Vietnamese families love their PALS
Vietnamese-born Ha Nguyen took her young children to PALS sessions to discover new and interactive activities to support their learning.
Community of Langley
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Langley hosts international Para-dressage competition
Langley hosted the Pacific Rim International Para-Dressage Competition and Canadian National Championships, which received $15,000 from Hosting BC.
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BC Special Olympics Project Outreach
More than 300 children participated in sport through BC Special Olympics' Project Outreach.
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PacificSport BC's XploreSportz program
More than 3,000 children participated in several different sports through XploreSportz.
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Basketball BC expands the Steve Nash Youth Development Program
More than 2,000 youth learned basketball fundamentals through the Steve Nash Youth Development Program.
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Volleyball BC's Atomic Volleyball program
More than 2,200 children learned volleyball fundamentals through the Atomic Volleyball program.
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BC Seniors Games encourages participation in sport
The BC Seniors Games Society launched an awareness campaign to encourage seniors' participation in sport and recreation.
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BC Youth on Wheels offers cycling programs
Youth on Wheels increases participation in biking across the province.
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Langley Community Music School improves its operation
The Langley Community Music School Society hosted a workshop to develop new policies and procedures.
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Langley celebrates Spirit of BC Week 2008
Langley hosted events to celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2008.
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Langley hosts 2008 University National Rowing Championships
Langley hosted the 2008 University National Rowing Championships, which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
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South Fraser Summit a success
The 2005 South Fraser Economic Summit brought communities together to explore potential opportunities surrounding the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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Alex Hope Elementary hosts Explorations camps
Students attended an Explorations summer camp in Langley in 2005.
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Langley Meadows Community School hosts Explorations camps
Students attended Explorations summer camps in Langley in 2005.
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Youth basketball program builds more than sport skills
Basketball B.C. has trained 2,900 coaches in the province to deliver the Steve Nash Youth Basketball Program.
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Immigrant families support children’s learning with PALS
Starting kindergarten can be intimidating, not just for young children but for their parents as well. Now imagine you have recently immigrated to Canada, with few belongings and limited English skills. For Karen refugee families, who have settled in Langley after spending years in camps along the Thai-Burmese border, the transition from home to school is becoming easier thanks to a free early literacy program called PALS (Parents as Literacy Supporters) in Immigrant Communities.
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Short-term volunteering in Langley can bring lasting rewards
The organizers of the Township of Langley 2010 BC Summer Games are already promoting the event to volunteers, and VolWeb.ca is one of the tools they're using to reach people.
Related Highlights
More than 4,800 young hockey players participated in Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournaments.
225 students attended Explorations summer camps in Langley.
The Langley literacy task group received $90,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the community and surrounding area.
The Langley Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.
Langley Community Music School received $2,500 from Catalyst for the Policy and Governance Initiative.
More than 35 athletes from eight countries competed in the Pacific Rim International Para Dressage and Canadian National Championships, which received $15,000 from Hosting BC.
The City of Langley received $10,000 from Creative Communities for the City of Langley Cultural Master Plan, providing the community with a coordinated and purposeful approach to providing arts, culture and heritage.
The City of Langley received $20,000 and the Township received $22,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.
Parents as Literacy Supporters for immigrant families launched as a pilot program for Langley families.
Nineteen schools registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.
Students at seven schools participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.
One youth received a high-performace athlete grant from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund.
One student a received post-secondary scholarship from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund.
8,700 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour at the Good Times Cruise-in in 2008.
Three youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.
Over 150 tourism businesses in the Fraser Valley received accessibility ratings from the Accessible Tourism program.
Over 3,800 children in 41 communities across BC developed basketball skills in the Steve Nash Youth Development Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2008.
Seniors in 17 communities across BC learned the health benefits of participating in sport and recreation thanks to the For The Health of It promotional campaign, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007
Over 600 youth in 22 communities across BC participated in Cycling BC's Youth on Wheels program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 2,900 youth in 17 communities across BC discovered new sports with PacificSport BC's XploreSportz program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 300 youth in 24 communities across BC participated in the BC Special Olympics' Project Outreach, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 2,200 youth in 21 communities across BC developed basic volleyball skills in Volleyball BC's Atomic Volleyball program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007
1,900 children and instructors in 15 communities participated in BC Hockey's Hockey in Our Schools, a skill development program for elementary schools, thanks to $12,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program in 2007-08.
2,300 children and instructors in 13 communities participated in BC Athletics' Run, Jump, Throw program in 2007-08, which introduces motor development skills, thanks to $20,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.
1,800 children in grades 2-7 in 41 communities participated in Basketball BC's Steve Nash Youth Development Program in 2007-08 thanks to $25,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.
185 children and women in 12 communities participated in competitive cycling through Cycling BC's Ride for Your Life program in 2007-08, thanks to $20,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.
The 2008 Canadian University Rowing Championships (CURC's) received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
The 2008 Pre-Paralympic Football 7-A-Side Tournament received $5,000 from Hosting BC.
The 2008 CIS Women's Soccer National Championship received $15,000 from Hosting BC.
Township of Langley received $22,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.
Langley received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.
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