When I first saw this video, it blew my mind. Students in Western Canada High School’s Arts Department take eight colors of spray paint and create a mural that is embedded with symbols and words. This just proves that people shouldn’t underestimate how talented youth are… we all have hidden talents, skills and passions. It’s up to…
Echolocation. The ability to develop an image of one’s surroundings by a means of auditory senses. Ben Underwood was one of the six people in the entire world who displays such ability. Upon discovering he had retinal cancer, he had had his eyes removed by the time he was three years old. He was taught…
Every day, Youth Are Awesome bloggers are posting on the three things they can do for Calgary as part of the City’s 3 Things project. My Three Things are: 1. Connect with your neighbors. They live beside you anyways. My family decided that we should connect with our neighbors. We have been living beside each…
Every minute of Dr. Goodall’s speech at Churchill was completely inspiring. However, we should have known that a woman of her accomplishments would never waste time just talking.
My 3 Things for Calgary! 1. Mow the neighbor’s lawn Through mowing neighbor’s lawns, it is entirely possible to maintain the aesthetic appeal of ever street and neighborhood in Calgary. In doing this, the general atmosphere surrounding the Calgary area will become more visually pleasing. 2. Organize a Block Watch As Calgary grows in population, the…
When I think of Calgary, I think of a four letter word: home. It’s the place that I’ve grown up in, and what better way to give back to my home than to partake in Mayor Nenshi’s “3 Things For Calgary” campaign? My plan is simple. All it takes are simple notions that people will…
On Friday, mayor Nenshi launched a campaign called “3 Things for Calgary” – advocating for a better community by encouraging our community members to do three things that will make Calgary a better place. When I heard Nenshi said, “It could be big things like, join your local community association or it could be small…
Last weekend, I had the power to keep NATO troops in Libya until the economic and political state of the country stabilize…
At least under the jurisdiction of high school Model United Nations.
Free the Children‘s motto, “children helping children,” provides a great overall understanding of what the charity is all about. I have heard a lot about the founder, Craig Kielburger, but until now I’ve never fully understood how much his charity helps others and influences youth. Craig started the charity in 1995 when he was only 12 years old.…
For those of you who aren’t in University, this is still applicable to you! CampusPerks aims to fuel student life on campuses across Canada (yay!). They create challenges to help students unlock rewards (or get funding), which in turn gives them kudos that allow them to donate to and support student-led projects of their choice.…
Six months from now, Calgary might just experience the best Youth Week its ever had. Why? Because planning has already began with the five Youth Week ambassadors. Our very own Youth Are Awesome Steering Committee as well as the Mayor’s Youth Council are collaborating on this event to make it truly spectacular. That means over…
High school is difficult and a big challenge for some of us, but for 13-year-old Gabriel See, it’s a breeze. He’s a little older than half my age, but he’s more than capable of anything I’m able to do. See is one of those extremely gifted children who make us sometimes pity ourselves and envy…
Eden recently received second place in Amsterdam’s Postcode Lottery’s Green Challenge, giving her 200,000 euros (roughly $280,000 CDN) to cultivate her invention called the SunSaluter.
The following volunteers completed the highest number of hours in September. Great job!! Kevin Yoo – 44.25 hours Curtis Chat – 25 hours Sam Sawchuk – 24.25 hours David Hall – 19.75 hours Savannah Foo – 17.25 hours Sydney Foo – 17.25 hours Dezleigh Teodosio – 16.75 hours Andrea Piamonte – 14.25 hours Annie Wu…
Our friends at the Calgary Public Library need volunteers for their awesome Reading Buddies program at the Shaganappi Library!