The Calgary Youth Foundation, one of CYFC’s many programs, is a group of youth volunteers responsible for distributing grants to “youth-driven projects” during two granting cycles a year. In the November cycle, local all-ages venue Comrad Sound was given a grant to help renovate their space to be more readily usable by the Calgary youth community.…
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…
Everyone is always looking for a balance, be it between school and social activities, or religious and material wealth. When it comes down to having time for our selves, we often spend it working or taking on more than we can handle and forget about this balance. I decided to research a simple question that…
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…
Hey guys, I recently stumbled upon this awesome website called www.youthcanada.ca. As I was browsing around, an article in particular grabbed my attention immediately: A Definitive Guide To Winning Scholarships. (Well it was also the featured article, but that’s beside the point LOL) Now that I’m finally enjoying the last few months of my high…
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…
During winter break, I had done a week of hot yoga classes and found them to be so relaxing, calming, and fun. I recommend a hot yoga class to everyone! Hot yoga gives you an amazing feeling after each class. It’s perfect for getting away from everything and having some ‘you’ time. If you ever…
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…