Posts Tagged ‘clubs’
It All Starts with Me: Building Confidence Through Learning and Exploration
Building Confidence Through Learning and Exploration At BGC Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs), we believe that every young person deserves the chance to explore, grow, and discover their full potential, and through our partnered program, It All Starts with Me, young people get to do exactly that—receive access to hands-on opportunities…
Read MoreDreams Take Flight – A Surprise of a Lifetime!
When Dreams Take Flight reached out to our agency to nominate a child who had faced adversity and give them a chance of a lifetime, we thought of one particular child – John. John is a 12 year old Boy who has been attending our club for the last several years. Over those years, our…
Read MoreRookie League
Rookie league has grown at our Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters clubs in Edmonton. Four years ago it consisted of a one day event where a number of children came to a ball diamond to play some modified games. Today it is an eight week program at three different sites. It’s not…
Read MoreRemoving Labels – Building Capacity
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…
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