Programs & Services

Youth Education

Guide to High School supports Grade 7 students in their transition to high school with a focus on social and emotional health.

Guide to High School is a free after-school program that operates in schools across Vancouver and Surrey. The goal of the program is to support students in their transition to high school by discussing topics such as social media, managing stress, making friends, resisting peer pressure, speaking up against bullying, and other topics related to the high school experience.

TOPICS COVERED

Practice preparing healthy snacks
Try out different ways of staying active
Debunk myths related to health

Fixed mindsets
Growth mindsets

Coping strategies for dealing with stress
Time management

Healthy friendships
How to make new friends
Peer Pressure
Setting Boundaries

Personal Identity
Power dynamics and bullying
Ways to speak up against bullying

Social Media
Tropes in the media
Digital Wellness

Program Days and Times

Start dates, schedule and registration dates to be announced.

There will be 40 spots available for registration at each school.

List of Schools

Vancouver

Cunningham Elementary
Tecumseh Elementary
Fleming Elementary
Windermere
John Oliver

Surrey

Johnston Heights
Clayton Heights
Lord Tweedsmuir
North Surrey
Earl Marriott

This program has been successfully running in Vancouver since 2004 and in Surrey since 2012.

If you have any questions, please contact the YWCA Youth Education Team at youth@ywcavan.org

Parents! Want to know more?

Read our Letter to Parents (English) for more information.

Also available in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

Read our Risk Management and Behavioral Expectations (English).

Also available in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

Interested in Volunteering?

Guide to High School is an after-school program that supports Grade 7 students in their transition to high school. The program is led by a team of one YWCA staff member and 4-6 volunteers where you will work together to lead pre-written curriculum discussions and activities on topics such as healthy living, friendships, understanding identity, bullying, peer pressure, and other topics related too navigating high school.

Learn more about the opportunity