LEADERSHIP
Goal:
To promote and enhance the overall well-being of girls and women.
Objectives:
To stimulate critical inquiry into identity, value systems, and relationships;
To cultivate leadership, social consciousness and solidarity;
To inspire physical and creative expression.
Summer Space 2008
(Eight hours a day from Monday up to Friday during two weeks)
Three two-week sessions:
July 7 - 18, 2008
July 21 - August 1, 2008
August 4 - 15, 2008*
Just for girls… in the heart of downtown Montreal
Since 2005, the Summer Space program has offered activities for girls aged 10 to 15. Located downtown at the YWCA Montreal, Summer Space provides a summer escape designed specifically for girls.
Ideal for parents… and great for girls
Summer Space is far more than a day camp: it’s an innovative program designed for today's girls:
- team work, group outings;
- dance, kickboxing;
- art, video projects, games;
- workshops exploring the media, body image, healthy relationships, friendship, social action and much more!
Summer Space is fun, and it's also a brain workout!
Thinking, moving and creating in English and French
We encourage girls to be active and to explore their creativity through artistic and physical activities. The program is bilingual and provides an enriching environment where all girls can share their stories, ideas and talents.
Ready? It's your life. Take the plunge!
* This session will take place in Pointe-Saint-Charles.
** A $100 registration fee applies, however no girl will be refused because of an
inability to pay.
Registration form
Downloadable pdf version of the Summer Splash 2008 program.
Contact:
Emily Keenlyside
Tel.: 514.866.9941 ext. 509
ekeenlyside@ydesfemmesmtl.org
Leadership in Action promotes leadership and well-being among girls and young women aged 12 to 25 through the pairing of physical activity (kickboxing, yoga,dance) and self-awareness activities.
Action Makes a Difference engages young women aged 17 to 25 in a collective project based on issues they identify as important in their communities. A follow-up activity to Leadership in Action.
Girls Speak Out provides an intergenerational space for girls aged 9 to 15 to develop their self-awareness and capacity for self-expression. Over the course of two days personal reflection and cooperation are encouraged through art activities, discussions and the creation of a talk show.
Girls Naming Violence inspires collective learning, critical thinking and self-expression around issues of interpersonal and systemic violence in the lives of girls aged 12 to 18. Learning tools include games, role-plays, drawing and media technologies.
Contact:
Emily Keenlyside
Tel.: 514.866.9941 ext. 509
ekeenlyside@ydesfemmesmtl.org
Early Sexualization Research Project is an action research project in cooperation with UQÀM. Currently in the research phase, it seeks to develop pedagogical tools and training programs to respond to this phenomenon.
- A guide for parents of preteen girls
- Film Sexy Inc. Nos enfants sous influence
- Outiller les jeunes face à l’hypersexualisation project
Contact:
Lilia Goldfarb
Tel.: 514.866.9941 ext. 429
lgoldfarb@ydesfemmesmtl.org
Downloadable pdf brochure of all leadership youth programs.
Adult Programs
Personal development and self-affirmation
Movement and Change
Movement and Change is a series of eight workshops for women between 45 and 64 years of age, intended to encourage reflection on the important transitions of mid-life.
This program is offered in French and English.
Autumn 2008. Dates to be confirmed soon.
In English only. Places are limited.
Contact:
Régine Tardieu-Bertheau
Tel.: 514. 866.9941 ext. 232
rtb@ydesfemmesmtl.org
Power and Purpose
Power & Purpose is a series of eight workshops designed to allow women aged 45 years + to explore their personal potential and discover meaning and purpose at this time of their lives.
Downloadable pdf version of the Power and Purpose Program dates and information
Contact:
Régine Tardieu-Bertheau
Tel.: 514.866.9941 ext. 232
rtb@ydesfemmesmtl.org
Community Kitchen
Dishes from Near and Far
Dishes from Near and Far is a multicultural group of women of all ages and backrounds who meet to cook together, get to know each other, share recipes and culinary secrets, taste their delicious creations and bring home their left-over portions.
Dishes from Near and Far is a welcoming group, open to all women who like to cook and who would like to meet new people. During our meetings we speak French, English and Spanish.
You are cordially invited to join us and share in our unique and joyful kitchen experience!
“Baguettes et Fourchettes” Group
YWCA Montreal, 4th floor, 10:00AM – 3:00PM
Saturday April 12, 2008
Saturday April 26, 2008
Saturday May 10, 2008
Saturday May 24, 2008
Saint-James Group
St James Church, 1440 St Alexandre Rd. 10:00AM – 3:00PM
Thursday April 17, 2008
Thursday May 1, 2008
Thursday May 15, 2008
Thursday May 29, 2008
Contact:
Laura Martinez
Tel.:
514.866.9941 ext. 308
lmartinez@ydesfemmesmtl.org