It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog post as my time in Turks and Caicos has come to an end. Fortunately, I was able to finish it off strong with a successful Festive Fun Day Fundraiser hosted by the club which brought in members of the community to celebrate the upcoming […]
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Sport – A Universal Language
Exciting things are happening in Edmonton! It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve started working as a SportWORKS officer and time is moving by so quickly! It’s been a great learning experience so far as I’ve been working with the staff at Action for Healthy Communities, researching, and meeting with many different sport organizations. As an […]
Farewell to Turks and Caicos
Hello All, I cannot believe how the time has flown, 13 weeks has passed in the blink of an eye. It seems only a few weeks ago we got down here and started to coach the athletes. Each session I’ve had, weekend or in school, has shown tremendous growth in rugby skills and social development […]
In the End
Hello! I can’t believe my time here in Botswana is almost over. As hard as it will be to leave I am excited to get home to spend the holidays with my family and start curling. This month I have been wrapping up my work on the review of the long-term athlete development models. It […]
Pilot Project Program Planning
Hey Everyone! It’s now about three and a half months into the Sport for Newcomers pilot here in Toronto and the halfway mark is quickly approaching. This last month has been especially exciting as we have started on some of our Newcomer Youth Sport Programming! As I mentioned in my last post, we had our […]
Final Days in the Sunset
Hello everyone! With my departure date in a couple of days, I don’t know where to start with my final blog post! How can you summarize such an incredible experience in just one page? November brought so many incredible experiences with work and our days offs. During work we have been contacting the National Sport […]
Developments in Providenciales
Hello All, Can you believe another month had come and gone already? October 2019 is now in the books and what a month it has been for us down here in Turks and Caicos. We’ve seen steady participation numbers for our Saturday sessions and the skill levels of participants is increasing with each passing week, […]
Time Flies…
Well, it’s crazy to say but another month has flown by and this incredible experience is half over, I guess the old saying “time flies when you’re having fun” is true. It comes as no surprise that the month of October was filled with just as much adventure as the month of September. After speaking […]
An October Sky
Hello! I can’t believe I’ve already hit the halfway point of my time in Botswana. We’re making progress on our reviews of the long-term athlete development models. My main focus has been on creating condensed versions of the models currently in place to serve as an aid to the full versions. The goal is to […]
Making Memories at Mokolodi
Hello, Time has flown by these last two months! It’s crazy to think that I have just over 1 month left in this beautiful country. Since my last blog post we have been working on so many projects and meeting with so many people within the BNOC and around Gaborone . At the beginning of […]