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Northern Community and School Recreation Coordinator Program
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CSRC Area Meetings
Due to unfortunate weather conditions the March Area Meetings are postponed indefinitely!
CSRCs will receive the program resource, Astronomy Lab for Kids: 52 Family-Friendly Activities.
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Spring Training
May 15th, 16th & 17th – Prince Albert
Register Today!
As a condition of funding for the NC&SRCP, this is a mandatory training for all Community & School Recreation Coordinators (CSRCs). Steering Committee Members and Community Partners are also welcome to attend.
This year’s training will include three components:
- Annual Program Planning & Programming Essentials
- HIGH FIVE – Strengthening Children’s Mental Health
- Floorball Workshop – Floorball Canada & Hockey Canada
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Participating Site Reporting Reminders
Annual Program Plans
DUE: Program Plan May 30; Budget June 30 (signed approval form)
Reflects the “road map” of what programs will be initiated during the upcoming year and their estimated financial requirements. The Budget is tied directly to and designed to reflect the financial requirements detailed in the Annual Program Plan. The NSCRD will assist Steering Committees to develop their plans and budget as requested.
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Annual Self-Evaluation
DUE: May 30
Undergo evaluation of the program by considering and addressing:
Ability to meet minimum standards of management; accountability and supervision of the employee; adherence to the purpose and objectives of the program and the contracted obligations; development of sport, culture and recreation programs to targeted audiences; and adherence to the budget and expenditure guidelines
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HIGH FIVE QUEST 2
Three (3) QUEST 2 Assessments are due annually from all NC&SRCP sites. The assessments measure the quality of activities with respect to child development using a multi-pronged scoring system. A reminder that one assessment must be completed by NSCRD Staff.
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Creative Art Tips & Tricks
- Base creative art activities around themes. This can be helpful in helping children understand and get interested in the program theme. It is also a great way to decorate a space to support a theme.
- Maintain an inventory list of art supplies and materials. A simple list that includes all the materials and supplies currently available to you can make planning a creative art activity very simple. If there are things that you do not have that are needed, such as egg cartons or cans, you can ask children to bring in their own.
- Work in smaller groups. Dividing the space into stations or a large group into smaller groups can make more effective use of time. This will also allow for less interruption or distraction for children participating in the activities.
- Create a sample. Children will appreciate seeing an example of a completed project. This will make the goal easier to understand. Leaders will still need to break down the process step by step for the activity.
- Do not use anything permanent. Parents will likely become upset if their child’s clothing or skin is stained with permanent maker. Make sure that all materials are safe for children and they are non-permanent. If protective gear is available such as smocks or used shirts they should be worn by the children during the creative art activity.
For more programming ideas, tips and tricks and resources - check out the Canadian Afterschool Partnership website!
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Resources
Northern L-I-N-K-S
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The Northern Links website will help you provide culturally relevant and physically engaging opportunities for your community.
You will find news, events, resources, leads to funding sources, and recreational program ideas and activities to support you in your work. The Sharing Circle listserv will connect you to other recreation practitioners in Aboriginal communities across the country.
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Free Webinar: How to Engage the People Who Need Recreation the Most
Discover how to generate interest and get the people who need recreation the most to start participating into programs. Learn how to break the barriers of your own creative thinking to get the results you want
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Saskatchewan After-School Resource Portal
Saskatchewan After School is your one-stop-shop for resources and information on providing quality children's programs.
Spring is in the air, and the website has been updated with a number of resources that focus on Outdoor Play in children's programming.
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Upcoming Clinics
Follow the links to view full posters.
- Northern Football League Jamboree- April 21st-22nd-23rd,2017 Prince Albert, SK
- Saskatchewan Athletics Spring Camp - April 22-23 in Saskatoon
- Special Olympics - La Ronge/Northern District 4th Annual Sanctioned Event - May 5th-6th
- SPEA Conference- May 10th-12th, 2017 Saskatoon, SK
- Community Softball Coach Clinic- May 6th-7th, 2017 Buffalo Narrows
- Community Softball Umpire Clinic- May 13th, 2017 Buffalo Narrows
- Community Softball Coach Clinic- May 27th-28th, 2017 JRMCC
- Canoe Voyageurs Rendezvous- July 1st-23rd, 2017 starting at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta and ending in The Pas, Manitoba
- SHSAA Woman in Sport Conference - June 9th & 10th 2017 University of Saskatchewan
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Aboriginal Community Sport Development Grant
The ACSD Workbook and Grant Program is a funding initiative administered by NSCRD targeted at developing community based sport programs. Funds can be used to purchase equipment, access training and competition opportunities and help form clubs. Communities, schools or clubs can apply for $5000.00 per sport for a one-year term.
Thank you to all the communities/organizations that sent in applications for the April 1st, 2017 deadline.
Next Deadline: October 1st, 2017
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2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games
February 18th-24th, 2018 - North Battleford
Team north is starting to do research and a call out for coaches and mission staff for the next games. If you would like to take part as a coach or mission staff, contact Ryan Karakochuk.
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Respect in Sport
Respect in Sport program will be used to train coaches, sport personnel and sport leaders to recognize, understand and respond to issues of bullying, harassment, abuse and neglect. This program can be accessed by coaches, officials, team leaders, board members and staff.. Anybody who plans to coach in 2016/2017 needs to complete the on-line Respect in Sport training.
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Culture Days is a national initiative to engage Canadians to participate in free cultural activities across the country.
The 8th annual Culture Days weekend will take place September 29, 30 & October 1, 2017, and will feature thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities. IF you are interested in hosting your own Culture Days events you may be eligible for a Sask Culture Grant.
Deadline April 17, 2017
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SaskCulture Call for Nominations
SaskCulture is seeking talented, dynamic and dedicated individuals interested in volunteering to assist in the cultural development of Saskatchewan.
SaskCulture is a non-profit organization that, with the support of funds from Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation, works to support participation in, and access to, cultural experience in Saskatchewan.
Board positions are open for individuals with experience in one or more of the following areas: cultural industries, heritage, Métis cultures, and membership at large. If you are interested in helping support the growth and understanding of cultural activity in the province, please view the documents below
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Digital Marketing
How to set up an e-mail marketing program
April 12, 2017
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Digital Marketing
Facebook for arts organizations
April 19, 2017
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NSCRD Partnership Video Contest
AND THE WINNER IS.....
- Donna Penner, Community and School Recreation Coodinator in Montreal Lake for her video submission from the 2017 Montreal Lake Culture Festival
Donna will receive an $1800 gift certificate from Flamann Fitness and a $500 gift card from Source for Sport to purchase equipment for her community.
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Fitness 2J2 - Professional Aboriginal Fitness Instruction
NSCRD working in partnership with Joel Pederson of Fitness 2J2 is pleased to announce that the Fitness 2J2 program will be in the community of Montreal Lake on May 1st to 5th, 2017.
Joel will be providing training for the youth during the day as well working with interested clubs, teams, user groups throughout the evenings. He will also work with interested fitness leaders in ways to become stronger leaders in their community regarding fitness instruction.
If you would like to sign up to be trained as a fitness leader, please email fitness2j2@yahoo.com.
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Community Development for Practitioners Webinar Training
This certificate provides a more extensive practice-based learning opportunity for those interested in facilitating collective impact and transformation in their neighbourhoods or communities. This is geared toward practitioners who will be in a position to operationalize the community building work that will strengthen leadership, innovation, and collaboration using a community development process, tools, and resources.
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Lifesaving Society of Saskatchewan
Northern WaterSmart Program 2017
Summer’s Coming! Have you registered for the Lifesaving Society’s Northern WaterSmart Program yet?
What’s it about? We travel to your community and provide swimming lessons and other program options. Our instructors are eager to teach as much as possible while they are in each community. The skills taught not only save lives, but build confidence and encourage youth and adults to become water smart leaders in their community.
Programs offered are:
- Swim for Life - learn to Swim Lessons (All ages available)
- Canadian Swim Patrol (Water rescue, First Aid, Swimming Skills)
- Bronze Medal Awards (Water Rescue, First Aid, CPR)
- B.O.A.T. Pleasure craft Operator training
- First Aid (Emergency and Standard)
- CPR and AED training
- Parent Lifeguard (Basic awareness course about supervision of children in, on and around water
- Custom water safety and training sessions or presentations upon request
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Saskatchewan Respect Education for Sport, Culture and Recreation
The Canadian Red Cross Respect Education program has been providing education and prevention on bullying and child abuse for more than 30 years.
Through further education of adult leaders/coaches/instructors, youth, and their families, we hope to increase access to information and provide support for staff and volunteers who are already doing a tremendous job in supporting and teaching young people!
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Northern Healthy Communities Partnership - Building Vibrant Youth Action Team
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Video series stories of northern Saskatchewan residents to inspire positive youth development.
Sharing the experiences of northern Saskatchewan residents, the Building Vibrant Youth Video Series seeks to inspire adults in the region to engage and support the youth around them. The four-video series, created by the Northern Healthy Communities Partnership (NHCP), highlights the stories of adults in northern Saskatchewan who are committed to positive youth development, the intentional efforts by everyone in a community to provide opportunities for youth to grow their interests skills and abilities into adulthood.
Videos are available on the Northern Healthy Communities Partnership Facebook page and the NHCP website.
Everyone can help support northern Saskatchewan youth to grow up healthy and happy. Getting started is simple – engage and get to know the young people around you, learn about what’s important to them and help them find opportunities to grow and give back to the community. Intentional efforts by everyone in a community to provide opportunities for youth to enhance their interests, skills and abilities, also known as positive youth development, is a proven way to help our young people grow up strong.
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Northwest Hockey League Playoffs
The Northwest Hockey League just completed their 21 and under hockey playoffs with La Loche defeating Ile-a-la-Crosse 2 games to 0 in the finals. The La Loche team won by scores of 10-6 and 9-5. La Loche finished first in the regular season and got a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
In the first round Beauval defeated Turnor Lake. In round 2, Ile-a-la-Crosse defeated Canoe Lake 2 games to 1 in a very close series. Then La Loche swept Beauval in round 2 as well. The league purchased a mini Stanley Cup as the league trophy and it was awarded to La Loche after the final game.
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Southend Community Success Story
I had a longing to sit by a fire for quite sometime. Yesterday I had the privilege of going to an Indigenous Elders festival in Southend where I walked through rows and rows of fires all lit by different families, I never imagined that I'd experience such an honour. The festival had contests like tea boiling, bannock making and log sawing, it was pretty intense considering that all the participants were over the age of 65!
After the festival Kami the CSRC for Southend invited me over for a home cooked supper with her family, it was a really nice surprise to get invited to sit with her and her fam, I felt grateful for the meal. Her family is very welcoming and they made me feel right at home
I’m so surprised at the kind gestures Kami offered, everyone was so welcoming, today as I reflect I feel like I received exactly what I needed and I'm grateful. The North is impossibly beautiful and full of kind, loving souls.
Shivon Venne
Community Relations Coordinator - NSCRD
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Montreal Lake featured in SPRA's Direction Magazine
Cross-Country Skiing program in Montreal Lake was recently highlighted in SPRA's Direction magazine.
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Pelican Narrows Hosts Amazing Banquet for Outgoing CSRC Joel Erb
The community of Pelican Narrows came together in crowds to say thank-you and goodbye to longtime Community and School Recreation Coordinator, Joel Erb and his wife Joylyn.
Joel and Joylyn moved to Pelican Narrows 7 years ago with the goal of creating positive change in Pelican Narrows. Through the introduction of new programming, unconditional positivity, hard work and determination, Joel and Joylyn had enormous positive impact in the community and their legacy will live on.
NSCRD wishes Joel and Joylyn all the best as they move to Melfort!
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Hanson Lake Minor Hockey Association Wraps Up the 2016-17 Season
Hanson Lake Minor Hockey Association wrapped up the 2016-17 season throughout the month of March.
The Novice & Atom divisions hosted their last of four skill-development clinics in Creighton. The Peewee division hosted their final round robin tournament & the high-school division completed their playoff bracket. See below for results.
Peewee Division Playoff Champions - Deschambault Lake
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High School Division Regular Season & Playoff Champions: Creighton
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Congrats
- Donna Langhorne of La Ronge who was featured in Eagle Feather news on her reconciliation series of art work. Click here to read the article. Donna also won Best in Show at the La Ronge Arts council’s 2nd Art Adjudication on March 25th 2017.
- Cato Carrier and Mika Carriere; both who are from Cumberland House, performed in the Play Rez Sisters at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts in Prince Albert. Congrats for a job well done!
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