Lynn Canyon Ecology Center, summer camp needs volunteers

Lynn Canyon Ecology Center  needs volutneers to support summer camp for kids.

The summer volunteer shifts are for one or two weeks, Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30-12:30.

The program themes vary according to the week and age group.

Training Sessions are June 9,   1-3:00

If you're interested email  Tricia Edgar at edgart@dnv.org   

    and see Ms Giraud to record hours for Work Experience Credits.         pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca

Skills Canada Field Trip....only 40 students get to go.

Sutherland students will have this once in a lifetime opportunity to attend and observe the National Skills Competition.     June 6    9:00-3:00

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.


http://skillscompetencescanada.com/en/   

                                  see Ms. Giraud or Mrs Watson for field trip forms asap


Only 40 students get to go!!
 If you are considering a career in a skill or trade you need to be at this event!!
For a list of events from construction to Hairdressing, Chef,  Graphic design,  Fashion Design, TV/Video production, Animation,  Photography, Mechatronics, Robotics and MORE!!

http://skillscompetencescanada.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CompetitionSiteMap-Visitors.pdf

 

Digital Graphic Design at VCC

If you are considering a career in Digital Media 

A grad exhibit is a great way to assess a program and see if it's really what you want to learn!!

Check out grad exhibits at Emily Carr, Vancouver Film School, etc..


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Attend the Digital Graphic Design Graduation Exhibition

Thursday May 27th  -  June 6th      6:00-9:00 
The Atrium VCC Downtown     250 W Pender

http://www.vcc.ca/programs-courses/detail.cfm?div_id=1&prog_id=38

Volunteer with Tech Easy- Teaching technology to seniors

Youths Helping Seniors

Tech-Easy is a volunteer-based community service organization initiated by teenagers who enjoy helping out seniors and playing around with modern technology. Seniors are often put aside when it comes to technological advancements; nevertheless, many of them would like to join the trend but do not have the ideal environment to do so. This is where Tech-Easy comes in. As youths, we have time, passion, and familiarity with computer technologies. Based in Burnaby, B.C., Canada, we visit senior houses and communities regularly to provide free service.

                          See Ms Giraud in counseling for more info
                                or go to   www.tech-easy.ca

Fire Fighter camp for the Girls ONLY

www.campignite     An Empowering Girl's Youth Camp  August 8-11


A 4 day camp that educates and inspires young women through fire fighting activies designed to encourage teamwork, courage commitment, strength of character, health and fitness.

If you're up for the challenge...see Ms Giraud asap for an application. Only a few students get to attend!

Science World for teens only!

                                       3 Events for TEENS only at Science World

 

If you are interested in science, medicine, psychology....... this is for you. If you attend Opening the door please let me know as this is Career Exploration for Grad Trans or WEX.

 

Peggy

 

                                           http://www.scienceworld.ca/sexuality

 

Opening the Door

Friday, May 24
6pm–8pm
Check out this free networking event for Grade 10–12 students. Meet mentors and specialists from many fields relating to sexual health. If you would like more information or to register for this program, please email otd@scienceworld.ca.

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Science World Extravagant Evening for Teens

Friday, May 31
6:30pm–10pm
$10 + tax
Check out an Improv performance here under the dome! It’s Not You, It’s Me, featuring performers from The Instant Theatre Company, explores the awkward side of dating. While you’re here, discover Science World’s new feature exhibition created just for youth 12 and up­—The Science of Sexuality. The improv performance starts at 8pm.

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Science of Sexuality: Teen Evening

Friday, June 14
5:30pm–8:30pm
$10 + tax
Drop by and explore our feature exhibition, The Science of Sexuality. While here, test your knowledge and compete against your friends in a game show all about sexual health.

Summer JOB in Childcare

Summer Job Opportunity

Are you interested in the field of Early Childhood Education?

Do you have a passion for working with children?

Lonsdale Creek Daycare Society has an opening for a summer student.

Job Description:

·         Assist supervising children indoors and outdoors

·         Assist individual children on a one to one basis

·         Set up activities both inside and outdoors including learning materials and water play

·         Assist with art and craft projects

·         Assist with snack, lunch and clean up

·         Assist regular supervisors as needed

Job Requirements:

·         Must be 15 years or older

·         Must currently be enrolled in school full time and plan to return to school full time in September

·         Must be available five days a week in July and August(1 week off)

·         Start date: July 2, 2013-August 23, 2013

·         Wage: $10.75/hr plus 4% holiday pay

If you are interested in the above position please forward your resume or letter of interest to Amy Carreiro at acarreiro@lonsdalecreekdaycare.ca or call 604-988-5515.

Volunteer at the Chinatown Festival

                                                         Chinatown Festival  Aug 10-11

                                                           www.vancouver-chinatown.com

Volunteer for the                    Day Market        Cultural Corner       Kids Corner     Theme  Area

                                                     Main Stage    Volunteer Tents         and  Streetfest.


                         Share your culture with Vancouver and work experience hours needed to graduate.

                                             volunteers@vancouver-chinatown.com     604-632-3808

Register now for one week in Ottawa next year.

Encounters with Canada is now taking applications for the 2013/14 school year.  Choose the week you want to go to Ottawa for one week!! Meet with 120 other students from across Canada while touring our capitol city.

YOUTH Program

https://www.ewc-rdc.ca/en/our_youth_program/index.html

Calendar for 2013/2014

https://www.ewc-rdc.ca/en/our_youth_program/calendar.html

                                          OR

Special promotion for early fall sessions 

 

Sports & Fitness

:   Sept. 8-14, 2013

Arts & Culture

:       Sept. 15-21, 2013

Medicine & Health

: Sept. 22-28, 2013

Students interested in attending one of the three sessions listed above need only pay $575 (instead of the usual $675).Register asap to try to get one of the available spots.

Vancouver Aquarium Work Experience Register NOW

 

If you're interested in volunteering 
 at the Vancouver Aquarium
during the summer then you need to apply NOW

                     Registration is  online  at www.vanaqua.org/summer-wex

This is highly competitive........they will accept the first 200 applicants for 150 positions  and then the application process will be closed....likely by the end of this week!!!!

·         Students do not need to send in a cover letter and resume, but have to fill out the online registration form and answer questions

·

         List of available placements is on the website

·

         The work experience placements will be available to all youth between 14-18 years old

·         Preference will be given to students in higher grades, due to requirements for specific placements

·

         Students can use these hours for volunteer hours or work experience hours

·

         There will be a set of core training that all students will have to attend before their training for their specific placement

·

         Students can apply to 1 placement only.  Choose multiple groups within 1 placement, but apply to only 1 placement.  Students will really have to decide which placement is best suited for their skills, interest and availability

·         Process will still be competitive with group or phone interviews for some placements


                                                                    Apply NOW!
                                                  

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