This week, we will take a look at another amazing individual, an extraordinary youth who has achieved beyond her peers. Alia Sabur, unlike her peers, earned a B.S. (Bachelor of Science) at a age of 14 with an IQ that is off the chart, then went on completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in the field…
Spring break is over, and our final it’s right on the Thursday after the spring break. Final are always exciting because contestants will always gave all they got to fight for the final prize which is a $100 gift card at Market Mall, isn’t it fascinate? From the 4 performances I picked out two very…
Relient K is one of my favorite bands. After talking to a couple of friends, I realized that many of them do not know that they even exist! I browsed a part of their website and found out a bit more about them. Take a look below to see the information I read about them…
Nonono, I am not talking about EU the European union, eU is my new acronym — Not exactly an acronym, but close enough =) for extraordinary Youth. What do I mean by extraordinary youth? Simply put, they are groups of people who have achieved something greater than what most adult would, for instance, young artists…
On Tuesday evening, CYFC volunteers were treated to one of the most anticipated concerts of the year. Kids Up Front was gracious enough to donate a box suite to the volunteers of CYFC and YouthAreAwesome, and we cannot sing their praises enough. (Check out a previous post about the awesome work Kids Upfront does.) Kids Up…
I will start off this blog by simply telling you about a summer enrichment program in Canada that strives to inspire the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in the next generation of high-potential youth: this program is known as Shad Valley. Before your eyes start drifting away as you scan below at blocks and blocks…
Now that March is almost over, things are beginning to be wrap up. Places that I’ve been through, things that I’ve seen are all so memorable to me. These are the things that I see, yet so hard to recapture off the top of my head. I wanted to keep them. Some say, “there will always be…
Last time, I showed you a dance called “sorry sorry_super junior” danced by the E.L.F at the Churchill’s Got Talent contest at Sir Winston Churchill High School. This time, I’ve got two very talented singers for you to take a look at, and, amazingly, they only practiced the morning before the contest! The connection that existed between them was…
While doing research for a project on virtual identities this year, I spent a lot of time over at the Daedalus Project. Nick Yee, a research scientist at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), dedicated about five years of his life to study Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). He’s the expert in the…
Every school has hosted talent shows before, and even though it’s just for fun, most of contestants take it very seriously. Churchill’s Got Talent is a talent show hosted in Sir Winston Churchill High School and for everyone’s entertainment I will post some of the special performance. [youtube P6YPoIlG2uY] This performance is a song called “Sorry Sorry”…
I recently received an e-mail about this intense national youth competition in Canada known as Impact Microcredit. I like to think of Microcredit as a war of entrepreneurs. Teams of youth across Canada are given a small amount of $100 from Impact – hence the microcredit – and you invest it in a business venture…
It’s here! It’s here! IT’S HERE!! Okay, maybe that’s a little over the top…. but I’m a nerd, so accept it 😉 So, the Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF) is this weekend!! (Missed my first post? Check it out here). The CYSF public day takes place at the Big4 building on the Stampede grounds on Saturday,…
Now that you’ve learned all about photography from YAA’s Perspective series, why not put your new skills to use in… …the MEE’s Photo Contest! But before we get caught up, let’s backtrack for a moment. What is MEE? MEE stands for Mayor’s Environment Expo. This year, Calgary’s MEE is happening from June 1 to June…
My friend Shelley has been planning a concert for some time now, and it’s finally going to happen! This Sunday, the Eyesight for Life Charity Concert is on March 21, 2010 at 2:30pm. It will be held at the Steinway Hall at Irene Besse Keyboards, and will feature musical performances from talented youth musicians. All of the concert’s…
Kids Up Front started ten years ago in Calgary, giving tickets to kids who couldn’t afford to go. Two years ago they partnered up with Ryan Getzlaf, a former Calgary Hitmen player, who provides suites where kids can come watch games at the Saddledome. These kids get to eat chips, cookies, and nachos, meet the…