JBCC Spring Camp Volunteers

JBCC ( John Braithwaite Community Centre) needs you!  We are currently recruiting CAMP VOLUNTEERS for Spring Break 2016.


For those who enjoy working with children, want to give back to the community, need community hours, and want to build on their leadership experience.


Full day – half a day – events


Please apply to www.nsnh.bc.ca

Or contact: 
Amal Hasan
ahasan@nsnh.bc.ca
604-710-9226 or 604-987-8138 ext 202

or contact Ms. Abad cabad@sd44.ca

Teen Book Buddy Volunteers

Seeking Teen Book Buddy Volunteers

Volunteer Opportunity at Lynn Valley Library

Spring 2016

 

Book Buddies is a Library program that helps children aged 6-11 who need support and encouragement in maintaining and improving their reading skills.  Children are matched with a teen volunteer, and for ½ hour each week the Book Buddies read aloud to each other, choose books to take home, and do literacy-based activities such as word games.

The Library is looking for up to 4 Book Buddy volunteers who:

• Are in grades 10, 11, or 12
• Enjoy working with younger children, including those with learning disabilities or who are English Language Learners
• Are enthusiastic about reading, and can model reading as an enjoyable activity
• Are patient, supportive, encouraging, and can help younger children stay focussed
• Are able to communicate clearly, effectively and courteously with children, parents, library staff and fellow Book Buddy volunteers
• Are able to keep schedules, notes and statistics

Book Buddies is most effective when the child meets with the same volunteer each week for eight weeks.  Volunteers need to be able to commit to 20 hours over 2 months:  Tuesdays 3:30-6:00 pm, April 5 to May 24. There will also be a  1 ½ hour training session on Tuesday March 29.


All Book Buddy volunteers must complete a criminal record check and those who successfully complete 20 hours will receive written confirmation.

 
Interested?
Submit a cover letter and resume by Wednesday March 23, 2016 to Alison Campbell (details below)
Need more info?  Please contact:

Alison Campbell
Outreach Coordinator for Children and Teens
North Vancouver District Public Library
1277 Lynn Valley Road, N.Van   V7J 2A1
alicam@nvdpl.ca    604.990.5800 ext 8118


or contact  Ms. Abad  cabad@sd44.ca

Pedal Heads - Paid Instructor & Volunteer Opportunities

Pedal heads are still looking for volunteers, please check the following link:


http://www.pedalheads.com/About/jobs-and-volunteer


for Junior Instructor
https://form.jotform.com/AtlantisandPedalheads/MarchBreakVolunteer

To count your hours towards work experience credits, contact Ms. Abad cabad@sd44.ca   

Culinary Arts Program - Apply Now!

Trade Up to a Career While in High School

The Culinary Arts program covers theory and related information along with hands-on cooking practice in the following areas:

• Baking and Desserts
• Basic Kitchen Management
• Food Costing
• Meat and Poultry Cooking
• Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Cutting
• Seafood Preparation and Techniques
• Stocks, Sauces, and Soups
• Vegetable and Starches and Egg Cooking.

The program is held in a state-of-the-art professional kitchen at Carson Graham Secondary School.  On completion of the program, students receive a Certificate in Professional Cooking. 

Benefits to students

• Grade 11 and/or 12 graduation credits
• Industry certification
• Post secondary credits (some programs)
• Job ready skills
• 120 – 480 hours of work experience
• Industry Training Authority Individual ID Number

Still accepting applications for 6 remaining spots

Check the link for Application Package

http://www.sd44.ca/ProgramsServices/CulinaryArts/Documents/CulinaryArtsApplicationPackage.pdf

Science World - Work Experience

Spend 2 weeks at Science World to complete
Work Experience hours/credits

• Students will be expected to complete 80 hours (10 days) in the two week period. 
• Students are welcome to choose which days they would like to work
• The training day is included in the weekend days
• Students can choose any days to work
• Students need only to work 4 weekdays (if they choose to work full days on Saturday & Sunday) during the 2 week period

2 confirmed spots for each of the following sessions:

March 26–April 10

April 9–April 24

May 21–June 5

June 4–June 19


1 confirmed spot for the following session:

April 23–May 8

Contact Ms Abad to register cabad@sd44.ca

City Park Stewards

Evergreen, the City of North Vancouver and local stewards are working together in your community through invasive removal and native plantings.

Upcoming Events:

April 2nd (Saturday) 9am-12pm:  Heywood Park

We will be working at the upper end of the park, just below the upper levels highway. Please park in the gravel parking lot at the intersection of Hamilton Ave and 21st St W (map). Our work site will be at the entrance to the trails at the Northwest corner of the soccer fields (marked as "MacKay Creek Greenbelt" on the map). 

What We'll Do

Help remove invasive plant species and learn about local ecology.

No experience required.

What To Bring

Weather-appropriate clothing, sturdy footwear and a water bottle

We Will Provide

Gloves, tools, drinking water and snacks.

contact:

Laura Nickerson

Greenspace Program Coordinator at

Inickerson@evergreen.ca or

604-689-0766 ext 221
www.evergreen.ca

Or see Ms. Abad to register

Victoria Cook Culture - Kitchen Volunteers needed!

Victoria Cook Culture is facilitating cooking classes for the public.  The classes are led by some of Vancouver’s elite chefs and cook volunteers.

What to expect:
Volunteers help with set-up (must arrive 30 minutes before the class) and post-class clean-up. 

As a volunteer, you are essential to the successful operation of our classes. You can expect to stay busy throughout your shift, but you will have opportunities to get to know our chefs, learn some tricks of the trade, and have lots of fun

Classes:

Run for 3 hours, in total 4 1/2 shift
Weekdays - start at 6pm
Saturday and Sundays - start at 11am
Venue: 1230 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver

The perks:

In addition to learning some great skills, hanging out with our fabulous instructors, and enjoying some quality food, there are some great perks to being one of our cooking class volunteers! As an active* volunteer you will get our Friends and Family discount* of 15% and a free* class after volunteering for four classes.

To be added onto Cook Culture's volunteer list, email:

Chelsea Ballantyne at chelsea@cookculture.com
Culinary and Special Event Manager
Cook Culture
(p): 604-722-1527
www.cookculture.com

To count your hours towards work experience credit, contact Ms. Abad

Encounters with Canada - Travel to Ottawa at only $675

Your week in Ottawa is a great bargain at only $675, covering airfare, ground transportation, accommodation, meals and all program costs - supplies , activities, visits and tours. 

Encounters with Canada is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Canadian teens to meet young people from across the country. Spend a week in your nation’s capital. Take part in exciting adventures, explore future career options, learn more about your country, share your hopes and dreams – all through exclusive hands-on workshops, presentations and excursions. EWC has been offering rich and diverse programs for 32 years. Over 96,000 youth have already lived the “EWC Experience.”

Choose your 2016 Theme:

Journalism & Communications
Mar 13-27, 2016

International Relations
Mar 20-26, 2016

Medicine & Health
Mar 27-Apr 2, 2016

VIMY: Canada's Coming of Age
Apr 3-9, 2016

Science & Ecology
Apr 17-23, 2016

Sports & Fitness
Apr 24-30, 2016

Experience Canada
June 26 - July 2, 2016

To see more details about the themes, check:  EWC - Theme

Student criteria:

-Between ages 14 and 17 (when they participate
-Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents (Landed Immigrants)
-Approved by school

for more information see www.ewc-rdc.ca 

To register see Ms. Abad for more details