joy of Dance Camps are exciting, challenging and rewarding. It’s the perfect way to spend the break, learning, making new friends and having a blast—perfect for kids & teens!
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The Kitchener Academy of Music Kitchener (View map) Ready to start your musical journey? Connect with us today to arrange your first lesson and take your musical skill to the next level.
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Bloor West Village, Toronto; East York, Toronto; Haliburton Highlands (View map) Ontario's leading nature connection organization, offering year-round outdoor education programs for children and youth. Time in nature makes kids happier and healthier. Join us to learn, play and grow in nature!
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Scugog (View map) Encourage your children to disconnect, discover, and thrive at WindReach Farm’s inclusive summer camp — A place where outdoor adventures, animals, and creativity unite for an unforgettable experience!
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Port Moody (View map) Preschool Playfit, Rainbow of Music, French - Camps and Classes for 2.5 to 12 year olds - licensed as daycare so eligible for government subsidies while your kids receive the best in instruction. 2-11 hours per day.
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York University; Science Engagement Sentinel Park, Toronto; Markham (View map) An interactive and hands-on STEM experience for youth in grades 3-12. Online and in-person programs available year-round: online STEM Clubs, March Break and Summer Camps. Spark Lab program for high school students.
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Appleby College Summer Programs Oakville (View map) Located on our beautiful 60-acre lakeside campus in southwest Oakville, Appleby Summer Programs offer day camp, overnight (NEW) enrichment, leadership and credit program options for campers and students ages 4-17.
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Mississauga (View map) An interactive & exciting summer program with a literacy, math, & science focus in the morning, & arts, games, & on-site field trips in the afternoon. For children aged 4-14. Come learn and have fun with us at GlenOak!
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Special needs programs provide support staff trained to work with children with special needs and offer a rewarding and challenging opportunity to get involved in extracurricular activities and enjoy an enriching experience that builds confidence and self-esteem.
How many Special needs programs and activities are there?
There are 54 Special needs programs and activities that are Our Kids trusted members. Use the filters to narrow options by age or type, then click on each organization to read reviews, browse program schedules, and access registration details.
What are the fees to attend Special needs programs and activities?
Fees for Special needs programs and activities range from FREE to $6,098 per program (program types and lengths vary). Use the filters here to narrow programs by age and type.
What age do Special needs programs and activities start at?
There are programs available for children starting at age 1. Family and adult programs are also available.