Our first meeting was held in the McKellar Park Field House tonight. The youngers arrived looking eager but slightly apprehensive. Anne Walzak and myself lead the group tonight because we are having a bit of a problem finding a new instructor. We should have the problem resolved by the end of the month.
We played name games, picked figurines to play in the sand with and designed poster that were all about us. We then proudly put them up in the new field house and claimed our territory as the Tween Club.
On October 26th the youngers will join the olders to meet and greet, mix and mingle. It was a great start to this year. The girls asked us to add some music and singing to the plans for this year. I can see some karaoke in our future.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tween's Are Back at McKellar Park
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A New Year For Tween Club
Ladies of All Ages!
We're getting ready to start Tween Club next month. We hear from our partners at Dovercourt that our younger group is full at 12 girls and the older group has a space or two left. So, we have a gang, now it's time for us to get the ball rolling. Our tentative schedule is posted and will be reviewed by us this week.
We will be confirming locations (we're planning on the field house at McKellar Park) and the instructor (looks like we will be introducing a new instructor to the gang) and I have a new partner in programming. Lots of change this year!
Updates will be coming next week.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
You paddle like a girl. Good for you!
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Labels: kayak, kayaking, Ottawa River Runners, summer camp
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Spoke By Spoke
Dominique Laroque is offering a new biking program called Spoke to Spoke at Creative Wheel Centre in Vals-des-mont. Dom joined us this year for a bike orientation and lesson this year and hosted a Bike Rodeo a few years ago.
We love what Dom and Creative Wheel stand for..."The Creative Wheel Centre is founded on the belief that connecting with nature through physical, contemplative and artistic pursuits is the most potent medicine available to us all." As you can tell, her centre is about a lot more than just biking.
This year Dom is launching Spoke by Spoke. Please forward this info to girls that might be interested.
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Labels: biking, camp, Creative Wheel, Ottawa
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Bizarre Bazaar raise $430 for Project Tembo
The 4th annual Bizarre Bazaar: What an incredible success!
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Labels: Bizarre Bazaar, confident girls, Project Tembo, school, Skating Party Tween Club, Tanzania
Monday, May 24, 2010
Bizarre Bazaar - May 29th
Our Annual Bizarre Bazaar is schedule for this coming Saturday from 9-12PM at Dovercourt. The girls will be hosting a garage sale, bake sale and games for the kids. All proceeds for the event will be going to a charity of the girls choice.
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An Evening With Dominique
Come and join Dominique Larocque, founding director of Creative Wheel and LaRoccaXC Mountain Bike School for an educative evening about the health benefits of cycling. Dominique will tailor a program for participants and will cover the ABC to guarantee a fun and safe season on our bikes. Dominique will incorporate inspiration, art and some physical challenges into her session. We will not be leaving the property on our bikes and bikes can be shared in pairs.
To know more about Dominique, visit her vision at www.creativewheel.ca.
Dominique joined us two years ago for a Bike Rodeo. This session will not be as physical for the girls. We are limited by the park. I'm thrilled to have Dom back to spend time with the girls. She's an amazing influence for girls of all ages.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Meet Brittney - our new leader!
Tween Club welcomes Brittney Black as our new leader!
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Labels: Bizarre Bazaar, Brittney, leader
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Bollywood Dancig
Erica McCulloch joined us to help with a Bollywood dancing lesson. She started by giving us some of the background of Bollywood then she let the girls try on saris and scarves which the girls loved.
We learned a variety of movements with our hands including lotus and deer. We then learned a few moves and finally Erica challenged us to put together our own routines. Then it was showtime.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
All About Bullying
Shauna joined us earlier this month to say hello to the girls and also to cover the topic of bullying for us. She did an amazing job. Shauna has a magical way with the girls and many of past members of Tween club were thrilled to see her.
The activity focused on a paper cut out girl. In each session, she was named and put up on the wall. Before we knew it, Shauna was targetting our cut out friend. She was leading the girls into a circle of bullying behaviour before they even realized it. The girls even physically lashed out at the cut out and in some cases projected bullying that had happened to them or they had seen in the past.
Shauna then turn the tables and showed the girls how easy it was to follow along. Join the gang and ignite bullying behaviour. Although it was good for the girls to get some of the angst out, they also realized how quickly a group can take on the wrong personality.
When the girls realized what had happened the discussions began. How do we stop and stand up for other? How do you diffuse a bully? How does it feel to do the right thing? They then as a group repaired the cut out. At one point, I even saw one of the younger girls holding the cut out 'Allison's' hand.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Cool News: Leading Women, Building Community award for Patti and Janis
We invite all of our Tween Clubbers, past and present, to join us at an event hosted by our local MPP Yasir Naqvi.
Patti and I are honoured to receive a Leading Women, Building Communities Award, presented by Yasir Naqvi, on April 10th.
All Tween Clubbers your family are welcome to attend. Here are the details:
When: April 10, 2010
Where: Carleton Heights Community Centre, 1665 Apeldoorn Avenue
Time: 2 pm to 4 pm
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Labels: Building Communities Award MPP Yasir Naqvi, Leading Women
Real girl power: Saluting Canada's Olympic and ParaOlympic athletes!
>Congratulations to the Canadian women on both the Olympic and Paralympic teams for their outstanding performances!
From hockey, curling, speed-skating, bobsleigh and snowboarding, to name just a few, you wowed us all.
You inspired us, delighted us and entertained us. We couldn't ask for better role models.
Thanks for making us proud.
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Labels: Canadian women athletes Olympics Paralympics role model
Monday, March 15, 2010
Girl Power Movie Night -- Kick Like a Girl
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Healthy Skin with Magdalena
Eat well, sleep well, wash your face daily and make funny faces!
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Healthy Skin Naturally
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