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The Parent Project Podcast: Gratitude Fosters Connection

How can gratitude be used as a tool to connect our families? In the ninth, and last, episode of the Parent Project Podcast, parents and grandparents share why they use gratitude as a practice to foster connection, especially in the face of challenges. When life is...

She Shed Tour: Unique and Rare Opportunity to Peek into Creative Spaces

On Saturday, May 31st, Salt Spring women are opening their She Sheds to the public for one day as a fundraiser for The Circle Education’s Pass it On Girls program. Multi-disciplined visual artist Melanie Thompson was on the inaugural tour in 2018 and will be part of...

The Parent Podcast Project: ‘Consent within Your Family, a Fuzzy Balance’

How do we, as parents, navigate consent within our families? In the eighth episode of the Parent Project Podcast, parents and grandparents speak of the fine line between holding up boundaries, expectations and responsibilities within the family, while offering kids...

The Parent Project Podcast: Less talking, more listening

Episode 6 of the Parent Project Podcast is all about communication. How can we overcome communication barriers to improve relationships within our family? Parents and grandparents share communication challenges and successes with their kids and grandkids. “Less...

Parent Project Podcast: Managing Big Emotions with Mindfulness

How do we practice mindfulness in the day-to-day of our busy family lives? In the fifth episode of the Parent Project podcast parents talk about personal experiences of practicing and fostering mindfulness in their kids. And they all agree: mindfulness, being in the...

35 years after Montreal Massacre, Stella Grand fights for safer environment for students

During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, leading up to the December 6th Memorial, we speak with Stella Grand, a recent GISS graduate and passionate youth activist. 35 years after the massacre at École Polytechnique in Montreal, Stella’s work on...

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