This is a fantastic empathy building experience that I did myself a couple years ago. Space will definitely be limited so act fast!
Capacity Cafe is an event put on by the School Aged Child & Youth (CYMH) wing of Vancouver Coastal Health. They do a fantastic event where students from other schools act like a panel giving perspectives on issues that relate to your children. All of the parents listen in silence while the facilitators ask the questions and the students respond. This is a fantastic empathy building experience that I did myself a couple years ago. Space will definitely be limited so act fast!
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One of our best community partners, Frog Hollow, has let me know they're looking for another round of fantastic future leaders. This program has been wonderful with so many of our school's students in the past. Definitely recommend. Great for building a scholarship resume too! Here's what they had to say about it (from my email).
We are currently recruiting Gr. 9 – 11 students for our Youth Skills Program we’ve been running in partnership at Van Tech for more than 10 years. It is a 10 week program where youth learn transferable skills to build their confidence at volunteer / work placements. In past cohorts, we had 15-20 Van Tech students who received their first aid or food safe certification, enjoyed learning more about themselves and each other, and volunteered a minimum of 40+ hours at local organizations. Youth Skills runs after school at the BASE Space on Wednesdays – and there is free food (e.g. pizza, sushi, etc) and bus tickets! We are hoping you might know Grade 11 students who'd be interested to participate in Youth Skills. Our program starts soon, and we’re hoping to reach out to a few more folx. Could you refer students to us and/or send a short blurb through an email list? Interested: Contact Nelli Agbulos at [email protected] One of Van Tech's former superstar grads (Aydin Quach) who now has a really great and active role in Frog Hollow is hosting an event on exploring post-secondary options (from the perspective of all sorts of different options - universities, colleges, trades, gap years, employment, etc.). Time is also spent on resume building, application process, and much more! Here are the details and how you sign up! I definitely recommend Aydin and all the work he does with Frog Hollow. Please note that this is a Saturday, not a school day :) Families are, of course, part of the front line of mental health support for our kids. There are two parent sessions coming up I wanted to share. One in January and one in April. Definitely worth considering the is signup when this group organizes it! Info on signing up is inside the poster! |
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