Saturday Lunch Program -NS Neighbourhood House

Volunteers are always welcome to help every Saturday from 12:30pm to 3:00pm

NS Neighbourhood House

225 East 2nd St, N.Vancouver

As a Server/Greeter, your job is:

• helping in set up
• take down of tables/chairs
• serving our guests as they come
• collecting, washing, sterilizing and putting away of dishes

If you are interested, please email Judy & Dave Thomas at jfdrthomas@telus.net and provide the following info:

• name and age
• past experience with community service
• what program you are taking to require volunteer hours?
• when can you start?

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

Join the Army Cadets

If you're 12 or older and want to meet friends and try something new, then we have just the thing fo you!   By joining Army Cadets, you are saying YES! to fun activities and exciting challenges supervised by trained adult leaders.

 

What do Army Cadets do?

• trekking and orienting
• marksmanship
• leadership training
• summer camps
• first-aid and international trips
• camping and survival
• music
• team sports
• military marching and parades

 

How will Cadets help me at school?
the skills you develop at Cadets will benefit you with your schoolwork.  You'll be more organized, you'll be better able to focus and you'll learn to work in a team.

 

How to join:
Visit your local cadet corps, fill out a registration form and have it signed by a parent or guardian.


1513 Forbes Ave, North Vancouver
604-666-6222

cadets.ca

Encounters with Canada - One Week in Ottawa ($675 all inclusive)

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:


Arts & Culture
Mar 6-12, 2016

Sports & Fitness
Apr 24-30, 2016

Science & Ecology
Apr 17-23, 2016

Medicine & Health
Feb 7-13, 2016
Mar 27-Apr 2, 2016
 
Science & Technology 
Feb 28-Mar 5, 2016

International Relations
Mar 20-26, 2016

Law & Our Justice System
Feb 21-27, 2016


Journalism & Communications
Mar 13-27, 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 

See Ms. Abad for more details

Research Open House

The Child and Family Research Institute's Research Open House is an interactive morning event that offers high school students Grade 10-12 an opportunity to visit research labs, interact with research trainees and participate in research activities.

 

The next open House is scheduled on March 7, 2016, Monday from 9:00am to 12:30pm at the CFRI 938 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver.

 

• Students must be nominated by a teacher (see Ms. Virani)
• Space is limited, each school has only 5 spots. 

 

To count your hours towards work experience credit, please see or contact Ms. Abad cabad@sd44.ca

Teen Volunteers - City of North Vancouver Library

Teen volunteers at the Library are needed for another session of Read Along which will be happening in the New Year.

The City of North Vancouver Library  are looking for teens in grades 8 to 12 who would be interested in volunteering to be a reading buddy for a child in grade 2 to 5.


The teen should able to commit to volunteer with their reading buddy every Wednesday from January 13^th through February 24^th, 2016 from 4-5pm.

 

Male students are encouraged to apply, it would be a big plus for the library's many reluctant readers who are boys.

 

Interested teens can sign up here : Read Along Registration

 

Program Contact:

Kate Longley
Teen Services Librarian
North Vancouver City Library
(604) 998-3494     
klongley@cnv.org




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