SFU Aquatics summer camp needs volunteers

AQUATIC CAMPS

Volunteers in our aquatic camps must be comfortable with the water and willing to actively participate in all activities with the children both in and out of the water.
H2O Wonders
This is a full day camp in which campers aged
8-12 will participate in a wide variety of water based recreational activities. They will be exposed to the variety of different aquatic opportunities such as diving, kayaking, lifesaving and more!
Under the Sea
This is a half day camp in which campers aged
5-8 will be swimming, kayaking, snorkeling and more. Volunteers should be comfortable in the water and able to swim 2 laps of the pool. This camp will be done in conjunction with another half day camp.
AWSI VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Red Cross Swim Lessons
These lessons run from 3:30 – 5:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from July to August. Volunteers will be assisting our WSI swim instructors in teaching children ages 3-13. This is a great opportunity for those individuals who have completed their AWSI to experience in the pool. Must hold AWSI certification

.Annette Yung

Programmer of Volunteer Services

SFU Summer Camps

778-782-4307

VCC INFO SESSIONS

New careers start here

Register for an information session to take a tour, meet faculty and learn how to apply.

Culinary arts

Dental technology

Digital graphic design

English for Careers

Hospitality management

Jewellery art and design

Music

Networking technology

TESOL

Transportation trades

.........................AND MORE  AT  

https://fc.nvsd44.bc.ca/Login/FOV3-0000E780/S04A9F570-04A9F582.0/Attach0.html

Women in Science at the SPACE CENTER Meet Roberta Bondar and more!

H.R.MACMILLAN SPACE CENTER 

June 16, 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova climbed into the Vostok 6 Soviet space craft on her way to becoming the first woman in space.

In honour of this event, we present

Women in Science

Inspiring tomorrow’s leaders

May 9, 7 pm - Finding Your Path to Engineering and Science: From Taxidermy to Robots - Maxime Chin

Animal Biology Mechanical Engineering:  two different degrees, one successful path

Maxime Chin is a UBC graduate who will begin her career with Shell in May 2013 as a production engineer. 

June 13, 7pm – Transforming Human-Robot Interaction - Dr. Elizabeth Croft

Finding ways to help humans and robots to work together.

Dr. Croft is a professor at UBC; NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, BC-Yukon at UBC; and leader of the WWEST program for women in engineering, science and technology. 

 

Enter to win:

May 9- two tickets to the keynote speech by Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, (May 11, 9:00 am) at the Creating Connections conference

June 13 – special private tour of the TRIUMF facility at UBC, TRIUMF is one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories.

All sessions will be at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30)

Admission by donation

www.spacecentre.ca/women-in-science

Summer Volunteers needed " at the Beach!"

About Swim Guide:

Swim Guide is a free smartphone app developed by the Waterkeeper Alliance that gives citizens daily and weekly updates on locations, closures, swim advisories, pollution and water-quality issues at over 400 beaches in BC.  

Canadians have strong emotional bonds to their favourite swimming holes, but are largely unaware of the threats to these waters from industrial point-source pollution, municipal sewage discharges that are largely untreated, and CSOs (combined sewage outfalls) that dump stormwater mixed with raw sewage. Awareness of water quality is vital in BC's metropolitan areas, most of which have outdated sewage treatment facilities, and have point-source emissions and CSOs located near popular beaches. The app enables the public to make informed recreational choices and to advocate for both better water monitoring and pollution control at their lakes, rivers & beaches.

Swim Guide is an easy-to-use application (“app”) for iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® and Android provided free to all citizens. It allows users to gain access to important updates on beach closures, swim advisories, and pollution, and learn about, locate and enjoy beaches in their area.  FRK was among the first Waterkeeper organizations to launch the Swim Guide mobile application in 2011.

Swim Guide was created to serve all those who use our water bodies for recreation—swimmers, surfers, families with children, and paddle-sport enthusiasts— while catalyzing awareness and change on water quality and habitat conservation issues.   

Volunteer Responsibilities:

• Spreading the word about Swim Guide and FRK by poster distribution, staffing info tables and on-the-ground outreach at local beaches, community centres and summer events

• Contacting health authorities for daily water-quality data and updating the back end of the app

• Website updates and database management

Volunteer Qualifications:

• Desire to help protect BC ‘s  beaches, rivers, and water bodies-- experience in water recreation (swimming/kayaking/canoeing/fishing) a plus

• Great communication skills and a sense of humour

• Willingness to meet new people at local beaches and events and talk about Swim Guide

• Ability to collaborate and work with a team

Tyee Bridge

Riverkeeper and Campaigns Director,

Fraser Riverkeeper Society

www.fraserriverkeeper.ca

604.879.2203

   

Eastview School needs Sports Day Volunteers

Eastview Elementary

 needs 20-25 volunteers

to help with Sports Day!

Friday, May 24 from 8:30 until 2:50 (with an alternate rainy day rescheduling of

Friday, May 31)

Duties include helping organize and run intermediate and primary stations, general tidy up and having fun!

Please contact Eastview’s office at 604-903-3520 or email Mr. Eugene at meugene@nvsd44.bc.ca if you would like to participate.

JOB FAIR TODAY!! May 1

Job Fair MAY 1.

                                                   YOUTH HIRING FAIR

If you’re between the ages of 16 and 30,

drop by on Wednesday May 1, from 3 - 6 pm,

to meet representatives from:

Mountain Equipment COOP             Ferguson Moving and Storage

Pedalheads         BELL           JWR Sales and Marketing,

Safeway and MORE

WorkBC Employment Services Centre

North Shore Youth Satellite

318-260 West Esplanade Ave.

North Vancouver, BC

Tel: 604.988.3766 | Fax: 604.984.7153 | ywcajobseeker.org
For job search check out:

http://www.ywcavan.org/content/Connecting_Vancouver_Youth_to_Employment/892

Video contest- win a Macbook Pro!!

Create a video about a trade you love & enter to win a Macbook Pro for you and $2K for your high school!

It's time to pursue your dream in trades!

April 10, 2013, Victoria, BC | Want to show HGTV’s celebrity renovator and professional contractor Mike Holmes what you can do? Enter the Discover Trades BC “Show Us Your Skills” video contest and he might just give you a big thumbs up.

The contest, which asks students to create a short video depicting the trade they love, aims to get more BC high school kids interested in pursuing a career in trades.

To enter, BC high school students (13 years or older) simply create a short video about a trade they love (like carpentry, electrical, welding, cooking or hairstyling). Once they submit the video they can ask their friends and fellow students to vote.

The ten videos that get the most votes move on to be judged (for creativity and passion for their trade) by the experts: 

• Mike Holmes (from HGTV’s Holmes on Homes, Holmes Inspection and Holmes Makes It Right),
•  Suki Takagi (owner of Suki’s International Hair Salons),
•  Trevor Bird (Top Chef Canada & Fable)
•  Bob McHugh (automotive columnist at The Province). 

The top contestants will win Apple products for themselves and up to $2000 cash for their high school to support trades and technology education. Videos must be submitted no later than April 30, voting begins May 1 and the three winners will be announced by June 18.

 By 2020 there will be more than one million job openings in BC and nearly half of those jobs will require trades and technical skills
 “Encouraging students to pursue a career in trades now will help fill these job openings in the future,” states Kelly Betts, Project Lead for Discover Trades BC, journeyman welder and educator, “a career in trades is a rewarding and fulfilling career option and offers a great future.”

Discover Trades BC is an initiative of the Trades Training Consortium of BC. Its goal is to increase awareness and interest in trades among British Columbia’s secondary school students. Ultimately, the goal is for more BC students to consider a career in the trades and for more teachers to introduce trades to students in the classroom. Students, parents and educators can discover these opportunities on the Discover Trades BC website here.

Volunteer in Community Safety Program and Learn Police Leadership Skills

Volunteer Summer Student Program

Help Prevent Auto Thefts and   Thefts from Autos

                 Looking for youths 16 years and older

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Earn volunteer hours towards Secondary School Graduation

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Build your resume / career exploration / empowerment

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Learn new skills: customer service, health & safety,

community building and police leadership skills

For more information

Contact Debbie Dowler at the District Crime Prevention Office

604

‐990‐2342; ddowler@cnv.org

Sponsored by the Cityof North Vancouver and the RCMP

Vancouver Film School Summer Intensives

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We're getting closer to summer, and that means our world-renowned programs are preparing to welcome emerging talent from around the world for one week inside VFS. Check out what's in store for your students this July and August! Visit the Summer Intensives website for more info. VFS Summer Intensives at a Glance: Acting for Film & Television Intensive (July 22-26) Explore acting for the camera, from the basics of voice and movement to vital audition techniques. Animation & Visual Effects Intensive (July 29-Aug 2) Gain classical animation skills and learn basic VFX, animation production, and character design. Art, Film & Design Intensive (July 8-12) Apply traditional arts techniques such as life drawing and colour theory to modern 2D design and digital filmmaking processes. Digital Design Intensive (July 22-26) Dive into the world of motion graphics by learning to integrate multiple media elements into a digital environment. Entertainment Business Management Intensive (July 22-26) Produce a mini-episode of a web news series while discovering the business side of entertainment. Film Production Intensive (July 15-19) Bring a story to life through exercises in directing, producing, cinematography, screenwriting, and post-production. Game Design Intensive (July 8-12) Create a working game prototype and gain an understanding of the entire development process, from concept to completion. Makeup Design for Film & Television Intensive (July 29-Aug 2) Apply your passion for character and beauty makeup using out-of-kit effects and industry-standard processes. Sound Design for Visual Media Intensive (July 15-19) Discover the fundamental tools and techniques of post-production sound for film and game audio. Writing for Film & Television Intensive (July 29-Aug 2) Develop the essential skills of a successful screenwriter and participate in a short film production. Best regards, Amber Bezahler Senior Director of Admissions

Skills Canada, National Skills Competition in Vancouver!! June 5 to 8th

Skills Canada National Competition   Jund 5-8th       BC Place

http://skillscompetencescanada.com/en/programs/skills-canada-national-competition/skills-canada-national-competition-2013/

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Started in 1994, the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) remains the only event of its kind in Canada. It is the only national, Olympic-style, multi-trade and technology competition for young students and apprentices in the country. Every year, the event brings together over 500 young people from all regions of Canada, along with their parents and advisors, to compete in over 40 trade and technology areas. The Competition provides an opportunity for young Canadians studying a skilled trade or technology to be tested against exacting standards and against their peers from across the nation. Students vie to win the honour of being crowned the best in their chosen discipline.
Skills Canada National Competition 2013
Wednesday, June 5th: OPENING CEREMONY
Thursday, June 6th: COMPETITION DAY 1
Friday, June 7th: COMPETITION DAY 2
Saturday, June 8th: CLOSING CEREMONY


Attend   OR                  Be an Event Volunteer           Contest Area Support.  
for more info:
http://skillscompetencescanada.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Volunteer-One-Pager1.pdf

Work Experience at Science World

Spring work experience sessions still have spaces available:

Spend 2 weeks fulltime at Science World to complete worok Experience hours/credits.

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         May 13 – May 26

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         May 27 – June 9

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         June 10 – June 23

See Ms Giraud for more info   pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca

Career Exploration at Science World in Music and/or Health

Opening the Door      

 Opening The Door event on May 24^{th 2013}

Today’s youth are tomorrow’s science and technology innovators. Science World’s Opening the Door program wants grade 11 and 12 students to discover careers in science.

About the Event:

To celebrate the opening of Science World’s new feature exhibit for youth we are thrilled to offer this special Opening The Door event. Students will network and connect with professionals in the public health sector specific to the topic of youth and sexuality, at Science World at TELUS World of Science on Friday May 24th 2013 6pm – 8pm

What to Expect:

6:00       Registration

6:15       Welcome and introduction

6:30       Panel discussion with mentors

6:45       Networking tips

7:00       Networking with mentors

7:45       Door prizes and acknowledgements

Register Now

Limited space available! Register by 5:00pm, Monday, May 20 2013 , by contacting Jo-Ann Coggan at 

^{jcoggan@scienceworld.ca or 604-443-7553.}

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email me if you are interested in either event.  pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca  

Music Monday

Do you play a musical instrument, or like to sing? Take part in Music Monday on May 6th, either at Science World or at your school. For more information please go to

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Science world Work experience and internships

Science world offers.......

               note: hours from either program can be used for Work Experience hours and credits.

Barbara Brink Internship

At this time, we are currently accepting applications for the Barbara Brink Internship program.  The application deadline is  Sunday, May 12^th. 

The successful candidate of the internship will:

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         be graduating from grade 12 this spring

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         work in a paid position, alongside Science World’s dynamic and professional staff

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         have the opportunity to execute one of several projects identified by the Selection Committee or propose a project of their own creation for consideration

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         gain once-in-a-lifetime work experience

For more information, or to register, please go to

^{http://www.scienceworld.ca/barbarabrink}

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Future Science Leaders

Just a reminder, the deadline to apply for Future Science Leaders is Tuesday May  21st

We're looking for students entering grade 10 or 11 this upcoming September who think they have what it takes. Each week, students will learn about cutting-edge research, academic theory and industry opportunities from BC's top science and technology business leaders.

Visit our upcoming Open House to learn more:

Tuesday, May 14

6:30pm–8pm

To register please go to       http://www.scienceworld.ca/fsl-apply/apply-today

Work Experience in Journalism

Become a regular writer for YOUTHINK magazine.... a magazine for Youth byYouth.

 http://www.youthink.ca/yt/getinvolved/become-regular-writer

Or do a one Week Full time Work Experience at YOUTHINK and experience what it takes to take a magazine to print!    
Must register now for next year.   Please let me know if you're interested and when you might like to go..   1st Semester, 2nd Semester, spring break????     pgirauid@nvsd44.bc.ca

Plan NOW for your trip to Ottawa next year

                                               Encounters with Canada  
                             Register now for your trip to Ottawa next year.
   Deadline is June 15 2013- but if you want to go during spring break then you need to register  right away!

Our Youth Program

Spend a week with Encounters with Canada - Canada's largest youth forum!  Every week of the school year, 120 to148 teens from across Canada (ages 14-17) come to Ottawa, where they discover their country through each other, learn about Canadian institutions, meet famous and accomplished Canadians, explore exciting career options, develop their civic leadership skills and live an extraordinary bilingual experience. Over 93,000 youth have lived the EWC experience, so far!

Read our FAQs, choose from our exciting theme weeks, and register TODAY!

https://www.ewc-rdc.ca/en/our_youth_program/index.html;jsessionid=CB6A6178C4BB864FC5F097F213E7877A.tomcat2