This article was written by Devan Grewal, a grade 9 student living in the Greater Vancouver area. Bullying. Some of us have experienced it, some of us haven’t, but almost all of us know it’s not right. Even if you haven’t experienced it yourself, if you see it, stop it. But what does bullying look …
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Devan Grewal is a fourteen-year-old student and youth blog contributor from Burnaby, BC. and the author of this post. I was inspired to write this poem because of how fast time flies! It feels like just yesterday I was going to elementary school for the first time. Always remember to enjoy the happy moments that you …
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Devan Grewal is a fourteen-year-old student and youth blog contributor from Burnaby, BC. and the author of this post. Community is a place where you feel accepted and safe and share something in common with the people around you such as location, interests or a sense of identity. Having a good community and leaders around you …
This article was written by Brooklyn Earl. She will be going into grade 9 in the fall. My name is Brooklyn, and I am a youthLEADarts graduate who has now become a volunteer. I started with youthLEADarts in grade 7. When I started, I thought it was going to be a leadership program but what I discovered was something even more meaningful. youthLEADarts didn’t just teach me …
The youthLEADarts Midsummer Soirée yesterday was a smashing success! We opened a few doors, generated awareness about LEAD’s impact on young people across Canada and heard musical and spoken word performances from up-and-coming youth from coast to coast. Thank you to Bill Coulter for lending his bright voice, sincere passion and talent to the soiree! …
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This post was entirely created and written by youth author and blog contributor Devan Grewal. I was inspired to write this poem on leadership because there are many leaders in our community that are not recognized and do not get the credit they deserve for what they do. Leaders are important because they provide direction, …
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Hi friends! The youthLEADarts Summer Fundraising Soirée is only 8 days away! Join us to meet some of our young LEADers from across Canada and be entertained by some dynamic young artists from Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Help support real change and RSVP now to info@youthleadarts.com. You will then receive an invitation to …
youthLEADarts is excited to welcome Brooklyn and Devan as contributors to our blog. They are volunteering to write several stories over the summer and beyond, offering insight into what youth are thinking, feeling and responding to in the world around them. Brooklyn will be going into grade 9 in the fall. She is a youthLEADarts graduate …
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The Project: Youth at Britannia Elementary in British Columbia needed to raise funds to cover the expenses of their grade seven exchange trip between their class and a class of youth from Ontario. (This was no small feat as the funds raised had to cover plane fares, accommodation, food and transportation). The Challenge: How? (The funds required …
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Please join us on July 22nd at 7-8 PM Eastern for our on-line mid-summer fundraiser! There will be outstanding entertainment provided by youth coast to coast, door prizes and an opportunity to learn about and support underserved youth in LEAD programs across Canada! Hosted by Natalie Preddie, award winning travel journalist, BIPOC advocate and contributor on Breakfast …
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