Calgary Youth Week Kick Off!

Yes it’s that time of year again: Youth Week! Youth Week runs from April 21-28. Throughout the week, Calgary communities, agencies and businesses come together to host events, projects and offer free services during a week-long celebration of youth. This year’s Youth Week is kicking off with a concert at The New Black, featuring four amazing youth…

Youth Week: Shakers day passes for $10!

Are you a fan of unlimited Go Karting, Mini Golfing, shooting your friends in Laser Tag, Climbing Towers, and Indoor Playgrounds? Well, guess what; for one whole week (Youth Week, to be exact) Shakers Fun Centre is providing a special rate for youth 12-18 providing all of this for just $10! Yep, from April 21 to 28,…

Economics for Success at MRU

Junior Achievement of South Alberta (JASA) is a non-for-profit youth organization that engages local business and community-leaders to help young Albertans develop an entrepreneurial attitude, a solid and practical understanding of business and finance and a commitment to community. JASA’s programs reach nearly 18,000 students in elementary, junior and high school annually. Visit their website…

Youth Poetry SLAM

On Saturday the 14th, the best youth poets in the city gathered to SLAM in the Sustainable Poetry Youth SLAM at the Public Library. The competition was the first of many poetry-related events hosted by the 2012 Spoken Word Festival in Calgary as part of Youth Week Calgary 2012. As the MC for the event,…

How to learn a new language

When faced with learning a new language, most of us would draw a blank. We don’t understand what’s happening, what they’re saying and what you’re supposed to be learning. The art of learning (And teaching!) a language is hard work. Luckily, thanks to this new thing called the internet, learning a language is now at the…