From time to time, I receive announcements, etc that may be of interest to leaders or their youths, which I will post here. Leaders should also check out:
The information here is listed by the date it was posted, not by event dates.
Here is an Opportunity for your sections to complete an environmental Project.
Scouts Canada in partnership with the Toronto Blue Jays is celebrating "Youth in Scouting Day" on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 at the Rogers Centre commencing at 1:07 p.m. The Jays will be playing the Detroit Tigers and tickets are at a special pricing of $22.00 per seat. We have extended the deadline to Friday, March 28th, 2008. Space is limited, so please book your seats early.
Click here for more information.
[Ed: See earlier notice about First Aid course in Elmira]
Your Chief Scouts and new Leaders Need this!
Standard First Aid - March 8 & 9, 2008 9am-6pm daily
Standard First Aid - April 5 & 6, 2008 9am-6pm daily
All courses include National registration, Certification cards from the Canadian Red Cross, Mannequin usage, and the CRC First Aid manual. Cost for each course is $90.00/person (retail cost is $137.00/person) and holds a 3-year certification (CPR may be updated more frequently depending on employers requirements).
Registrations MUST BE RECEIVED 2 weeks prior to start date, or courses will be cancelled.
Please email Mike Smith at smheart@rogers.com to register for the upcoming courses available with in the North Waterloo area.
Blue Jays! are having their third annual "Youth in Scouting" day, Sunday, April 20th, 1:07pm. Tickets $22/person (family and friends welcome), parents responsible for transportation and supervision. Please pay your youth's leader by Tuesday March 4th.
Click here for more information.
Section leaders please let Philippe know numbers Tuesday night.
Good news friends of Engineering Science Quest, our registration for summer 2008 is now open!
Rose and I are excited at the changes that we've planned for this summer. The biggest being the opening of a second ExXtreme 0 camp and a name change of our Primary camp to Banting. Our prices are staying the same as last year, $212/week for Engineering and Science camps and $250/week for our technology camps. One thing that should be noted though, is that we are only offering eight weeks of camp this summer. There will be no ESQ camps the last week of August.
You can read more about our summer camps and find out how to register by going here: http://esq.uwaterloo.ca/index.php?q=node/19
Please note, there has been a change to our online registration system. Starting late January 2008, ESQ is moving to a new online registration system. All users will be required to create a login the first time they use this system even if they have registered with us before. Once your account is created, you will be able to register for all future ESQ offerings in a faster, easier method. If you registered for March Break camp, the login you created then is what you will use to register for Summer 2008.
A couple of quick other news bits about ESQ that might be of interest to you:
Take care and have a great weekend,
Martin and Rose
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Acting ESQ Director
519-888-4567 x35239
As the subject line says, March Break Camp registration is now open. To register for our March Break Camps, go the following site http://esq.uwaterloo.ca/index.php?q=node/30 and start to read through the information. Once done, you'll be able to register online with our new registration system or by fax/mail.
The cost is $45/day and the camp is available to youth currently enrolled in Grade 1 to 6.
There is a limited amount of bursaries available to help with the cost of this program. If interested, please fill out the form linked on the March Break section of the website as soon as possible. To be considered for a March Break bursary, the completed form must be returned by Feb. 28th 2008.
Please note, March Break camps are currently only offered on the University of Waterloo campus.
In other exciting news, Summer Camp registration is scheduled to open Feb. 8 2008.
Take care,
Martin & Rose
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Acting ESQ Director
1st Elmira Scouting has arranged for a Standard First Aid Course for the weekend of March 29/30 at the Elmira Scout Shed. This is a two-day commitment and will cost $85.00 per person. The training is suitable for leaders, Venturers pursuing their Queen's Venturer Award (requirement) and Scouts pursuing their Chief Scouts Award (requirement).
The cost covers 2 full days of training (and supplies), National registration with the Canadian Red Cross, training manuals and certification cards. If you are interested in this training, please provide a cheque for $85.00 payable to Scouts Canada to your section leader by February 15, 2008.
Leader training is covered by Group (write a cheque to commit to the training and Group will either tear it up when you show up or reimburse you shortly afterwards).
Hello Scouters:
The deadline for the next newsletter is Tuesday January 15, 2008. Send all submissions to wagon@gto.net.
Thank you
Ken Coyle
Engineering Science Quest is proud to announce that our Winter Saturday Sessions are now open! In response to some comments from those who participated from the Fall sessions, we've decided to start the days a bit later, making it easier for those of you with morning commitments to attend. So here's the info:
Dates: Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9, and Feb 16 2008
Themes (to the days): Lego, Technology, Engineering/Science, Girls Club
Cost: $30/day
Age groups: Grade 1 to 3 and Grades 4 to 6
Drop off time: 1:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Pick up time: 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
To register, copy and paste the following into your favourite web browser:
http://esq.uwaterloo.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=16
Please note, that all registrations will be processed starting after January 7, 2008. When you register online, there is a time-stamp placed on the completed form. This stamp will be used to help us ensure that camps are filled in a fair manner.
Other important things coming up for ESQ:
And now for your Yes Mag (http://yesmag.ca) Science fact that you can use to amaze and
astound your friends:
Q: "Does the Moon rotate?"
A: " Yes-surprise-the Moon rotates. It takes the same time for the Moon to rotate on its
axis as it does to orbit Earth. That's 27 days, seven hours, and 43 minutes. That
rotation is the reason why we see only one side of the Moon.
The part we never see here on Earth-the far side of the Moon-was a great mystery until the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 photographed the surface in 1959. In fact, the Moon has no permanently dark side and don't let anyone tell you any differently. All parts of the Moon get sunlight half the time (except for a few deep craters near the poles)."
The Medal of the Maple for Distinguished Youth Service is an award created by the members of the National Youth Committee, designed to honour those youth who have significantly contributed to the Movement and the spirit of Scouting through community service, extraordinary Scouting participation and a solid system of personal values.
The Medal of the Maple Award is to be launched in our Centennial year (Fall 2007), to symbolize the importance of youth involvement in our Movement's success. It will remain one of the national awards.
See Scouts Canada - Honours and Awards for more information.
Hello Scouters:
The deadline for the next newsletter is November 18, 2007. Send all submissions to wagon@gto.net.
Thank you
Ken Coyle
I started off just hunting down the training pages for neighbouring councils for the website and figured I'd summarize what I found here. Go to the various council pages for the latest information.
Here is a listing of all surounding Woodbadge Part I offerings I could find:
I found this note (dated Sep 13, 2007) on http://nipissingscouting.blogspot.com/:
Scouting receipts now qualify for the federal government's new Children's Fitness Tax Credit, so advise parents registering their Beaver, Cub, Scout or Venturer to hold on to the registration receipt.
The tax credit only became effective Jan. 1 of this year, and only recently has the government confirmed that Scouting counted as a fitness activity for children.
Under the tax credit, parents can claim up to $500 in REGISTRATION expenses for qualifying fitness activities/orgnizations, which will result in a tax credit of a maximum $80.
Dues and camp fees DO NOT qualify for the tax credit.
Registration fees for the 2006-07 Scouting year DO NOT qualify for the credit, UNLESS they were paid in 2007. The important date is the payment date, not the date the activity occurs.
If any of your kids, nieces, nephews or friends are high school students in KW, and if they are looking for a fun after school activity that looks great on a resume and lets them learn about business, Junior Achievement may be for them.
As we've mentioned before, Sybase sponsors a "company" in the Junior Achievement Company Program, and some current and past Sybase employees (and one Sybase customer, even) volunteer their time Monday evenings to make this program a success. Program details are summarized below and included in the PDF attached [Contact Webmaster].
We had our first night with the students earlier this week, but we still have lots of room for new registrants and lots of weeks left before the program finishes in April. Please forward the program details below on to any potentially-interested high school students you know.
If you've got someone that is interested, they don't have to worry about filling in the form - - they can just show up next Monday night (Nov. 5) at 6:45pm at St. David's High School in Waterloo (King/Weber) to get registered. The program fee for the year is $20.
Thanks for passing this info along and for spreading the word!
Sybase's Junior Achievement Company Program Consultants
ESQ is proud to pass on the following message on from the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo:
Join us for Science Open House 2007
Discover the Wonders of Science! This is a fun hands-on science experience for children and their families. Open house is child friendly science with something to offer all ages. The Annual Gem & Mineral Show will be returning on Saturday and Sunday. Don't miss the Chemistry Magic Shows at 11 a.m and 2:00 p.m.
November 3rd 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For details visit www.openhouse.uwaterloo.ca or call (519) 888-4567, ext. 32469.
For more information regarding directions and parking, please visit: www.information.uwaterloo.ca/howtoreach.html.