WITH travel plans put on hold because of Covid-19, there is no place like home sweet home to enjoy the long summer break.
Here is a list of kiddie summer activities to keep our kids busy and entertained here in the city. Check out http://momabouttowndavao.blogspot.com/ for regular updates.
Have a happy summer!
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Arts And Crafts
What: Globalart Davao
Courses Offered: Creative Drawing, Oil Pastel, Sketching, Clay Sculpture, Cartoon and Comic, Acrylic Painting, Poster Color Painting, and Watercolor Painting
Schedule: Mon-Sat, 9am-6pm. By appointment (Lunch break 12nn-1pm)
Special Offers: Deco art, Cultural box, and Multimedia program
Special Promo: 5% discount for siblings and/or group of friends
Contact: GLOBALART DAVAO, 301-E Palma Gil St., Bo. Obrero Davao City (near Central Convenience Bajada) Tel. no. 221-9980 or cellphone no. 0923-481-4333
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What: Summer Art Class
Tutorial classes for drawing and painting for intermediate and advance classes only for ages 10 years old and above
Schedule: Months of May and June
Fee: Available upon request. 3-4 students get a discount.
Venue: Tulip Drive, Matina, Davao City
Contact: Mean Tan Guinoo, cellphone nos. 0917-322-0320; 0932-926-4676
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What: Art Workshop for Kids, Adults, and Enthusiasts
Art for Beginners/Advanced Drawing and Painting
Schedule: All year-round
Fee: Available upon request
Venue: Art de Triomphe, 47 Tulip Drive, Juna Subd., Matina, D.C.
Contact: Bernadette Gular, cellphone nos. 0917-112-7058; 0923-082-3607
Landline 233-9661
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Music
What: Private Lessons - Voice, Piano, Guitar (12 sessions)
Fee: P6,800
What: Music Theatre (Kids & Teens): Acting classes, voice lessons, ensemble singing (18 sessions)
Fee: P8,200
What: Ensemble Class - Voice, Guitar, or Violin (12 sessions)
Fee: P4,500
What: Musikids for kids ages 3-5 yrs. old (12 sessions)
Fee: P4,200
Early bird rate available upon request (until March 14, 2020)
Contact: Musikademy, 3F L & P Bldg. Loreto St., Juna Subdivision, Matina;
Landline 233-6776
Cellphone no. 0905-272-7642.
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What: Voice, piano, flute, violin, drums, beat box, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, saxophone, and melodione classes
When: March 17-April 1, 2020 (Batch 1);
April 6-21(Batch 2);
April 22 to May 8 (Batch 3);
May 11 to 26 (Batch 4);
Recital date: May 29, 2020
Where: Door, 143 V. Mapa St., Davao City fronting Crafters Haven of JDEG Bldg.
Fee: P3,800 (voice, piano, bamboo flute, violin, drums, beat box, guitar, bass and ukulele); P4,400 (saxophone & Flute). Full payment upon enrollment.
Contact: JDR16 MUSIC TUTORIAL, The Shoppes, Purok 34, Diversion Road Maa Davao City.
Teacher Jay: 0915-900-9718 and 0946-553-9076
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Personality Develoment, Public Speaking, And Theater Arts
What: Various Summer Programs for Kids, Teens, Adults and Young Professionals
Courses: Teens Poise, Personality Development and Modeling (8 years old and above); Powerful Speech for Elementary, High School, College and Professionals)
Schedule: April 20-24, 2020 (5 sessions, Mon-Fri, 1pm-3pm)
Fee: Available upon request
Contact: Joji Ilagan Career Center Foundation, Inc., Gov. Chavez Street;
Tel: 227-5602
Cellphone no. 0917-577-7336
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Culinary Arts
What: Gourmet Bites Workshops for Kids and Teens
Schedule & Fees: April 18, 2020 (Cooking and Baking Class for Kids -- P2,800);
April 26 (Cooking Basics for Teens -- P2,800);
May 2 (Cooking and Baking Class for Kids -- P2,800);
May 23 (Cooking Basics for Teens -- P2,800)
Contact: Gourmet Bites, Ilustre St. (Across Limso Hospital), Davao City
Landline 295-7178
Cellphone no. 0933-131-0100, or message on their FB account
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What: Culinary Summer Program for Kids, Teens, and Adults
Who: Young Executive Chef (ages 13-18 y.o.)
Schedule: April 13-17, 2020, 9am-12nn (Batch 1)
Fee: P7,500 (includes all ingredients)
What: Kids Culinary Boot Camp (ages 7-12 y.o.)
Schedule: April 20-24, 9am-12nn (Batch 1)
Fee: P7,500 (includes all ingredients)
What: Senior Chef De Cuisine (18 y.o. and above)
Schedule: April 29, 9am-12nn (Batch 1)
Fee: P3,500 (includes all ingredients)
Contact: (ICHEF) Institute Of International Culinary And Hospitality Entrepreneurship, S. De Jesus Street
Tel no.: 305-8833;
Cellphone no. 0919-929-8154
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Dance And Theater
What: I-Sayaw’s 6th Summer Dance Workshop offers Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop and Jazz Schedule: April 1, 2020. Culminating activity is on May 30, 2020.
Venue: To Be Announced.
Theme: Pinoy Rock Classics to Classics
Course: Ballet class for 3 yrs. old, teens and adults. Ballet Beginner 1 and 2; Secondary; Advanced Levels and Fitness Ballet; Tap 1 and 2; Hiphop 1 and 2; and Jazz 1
Schedule: Available upon request. Students are assessed before finalization of the schedule that will suit them.
Venue: I-Sayaw Dance Studio, Unit 207 McPod Bldg. (Beside Ateneo High School, fronting MTS), McArthur Highway, D.C.
Contact: Cecile Dioquino-Hidalgo
Cellphone no. 0922-849-3966
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What: LCB Summer Dance Workshop 2020
Schedule: Batch 1: March 30-May 16; Batch 2: June 1-July 18
July 18, 2020 (Recital)
Courses Offered: For kids and teens-ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, acting and voice;
For adults-belly dancing, hip hop, jazz and tap
Fees: Adult classes: 1,800 monthly + 200 registration fee;
Kids and teens: P18,000 all dances + acting and voice; 1 dance + acting and voice=P15,000 (inclusive of tickets, shirt, certificate and video and pictures of the show)
Contact: LCB Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc., 48 Villamor St., Bo. Obrero, Davao City
Tel. 222-5205
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WHAT: Urban Dance for kids ages 3-7 y.o.
SKED: April 27- May 27, 2020, Mon-Wed, 9am-10am
FEE: P2,500
CONTACT: Angels At Work, N. Torres cor. Vinzon Sts., Bo. Obrero, Davao City
Tel. no 225-0208
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Summer Enrichment Program
What: Summer Enrichment Class for ages 2-5 years old
Schedule: April 13-May 15, 2020; M-F/9-11 am
Fee: P7,000 inclusive of snacks and materials
Contact: Angels At Work, N. Torres cor. Vinzon Sts., Bo. Obrero, Davao City
Tel. no. 225-0208
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What: Handwriting Without Tears Program
The program is a research-based multi-sensory handwriting program.
What: Orton-Gillingham (OG) Multi-Sensory Reading and Math
The OG is a powerful instructional approach for teaching, reading, spelling and concepts in Math.
Schedule & Fees: Available upon request.
Contact: Center For Brighter Beginnings, Road 7, Doña Vicenta Village, Davao City
Tel. no 224-2188
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What: Summer Learning Camp: Summer Zoofari (for children ages 2-3 years old)
Schedule: April 6- April 28, 2020 (Module A);
May 4- 22, 2020 (Module B)
(15 sessions per module; 2 hrs per session)
What: Galileo Little Explorer (Gle) Kids: Summer Adventure - Exploring The World (for children ages 3 - 4.9 years old)
Schedule: April 6 – April 28, 2020 (Module A);
May 4- 22, 2020 (Module B)
(15 Sessions per module; 2 hrs per session)
What: Math/Singapore Math/ English Enrichment Program (for children ages 3 - 12 years old) Number of Sessions: 8 sessions/month
Fees: Available upon request
Contact: Galileo Enrichment Center-Davao, 27-A Dacudao Avenue, Davao City
Tel. 221-0268;
Cellphone 0932-800-8118; 0922-850-1650
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What: Kiddie Fun Time for 1.5 years old –3 years old
Schedule: May 4– 8 (First batch);
May 11-15 (Second batch);
May 18-22 (Third batch);
May 25– 29 (Fourth batch)
What: Multi-Sensory Reading for 3 years old –7 years old
Schedule: May 11 to May 22. 10 sessions (Mon-Fri)
Contact: Tender Years, #7 Gemini St., Dona Vicenta Vill., Davao City
Tel. 224-4884;
Cellphone no. 0933-850-5356
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What: Toddler’s Playgroup 1: Age: 2-3 y.o. Activities include Skills Readiness Play and Creative Arts
Children’s Playgroup 1: Age: 3.1 - 5 y.o. Activities: Stories, Cooperative Play, Arts and Crafts
Kid’s Crafts: Age: 5-8 y.o. Activities: Creating usable art from simple materials
Little Einsteins: Age: 6-10 y.o Activities: Science experiments
Skills Tutorials (Reading, Writing, Math) Age: 4-8 y.o.
Fee: P4,300 plus P200 registration fee (inclusive of materials)
Schedule: Batch 1: April 4-30; Batch 2: May 2-24, 2019
Contact: Bright Seeds Preschool, Dona Vicenta Road, Dona Vicenta Village, Davao City (near Chowking, across Victoria Plaza);
Tel. 300-3286;
Cellphone no. 0917-540-0988
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What: Creative Summer Fun at Stockbridge for 5 years old -13 years old
Karate, Dance, Voice, Arts, and Digital Literacy
Academic Sneak Peak Week
Hands-on experience with science, explore international literacy in the library, create your own comic strip, and learn all about how to make a vlog (a video log).
Schedule: April 20-May 15, 2020
What: Diving In to Stockbridge Ocean Adventure!
Smart Play (6mos to 1.5), Smart cubs (1.6-2.0); Underwater Explorers (Literacy and Numeracy; 2.1-3.0; Book Surfers (Introduction to phonics and reading; 3.1-4.0); and
Reading Marines (Reading; 4.1-5.0)
Let’s Get Ready! (5.1-6.0 y.o.)-(Reading, Math, and Writing)
Around the World Class 1 (6.1-8.0); Around the World Class 2 (8.1-10.0), and Around the World Class 3 (10.1-13.0)
Schedule and Fee: Summer classes from June 15- July 16, 2020. Fees available upon request.
Contact: Stockbridge American International School, Maa Road, Davao City,
Cellphone no. 0922-250-1491.
Tel. 327-6590
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Sports
What: Summer Learn to Swim Program of the Blue Marlins Swimming Club with Coach Abdul BM (American Swimming Coaches Association Life+Member Level 4) in full cooperation with Brokenshire Hotels, Resorts and Convention Center for 6 years old and above
Schedule: March 30-April 10 (Batch 1); April 13-24 (Batch 2); April 27-May 8 (Batch 3); May 11-22 (Batch 4); May 25-June 5 (Batch 5)
Fee: P4,000 (basic) exclusive of swimming pool fee
Venue: Brokenshire Resort, Madapo Hills, D.C.
Contact: Blue Marlins Swimming Club International
Annabelle 0915-796-0685
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What: Swim and Survive Program by (RLSSA) Royal Life Saving Society Australia
Schedule: Available upon request.
Venue: Skyline Poolside, Catalunan Grande, Davao City North and Centro
FEE: Available upon inquiry
Contact: Coach Ipe Aliño.
Cellphone no. 0922-818-6846
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What: Muay Thai
Schedule: April 4, 2020 - July 4, 2020. TThS 10:30am-12nn (5-7 yrs old) /TThS 1pm-3pm (8 y.o. and above)
What: Karate-do
Schedule: April 3, 2020 - July 3, 2020. Wed/Sat 9:00am - 10:30am (5-7yrs old)/ Wed/Sat 1pm-230pm (8 y.o. and above); Sunday 9am-All ages
What: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Schedule: April 4, 2020 - July 4, 2020. MWF-1030am-1200nn all ages
Fee: Packages are offered at a “per-month” enrollment basis. 1 Month - P2,000,
2 Months - P3,500; 3 Months P4,500.
Early Bird Discount – 10% discount on reservations made before end of March 2020. Contact: Limitless Fitness & Martial Arts (E. Quirino Ave., D.C.)
Tel no. 285-6028
Cellphone no. 0922-792-3588
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What: Summer Badminton 2020 (Beginners & Advance)
Schedule: April 13-24 (Batch 1); April 27- May 8 (Batch 2); May 11-22 (Batch 3); May 25-June 5 (Batch 4); June 8-19 (Batch 5); June 22- July 3 (Batch 6); July 6-17 (Batch 7); July 20-31 (Batch 8). Mon-Friday, 9am-12nn. Start Date: April 13, 2020
Fee: P1,500.00/student
Contact: Coach Rocelyn Po with Asst. Coach Jude Olayta.
Cellphone no. 0933-869-2313
Venue: Holiday Gym & Spa Badminton Courts, F. Torres St., Davao City
E-mail the author at mom.about.town.dvo@gmail.com.