Apply Online for Programs

Apply for Online for Programs at Moorelands today! Apply online for programs by clicking on the APPLY button beneath the program you are interested in below. Moorelands’ programs offer a wide variety of activities and learning experiences. Moorelands Camp, BLAST (Budding Leaders After-School Teams), Youth LED (Lead Excel Demonstrate) and VITAL (Volunteers in Training as Leaders) help participants build life and leadership skills, increase their […]

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Toronto Fire Services Pay Visit to BLAST Gateway

Last week, BLAST Gateway kids were super excited to receive a visit from Toronto Fire Services. The Fire Fighters gave our BLAST kids a tour of the different equipment they use when attending a call out and participants were even lucky enough to see the inside of the fire truck! Our friends at Toronto Fire Services also […]

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Moorelands’ Role Models In Training

“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.”   — Anonymous Moorelands runs several after-school leadership programs for kids in Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park. We hope that through these programs, our kids will not only have fun and learn important skills but will also connect to great role models in their community. Because […]

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Active, Healthy Kids at Moorelands BLAST

With Toronto’s Vital Signs 2016 Report showing that Toronto kids are now more likely to be overweight or obese, helping kids lead active, healthy lifestyles is more important than ever. That’s why at Moorelands BLAST we make sure that participants get 50 minutes of physical activity every day. However, learning and playing a sport or game can […]

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After school programs leadership training

Moorelands’ after school programs leadership training: “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it,  for the greatness is there already” John Buchan At Moorelands we believe in our program staff; they are an integral part of Moorelands’ after school programs. Over multiple training sessions in September, our staff […]

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Tom’s Story

“Tom loved the lake, the campout and building a fire…now he can’t wait to get back to BLAST!” 11-year-old Tom has attended Moorelands BLAST (Budding Leaders After School Teams) for the past two years. This summer he came to us for his first real experience of summer camp at Moorelands Wilderness Camp – an experience […]

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MAPS at Moorelands Wilderness Camp – a whole lot of learning

MAPS are Moorelands Activity Picks at Moorelands Wilderness Camp. These are skill based activities chosen by campers on arrival at camp on Monday. Campers pick 3 MAPS. From Tuesday to Friday, they spend their mornings honing the different MAP skills they have selected. MAPS are not only used to teach campers active and healthy outdoor […]

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Friday Night Campfire – Campers Share Stories

Every session of Moorelands Wilderness Camp ends with a Friday night campfire. It’s a time when campers come together to share stories, sing camp songs, and enjoy skits based on the learnings of the week. As part of this Friday night fun, just before the campfire, a few campers share their personal stories and favourite […]

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Moorelands Pirate Life for Me

Ahoy, mateys! Sorry for the delay! Our Wilderness Camp staff has been busy, delighting campers with swashbuckling escapades… Yes indeed, Session One at camp this year was Pirate Week. Pirate Week At Moorelands Wilderness Camp, all our sessions have a theme, and each theme has a dual purpose: a. They’re jolly good fun b. They’re […]

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After-school Program Leaders

Program Leaders assist the Program Head to create a welcoming, safe and positive environment where children aged 6-12 have fun, make friends and develop life skills. They help plan and implement snack, activities, visitors and trips for 24 to 27 participants. The After-school Programs are located in Flemingdon Park or Thorncliffe Park. ________________________________________ Hours Up […]

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Autumn’s story – Send a Kid to Camp

Autumn got her first break at age 8, when she got the chance to attend Moorelands Wilderness Camp thanks to supporters of Moorelands’ Send a Kid to Camp campaign. In those early years, Autumn gave camp staff quite a challenge. She isolated herself and was reluctant to participate. Strongwilled, with great determination and courage, she was ill-equipped to channel these qualities productively. Fast forward […]

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Physical Literacy at BLAST-A-THON

On Friday May 20, kids from all three of Moorelands BLAST programs came together to show off their sports skills and compete in Moorelands’ BLAST-A-THON! BLAST-A-THON 2016 was a physical literacy extravaganza! At this special event, BLAST kids competed in fun events like Egg and Spoon Race, Three-legged Race and Potato Sack Race.  The friendly […]

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AGM 2016

Moorelands Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2016 Thank you for joining us at our Annual General Meeting (AGM), Thursday, April 14, 2016, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm At the Loblaw Loft Cooking School, 2nd Floor, Bathurst & St. Clair W.   Look for our Annual Report 2015 on the Moorelands’ website this April.  As we sum […]

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Moorelands’ hub – February 29, 2016 – introducing Jodi Thompson

Hey Moorelands! A few weeks ago we introduced you to new Moorelands’ staff member, David Borsook. This week we’d like to (re-)introduce you to Jodi ‘Lynx’ Thompson… For the past 4 years, Jodi Thompson has spent her summers up at Moorelands Wilderness Camp on Kawagama Lake as a Section Head (Check her out as an […]

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