Encounters with Canada

 

Welcome to Encounters with Canada!

EWC is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Canadian teens to meet young people from across the country. Spend a week in your nation’s capital. Take part in exciting adventures, explore future career options, learn more about your country, share your hopes and dreams – all through exclusive hands-on workshops, presentations and excursions. EWC has been offering rich and diverse programs for 30 years. Over 90,000 youth have already lived the “EWC Experience.” You can too!

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GASP: Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program

Spend an amazing FREE weekend in Glacier National Park!
September 14-16, 2012
It's FREE - You just have to give back to your community in return.
Application forms available at the office - Due June 1st

20 lucky grade 10 & 11 students will take part in an amazing weekend of adventure as part of GASP.  This experience will include an overnight trip at the Alpine Club of Canada's Wheeler Hut in Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park where participants will develop their leadership and teamwork skills through mountain travel, photography, music and hiking experiences.  Contact Alice Weber if you have any questions alice.weber@pc.gc.ca or 250-837-7500

Awakening Directions: Youth Adventure Based Learning Program

Awakening Directions is a three-day adventure based learning program for youth ages 15-18.  The program occurs at the Bobbie Burns backcountry lodge south of Golden from September 7-10, 2012. The program is primarily funded by generous guest of CMH - Arthur Tauck and Frank Gould.  10 youth will be selected based on the application forms.  These are available in the Counselling Centre and are due June 10th.

Google Science Fair--Great Prizes!

Prizes

Life-changing prizes

A world-class science fair calls for world-class prizes. They include once-in-a-lifetime experiences like a scientific trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Explorer, unique scholarships and real-life work opportunities in iconic science centers of excellence like CERN in Switzerland.

New Science in Action prize

There’s also a special Science in Action prize, sponsored by Scientific American.
This is a special judges’ award for projects that champion scientific projects that make a practical difference in the lives of a group or community.

 For info go to:
http://www.google.com/events/sciencefair/

Minute Physics:  Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics

Rotary Youth Exchange is open to young people ages 15-25 worldwide. There are two basic types of exchanges: short-term and long-term.


Rotary Exhange Information Link

Welcome to Encounters with Canada!

EWC is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Canadian teens to meet young people from across the country. Spend a week in your nation’s capital. Take part in exciting adventures, explore future career options, learn more about your country, share your hopes and dreams – all through exclusive hands-on workshops, presentations and excursions. EWC has been offering rich and diverse programs for more than 29 years. Over 88,000 youth have already lived the “EWC Experience.” You can too!
Encounters With Canada Link

The local Rotary club will sponsor a student in Grade 10,11 or 12 who is interested in Tourism to go to Kelowna for a week of "Adventure in Tourism" March 11-16.  See Mrs Wallach for details.

Scratch Magazine - Youth magazine for the Columbia Basin Trust

SCRATCH Issue #19

This issue includes an article by Taryn Walker and a poem written by Daniel Levesque.  There are a few more copies in the counselling centre if you would like one. 
CBT is currently accepting articles and submissions for Issue #20. Deadline is January 27th, contact cbtyouth@cbt.org for more info.