Child & Youth

Art for the Heart

15–18 years | Come and join us for a night full of art, creativity and mindfulness where we will be exploring various art mediums to celebrate everyone’s uniqueness and artistic individuality. Each week will include a different art project and will also explore mindfulness activities that you can use to help manage strong emotions and difficult situations.

Babysitter Training Course

12 years and up | The Babysitter Training Course can help prevent injuries and promote responsible management of common situations that may arise while children are under the care of babysitters. This in-depth course is designed to develop transferable skills and is delivered focusing on lectures, small group discussions, problem-solving, student presentations, inquiry, role-playing and instructor-led demonstrations. This program has been developed by the Canada Safety Council and is designed for young people who will reach the age of 12 or older within the calendar year. A final exam will be held in the last session.

Parental consent forms required | $25.00 fee

FFRN Youth Cooking Club – Level 1

Come join us in this exciting program designed to help youth (9-12 years old) learn the basics of cooking in the kitchen. We will focus on learning safe food handling practices and learning about healthy food choices, all while making some delicious recipes! Each week the youth will follow a recipe and have a chance to sample their creations. They will also work on building a recipe book that they can take home at the end of the program.

Junior Achievement- Live/Zoom

Junior Achievement is a 14-16 week course for students to develop knowledge and build skills to start and run a business. Join us and walk away with the tools and resources required to build your own start-up! You will join a team and work collaboratively with fellow students to learn about “Design Thinking”, product development, marketing, sales, E-commerce and finance. These lessons will be led by local mentors from the business community. Why join? JA’s Company Program teaches grade 9-12 students how to organize and operate a real business. Volunteers from the world of work guide students as they launch and run a small enterprise. This gives students the real skills and experiences that they need to achieve their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. Earn post-secondary scholarships too!

This free, fun, after-school program is worth up to five CALM and Ent 1010 credits. You can also choose to compete for thousands of dollars in post-secondary credits.

Youth Drama Club

13–16 years | Drama is a way for us to express ourselves creatively and step out of our comfort zone. This program is an introduction to the world of performance arts. Through interactive activities with a focus on improvisation, character development, and community building; youth will explore the world of theatre. Participants will also direct and act in a one-act play. The final week of this program will be a performance of the One-Act play! Come and join us for an exciting journey into the world of theatre.