Mentoring – Page 2

Yoga In Ford Hall

April 26, 2018

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Vancouver Trip

April 3, 2018

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Removing Labels – Building Capacity

January 17, 2018

Walking through the halls of this particular elementary school, it wasn’t uncommon to see Justin* sitting outside the classroom he’d just been put out of for one negative behavior or another. Just starting out – in second grade – with so much ahead of him, this boy was labeled as a “Behavior Student”, an unfortunate…

The Right Program Makes All The Difference

December 3, 2017

Every week at John A. MacDougall School (JAM), there’s a team huddle. The principal, three teachers, and the All In For Youth team all get together to see if anyone has noticed if any of their students could use extra support. Last school year, a sweet girl in Grade 2 named Sophie* came up in…

Celebrate Canada150!

June 19, 2017

Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs) is proud to launch #MyBGCBigsStory in celebration of #Canada150. We’ll share the stories of the people who helped create the fabric of our country. All individuals connected now or in the past to BGCBigs are invited to submit stories, photos, videos, or…

Harvard, Here I Come

May 26, 2017

When Rafael was just 7 years old, his family moved from the Philippines to Canada. They landed in Edmonton and Rafael started Grade 2 in September at McKee Elementary only knowing a few words of English. He struggled to keep up in class, and his reading and writing skills were understandably well below his grade…

BGCBigs Staff Highlight: Match Facilitators

January 19, 2017

We spend a lot of time talking about the importance of our 3,000 volunteers, and rightly so. They are the ones on the ground spending time with kids and youth and their families to make a positive difference in our community. We are so proud of each and every volunteer and we truly cherish the…

Cold Lake Mentoring

December 9, 2016

Drive three hours north east of Edmonton, and you’ll find the City of Cold Lake. Over 15,000 Albertans call the rural retail hub home; many are there for the work in the nearby oil patch, for work in tourism or with the federal government, while others work on 4 Wing, one of Canada’s busiest fighter…

Homework Help

December 2, 2016

Tommy has been attending our West Club for over a year and our staff quickly learned that he was having some trouble in school. One day his mom came into the Club to specifically ask that we help him with his reading and spelling. Our Olivia, a Club staff member, was able to sit down…

Santa Clothes Came To Town!

November 28, 2016

November 6 was a special day for 100 of our community’s kids. For the first time anywhere in Canada, the Rotary Club of Edmonton West gave the gift of the holiday season to children in need of warm clothing. Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters partnered with four inner city Edmonton elementary schools…