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Excelr8 Summer Sports Camp: “Play, Eat, Grow”
‘EXCELR8 SCE CIC is a unique community organisation that uses the power of sport and structured interventions to support the wellbeing of children, young people, and adults in Sandwell – West Bromwich. What sets us apart is our ability to combine grassroots engagement with a deep understanding of local needs—creating inclusive, impactful programmes that truly change lives. We have delivered the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme successfully for four consecutive years, reaching vulnerable children with free multi-sport activities and nutritious meals during school holidays. Beyond HAF, we offer holiday camps and wellbeing-focused sports programmes year-round, with a strong emphasis on participation, confidence building, and positive mental health. Our work is grounded in inclusion and diversity. We intentionally design every session to be welcoming to all—regardless of background, ability, gender, or faith—removing barriers to participation and promoting community cohesion.
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Please await your 16-digit code, this will be distributed by schools in the form of an email or text. Please only enter the HAF Pincode if applicable.
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What activities are on offer?
‘EXCELR8 provides an inclusive, engaging environment where children and young people can thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally during school holidays. We offer a wide range of multi-sport sessions including football, basketball, tennis, and swimming, ensuring children meet the daily 60 minutes of recommended activity while building teamwork, coordination, and confidence. Swimming lessons are a key highlight, teaching water safety and boosting self-esteem. Creative arts and crafts workshops encourage emotional expression and imagination, while our healthy eating sessions promote nutrition through fun, hands-on learning. To inspire achievement and peer connection, we run friendly competitions, team-building games, and creative challenges. Open play zones offer unstructured fun with outdoor and soft play equipment, fostering independence and social skills. All activities are fully inclusive, ensuring children of all backgrounds and abilities feel welcome. At EXCELR8, every child is supported to learn, grow, and flourish.
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What makes your activity unique?
The Camp will provide children with skills that will enhance their physical wellbeing and also will be able to create a greater understanding of making informed choices on their healthy living. Our staff are equipped to deliver the best standards as possible to ensure safety of children’s wellbeing and by creating a FUN environment. We will introduce daily competitions giving children incentives to get involved in our activities.
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What benefits can you expect from this?
Our approach allows children to get actively involved with our unique FUN based activities including swimming activities. These well-planned activities will give children the opportunity to be leaders and understand the benefits of physical activity. It will allow children to have the chance to be involved in different types of activities, that include arts and crafts whatever their abilities. We aim to promote Healthy living within our activities and workshops that help children understand the benefits of living a balanced life. Feedback from previous delivery has shown that our activities plays a role in supporting children’s self esteem, understanding the nature of physical activity and making decisions.
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What makes your activity inclusive?
Our Active programs will play an important role in supporting the lives of our community’s wellbeing, we believe as our previous activities have shown that regular participation in physical activity can increase self-esteem, reduce stress and anxiety. Using the power of sport will enable us to bring the most vulnerable groups together as we aim to tackle mental health stigmas and provide support for those who need it the most, engaging them into a positive environment in activities that can improve their cognitive performance.
Our amazing facilities and staff have can accommodate up to 35 children at any time, our staff are trained to support one-to-one and in group settings. 4 members of staff will be able to give children the ability to freely approach any members of staff. Please contact the provider for more information.
What They Say About Us
I love the camp! My friends come here too. The food was so nice, and I like the staff—they are friendly and funny.
I enjoyed the camp, made lots of friends, and really enjoyed the food. If I was at home, I wouldn’t get this kind of food.”
I enjoyed the camp, made lots of friends, and really enjoyed the food. If I was at home, I wouldn’t get this kind of food.
All bookings must be made through the official HAF Sandwell platform using a valid HAF code: https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/holidayactivities After booking, parents or carers will receive an email from EXCELR8 confirming their child’s attendance. Clothing and Equipment: Comfortable sportswear and trainers suitable for physical activities. For swimming sessions, children must bring: Appropriate swimwear (no casual shorts or cotton clothing) a towel, A bag for wet items Please ensure swimwear complies with public swimming pool health and safety requirements.