Watch This... It's Brilliant! "To This Day"
You might know Shane Koyczan as the spoken word poet who performed during the Vancouver Olympics opening ceremonies. Now the 36-year old from Yellowknife is getting more international attention after releasing a video project about the lasting effects of bullying. This video stopped us in our tracks and we hope it stops some bullies too.
Letters to Canada...Also Amazing!!
On February 25, 2013, the Canadian Government appears before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to answer allegations that it is discriminating against First Nations children by providing flawed and inequitable child welfare services on reserve. Children and young people from across Canada prepared this video so that the Tribunal could understand why this case is important to all children in Canada but the Canadian Government opposed it. This is the children's video that the Government of Canada did not want the Tribunal to see...
10 year old Ottawa Boy is Awarded the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal
A 10 year old Ottawa boy was honoured this past week with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Tommy Glatzmayer was recognized for raising awareness about a rare syndrome afflicting his sister, and for teaching his peers about acceptance. Read more.
Low Birth Rate and Later Depression
Boys born with a low birth weight could be at increased risk of suffering from depression during adolescence. This is the suggestion of new research from Canada that looked at 3,732 young people from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth who were evaluated in 2006 and 2007 for symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Wow! If Students Designed Their Own Schools...
The best small town in America experiments with self-directed learning at its public high school. A group of students gets to create their own school-within-a-school and they learn only what they want to learn. Does it work, you ask?
Inspiring: To Be Nobody-But-Yourself
Creative work from some (sadly) unknown students at George Brown College.
Obesity Reduces Quality of Life in Boys
For boys, being overweight or obese significantly lowers their quality of life compared to healthy weight peers. Interestingly, these results were not found in girls.
Something somewhere is waiting to be known...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Ontario Increases Education Funding For Crown Wards
Ontario is investing an additional $24 million annually to help current and former Crown wards complete high school, attend college and university and cover living expenses when they leave foster or group home care.
Students Collect 70 Million Pennies for Canada's Largest Youth-Led Penny Drive
$700,000 plus has been raised for Free The Children so far, enough to provide more than 28,000 people with clean water for life.
About Half of Teens Don't Have An Adult in Their School They Feel They Can Turn to
Having a teacher or another adult to turn to at school can be key for stressed-out students, but only about half of teens say they have someone like that in their lives, according to a survey by the Toronto Public Board.
Seriously: Two Minutes of Nothing But Goats Yelling Like Humans
It's not entirely clear why it took this long for someone to put together a two-minute compilation of goats whose bleats sound like screaming humans, but let's all just be glad someone finally did. Hilarious and just a tad spooky.
International NGO's Launch Programs in First Nations in Canada
Three Canadian aid groups that have worked for years to alleviate poverty and suffering overseas are launching projects in First Nations communities in Canada.
Suicide Prevention: Detecting The Risk
Why do some people contemplate the act and others make the leap? Each year 20 million people attempt suicide, but 19 million of them are unsuccessful. either they were thwarted in their attempt, or they used insufficient medication, or they stopped of their own accord. Read More.
20 Things That Will Make You Say Noooooooo!
Heart attach warning - Watch!
Poor Diet on Native Reserves Blamed for Higher Rate of Severely Overweight Babies
A recent study reports that one in 75 women in the Quebec First Nations population scrutinized had infants weighting more than 5,000 grams - over 11lbs, - 13 times the rate in the general population.
Ontario is investing an additional $24 million annually to help current and former Crown wards complete high school, attend college and university and cover living expenses when they leave foster or group home care.
Students Collect 70 Million Pennies for Canada's Largest Youth-Led Penny Drive
$700,000 plus has been raised for Free The Children so far, enough to provide more than 28,000 people with clean water for life.
About Half of Teens Don't Have An Adult in Their School They Feel They Can Turn to
Having a teacher or another adult to turn to at school can be key for stressed-out students, but only about half of teens say they have someone like that in their lives, according to a survey by the Toronto Public Board.
Seriously: Two Minutes of Nothing But Goats Yelling Like Humans
It's not entirely clear why it took this long for someone to put together a two-minute compilation of goats whose bleats sound like screaming humans, but let's all just be glad someone finally did. Hilarious and just a tad spooky.
International NGO's Launch Programs in First Nations in Canada
Three Canadian aid groups that have worked for years to alleviate poverty and suffering overseas are launching projects in First Nations communities in Canada.
Suicide Prevention: Detecting The Risk
Why do some people contemplate the act and others make the leap? Each year 20 million people attempt suicide, but 19 million of them are unsuccessful. either they were thwarted in their attempt, or they used insufficient medication, or they stopped of their own accord. Read More.
20 Things That Will Make You Say Noooooooo!
Heart attach warning - Watch!
Poor Diet on Native Reserves Blamed for Higher Rate of Severely Overweight Babies
A recent study reports that one in 75 women in the Quebec First Nations population scrutinized had infants weighting more than 5,000 grams - over 11lbs, - 13 times the rate in the general population.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Canada's Dirty Little Secret: The Buying and Selling of Our Youth
Each minute, every sixty seconds, two children are sold into sex trafficking. 1.2 million children are trafficked annually for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Full Article.
Bugger the Bankers
Short video requires no explanation.
Employers Told They Must Accommodate Staff's Child Care Requests
A landmark federal court decision that states workplaces are obliged to accommodate reasonable childcare-related requests from their employees signals significant changes ahead for the country's employment law landscape. The decision handed down by Justice Leonard Mandamin explicitly states that requests for childcare accommodations stem from genuine need and are not simply the product of lifestyle choices.
One Second Every Day
There are so many tiny, beautiful, funny, tragic moments in your life - how are you going to remember them all? Director Cesar Kuriyama shoots one second of video every day as part of an ongoing project to collect all the special bits of his life.
A New Tiger Woods
And he is a 17 month old pro!
Youth Unemployment to Cost Canadian Economy $23 Billion
The rise in youth unemployment in Canada during the recent recession will cost Canadian youth $23.1 billion in lost wages over the next 18 years, according to a new report by TD Economics. Full item:
Ontario's Auditor General to Review Autism Services
Ontario's Auditor General will launch an unprecedented review of children's autism services (4 year waiting list) at a time when huge public interest has focused attention on services for a growing number of children with neurodevelopmental disorder.
A Six Year Old's Imagination Becomes Adorable Viral Short Film
Absolutely charming!
Each minute, every sixty seconds, two children are sold into sex trafficking. 1.2 million children are trafficked annually for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Full Article.
Bugger the Bankers
Short video requires no explanation.
Employers Told They Must Accommodate Staff's Child Care Requests
A landmark federal court decision that states workplaces are obliged to accommodate reasonable childcare-related requests from their employees signals significant changes ahead for the country's employment law landscape. The decision handed down by Justice Leonard Mandamin explicitly states that requests for childcare accommodations stem from genuine need and are not simply the product of lifestyle choices.
One Second Every Day
There are so many tiny, beautiful, funny, tragic moments in your life - how are you going to remember them all? Director Cesar Kuriyama shoots one second of video every day as part of an ongoing project to collect all the special bits of his life.
A New Tiger Woods
And he is a 17 month old pro!
Youth Unemployment to Cost Canadian Economy $23 Billion
The rise in youth unemployment in Canada during the recent recession will cost Canadian youth $23.1 billion in lost wages over the next 18 years, according to a new report by TD Economics. Full item:
Ontario's Auditor General to Review Autism Services
Ontario's Auditor General will launch an unprecedented review of children's autism services (4 year waiting list) at a time when huge public interest has focused attention on services for a growing number of children with neurodevelopmental disorder.
A Six Year Old's Imagination Becomes Adorable Viral Short Film
Absolutely charming!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I Think We All Need A Pep Talk
Meet Robby Novak, a 9-year old bundle of cuteness gussied up in a fancy suit. the pint-sized lad has been addressing the internet for months now in a series of hilarious online videos, and his platform is simple: To make grown-ups less boring, to make the world awesome, and to make people dance. Three minutes of wisdom and fun.
Youth Unemployment to Cost Canadian Economy $23 Billion
The rise in youth unemployment in Canada during the recent recession will cost Canadian youth 23.1 billion in lost wages over the next 18 years, according to a new report by TD Economics.
Slingshot
Best known for his Segway Personal Transporter, inventor Dean Kamen is taking on the world's great challenges one invention at a time. Slingshot is the story of Kamen, his water purification technology, and his innovative approach to the planet's safe water crisis. This video won third prize in the prestigious GE competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
Why Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in 'crazy love' - with a man who abused her. She tells her story - and shares how we can all help break the silence. Compelling viewing.
Kids Need Structure
How can you help kids get a good start? In this heartfelt, personal talk, Colin Powell asks us to support children through community and structure.
New Chocolate-Flavored Toothpaste Will Make Kids Smile m
A New Orleans biotechnology company is giving kids around the world a new reason to smile: chocolate-flavoured toothpaste. The company will unveil its new Theodent!™ kids chocolate-flavored toothpaste on Friday Feb 1.
How Movies Teach Manhood
When Colin Stokes' 3 year-old son caught a glimpse of Star Wars, he was instantly obsessed. But what messages did he absorb from the sic-fi classic? For More:
Meet Robby Novak, a 9-year old bundle of cuteness gussied up in a fancy suit. the pint-sized lad has been addressing the internet for months now in a series of hilarious online videos, and his platform is simple: To make grown-ups less boring, to make the world awesome, and to make people dance. Three minutes of wisdom and fun.
Youth Unemployment to Cost Canadian Economy $23 Billion
The rise in youth unemployment in Canada during the recent recession will cost Canadian youth 23.1 billion in lost wages over the next 18 years, according to a new report by TD Economics.
Slingshot
Best known for his Segway Personal Transporter, inventor Dean Kamen is taking on the world's great challenges one invention at a time. Slingshot is the story of Kamen, his water purification technology, and his innovative approach to the planet's safe water crisis. This video won third prize in the prestigious GE competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
Why Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in 'crazy love' - with a man who abused her. She tells her story - and shares how we can all help break the silence. Compelling viewing.
Kids Need Structure
How can you help kids get a good start? In this heartfelt, personal talk, Colin Powell asks us to support children through community and structure.
New Chocolate-Flavored Toothpaste Will Make Kids Smile m
A New Orleans biotechnology company is giving kids around the world a new reason to smile: chocolate-flavoured toothpaste. The company will unveil its new Theodent!™ kids chocolate-flavored toothpaste on Friday Feb 1.
How Movies Teach Manhood
When Colin Stokes' 3 year-old son caught a glimpse of Star Wars, he was instantly obsessed. But what messages did he absorb from the sic-fi classic? For More:
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