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

NEW! – Healthy Relationships Plus

13–17 years | The Healthy Relationships Plus Program supports skill-building that promotes healthy relationships, resiliency and mental health in youth. Through interactive activities and engaging discussions, you will increase your knowledge and confidence in navigating through the difficult challenges in peer pressure, relationships, and communication. Some of the topics include messaging in social media, the impact of substance use and abuse, mental health and well-being, building healthy relationships, and boundaries and communication. Come join us!

Skills to Pay the Bills

Once you’ve finished your time in school, and you are becoming more and more independent, you might think life would become easier; you get to make your own choices, do what you want, see who you want, eat what you want, etc…However, going from dependent and limited to independent and free (with the power to make your own choices) is not always an easy transition. “With great [freedom] and power comes great responsibility” (widely used quote dating back to 1793, and of course from Stan Lee’s Spiderman). In this program, we will teach you about the world of “adulting” when it comes to grocery shopping, meal planning, self-care, job applications and interviews, roommate etiquette and more.

Youth with Confidence

13-15 years | This program challenges youth to draw from their personal experiences in relationships, reflect upon them and apply what they learn to their everyday lives. Each week they will participate in independent and group activities and discussions that get them moving, thinking and practicing those skills. These activities, along with reflective journaling and mindfulness activities, will increase their confidence and interpersonal skills.