Residential Project 2008 Schedule
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| March, April and August 2008 |
336 Hours to GO, SEE, and DO in the Dominican Republic Help build houses, schools or clinics, renovate orphanages or children’s centres, deliver programs to the poor and destitute, or run day-camp programs for children. Make a difference in the lives of children and families who desperately need a hand, and learn that the best things in life are not things! Challenges, adventure, great fun, Latin culture, sun and sand await you! Gain your residential credit, lots of community service hours, and new friends via this life-altering, unique experience. More info March 7th - 21st, 2008 (336 hours) - a few spaces available March 21st - April 4th, 2008 - spaces available August 9th - 23rd, 2008 (336 hours) - for all details regarding this specific trip, please click here. **For University students, Duke of Edinburgh's Award participants and Roteract members and leaders: A one week (168 hours) trip is in the works for February reading weeks or the week following exams in April. Dates to be confirmed. To learn more, to discuss a future project for your group, or to ask Judy Warrington to come speak about the projects she’s run over the past 10 years, check out www.powertripsinc.org or e-mail judy@powertripsinc.org. Costs: One-week program $1800, two-week program $2500 (subject to change). |
| SUMMER | Heritage Canada Summer Exchange Program The YMCA of greater Toronto is proud to support the Heritage Canada Summer Exchange Program. This is a 6-week language immersion exchange offered to 16 and 17 year olds. If you are interested, do not delay - this could be a fantastic, unique Residential Project used towards your Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award. For more information on this amazing opportunity, please visit www.summer-work.com. |
| June 16 - 21, 2008 | 2008 CIVICUS Youth Assembly - Glasgow, Scotland CIVICUS is an international alliance of an estimate 1000 members in about 100 countries that has worked for over a decade to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens' freedom of association are threatened. The Youth Assembly will offer young delegates a program and a space to develop and commit to action internationally. The theme of participation in civil society will be explored over the course of the event and delegates will learn about issues that effect billions of people worldwide. The programme will develop not only delegates knowledge, but also build personal capacity through a series of workshops and skills development sessions. Participation is key and all delegates will be fully engaged in a programme of full participation. ***You must apply to attend this Youth Assembly. The closing date for all applications is March 31, 2008. For more information please email info@civicusyouth.org or visit www.civicusyouth.org to download a copy of the application form.
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| June/July 2008 | Peacekeeper Park Adventure Camp Peacekeeper Park (PKP) Adventure Camp has positions open this year for camp counsellors. These positions are unpaid and can be used to fulfill the residential component of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Please be advised there is no cost for this program. PKP Adventure Camp offers residential camping opportunities for youth between 12-19 who have developmental, physical, behavioural, medical and social challenges that may make it inappropriate or challenging to successfully attend other camps. PKP offers a high ratio of staff to campers together with the structure, routine and goal to provide a successful experience for each camper every day. The campers will be involved in hiking, canoeing, rope bridge, abseiling, archery, sports, swimming, out camps, campfire cooking, daily campfires, crafts and mountain biking. The counsellors that are working on their residential project will get the opportunity to mentor the campers in the Award together with fulfilling their own requirements. Campers and staff will be sleeping in tents whilst they are at camp. Camp dates are as follows: - Staff Weekend is 13-15 June 08 (mandatory training for counsellors!) If you require any more information please go to the web site at www.peacekeeperpark.com and go to Special Camps. The staff volunteer form can be found there. (Note: you may have to download to your hard drive to print off the application) Please send it to: Bev Bast |
| September 22 - 26, 2008 | Outward Bound Canada brings you: "Adventures with Jane Goodall - Redefining what it means to be Human" We are offering this 5-day outdoor experiential adventure course to a variety of schools and to students grades 7 to 12 with a limited enrollment of 8 groups of 10 participants. This course will be held in Algonquin Provincial Park. "Redefining what it means to be Human": The observations that Jane Goodall made during her research on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania transformed our understanding of what it means to be human. We had previously separated ourselves from the rest of the animal kingdom by a number of definitions, mainly that humans use tools and no other species do. When Jane Goodall saw chimpanzees making and using tools, the lines between humans and other species began to blur. Participants will reflect on their relationships with species in the park, both flora and fauna, develop their own personal definitions of what it means to be human, and determine the responsibilities of being the dominant species. Please contact Amy Goldberg, Director of Innovation & Development at Outward Bound Canada at 416-922-4022 or email amy_goldberg@outwardbound.ca.
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