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Family Place Program Guide

Spring 2013

FREEand low-cost programs and activitiesfor you, your children and your family!

If you live in, or are schooled in, Greater Forest Lawn you can sign up.

Find the program you want to attend and call the number listed belowthe description. See the map on the last page for Family Place locations.


2/82 The Calgary Learning Village Collaborative | www.clvc.ca | 403.248.0280

Programs for Preschool Children with an

Adult to Attend

Parent Child Mother Goose

Provided by Further Education Society

Share rhymes, songs and stories with your children, make

friends, and have fun! This is a program for parents and their

babies and/or preschool children. This program focuses on

the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories

together in a relaxed setting.

Call 403-248-0280 to sign up.

1 St. Mark School

Wednesdays, April 10 June 5, 10:30 11:30am

Creative Kidz

Provided by Hand in Hand Parent Link Centre

Come and create with your child! Songs, crafts, stories and

so much fun! This program is intended for children from

2 to 5 years old.

Call 403-293-5467 ext. 22 or 32 to sign up.

4 Holy Cross School

Tuesdays, April 9 May 28, 10:00 11:00am

Mix it up!

Provided by Calgary Family Services

Sing, dance, play, get crafty and connect

Together parent and child (aged 2 to 6 years welcome) engage

in a one-hour play and craft program. First parents learn toengage their children in playful circle time activities and songs

that promote attachment lasting approximately one half hour.

After a short break, the room will be set up with open ended

crafts, and hands-on experiences for parent and child to

explore together; the focus of the group is on having fun while

connecting with your child through a variety of experiences.

Call Michelle at 403-205-5254 to sign up.

6 St. Peter School

Tuesdays, May 7 June 18, 10:00 to 11:00am

Magic Carpet Ride

Provided by CanLearn Society

(formerly Calgary Learning Centre)

Please join our preschool program for parents and their

children aged 3 to 5 years. We will read stories, sing songs,

play, learn and get ready for kindergarten. Younger siblings are

welcome too!

**Please note**: Families already attending the programs do

not need to register. New families may register only if there is

space available in the program. We apologize if we are not able

to accommodate you.

Call Nada at 403-686-9300 ext. 128 to sign up or for more

information.

3 G. W. Skene School


5 Valley View School


2 Keeler School

Tuesdays, April 9 June 4, 1:30 3:00pm

1 St. Mark School

Fridays, April 12 June 7, 9:30 11:30am

Programs for Children and Youth

Home Alone Safely

Provided by Families Matter

For children aged 9 to 12 years, this program helps determine

child readiness for staying home alone for short periods of

time. Topics include: stranger awareness, home safety, and rstaid. Parents are asked to join in for the last 30 minutes of

the session.



Saturday, April 13, 10:00am 1:00pm

6 St. Peter School

Saturday, May 25, 10:00am 1:00pm

Exploring Insects

Provided by Outdoors In

Your child will be entertained with thrilling activities about

bugs! Hunt for bug parts and then put the giant bugs together

while learning about insects. Lots of games are part of the fun.



Thursday, May 9, 4:00 5:00pm


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The Calgary Learning Village Collaborative | www.clvc.ca | 403.248.0280

Just Frogs!

Provided by Outdoors In

Slimy and slithery frogs! Your child will be the detective by

using his or her senses to explore the characteristics of frogs.

Life cycles will also be explored with live tad poles!


1 St. Mark School

Tuesday, June 11, 4:00 5:00pm

Kids in the Kitchen

Provided by Community Neighbourhood Services,

East Area Ofce, City of Calgary

Kids in the Kitchen is a hands-on, information packed program

for children in Grades 5 & 6, which shows participants they can

eat low-cost healthy meals that are easy to make with most

ingredients found in any kitchen. The participants prepare their

own meals, and then on the nal week, they prepare and serve

dinner to their guests: family and friends!


1 St. Mark School

Wednesdays, April 10 May 29, 3:15 4:45pm

Kids Yoga Club



In this program, children aged 6 to 12 years of age, will be

exploring a variety of age appropriate yoga movements.



Tuesdays, April 9 May 28, 3:15 4:45pm

Go Kids



In this recreation based interactive after school program,

children aged 6 to 9 years (Grades 1 to 3) will explore innovative

arts and crafts activities and organized games and sports which

will benet them socially, mentally and physically.


4 Holy Cross School

Mondays, April 8 May 27, 3:00 5:00pm

2 Keeler School

Thursdays, April 11 May 30, 3:15 5:15pm

Teddy Bear First Aid, for children aged 4 to 8 years

Provided by Child Safe Canada

This interactive rst aid class teaches young children the basics

of rst aid: checking for safety, calling for help, and caring for

injured people. The kids will learn how to sling arms, deal with

bleeding, burns, scrapes and choking. Children are very able

to learn rst aid when presented in a fun, interactive manner.

Children will deal with a mock emergency scenario with teddy

bears and dolls. The participants will go through the three stepsof rst aid and apply the required rst aid, slings, band-aids,

etc. to the stuffed toys and dolls. Please Note: Don't forget your

teddy bear or favourite doll!



Thursday, May 23, 6:00 7:30pm

Strangers and Dangers, for children aged 4 to 8 years

Provided by Child Safe Canada

This one-hour fun-lled workshop teaches children and theirparent/caregiver vital personal safety skills. Children learn what

to do if theyre lost, and who to seek out if they need assistance

as well as skills for dealing with luring and bribes. The course is

fun and interactive and ensures that children retain their new

skills and keep SAFE!


2 Keeler School

Thursday, June 6, 6:00 7:00pm

Guitar Skills for Newbies

Provided by Aspen Family & Community Network

Have you ever imagined learning how to play a guitar? Are you

interested in learning some awesome guitar skills? Would you

like to be a new Jimi Hendrix or Prince someday? Do you really

want to play that new Lumineers or Adele song on a guitar?

If you answered yes to any of the above, then this group

just might be for you! This program is suitable for any youth

between the ages of 13 and 18. Please note: you dont need to

own a guitar, as well give you one. Also, spots are very limited,

so please sign up as soon as possible!

Call Srimal at 403-836-0249 to sign up.


Mondays, April 8 June 24, 4:00 5:00pm



Programs for Children and Youth Continued

Life Skills

Provided by Aspen Family and Community Network

Teamwork, origami, cooking, t-shirt painting, duct-tape crafts

and more. Would you like to build any of these skills or just

make new friends? Interested? Then this group is for you!

All youth aged 10 to 12 years are welcome. Limited

spaces available.Call Jeff at 403-616-6103 to sign up.


Thursdays, April 4 June 20, 3:30 5:00pm

Mosaic After School Program

Provided by Immigrant Services Calgary

A free after school program for children aged 6 to 12 years.

The main purpose of the program is to provide free supervised

after school activities all children are welcome. Children will

enjoy regular after school activities that enhance their self-esteem, social engagement and success in school. Please note

this program started in September and although full, you are

welcome to call for waitlist information.

Call 403-538-8339 to sign up or for more information.

6 St. Peter School

Mondays to Thursdays, April 8 June 27, 3:00 5:00pm

The Sisterhood

Provided by Youth Matters, Aspen Family and

Community Network

The Sisterhood is for girls aged 13 to 16 years. It gives girls a

space to connect with peers and talk about whats important

to them. Get involved with projects bigger than yourself by

volunteering and paying it forward! Its a great way to nd out

what youre passionate about, and to build your resume.

Call Angela at 403-835-8928 to sign up.

4 Holy Cross School

Thursdays, April 11 June 27, 3:00 4:30pm

After School Homework Group

Provided by the Immigrant Youth Outreach Project at CalgaryCatholic Immigration Society

For Immigrant Youth, aged 15 to 24, this homework group

offers high school tutoring and English language support. We

also offer recreational activities, eld trip opportunities and

employment help. All our services are free and snacks and

transit tickets are available, if necessary.



Wednesdays, April 3 June 26, 4:00 6:00pm

Traditional Aboriginal Arts Program

Provided by Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary

If you are a student aged 6 to 12 years, and you are interested

in learning more about the wonderful world of native art and

heritage, come join this inspiring Traditional Aboriginal Art

Program. The classes are taught by Gordon Lawlor an artist

who has art pieces all over the world and more than thirty

years experiences as an artist. You will work with a variety of

art mediums. You will have the opportunity to sculpt, paint andsketch while learning about aboriginal traditions.


2 Keeler School


4 Holy Cross School


Mentoring Programs

Provided by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area

These programs are for children and youth aged 6 to 17 years.Adult mentors (Bigs) spend one-to-one time together with a

child or youth (Little) doing activities such as making crafts,

playing games, learning sports, creating art, chatting and

learning new things. After being carefully matched based on

personality and shared interests, Bigs and Littles meet once

a week. Community-based matches meet for two to ve

hours in the community where they live, including Greater

Forest Lawn. There are a variety of programs available to meet

the availability and interests of Bigs and Littles including:

Recreation Mentoring, Youth Inclusive Neighbourhoods,

Community Based and many more. If you are interested

in joining the Mentoring Program, or if you want moreinformation, please call ChiVi and set up an appointment to

visit him during his Family Place scheduled meeting times.

Call ChiVi at 403-870-2470 to sign up or for more information.

6 St. Peter School

Fridays, April 12 June 21, 10:00am 12:00pm

Learning Club


The Learning Club is a FREE 8 week one-on-one homework

support program for children ages 5 to 13 years living in the

Greater Forest Lawn area. Volunteers will help children in the

areas of math, reading, writing and science and parents play an

active role communicating the learning needs of their children

and ensuring homework is brought to the program.

Call Brianna at 403-560-9021 to sign up, for more informa-

tion or if you would like to volunteer as a homework helper

for the program!

1 St. Mark School

Wednesdays, April 17 May 29, 5:30 7:30pm


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Media and Hip-Hop Project on Anti-Bullying,

for Youth aged 14 to 20 years

Provided by Greater Forest Lawn Youth Arts Action (YAA)

Explore the art of media making and how to use

it to end bullying. Delve into everything from shot composition,

lighting, camera work, audio, editing, post-production, and

creating an exhibition. Learn the art of spoken word/rap to

create impact and share perspectives on the topic. Meet new

people, gain volunteer hours, learn new skills, and have fun! Allfor FREE. The Greater Forest Lawn Youth Arts Action Group is

an initiative of Antyx Community Arts in partnership with the

City of Calgary Community Neighbourhood Services, where

youth have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of

art forms to explore youth-identied topics and issues. This

year, youth have chosen the ongoing issue of bullying. Through

developing leadership skills with the art of media making and

hip-hop, we will explore this issue while working as part of

a team to create and organize projects/events to showcase

work. Youth may choose what role they wish to take on during

the project, those interested mainly with media making may

commit more of their time towards the media production

aspect of the project, and those more interested in hip-hop

may choose to focus on developing the audio and style

of the project.

For more information visit antyx.org, or contact Alia Shahab:

[email protected]


3 G.W. Skene School


Programs for Children, Youth & FamilyAboriginal Family Connections

Provided by Aboriginal Friendship Centre

The Aboriginal Family Connections program is a culturally-

based program to help link families with community resources.

Specically this program will help participants to become

more aware of education, training, community, and cultural

resources through contact with people within each of these

sectors. Family fun, cultural activities, arts, and crafts as well as

cultural practices are all part of the many positive activities of

the Aboriginal Family Connections program. Open to Aboriginalfamilies and others willing to learn about Aboriginal culture.


2 Keeler School


For Expectant Mothers

Prenatal Classes in Five Languages

Provided by Prenatal Community Programs,

Alberta Health Services

Prenatal classes for pregnant women and their families in

Spanish, Arabic, Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi.

Learn about: labour, delivery, medical interventions, pain

medications, breastfeeding, baby care, and taking care of

yourself after baby is born.

Please call for dates, times and more information.

Arabic: call Fatima: 403-955-1485

Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi: call Harprit: 403-955-1484

Spanish: call Wichita: 403-955-1483

Programs About Parenting You Can Bring

Your Children

Cross Cultural Parenting Program

Provided by Calgary Immigrant Womens Association

This is a free program open to all parents and grandparents.

The aim of this program is to help immigrant parents cope with

parenting challenges in a new country and culture. Parents

will learn how to connect their cultural values with Canadian

expectations in order to help their children succeed. Topics

include institutional and social pressures, child discipline,

parenting styles and values, effective communication, and

child development. Program materials are available in English,

Arabic, Chinese, Dinka, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese

translations. Free childcare is provided for children 6 months to

6 years old.


2 Keeler School

Fridays, May 3 June 14, 9:30am 12:00pm

Programs About Parenting - Only Adults

Attend

Ages & Stages: Understanding Your Childs Development


Bring your questions to discuss the early years of childrens

lives, and what healthy and normal development is and what to

expect next. By understanding your childs learning and stages

you can have healthier expectations and more harmony.



Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 8:30pm



Programs About Parenting - Only Adults

Attend Continued

Parenting Styles and Communication


Understanding your parenting style, how your child responds

to it and practicing the learnable skills of good listening and

conict resolution will help you create a healthy and respectful

environment for your family to grow in.



Tuesday, May 28, 6:30 8:30pm

Encouraging the Three Rs in the Family: Respect,

Responsibility and Resiliency


In this workshop we will explore: What behaviours can we as

parents use that encourage resiliency in our children; and how

do children learn to be responsible, and to respect the mutual

giving and receiving in parent / child relationships.




Sibling Rivalry


We all want harmony and to reduce rivalry between our

children. This class discusses how to reduce anger betweensiblings, encouraging cooperation and problem solving, and

understanding the role we play as parents, and when and how

to intervene.




Self Esteem and Your Child


Explore what self esteem is and its connection to your childsbehaviour. Learn skills to help teach and raise a childs

self esteem.



Tuesday June 18, 6:30 8:30pm

For Parents with Youth Aged 10 Years

and Older

Parent Support Association

The Parent Support Association offers a peer support group

for parents and/or caregivers who are managing difcult teen

behaviour. A foundation class is required before attending this

group (please call for more information).


2 Keeler School


Programs for Adults

Health & Wellness

Making Anger Work for You


The goal of this workshop is to help participants challenge

their negative thought processes and learn appropriate ways

to express their feelings. Often anger is a front for other

feelings like sadness, frustration, loneliness or powerlessness.

By becoming aware of the underlying emotion, participants

can learn to change how they view and describe events.

Participants will learn: to think, plan and choose before

reacting; to practice new skills through role play; to rediscover

how humour can alleviate many of life's stresses; to improve

their relationships with co-workers, bosses, friends, children

and partners; to challenge themselves and take charge of their

emotions in a new way. This group is for individuals over the

age of 18. There is a cost for this program, however, subsidiesare available. All are welcome, regardless of the ability to pay.

Register online at www.calgaryfamily.org/adults.


6 St. Peter School


Dance Class

Provided by Calgary Vietnamese Womens Association

Join a group of enthusiastic women and men for a 10 week

class to learn ballroom dancing for health and wellness.Call 587-719-1199 to sign up.

3 G.W. Skene School



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Budgeting & Money Management

Provided by Momentum

Attend a two hour workshop to gain skills and knowledge in

budgeting. Understand your relationship with money, learn

how to track your expenses and build your own personalized

spending plan.


4 Holy Cross SchoolWednesday, May 22, 6:00 8:00pm

Custody and Access

Provided by Calgary Legal Guidance

If you would like to nd out more about your rights with your

children then please attend this informative presentation

with a lawyer


4 Holy Cross School

Thursday, April 18, 7:00 8:30pm

ESL and New Canadian Programs

We have programs to help you improve your English.

Nous proposons des programmes pour vous aider amliorer

votre Anglais.

Tenemos programas para ayudarle a mejorar sus destrezas

en el idioma ingls.

Intermediate ESL Program

Provided by Calgary Vietnamese Womens Association

Join this 10 week Intermediate ESL class for women and men to

learn about contemporary life, meet neighbours and make

new friends.


3 G.W. Skene SchoolThursdays, April 11 June 13, 6:30 8:30pm

Enjoy art, music,sports demonstrations,

food and fun!FREE!

FunFairFamilyFor those who live in, or are schooled in,the Greater Forest Lawn area.

Learn about and registerfor recreation activities!

Saturday, April 27, 2013

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School

819 - 32nd Street SE

For more information call Nick Gonsalvez,

Recreation Connector: 403.990.5885


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For information on The Learning Village Family Place please contact 403-248-0280 or [email protected]

Activities and Programs offered through Family Place are free or low cost for those who live in, or are schooled

in, Greater Forest Lawn. You are in the Greater Forest Lawn area if your postal code starts with T2A or T2B.

The Calgary Learning Village Collaborative is a partnership of education, health, social,

recreation and cultural services. Generously supported by the Riddell family.

www.clvc.ca

Family Place includes:

Family fun times | Parenting Information | Childrens programs

Parent-child playgroups | ESL & New Canadian Programs

Bus Stops (closest locations) and Routes

1 St. Mark School: Stop 8134, Routes 23, 42, 662 Keeler School: Stop 4371, Route 45

3 G. W. Skene School: Stop 9336, Routes 1, 49 4 Holy Cross School: Stop 6308, Routes 26, 73, 125

5 Valley View School: Stop 4486, Route 266 St. Peter School: Stop 5065, Routes 1, 51

Please visit www.calgarytransit.com for more information.

1 St. Mark School

4589 Marbank Drive NE

2 Keeler School

4807 Forego Avenue SE

3 G.W. Skene School

6226 Penbrooke Drive SE

4 Holy Cross School

3719 - 26 Avenue SE


4105 - 26 Avenue SE

6 St. Peter School

720 - 58 Street SE

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