by SWOVA Team | Mar 2, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, SWOVA News, Youth programs
I’ve just recently completed 4 weeks of delivery of Respectful Relationships and Peace Kids programs at Salt Spring Island Middle School. This is my first time in my role as male facilitator in these programs working alongside Christina Antonick, an experienced...
by SWOVA Team | Mar 3, 2020 | From the Headlines
Technology use is now intertwined with our lives so much that we live in a culture where we are constantly being bombarded with messages from the media at an alarming rate. Our love of media is not a new one. According to the Halifax Insurance Digital Home Index,...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 6, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, SWOVA News, Youth programs
“The Internet is an interruption system. It seizes our attention only to scramble it.” – Nicolas Carr This summer my co-facilitator, writer and good friend Christina Antonick, and I have been writing internet safety curricula for SWOVA and...
by SWOVA Team | Jun 17, 2020 | Programs, SWOVA News, Youth programs
The days when etiquette encompassed topics such as who should open a door for who and how to set a table correctly, definitely predated the internet and social media. We live in a whole new world now where communication is instantaneous and anonymous. When we...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 22, 2020 | From the Headlines
A year ago Amanda Todd took her own life because of cyber bullying. Author and child activist Raffi Cavoukian has written an article featured in The Star. Please read the article here: For more information about cyberbullying...
