Spotlight on a Rising Star – Gehana Shankar

Spotlight on a Rising Star – Gehana Shankar

It looks like we’ve got another entry for our growing list of positive role models for youth in Canada. Today our spotlight shines bright on one of the most delightful people we have come to know – Gehana Shankar. Gehana is a first year student of the Boucher...
How to Celebrate Canada’s Parks Day

How to Celebrate Canada’s Parks Day

Did you know that the 3rd Saturday of each July is officially known as Canada’s Parks Day? The annual affair encourages households across the country to participate in fun, educational, family-oriented events in the parks and historic sites that are so...
How to Celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2019

How to Celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2019

Five years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring July 15th as World Youth Skills Day. The following statement from the UN sums up the need for this international day of recognition: “Rising youth unemployment is one of the most...
Summer Vacation Learning Activities

Summer Vacation Learning Activities

Forget mosquito bites and ice cream headaches, there’s a much greater concern for your kids through summer vacation – learning loss. To discover more about learning loss that typically occurs in youth during weeks away from school, please read our article...
How Kids Can Help Keep Plastic Out of the Ocean

How Kids Can Help Keep Plastic Out of the Ocean

Whether you find this article in time for World Oceans Day 2019, or days, weeks, or months after the fact is beside the point, as this year’s theme will apply all the same. Conservation is the focus, with a mandate to “demonstrate leadership in...