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Introductory Vancouver Parkour Photo Filmmaking Kids Day Camp: 5-day
Level up your skills and make your own parkour film
This an introductory parkour/filmmaking day camp experience! Our knowledgeable instructors will teach you:
Parkour moves (rolls, jumps, vaults and more). Difficulty scaled to match the experience level of any learner.
Parkour philosophy, including risk management principles.
Sports photography and guerilla filmmaking, including cinematography, storyboarding & editing, sports photography and guerilla filmmaking. We provide all of the filmmaking gear needed.
Each day, pick-up and drop-off are at the same spot but during the day, we’ll visit a wide variety of locations including legendary parkour spots like Penzer Action Park, Rotary Trials Bike Park and Cottonwood Park and balance out the parkour action by resting and rejuvenating at local beaches, swimming pools & saunas.
A word on Parkour Photo Filmmaking from Liam “Barnsy” Barnes
Hi! I’m the Director of both Fireside Adventures and Vancouver Outdoor School. My skillset includes leading multi-week wilderness expeditions in BC & Yukon, delivering day programming through an experiential lens, working intensively with neurodivergent youth, and designing curricula that integrate healthy screen use, healthy risk & climate change education into a wide array of educational programs.
Parkour Photo Filmmaking is a special camp - we have continually worked on this curriculum for five years throughout our summer, spring and mid-year Fieldschool programs. This year I’ll be overseeing a team of skilled outdoor parkour & experiential educational instructors including Daniel Mikolela.
AGES (Co-ed): Junior (5–7), Senior (8–12)
Pick-up/drop-off: China Creek Park (next to VCC Clark station)
DATES (Mon–Fri)
INTRO DAY - July 2, 2025 - open invite to meet instructors for one-hour sessions to get your kid ready for their parkour/filmmaking experience
July 7- 11
July 14 - 18
July 21 -25
July 28 -August 1
PRICES
$699.00 + GST
Deposit: $200.00 + GST
Includes: Skilled parkour instructors, parkour safety equipment, film & photography equipment, daily photos.
More info: office@firesideadventures.ca
Defining healthy screen use
The ‘world of screens’ is a landscape that our kids inhabit… often more than we’d like them too! At Fireside Adventures, we treat the digital world the same as we treat the wilderness: there are certain skills that kids need to develop in order to navigate it safely.
We incorporate filmmaking so our learners gain the ability to use their screens for creative, productive purposes that could change their lives for the better. We closely mentor them around ‘screen conduct’ and carefully moderate the amount of screen time they get (for instance, none in the first few days).
100% of our programming is delivered using our iPads so that kids can have a safe, ‘walled garden’ digital experience while using the same film production apps they can access at home for free.
Bringing healthy risk back to learning
Did you know that kids who fall from the jungle gym are eleven times less likely to develop a fear of heights as adults?
Parkour is the practice of overcoming obstacles. Every step of the way, we combine risk analysis (should I do this?) with self-awareness (am I able to do this?) to create success.
This sounds pretty simple, but if our students can master risk management, they will make better decisions for the rest of their lives.
Parkour is not a daredevil sport. Our motto is once is never. This means we value control, repetition and longevity, not crazy once-in-a-lifetime stunts.
Encouraging confidence and resilience
At the parkour club, your child gets:
An encouraging environment filled with healthy relationships.
Supportive, attentive educators who encourage them to push their limits safely.
Fresh air.
Exercise.
Friendship.
Self-expression.
Time to be a kid.
