Ride Don’t Hide

Ride Don’t Hide is a nationwide fundraising bike ride that brings mental health out into the open. Ride Don’t Hide is the largest mental health bike ride in Canada with almost 10,000 riders and hundreds more family members, friends and volunteers across Canada taking part, raising more than $2 million each year... Read more

Pride Parade

As this event is outside the school year it will not be supervised. Participation is voluntary.

Second Step Training for SD 61 Educators and Counsellors

Second Step SEL is research-based, teacher-informed, and classroom-tested to promote the social-emotional development, safety, and well-being of children. It gives students the tools to excel in and out of the classroom. Educators notice improvement in emotion management, situational awareness and academic achievement even in the most challenging students. We are offering... Read more

Suicide Prevention for Parents

Military Family Resource Centre

In this presentation, we will discuss suicidality in youth and help parents understand how they can best guide their children who might be thinking or talking about suicide, and what services exist in the community. Presenter: Liz Radermacher from NEED2 Suicide Prevention        

Worries and Woes: Identifying and Preventing Anxiety in Children

Saanich Neighbourhood Place

Anxiety disorders are the most common form of psychological problems reported and can interfere significantly in the lives of children. This talk will help to: • Increase awareness of the anxiety disorder spectrum, • Identify basic behavioral indicators of anxiety in children, • Develop a preliminary understanding of the current... Read more

BC Mindfulness Summit

The BC Mindfulness Summit is a weekend educational event for health and helping professionals to develop and enrich their personal and professional mindfulness practices. Participants who already integrate mindfulness facilitation into their work, as well as those who are curious about how to develop these skills, will benefit from this... Read more

Vancouver Island Parent Conference 2020

Belmont High School 3041 Langford Lake Road, Victoria, BC, Canada

*** Register by February 10th for Early Bird Pricing**** Vancouver Island Parent Conference 2020 is planned to be a wonderful event!  The focus this year is the ‘Balancing Act’ we live daily as parents. Being a parent is a rewarding part of our lives.  We see what we do as... Read more

All Youth Matter Inclusion Training

Oaklands Community Association, in partnership with ViaSport, is excited to be offering an All Youth Matter Inclusion Training. In this workshop, you’ll learn about factors that contribute to an inclusive environment, how to identity and address barriers and biases, and steps to take to intervene and stop discrimination. Take home... Read more

Second Step Training

January 'Second Step' Implementation Sessions  Elementary Teams (Invites have been sent to schools for both dates to support TTOC numbers) January 18 9:00-11:30 via zoom This is an opportunity for your school team (release time for 3?) to have an opportunity to go deeper with the resource, spend time on... Read more