What better way to enjoy summer than relaxing in the sunshine watching some fast and furious cricket? Come and watch this year’s International Cricket Sixes, bring the family and have a wonderful weekend. Registration has opened for more summer camps in Shunyi. For the truly energetic, O’le Sports will be running a crazy camp combining water, snow and walls. The kids can try their hand at sailing, kayaking, climbing, skiing and being a pirate. House of Knowledge have a pirate and rainforest themed camp and for young art lovers, look no further than MAC Time’s mini art summer camps for some wonderful creative inspiration. Beijing United Family Hospital is providing first aid support at a number of school events and fairs, so you’re in safe hands this summer.
2014 Beijing Cricket Club International Cricket Sixes
The Beijing Cricket Club’s Sixth Annual International Cricket Sixes – the Chander Oberoi Cup – returns to Beijing in June. Dulwich College Legend Garden Oval will be home to the event from June 20-22. This event has grown from year to year and brings sixteen teams from Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenyang to do battle with teams from Beijing. Phoenix CC of Beijing is seeking their fourth consecutive victory this year. The weekend tournament is regarded as one of the city’s premiere sporting events of the year. Friends, families and supporters are welcome to enjoy a fast, fun and furious display of entertaining cricket. At the venue there will be a selection of food and beverages available, including burgers, BBQ sausages, Indian cuisine and ice cream. Kids can come and join in with some of the activities and enjoy a bouncy castle, on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 from 12.00pm to 5.00pm. Entrance is free. For further information visit www.bjcricketclub.org
Summer Camps
O’le Crazy Camp
How many activities can you pack in to one week of summer camp craziness? O’le Sports summer camp is a veritable feast of fun on the water, on the slopes, and on the wall. Taking place at their Shunyi and Sihui locations, the camp is open to children of all abilities from 7-16 years. The camp runs from Monday through to Friday, every week from June 16- August 15. Activities for each day include:
Age: 7-16
Times:
Mondays – a big boat, kayaking, learn about sailing
Tuesdays – build a raft, test it, more kayaking
Wednesdays – climbing, balancing, and making music
Thursdays – indoor snow and ski
Fridays – sailing and a pirate treasure hunt
Price: RMB 5,000/wk
Transport: Drop-off and pick-up at Olympic Rowing Lake, Shunyi on Monday, Tuesday and Friday, O’le Climbing Centre, near Sihui on Wednesday and Qiaobo Ice and Snow World, Shunyi on Thursday.
Contact: www.ole-sports.org/summer-camp or Email peter@ole-sports.org
House of Knowledge Summer Camp
During this two week camp at HoK Quanfa Campus, kids will be kept busy with themed activities. In the first week, they will discover the life of a pirate, as they hunt for treasure, pretend to walk the plank, and play water games. In the second week, the theme moves to the rainforest. Kids will have the opportunity to make their own rainforest out of clay, and find out what sort of animals and creepy crawlies live in the rainforest. The camp runs from Monday June 30-Friday July 11 and kids can join every day or just a day or two. HoK Families receive 20% discount (not including school bus).
Age Range: 3-6 years old
Time: 9:00am- 3:30pm
Prices: Full Day RMB 2200/wk, Half Day (without lunch) RMB 1350/wk, Half Day (with lunch) RMB 1720/wk
School Bus: RMB 200/wk
Contact: 6431 8452 or email: qf@hokschools.com
MAC Time Mini Art Summer Camp
MAC Time holds mini art summer camps of different themes every year. Children can experience various forms of art, with the camps designed to enrich their creativity and imagination. For those aged 5-12 years, there is the Chinese Art Tour Camp covering the beauty of dyeing and weaving, Chinese ceramics and Chinese painting. This runs Monday to Friday 10.00am-12.30pm and is RMB 1,500 per session, which includes all materials. For the younger ones aged 3-4 years, there is the Art Summer Camp for Pre-schoolers. This runs Monday to Friday 10.00am-12.00pm and is RMB 1,380 per session. Early Bird promotion if you book before May 31.
For more information call: 8046 1820/13810334208 or email: bj_mactime@hotmail.com
Beijing United Family Hospital – Event Support and New Appointment
BJU have been busy supporting various schools with free First Aid at their Spring Fairs and they hosted their most successful ever Blood Drive at ISB last Saturday, supported by the Boy Scouts of Troop 943. They will be on hand at the WAB Fun Fair on Saturday May 24 with a First Aid booth and their ambulance. Young children are welcome to stop by for a look-see at the ambulance and to play a game. They are also providing First Aid support for the Sports Beijing tournament taking place on May 25 and 26 at ISB. The Shunyi Clinic has a new rehabilitation therapist, Mr. Wang Wei, joining the team. Mr. Wang comes to BJU with over five years of working experience in Singapore and Hong Kong. Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Ren Gang is now seeing patients on Friday’s in Shunyi. Dr. Ren has been with BJU for several years and having him in Shunyi one day per week will certainly be an added convenience for his existing patients.
beijingkids Shunyi Correspondent Sally Wilson moved to Beijing in 2010 from the UK with her husband and son. Her daughter was born here in 2011 and both her kids keep her happily busy. In her spare time, Sally loves to stroll through Beijing’s hutongs and parks. She is a (most of the time) keen runner and loves reading: books, magazines, news, and celeb websites – anything really. Sally is also a bit of a foodie and loves trying out new restaurants.
Photos courtesy of O’le and Beijing Sixes.
