Harbour Youth Services

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	PROGRAM EXCURSIONS: Thanks to a generous grant awarded by the Thunder Bay Community Foundation, members at both of our after school sites will be enjoying a total of eight excursions in the community. Read more ...	_____________ Pop Tab Tally as of February 15, 2012: 69,390 !! (Last Year's Total: 62,070) ______________ This is our club members' 2nd year of collecting pop tabs on behalf of the local Shriners who recycle them and put the money toward programs that directly benefit children ... if you have a collection you'd like to contribute, give us a call! 345-1182
	INTRODUCING: FUN FIT FRIDAYS! Beginning on January 13th our after school club members at Vance Chapman program site are getting the opportunity to participate in a variety of NEW activities to help keep active! Read more ....
	ALPHABET IN MOTION: LETTERS 'F' TO 'K' - KINGSWAY SITE As we continue through our 'Alphabet in Motion' program, our members continue to enjoy more alphabet themed activities ... here's a look at a few more letters our members have enjoyed .... read more!
	VANCE CHAPMAN SITE KIDS CARE CLUB - On Mondays, our Vance Chapman site “Kids Care Club” members have been doing kind things and helping others. They all enjoy reporting their “Random Acts of Kindness”, and doing secret projects that show their kindness to others. Read more ....
	THE MATH ART FUN CLUB - updated Feb. 8/12 ... sponsored by Union Gas! Union Gas and The Spectra Energy Foundation have awarded the Kids Get Active Club with a grant to fund our new Math Art Program at both our after school sites ... Read all about it here!
	VANCE CHAPMAN SKILL BUILDING - updated Feb. 8/12 ... The “Kids Get Active” Club afterschool program at Vance Chapman has been working on building their sport skills through a variety of activities. Read More ...
	VANCE CHAPMAN AWESOME A TO Z UPDATE ... We've added another nine letters to our "Awesome A to Z" experiences! Giants, Wizards, Jamaquacks, KAOS, Minefield, Ninjas and MORE ... take a LOOK!
	SKILLS LEARNING: DANCE at our Kingsway Park site Our Kingsway girls have begun a new unit on Dance for their skills day activities. They are quickly learning a variety of new & fun dance moves ... Read more!
	MUSIC & FIRE SAFETY ... WITH JAMIE GEROW Over the past few months all of our program members have been working hard, writing songs about fire safety. Read more ....
	SPORT & GAME SKILLS - KINGSWAY SITE - UPDATE Feb 8/12 Members of “The Get Active” Club at Kingsway Park have been busy working on their sports skills. Our objective is to make sure that when they get out on the field, court or playground, children are confident and successful and able to participate in sport activities to stay active. Read more ....
	CHEFS IN TRAINING - KINGSWAY PARK SITE Learning to cook helps kids to learn about nutrition and healthy eating. Perhaps, it is the enthusiasm of creating something themselves, but they will be more likely to eat whatever they had a hand in making. This month the cooking groups have begun working on measuring wet and dry ingredients. Read more ...
	ALPHABET IN MOTION: LETTERS 'A' TO 'E' - KINGSWAY SITE Our Kids Come First members have been busy working their way through the alphabet with fun and engaging activities. Here is a peek inside our program & the activities we’ve enjoyed thus far ....
	ARTISTS AT WORK ... CONCLUSION Earlier this year, we showcased the beginning stages of our members creating two unique banners. We invite you to take a look at the latter stages of the process...
	AWESOME "A" TO "Z" - VANCE CHAPMAN SITE Following the success of our Passport to Games from Around the World program last year, we have started a new program where our members get to try new foods and games each week.
	"HOME COOKING SKILLS" In our Vance Chapman after school program, we have been introducing kids to a different cooking skill each week (loosely based on Jamie Oliver’s “Home Cooking Skills” ... Read more!
	KIDS LOVE YOGA! Through practicing yoga, children can learn ways to relax and get control of stress in their lives. A child worried about a test, for instance, might use the meditation or breathing techniques of yoga to help calm down and focus. Read more ...
	"BEING ACTIVE EVERYDAY - update from the week of Oct. 10-14/11 We're off to a great start this year ... the "Kids Get Active" members at our Vance Chapman after school site are getting LOTS of opportunities to be active ... take a look!
	"KIDS GET COOKING!" ... Week of October 10-14, 2011 Buttercup squash? Who heard of such a thing? Take a look at what our kids are cooking up at the "Kids Get Active" Club - Kingsway Park after school site .... Read more
	OUR AUTUMN WALK ... Week of October 3-7, 2011 This week at the Kids Come First club we began our ‘Alphabet in Motion’ program. Alphabet in Motion promises to be a journey through letters & literacy. Read more ....
	ARTISTS AT WORK .... updated for the week of October 3-7, 2011 The "Kids Get Active" Club have been getting creative! Every Thursday, with the guidance of local artist Derek Khana, the kids have been designing two banners. Read more ....
	"IT'S ALL ABOUT US" : Week of September 19-23, 2011 This week at our club we’ve been busy getting to know each other a little better through an “All About Me” week. Our members spent time playing active, get-to-know-you games and did a wonderful job creating self portraits. Read more ....
	2011-2012 Program Year - "Kids Come First" Club: The 2011-2012 school year promises to hold a lot of fun for Harbour Youth Services' "Kids Come First" Club. Here are some anticipated highlights...
	2011-2012 PROGRAM YEAR - "KIDS GET ACTIVE" CLUB: Getting active, in combination with healthy eating, is a great way for children to become healthy and stay that way. At the "Kids Get Active" Club, kids will learn new games and find ways to be active each and every day. Stay tuned ....
	artists visit APRIL/MAY 2011 Harbour Youth Services was SO pleased to welcome three local artists into our program during the month of April & May 2011! Read more ....
	Literacy Open House - March 2011 Families were invited to a special Open House at the "Kids Come First" Club at Kingsway Park school on March 9, 2011. Read more ...
	EXCITING PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADERSHIP THUNDER BAY Harbour Youth Services was fortunate to be teamed up with an energetic and creative team from Leadership Thunder Bay as part of their Community Action Project experience. Read more ...

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