Summer Skill Builder Programs – Non-Credit

Dates:  Four weeks of in-person programs, starting July 7, 2025

Week 1 – July 7-11, 2025
Week 2 – July 14-18, 2025
Week 3 – July 21-25, 2025
Week 4 – July 28 – August 1, 2025

In-Person programs: Morning programs run 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. daily.  Afternoon programs run 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily.

Week/times	Dates	Program	Target Grades	Program Location
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Bernie Custis
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Soccer & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Cathy Wever
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Basketball & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Gatestone
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Hill Park Learning Centre
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Coding & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Soccer & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Sir Winston Churchill
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Volleyball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Tiffany Hills
Week 1 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 7-11	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Waterdown District High School
Week 1 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 7-11	Skill Builder Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Bernie Custis
Week 1 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 7-11	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 1 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 7-11	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Tiffany Hills
Week 1 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 7-11	Skill Builder Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Waterdown District High School
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Bernie Custis
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Soccer & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Cathy Wever
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Soccer & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Gatestone
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Skill Builder Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Hill Park Learning Centre
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Soccer & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Lake Avenue
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Skill Builder Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Sir Winston Churchill
Week 2 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 14-18	Basketball & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Waterdown District High School
Week 2 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 14-18	Skill Builder Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Bernie Custis
Week 2 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 14-18	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Lake Avenue
Week 2 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 14-18	Fractions	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 2 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 14-18	Coding & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Waterdown District High School
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Coding & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Bernie Custis
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Soccer & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Cathy Wever
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Hill Park Learning Centre
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Volleyball & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Lake Avenue
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Coding & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Soccer & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Coding & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Sir Winston Churchill
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Basketball & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Tiffany Hills
Week 3 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 21-25	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Waterdown District High School
Week 3 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 21-25	Skill Builder Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Bernie Custis
Week 3 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 21-25	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Lake Avenue
Week 3 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 21-25	Skill Builder Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 3 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 21-25	Coding & Numeracy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Tiffany Hills
Week 3 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 21-25	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Waterdown District High School
Week 4 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 28-August 1	Volleyball & Literacy	Current Grade 8 & 9 students	Lake Avenue
Week 4 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 28-August 1	Art & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 4 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	July 28-August 1	Coding & Literacy	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson
Week 4 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 28-August 1	Basketball & Numeracy	Current Grade 8 & 9 students	Lake Avenue
Week 4 Afternoon – 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	July 28-August 1	Skill Builder Math	Current Grade 6 & 7 students	Nora F. Henderson

Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel, combine and/or relocate programs based on registration and staffing.

Applications are now open!

Complete the form to select your programs 

Deadline for program selection is June 9, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Once your program application has been submitted, a copy of your responses will be emailed to you.

Confirmations: Program requests are subject to Principal approval. Confirmations and final program information will be sent to families, at the parent email provided, in mid/late-June.

Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel, combine and/or relocate programs based on registration and staffing.

Applications are now open!

Grade 6-10 Students from outside HWDSB will need to:

Step 1: REGISTER AS AN HWDSB STUDENT – do this now!  Deadline to register as an HWDSB student is May 30, 2025.

Step 2: Complete the Summer Skill Builder Program Application Form.

Deadline for program selection is June 9, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Once your program application has been submitted, a copy of your responses will be emailed to you.

Confirmations: Program requests are subject to Principal approval.  Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel, combine and/or relocate programs based on registration and staffing.  Confirmations and final program information will be sent to families, at the parent email provided, in mid/late-June.

Deadline for program selection is June 9, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Confirmations: Program requests are subject to Principal approval.  Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel, combine and/or relocate programs based on registration and staffing.  Confirmations and final program information will be sent to families, at the parent email provided, in mid/late-June.

Students, grades 6-10, enrolled at HWDSB during the 2024-2025 school year are welcome to attend free of charge.

Students, grades 6-10, enrolled in a publicly-funded Ontario school board outside of the HWDSB during the 2024-2025 school year are welcome to attend free of charge, and will be required to complete the student registration process by May 30, 2025.

Students, grades 6-10, not enrolled in a publicly-funded Ontario school during the 2024-2025 school year may attend, with a fee of $125 per week/per program (a.m. or p.m.), and will be required to complete the student registration process by May 30, 2025.

Students cannot participate in Skill Builder AND International Language Elementary, Reach Ahead and/or Summer School Online over the same dates in July.

BEHAVIOUR:  Students enrolled in Summer Programs should make every effort to complete both in class and homework assigned to them.  Students must be respectful of their teachers, fellow classmates and all other program staff.  Parents will be contacted by the teacher and/or Principal should there be any concerns.  Students may be asked to leave the program if there are any concerns.

SUPPORT:  There are no Special Education Resource Teachers available to assist with program modifications/accommodations.  Every effort will be made by the teacher to support and enhance the learning of each student.  Students identified as having an Individual Education Plan (IEP) are welcome to attend with the above understanding.  HWDSB is committed to protecting your personal information.

Password and Username: Course materials for some classes may be found online.  Students access their course using their …@hwdsb.on.ca email address. If you need help with your existing username or with a password reset, please CLICK HERE to request support.   

Welcome Package/Confirmations: Welcome packages and confirmation messages will be sent to the STUDENT‘s …@hwdsb.on.ca email by the end of June.