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KCC Opportunities

The Kerrisdale Community Centre has both a contractor opening and volunteer opening: • Cooking Instructor (Contractor)The Kerrisdale Community Centre is seeking a contractor to lead cooking classes, preferably offering healthy food options. Availability: Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays starting at 3:30 p.m. Start date: April 2025. Learn more and apply here. • Volunteer Crochet TeacherAre you a senior who is passionate about crocheting? Do you enjoy volunteering your time to teach others? If you would like to share

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Instructor Spotlight: Faye Hung

Faye Hung brings a wealth of experience and accolades to the danceroom floor. Specializing in standard and Latin ballroom dances, she and her former dance partner were not only finalists in top-level dance sport competitions around the world (think World Championships, World Cups, Asia Cups and Grand Slams), they were also the Hong Kong national standard champions for 10 years straight. “Then in 2014 we won the bronze medal at the WDSF World Championship in Italy,” says Hung,

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Winter Registration Is Open!

Get ready for the season by signing up for a new or returning program! Or get a jump on spring and book a spring break day or specialty camp. Three easy ways to register: • Online via our clickable Winter 2025 Guide• In person at our front desk (5851 W. Blvd., Vancouver)• By phone at 604-257-8100 **Please note that due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, we will not be mailing out the Winter 2025 Guide. Extra

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Winter 2025 Guide Is Here!

Plan for the season by perusing our latest guide, available online and at the centre. Includes spring break day and specialty camps. Winter registration opens Dec. 7, 9 a.m. Please note that due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, we will not be mailing out the Winter 2025 Guide. Extra copies are available for pickup at the centre.

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Instructor Spotlight: Bing Zhao

It’s not every gymnastics coach who can say they helped a Canadian athlete make it to the Olympics. For Kerrisdale Community Centre instructor Bing Zhao, one of her career highlights was seeing student Kate Richardson successfully compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The then-20-year-old athlete made history by becoming the first Canadian woman to qualify for an Olympic final in women’s gymnastics. “I was so happy to have had a chance to coach Kate Richardson, who had been at the top of the Canadian

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Winter 2025 Guide: No Mailout Due to Strike

Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, the Kerrisdale Community Centre will not be mailing out its Winter 2025 Guide.  Extra copies are available for pickup at the centre. The guide is also available online. Additionally, the guide is posted on our bulletin boards by the main desk and by the seniors desk (l-r, below).

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Instructor Spotlight: Ed Fong

It all goes back to the likes of The Terminator and Superman. Indeed, when asked what first prompted him to pursue a career in personal fitness training, Ed Fong replies: “Too many muscle-flexing action movies and superhero comic books.” While he still appreciates the aesthetic benefits of being fit, Fong encourages his clients to look at the health benefits as the overarching guiding factor. “I want fitness hopefuls to have a balanced, healthy view on the cosmetic

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Instructor Spotlight: Mohammad Reza Atashzad

Watercolour artist Mohammad Reza Atashzad never goes anywhere without his painting supplies. “My life is filled with paintings that reflect my memorable experiences [see Marine Building and Sound of Glory paintings below, l-r]. Through my art, I document and write my life story,” says Atashzad, who has been teaching art classes at the Kerrisdale Community Centre for the last nine years. Drawing and painting as a child, he was influenced by both his mother, a handicraft artist,

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Summer Camps

Summer Safaris & Youth Leadership Day Camps Go on exciting summer adventures when you sign up for our Youth Adventure Camp! 11+yrs Youth grow and explore as they learn important leadership skills, and travel across Vancouver! Every day is filled with exciting activities like sports and games, crafts, and various amazing out-trips! Campers need to bring a lunch, water bottle, swimsuit, and jacket every day. A waiver form and activity consent form is required to

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Family Fun Gym Saturdays

Family Fun Gym Returns for 2019 Saturday Jan 12-Mar 9 10:30am to Noon Join us for a Family Fun Drop-in gym program. An opportunity for you and your child to play with a variety of sports equipment, toys & ride em cars. Parent participation is required. $2 drop in per family.

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