Keeping Kids in School....Using Sports as the Tool.
Young refugees are often denied the chance to pursue the education to cultivate the skills, knowledge and critical thinking capacities they need for employment… for life. Goal: To help secondary students prepare for and access KPU Thank you! PuCKS Powerplay … Continued
This week our youth were introduced to pipe fitting during a Lit Fit Session.
Youth learning to use power drill tool at Lit Fit session.
Youth participating in Learning Trades session at PuCKs Lit Fit program. This week – carpentry!
Htee Lu Paw speaks for the Karen Youth of Langley who are able to play ice hockey through the PuCKS program. This speech was at the PuCKS Hockey Heroes Dinner in November 2009 at the Langley Events Center. The Guest … Continued
Recap of the work of the PuCKS Program in 2009 – presented at the Hockey Heroes Dinner at the Langley Events Center on November 24th, 2009. Guests of Honour were Trevor Linden and Ryan Walter from the Vancouver Canucks.
The Karen Youth in Langley were introduced to PuCKS through a BCHLA funded project for refugee youth. This project is called the CARL project which aims to assist refugees in their resettlement and transition through sports and community activities. For … Continued
PuCKS journey from 2005 to 2008 is presented here. Emphasis on work done with university students learning about health promotion and community development as it relates to people with special needs and people with disabilities. Adapted physical activities and their … Continued
The PuCKS Program began in 2005. By 2007, with its “hockey-as-incentive” approach, many youth in need (and some at risk) were staying in school. Youth with financial need, behavioral challenges or youth who were trying to re-settle to Canada from … Continued
A depiction of the newly created PuCKS Program (“Promoting Community through Kids in Sport”) for the BC Hockey Association’s AGM 2006 being hosted in Langley, BC.