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Spring Time Renewal @ The Homework Club


We hope you are all well and that you are feeling the hope and freshness of a new season. At the Homework Club, we've got a few new things to share with you...
  • A new Student Profile can be found further below!
  • We've spring-cleaned our website! Please visit our new site here: https://www.homework-club.org/
  • New pics from recent happenings around Homework Club can be found on our Instagram page - please follow along here: https://www.instagram.com/brithomeworkclub/
  • We have a new incoming board member (and are accepting inquiries for more!) who will be introduced at our upcoming Annual General Meeting!
Things are going well day-to-day at the Homework Club. There’s been an average daily attendance of 45 students leveraging their time in independent study or enjoying the volunteer tutoring over hot food (pasta, chicken, potatoes, and veggies) donated by the Italian Cultural Centre restaurant La Piazza Dario as well as the pastas donated by the Glowbal Restaurant Group via the Vancouver Firefighter's Snacks for Kids program

The board of directors are enjoying hearing from our facilitators about this year’s graduating students and their hard work as we plan for bursary disbursements and other post-secondary support in preparation for graduation. Earlier this spring, with financial support from one of our cherished donors Ms. Jacqui Cohen, we supported 22 students with their university application fees. It is our continued intention to remove this financial barrier for students who want to apply, but for whom the application fee is prohibitive. Of those 22 students, many have been accepted to various post-secondary programs and are excited to begin a new chapter of their academic careers supported by our various sponsors and grants.
YOU ARE INVITED: An official notice will be sent soon, but do save the date if you wish to join us at our Annual General Meeting on April 27th @ 6:30 - 7:15 pm. If you wish to attend, please register here.
We can't exist without your continued support. 
We humbly thank you for whatever you are able to give today.
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HOMEWORK CLUB STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS!
We want to shine a light on some of our students who really knock our socks off! We'll be regularly highlighting a student who comes consistently to Homework Club and makes it the special place that it is! A special thank you to our program facilitators, Katie and Natalie, for nurturing the relationships with our students and providing the safe space they do every day, and additional thanks to Katie for providing these profiles to share with you.
"Our best piece of advice now as seniors is to take on any opportunity that comes your way whether that’s trying a new method of learning in your class, joining a sports team or after school program, like Homework Club and leaning into the resources available because those will be the defining things that impact your high school experience."
~ Luong Sisters
Anita and Advienne have been Homework Club attendees since Grade 8, and so we’ve had the great joy of watching them grow up these last five years. The daughters of Chinese immigrants, the twins grew up in the Strathcona neighbourhood alongside their three older sisters, one of whom was an HWC bursary recipient in 2021 and is now studying at Simon Fraser University. Homework Club has always provided them with a safe and inclusive space to do their studies, build relationships with peers and seek help from tutors. These days they are usually rushing around from one basketball game to the next, but always find time to say hello, fill their plates and get some work done.

I had these two on my caseload when they were in Grade 8 and remember them as quiet but eager. Now seeing them at almost 18 years old, knowing all the community activities they have engaged in and watching their leadership skills grow as thoughtful and confident young people, is a simple reminder of why we do what we do and the impact that programs such as Homework Club can have on our community. It is not the physical space that makes the difference, but the young people that fill it with their resilience, unique personalities, eagerness to learn and determination to want great things for their lives. Anita expressed to me that Britannia and everything it has to offer are a huge part of helping her become who she is today.

When you become a senior in the school, you realize that what you have available here is far beyond what any other school could offer; its unlike anywhere else. So much has changed for them in the last five years – they went from a linear system into three years of hybrid learning during COVID to a semester program all while taking on International Baccalaureate level academics. Their best piece of advice is to take on any opportunity that comes your way whether that’s trying a new method of learning in your class, joining a sport or after school program and leaning into the resources available because those will be the defining things that impact your high school experience. 
 
SEE ALL PAST SPOTLIGHTS HERE!
Vancouver Homework Club, working at Britannia Secondary, supports the academic, social and developmental skills of East Vancouver elementary and high school students by providing qualified tutors; a warm, inviting supervised room for students to study after school hours; and active support and advocacy for students both in and out of school.
Homework Club accepts securities donations such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through our RBC Dominion Securities brokerage account. 
Please contact us at info@homework-club.org should you wish to process your donation this way.
We can also now accept email money transfers for donations! E-transfers will automatically deposit in the society account when sent to: info@homework-club.org 
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