Claude Lu
Claude Lu is a youth blogger for Youth Are Awesome who started in February 2017. Claude believes that blogging is fun way of sharing...
View ArticleYouth Central Alumni: Sheliza Kassam
Our next featured alumnus is Sheliza Kassam, who, during her time at Youth Central between 2009 – 2014, was involved with the Youth Volunteer...
View ArticleWhere Will Your Summer Take You?
Summer. A time to relax and be carefree from all of the stress of school and deadlines. A time to bask in sunlight...
View ArticleYouth Central’s 5th Alumni Profile: Kaiz Alarakyia
Last month, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Kaiz Alarakyia for Youth Central’s 25th anniversary celebration. Every two weeks this year, Youth Central will...
View ArticleDuke of Ed Silver Award Winner: Moira McRann
Participating in the Duke Of Edinburgh’s International Award and my local 4H club has pushed me to develop skills to meet new people, try new things and realize that I can do it, if I set a goal to reach.
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Nazifa Rahman
Youth Central is celebrating its 25 anniversary by profiling 25 of its alumni throughout the years. To help in this mission, Youth Are Awesome...
View ArticleDuke Of Ed Silver Award Winner: Dawson Ellis
Last month, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dawson Ellis, who was awarded in the Duke of Ed Award ceremony for his silver level...
View ArticleLilac Festival!… A Different Perspective
Spoiler, this post is going to be about garbage and sustainability.
View ArticleA Reason to Live
Volunteering is a powerful experience. Give a little time; get a whole lot out of it. You can learn so much by serving the...
View ArticleOtafest 2017 – Overview
While most of you were enjoying the celebrations around the city during Canada Day weekend, I was enjoying my time volunteering and checking out...
View ArticleTransitioning to a Big New Chapter
University. It’s the next step for many of us after primary and secondary school. University is the goal for many of us. I finally...
View ArticleSeptember 2017 Blogger of the Month: Hilary Guo
I am pleased to introduce our newest blogger of the month, which comes at a fitting time because it is also her one-year anniversary blogging...
View Article12 Struggles Faced by Students at the Beginning of their Senior Year
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel...
View ArticleA Word on YYC Votes 2017
A few of my own thoughts on the Calgary Municipal Elections. I know its a couple weeks delayed. But, hey, better late than never - right?
View ArticleYVC summit 2017!
It started 30 years ago, June 1987, with a fresh graduate from William’s college, and 90 kids from all walks of life, a summer...
View ArticleIntroducing June’s Blogger of the Month: Madina Shaykhutdinova!
Last Thursday, I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with our newest blogger of the month, Madina Shaykhutdinova! Since joining Youth Are Awesome in...
View ArticleMuhammad Saim
Muhammad Saim is an animated eighth-grader at Balmoral High School who often self-identifies as one word, plain. Upon getting to know Saim, however, one...
View ArticleOur common link is volunteering
This November, a few volunteers and I from Calgary were able to attend the 2018 Youth Volunteer Corp Summit!
View ArticleCalgary’s Newest Home: The Central Library
A library. A place of books, research and education. But, perhaps, more essentially, a place of enlightenment, refuge and joy.
View ArticleWilliam Li
William is a grade 10 student currently attending Western Canada High School in the IB program. He is very involved in speech and debate...
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