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SWOVA Is Looking for a New Name!

October 16, 2018

SWOVA is looking for a new name!

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!

The Parent Project: Strengthen your Empathy Muscle

The Parent Project: Strengthen your Empathy Muscle

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...

Are you Adopted?

Are you Adopted?

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...

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