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 | Dec 1, 2020 | Programs, Youth programs
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is yet to come. We have only today. Let us begin.” Mother Theresa During the month of October and November Christina Antonick and I were in the classes of primarily grade 3, 4 and 5 students delivering the...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
We often hear talk of a world of war, of destruction of poverty, of violence, of famine, of racism, of sexism, or other ‘isms population explosion, resource depletion a world where animals are dying and not coming back of environmental depletion, of starvation,...
by SWOVA Team | Jan 27, 2020 | Youth programs
Youth, just like adults, face many stressors. Stress can have negative impacts on individual lives and create obstacles in relationships. In my experience I see youth as young as 13 years old feeling stressed out and overwhelmed on a daily basis. Stress affects both...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 21, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, SWOVA News
Once again we are off to a great start with the R+R program in the high school on Salt Spring Island. This fall though is particularly special in a different way than it has been in the past. My former co-facilitator Christina Antonick has left Salt Spring Island...