Hey Kids, check this out!
SchoolHouse Rock Live – Jr!
We are looking for volunteers for the following areas:
Back Stage Crew – to help with portable stage props during each performance April 26 – 29 (total of 12 community service hours and crew gets to attend FREE Boston Pizza party on Sunday, April 29!)
Dinner/Theatre Servers – Thursday, April 26 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm in Trillium Court, Opera House. (free theatre tickets for volunteers!)
Ushers – volunteer for one or all 4 performances April 26 – 28 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm and on Sunday, April 29 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm (free theatre seats for ushers!)
Stage Prop Artists – We need artist volunteers to help create and design hand and stage props at the GYC Tuesdays, from 4 – 5:30 pm.
Contact Susan at the GYC if you are interested in any of the above!
Coffee House
Does singing, playing instruments and hanging out at lunch sound good to you? We are offering a Coffee House during your lunch hour!! We need musicians to step forward and sign up to entertain others during this much needed break in your day. This is also a chance for artists to read poems or short stories. If you are interested in performing during our Coffee House please contact the Youth Centre for more details.
Leo’s Club Youth making a difference! – Leo’s Clubs are an official activity of Lion’s Club International that encourages youth ages 11 and up to serve others in their community and around the world. This group is sponsored by the local Lion’s Club.
Meeting the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month
7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Gravenhurst Youth Centre
Fee: FREE!!! New members welcome!
Contact: Randy McGregor at 687-0618/ lions_tale_2@yahoo.ca or visit the Lion’s Club website: www.gravenhurstlions/org for more info.
Creative Girls! An after school mentoring program for girls similar to the Go, Girls! program
Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:00 pm Location: Gravenhurst Youth Centre. Fee: $5.00 per session
Instructor: Sherrie Pilger Sherrie_Pilger@yahoo.ca / 687-5995 Register by contacting the Centre
Computer Graphics These workshops introduce you and your friends to:
Image Creation
Editing and Enhancing using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Youth will have a fun opportunity brainstorming project ideas that will take them right through to creation and printing. Workshops will include logo design, event flyers & posters, mechanical drawing, photo manipulation, and much more! . These workshops will be of keen interest for those already into computer arts, or for those who would like to develop some skills in computer art, such as graffiti, tattoo, commercial or fine art.
Program for ages 13 – 17
Dates and times to be determined by interest. Possible times: 3:30 – 5:30 or 6:00 – 8:00 pm Possible days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
4 hour workshops ( Two – 2 hour sessions)
custom logos
business cards
Fee: $10.00
6 hour workshops (three – 2 hour sessions)
postcards
custom graphics
rack cards
custom text
photo retouching
photo manipulation
book covers
newsletter
colour and grayscale ad design
Fee: $15.00
10 hour workshops ( five – 2 hour sessions)
brochures
custom calendars
posters & flyers
web site design
books
Fee: $25.00
24 Hour Adobe Photoshop Workshop ( twelve – 2 hour sessions)
Fee: $60.00
20 Hour Adobe Illustrator Workshop ( ten – 2 hour sessions)
Fee: $50.00
16 Hour Quark Xpress Workshop ( eigth – 2 hour sessions)
Fee: 40.00
Instructor: Cindy Kitchener of Scatterpaint Graphics. scatterpaint@bellnet.ca/646-8859
Contact the Centre if interested in any of the above workshops
Sewing Classes – Instructors Needed!
A popular class for our youth that produce great results!
Please contact Susan if you and a friend are available to help youth develop these skills.
Food Basics – Instructors Needed! This has been a popular program and we are in need of adult leaders to run a 6-week course in our excellent kitchen space at the Centre. Please contact Susan if you are able to help (687-8985)
Homework Help – could you benefit from the use of a computer and/or some help ensuring you complete your homework assignments on time? If interested, please contact the Centre for more details.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DEA)
This optional program offers youth 14 years of age and up a chance to participate in non-competitive activities which encourages personal discovery and growth, responsibility to yourself and service to your community. (a good place to earn those community service hours!) There are three levels of the Award:
BRONZE
SILVER
GOLD
Each has an increasing degree of commitment. To achieve an Award, you complete 4 sections:
PHYSICAL RECREATION to encourage good health and a physically active lifestyle.
ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY to participate in qualifying outdoor journeys as well as develop and appreciation of the environment.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT to encourage discovery of personal interests and development of social, vocational and practical skills.
COMMUNITY SERVICE to provide assistance where needed in your school, church or greater community.