Join the PALS Project: Free Fall 2026 Session

Physical Activity & Leisure Skills for Children with ADHD and Their Parents

Are you looking for a fun, supportive, and ADHD-friendly environment for your child to stay active and build social skills?

You are invited to the Physical Activity and Leisure Skills (PALS) project—a FREE 8-week program tailored specifically for English or French-speaking children with ADHD (ages 7–12) and their parents.

What Happens at PALS?

While your child is active, you learn too! Our 90-minute Saturday morning sessions run simultaneously:

• For Children: Graduate students and undergraduate volunteers teach social skills through fun, low-organization games designed specifically for children with ADHD.
• For Parents: Parents attend educational workshops to learn more about the nature of ADHD, physical activity, and community recreational services.

Fall 2026 Schedule & Location

• Dates: Saturday mornings from September 12 – November 14, 2026
• Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
• Exceptions: No programming on October 10 and October 17.
• Location: Summit School
  📍 1750 rue Deguire, Saint-Laurent, QC, H4L-1M7

Register Today (Limited Space!)

There are only about 15 spots still available for this fall.
✉️ To register or ask questions, please contact Dr. William Harvey at william.harvey [at] mcgill.ca.

About the CHAMPS Lab & PALS Project

Our Mission

The mission of the PALS program is to encourage children and adolescents with ADHD in Montréal to participate in physical activity and leisure. It was created to directly address the lack of community-based physical activity resources for youth with ADHD.

Research & Collaboration

PALS was developed by Dr. William Harvey (McGill University) and Dr. Shawn Wilkinson (Concordia University). The program bridges academic research and community action, collaborating with physical education, health, and therapeutic recreation professionals, alongside student volunteers from:

• The McGill Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
• The Concordia Department of Applied Human Sciences

We operate through the Choices in Health, Action, Motivation, Pedagogy and Skills (CHAMPS) physical activity research lab at McGill University. Dr. Harvey brings over 30 years of clinical and research experience from McGill and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute to ensure a supportive environment for your family.

Our Framework & Sponsors

PALS is a community resource first and a research project second. Our long-term vision relies on a community-based participatory framework involving close collaboration between families, researchers, and stakeholders.

The PALS Project is proudly developed and sustained through the generous support of our community sponsor, the Fondation Head2Core Foundation.