Please find below a note from Mr. Russ Evans.
So proud of these girls. Here is the blurb from the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. CAF is the National voice for apprenticeship training in Canada influencing Pan-Canadian Apprenticeship Strategies. “On November 9th, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum brought 100 high school students together for a national youth employment conference in Ottawa to talk about skilled trades and technology careers. At Youth + Jobs = Better Future, two apprentices from the Tupper Tech program at Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School in Vancouver, BC joined WorldSkills Team Canada 2017 and acted as ambassadors to the students. Riley McBride and Lydia Terry shared their experiences as two of the four on an apprentice panel, helped facilitate discussions, and provided career inspiration to the group.” {As an added note: The participants for this forum were required to write a 2-5000 word application essay and pay their own way if accepted. As 2/4 of the panel members, Riley and Lydia had personal invitations and an all expense paid trip to Ottawa. Aside from their regular duties as ambassadors they also had time to speak with the federal minister for youth.} “Through discussion, students from diverse backgrounds answered questions that will help inform policies and programs to help them find employment, better understand all career options and talk about skilled trades careers with their parents, teachers and friends. This feedback is being collected into a youth-driven employment strategy that the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum will share with government, educators and other apprenticeship stakeholders.” From the PAC: Congratulations ladies! We're so proud of you.
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The Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Collaborative invites you to a FREE empowering and practical training. Learn how to identify people who have thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide resources. Be part of building a suicide safer community! DATE: Saturday, Dec. 9th 9:30-1:00pm
ADDRESS: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, 6470 Victoria Dr. REGISTER: www.safeTALKVANLAT.eventbrite.ca Refreshments & lunch will be served. Limited space – register early! Please find documents below for: October minutes November agenda October budget documents are available here
School Age Children and Youth (SACY) - Substance Use Health Promotion Initiative engages Vancouver parents, teachers, students, administrators and the greater community in a process to strengthen school-based alcohol and drug prevention and early-intervention programs and policies.
The goal of SACY is to: Enhance the prevention and brief intervention infrastructure in VSB schools and surrounding community to prevent substance use, delay substance use and reduce substance use related problems. More information and resources: http://www.vsb.bc.ca/sacy To view and sign up for any SACY events, go to eventbrite.ca and search SACY. One important event coming up is the Capacity Cafe which has been an eye-opening experience for parents in the page. This event fills up fast so register today. https://cctupper.eventbrite.ca Wednesday, November 22, 2017 6:00-8:00pm Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House – West Hall 800 E. Broadway Ave. Vancouver, BC Free Registration not required
Don't forget to RSVP for Screenagers. November 30 at 7pm at the Tupper auditorium. Here is the facebook link to stay updated and to share widely. https://www.facebook.com/events/188097171765161/
Here is where you RSVP https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/screenagers-tickets-39383997597 This letter was sent out to families. It contains useful information about implementation of the new curriculum.
UBC Computer Science is partnering with a number of local tech companies to put together a series of tech-related activities for high school girls. Coming up very soon is the Technovation Challenge (http://www.technovationchallenge.org/), a coding and entrepreneurship challenge where small teams of up to 5 girls identify problems they want to solve, design a plan and an app, pitch the plan and build the app!
To do this, groups will be paired with both business and technical mentors which we will source from industry professionals and undergraduate students from UBC to help guide the teams through a well-outlined curriculum. It’s a fantastic opportunity to develop skills within a group of friends or classmates and develop skills over the competition period. The team formation deadline is on Dec 15th, and the curriculum runs until the delivery date of April 25th. It is expected that teams will meet on an ongoing basis in-person with their mentors on most occasions to facilitate the learning and mentoring process. This will mark the second year that UBC CS and Tasktop are working together to mentor girls for Technovation. Last year we had a very successful initial participation in this challenge with two of the teams winning their category - one of which won $5000 after attending the finals! We’re asking for any parents or interested girls to mobilize, read about the challenge and email [email protected] with names and contact information of your team members by Dec 15 so that we can make sure that every registered team has the pair of mentors to make their participation a success! Currently we have a limited supply of mentors so we are asking for teams of committed parents and high-school girls. The main requirements are a parent/coach to lead your team, and a time commitment of ~50 hours (2-4hrs per week) leading up to the April date. We will be giving priority to teams comprised of girls from grades 8 to 10. Some important dates you should be aware of are:
Alumni Game Wednesday November 22nd / 6:00pm Please find an alumni update in the pdf below.
Charles Tupper & Charles Dickens PACs are hosting a screening of the acclaimed documentary SCREENAGERS on Thursday Nov. 30 at 7:00 PM at the Tupper Auditorium.
SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance. Parents & Guardians are invited to bring their kids (aged 10+) and join us at the Charles Tupper Secondary Auditorium to screen the film and start a conversation about growing up in the digital age. Following the film, there will be time for questions and discussion, moderated by Rebecca Janke, Parenting consultant. Register to get your ticket here. Tickets are by donation at the door (Suggested donation $10/person). Book and come early, as these screenings often sell out! You can watch the trailer at www.screenagersmovie.com Help us promote this event: Public Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/188097171765161/ Poster for printing/sharing: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gb7wkqgpy2d0q4b/screenagers_PAC_poster_2.pdf?dl=0 |
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