- Programs
- For Adults
- For Kids
- Breakfast Club & After 4
- PD Days & Camps
- Pottery Studio
- Fitness Centre
- Birthday Parties
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OSCA runs programs year round for children, youth adults and families. After-four care, day camps and special camps for PD Days and March breaks take pressure off working parents.
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Adult Programs
Pursuing your dream, staying healthy, getting fit. You can do it all economically and in a supportive environment.
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Pretty much any time, any day we are running some sort of kids program. All ages, all sorts of activities in safe, fun and allergy-sensitive caring environments. Read more
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After-four program
Looking for an early start to the day? Our Breakfast Club starts at 7:30 am, Monday to Friday, with walk-over to Hopewell School before classes. OSCA’s also offers an After-4 Program for children in Gr. 1-6, from 3:00-6:00PM.
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Camps
OSCA offers a full day recreation program for PD days of Ottawa-area school boards for JK to Grade 6. We also offer a wide range of day camps during the summer for children in JK all the up to Grade 10.
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In our pottery studio, we provide:
- Private pottery lessons
- Seasonal pottery studio membership
- Wheel throwing
- Kids clay and youth pottery
The studio is available for members to use when there are no classes. Hours are posted in the studio.
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Fitness Centre
We provide access to cardiovascular exercise machines, free weights, and resistance bands in a quiet, welcoming environment. Read more -
Birthday Parties
Skip the work and plan your next birthday party with OSCA, where we offer a fun place to party with friends and family.
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News
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Follow-up Regarding Issues at the Glebe Parent’s Daycare
In late October 2018, we wrote to the community in light of the public announcement of fraud and embezzlement at the Glebe Parent’s Daycare (GPD). We committed to reviewing OSCA financial procedures, in light of the Glebe situation, and reporting back to our community on our findings.Friday, 07 December 2018 08:33 -
Breakfast with Santa: Sun. Dec. 9, 2018
Join us on Sunday, December 9th 2018 for our annual Breakfast with Santa! We are so excited to celebrate the season with you! Join us from 10:30 am-12:30 pm at The Firehall (260 Sunnyside Avenue) for festive fun. Admission is free and there is a free pancake breakfast for the first 150 people! We just ask that you bring a donation (food or monetary) for the Ottawa Food Bank.Tuesday, 04 December 2018 08:45 -
Southminster Write for Rights: Sun. Dec. 9, 2018
For 15 years Amnesty International Write for Rights has given people hope in their darkest moments. Last year participants at Southminster sent 142 letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience around the world. Come join friends and neighbours at the Write for Rights event at Southminster United Church on Sunday afternoon, December 9th, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, 29 November 2018 15:44Tags: Southminster Church events -
Hogs Back Dam and Fixed Bridge Rehabilitation
If you are a user of Hogs Back Park, please see this message Parks Canada recently sent: "November 28, 2018 – This week, the contractor for the Hogs Back Dam and Fixed Bridge rehabilitation project will begin installing the cofferdam on the south side of the dam. This work requires the movement of heavy machinery across the multi-use pathway next to the staging area, southeast of the dam. In order to preserve public safety, the contractor will utilize flagstaff to control pedestrian traffic when heavy machinery is crossing. Pedestrians can expect brief intermittent delays during these times." Wednesday, 28 November 2018 12:23 -
Pedestrian Signals along Bank Street
In the November 2018 OSCAR, the OSCA Traffic & Safety Committee published an article outlining the current situation along Bank Street in Old Ottawa South regarding East-West pedestrian signals. In the article, the committee proposes to work with the City to implement two changes: 1) make all E-W pedestrian signals automatic, and 2) make sure that all E-W pedestrian signals have an advanced green for pedestrians.Wednesday, 21 November 2018 14:43
Featured Events
Saturday Night Fever: Movie at The Mayfair
On Sunday, December 16th OSCA will be wrapping up our 40 year anniversary in style! We will be showing the original 1977 Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta!
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Community Events
Doors Open for Music: Une Sérénade de Saison
Choral works for Christmas featuring Caelis Academy Ensemble conducted by Matthew Larkin, with Juno-nominated harpist, Caroline Leonardelli.
Concerts By The Canal: Communion
Tenor Álavro Zambrano and pianist Felipe Verdugo present songs and opera arias exploring human communion, from subdued and prayerful introspection to the exuberant and passionate thrusts of romantic love, by composers Adam, Debussy, Donizetti, Liszt, Puccini, Vaughan Williams, and more. Tickets.
The Stairwell Carollers Christmas Concert
Award-winning a cappella Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, sing Christmas carols, old & new. Tickets $15.
Fall Choral Workshop Family Christmas Concert
Fundraising concert with chamber orchestra and soloists, along with a selection of seasonal favourites including Handel's famous 'Hallelujah Chorus', Rutter’s 'What Sweeter Music', audience sing-along carols, and more. Tickets.
Doors Open for Music: On This Winter's Night
A celebration of northern winters, hope, and tradition featuring music by Lightfoot, McLachlan, Mitchell, and Cohen. Geri Childs (vocals), Mark Ferguson (piano), John Geggie, (bass), Rene Lavoix (sax), and Scott Latham (drums).
