Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer – S4N Hamilton During the past few month, I have had the pleasure of developing sports programs for Newcomer youth as a SportWORKS Officer on behalf of CSC and the YMCA Centre for Newcomers Hamilton. Coming out of the pandemic, it was very difficult to encourage youth to participate in […]
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The End of a New Beginning!
Written by: Kalena Soehn, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Calgary It has now been a week since I officially ended my SportWORKS Officer placement with Commonwealth Sport Canada and the Centre for Newcomers in Calgary. During this time I have been thinking of how to describe my time working to create events and behind the […]
Starting Off With Some Soccer
Dumelang metswalle! My name is Eric Gratton and I am the first Canadian SportWORKS Officer back in Botswana since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve been in Gaborone (Gabs) for a little over three weeks and I am adjusting well to the ways of life here. The first few days proved difficult as I […]
S4N Hamilton – Pass the Baton for Inclusion
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton Saturday May 28th, 2022 will go down as a special moment for many of our Newcomer youth. It was a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) and to learn the history of the Baton along with the Commonwealth Games. Leading up […]
S4N Hamilton – The start of something amazing!
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Hamilton I have reached the halfway point of being a SportWORKS Officer and have already had a great experience. It’s been incredible working with Newcomer youth to help them acquire life skills through sport. It’s also been fantastic to watch their confidence grow with time. Our weekly […]
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Written by: Kalena Soehn, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Calgary Last week wrapped up the Girls Only All Sports Week at the Genesis Centre in Northeast Calgary. This event was an opportunity for Newcomer girls to connect and play with others girls in a similar situation as them. All the girls who participated were very thoughtful of […]
S4N Hamilton – Sport for All
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton The 6th of April is a significant day. It’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which celebrates the role sport plays in the everyday life of society. This is a day to honour the importance of sport in the lives of those who are simply […]
S4N Hamilton – Commonwealth Day and the Celebration of Sports for Everyone!
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, S4N Hamilton What an amazing month!! With restrictions slowly being lifted, I have been able to work in person with our host partner at YMCA Hamilton. We are currently running a soccer program for Newcomers on Fridays, the joy of the participants to be around others again is wonderful to […]
Commonwealth Day!!
Written by: Kalena Soehn, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Calgary Monday, March 14th was Commonwealth Day and marked the first session in a week long of Newcomer sport programming opportunities!!! 72 countries and territories of rich diversity celebrate unity through Common Values such as; Democracy, Rule of Law and Equality and are innovating, connecting and […]
S4N Hamilton – Let the Games Begin!
Written by: Ronald Hollingsworth, SportWORKS Officer, Sport for Newcomers Hamilton Spring is just around the corner and things are starting to look up for our project in Hamilton. Restrictions are slowly being lifted and we have developed partnerships over the last month with some strong local and provincial organizations. These organizations have been wonderful to work […]