SWOVA is undergoing a transformation process which will help us to align more closely with our newly updated mission statement. Thank you for your input in helping us choose a new name for our organization and for our new program that is being delivered this school year. The results of the survey are currently being analysed by a group undertaking a Master of Management degree at the Robert H. Lee Graduate School at UBC. Stay Tuned for the results!
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...
The fourth episode of the Parent Project Podcast is all about empathy. How do you role model empathy with your children? And how can you show empathy for them, when they are not at their best? Well, they say empathy is a muscle, so you can strengthen it. In the...
In the third episode of the Parent Project Podcast, parents and grandparents talk about respect. How can we learn to respect each other within family? Podcast host Kate Nash dives into the personal successes and challenges of the participants in creating respectful...
In the second episode of the Parent Project Podcast, Creating Agreements for Healthy Relationships, a group of parents and grandparents explores how we can use agreements as a tool to navigate the needs and desires of everyone in the family. Family rules are...
In the first episode of the Parent Project Podcast a group of parents and grandparents share their experiences around building relationships with their children. How does it feel to be truly connected with our children? What are the personal successes and challenges...
Kate Nash, our lead facilitator and program coordinator, hosted a podcast series for The Circle Education about parenting. For the Parent Project Podcast, Kate sat in circle with new and seasoned parents, as well as grandparents to talk about one of the most important...
Identity is a topic that is regularly talked about in our programs. Sophia Coopman, who has a Jamaican mom and a dad with European roots, wrote a blog about it. Sophia didn’t inherit the brown skin of her mom, which triggers total strangers to ask her if she’s...
Most teenagers are well aware of the dangers of vaping, but do it anyway. Our student, Sophia Coopman, tried to find out why young people start to, and continue to, vape despite the many health concerns, and how we can encourage youth to make healthier choices for...