What is Community Club?
A space for students to learn from one another, with a focus on hope, empowerment, possibility, and connection. Students design the courses and lead the learning, helping each other through conversation, videos, and other media.
Together, Peers navigate wellness and blend lived experience with the expertise of mental health practitioners to help develop meaningful and practical goals for growth.
Interested in the programming below?
In Winter 2023, we'll be offering four programs in the Community Club
Self-Discovery: Looking Inward
Date:
Thursdays, 4:00 to 5:00 pm, from January 26 to February 23
What is this course about?
You are always with your own mind. Your hopes, fears, frustrations, and joys are things unique to you. So, building a healthier and happier relationship with yourself is worth it. We’re looking inwards - to gain a deeper understanding of our own life experiences. We’re learning from each other - to develop our internal ability to live an authentic and meaningful life.
Self-Discovery Weekly Schedule
Week One – Self Awareness
Week Two – Mental Health
Week Three – Resiliency
Week Four – Growth & Development
Week Five – Advocacy & Boundaries
Communication Survival Kit
Date:
Thursdays, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, from January 26 - February 23
What is this course about?
Ever felt nervous about approaching someone to start a conversation? Don’t know how to get your ideas across in group work? Anxious about talking to your new boss? This course is about the ways in which we communicate with each other. How to listen effectively, how to communicate through social media and more.
Communication Survival Kit Weekly Schedule
Week One – Peer Communication
Week Two – Professional Communication
Week Three – Social Networking
Week Four - Listening Skills
Week Five – Small Talk (talking to strangers)
Let's Get Cookin'
Date:
Thursdays, 3:00 to 4:00 pm, from March 9 to April 6
What is this course about?
The kitchen can be an intimidating place from making grocery lists to shopping, healthy eating and more. We're going to explore cooking culture, and the course is for anyone who is new to cooking, is averse to being in the kitchen, or just wants to know more about the world of food.
Let's Get Cookin' Weekly Schedule
Week One – Our Relationship to Food
Week Two – Food Waste
Week Three – Food Budgeting
Week Four – What’s in your Food?
Week Five – Navigating the Kitchen
Adulting 101
Date:
Thursdays, 4:00 to 5:00 pm, from March 9 to April 6
What is this course about?
The name of the game is ‘work smarter, not harder’. Join this course and learn how to put adulting skills into practice. Through activities, discussion, and reflection we will explore life skills and how to practically apply them in ways that are helpful for you.
Adulting 101 Weekly Schedule
Week One – Social Relationships
Week Two – School\Life Balance
Week Three – Finances
Week Four – Academics
Week Five – Life After Graduation
Hear from our participants
Wenting
"I participated in the Design the Club event online for the past 6 weeks. It was a fun learning experience. The atmosphere is relaxing, which I feel welcome to speak my ideas. It makes us feel involved in the school community by designing with peers about what the future students will learn. I also practiced how to organize the course content which other students are interested to learn."
Mohnish
"I would first like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of these sessions. It helped me to share my ideas with everyone and also increased my confidence to take part in such clubs even more. I can't wait to be a part of something similar in the near future!"
Tarun
"'Design the Course' has been an amazing journey for me. We started with a blank slide and 5 weeks later, the team came a long way. Designing an entire course/program is never an easy task. One has to be creative and innovative in order to make it interesting and keep the audience hooked up. The entire team including the hosts came up with quite new and fun ideas to implement within the program and design it accordingly."
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact PeerMentorPlus@georgebrown.ca.
