Awesome Youth: Rafaella Leitao

You don`t come across many people in your lifetime that epitomize your values and everything you want yourself to be, but once in a while, you stumble upon someone that is capable of these things. Not only does this girl have admirable ambitions in life, a mature mindset and achievements beyond the average teen, but…

Meet Sarah!

The Mayor’s Youth Council with Sarah! (She is in the middle of the photograph.)  A few months ago, the Mayor’s Youth Council of Calgary, along with Mayor Nenshi, had the amazing opportunity of meeting a young girl with big dreams. Sarah applied to be on the Mayor’s Council, but age restrictions kept her from being selected.…

Write NOW! ~ Opportunity for youth

Is the pen your weapon of choice?  Would you like your world of literary creations… rewritten?  Have a flair for the extrodinaire? In other words (no pun intended), if you are a youth who is passionate about writing, the Write Now conference is for you. On March 24, the Calgary Public Library will be hosting a fun…

Sled Island 2012 announcements!

Sled Island 2012 takes place June 20-23 at various locations around Calgary. Festival passes are available from sledisland.com This Calgary-born music festival is now one of the largest in Calgary which has always featured some really talented acts. This year, Sled plans on being even bigger and better and they’ll be bringing some of the…

Games to Grades; Top four learning sites

If you’re in the mood to do a little extra studying, then here are four sites that can help you get there! 4.  Math is Fun http://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm Although it sounds absolutely corny and ridiculous, the site is actually exceedingly good with basic concepts and examples in math. If you’re stuck, then this site explains it…