Winter is the term with the least daylight and the most reliable indoor space, and it is the term most Vancouver families plan around the school calendar rather than the weather.
When each term starts
Hillcrest — the first week of January, Tuesday and Thursday evenings
Britannia — mid-January, after the community centre’s own winter break
Champlain Heights, Kensington and Riley Park — the first full week of January
Exact start dates move from year to year with the centres, which is why we do not print fixed times here. Call 778.961.2100 and we will tell you what is running in the week you are free.
What changes in winter
Sessions that would run after sunset outdoors move under a covered court where the centre has one, and get slightly shorter where it does not — a beginner’s attention in cold weather is a real constraint, not a theoretical one. Class sizes do not change. The small group is the whole method, in January as in July.
If your child has never played
Start with Super Aces at four or five, or Mini Tennis at six to nine. Both are built for children who have not held a racket before, and neither expects a parent to buy equipment in advance — we have rackets to borrow at every centre we teach in.
