Yes! Thanks to an anonymous donor, a limited number of workshops are free this school year (Fall 2026-Summer 2027). Spots are booked first come, first served.

Email our Youth Wave team at janaki@captainscott.ca with your grade, class size, and a few dates that work for you.

What do I need to prepare?

Just a projector or screen. We bring the handouts, activities, and a follow-up page for you.

Do I need to stay in the room?

Yes. Our facilitators work alongside the classroom teacher for every session.

Are the workshops connected to the BC curriculum?

Yes. Each one connects to Career Education, the Personal & Social Core Competency, and more. Details are on the teacher follow-up page. These workshops have been developed with the feedback and support of local educators and BC-registered teachers.

Can community organizations book too?

Yes! Contact us so we can adapt this workshop for your group.

Youth Wave Workshops

Youth Volunteer Workshops

Every student has something to give. Our interactive workshops help students in Grades 4–10 discover what they care about, what they’re good at, and how they can make a meaningful difference in their community. All in one class period, led by our Youth Wave team of educators.

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What are Youth Workshops?

Youth Workshops are hands-on, BC curriculum-aligned sessions that bring volunteering into the classroom. Students play, discuss, and hear stories of young people who made waves in their communities. Then they make a plan of their own. Each workshop is built for its age group, and we bring everything: a facilitator, student handouts, and a teacher follow-up page.

Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, a limited number of workshops are free this school year for Lower Mainland classrooms and community organizations.

Who are Youth Workshops for?

Our workshops are for classrooms in Grades 4–10 across the Lower Mainland, as well as youth groups, clubs, leadership classes, and community organizations. No matter where your students are starting from, every session meets them there: quiet students, language learners, and natural leaders are all considered through these inclusive workshops.

Choose your workshop

Grades 4–5

Kindness Crew

Every kid has a superpower. Students play Kindness Bingo, discover their values and strengths, and meet young people who made a difference. They leave with a personal Kindness Mission and their own Kindness Crew Pledge.

Grades 6–7

Changemakers

Helping is good. Changing the cause is even better. Students learn the difference between helping and changing, practise checking before they share online, think ahead about leveraging leadership and volunteering for secondary school programs, and plan a class challenge together.

Grades 8–10

Volunteer Your Power

Your generation can change the rules. Students explore stories of B.C. youth who made real change, find a cause that fits their strengths, and leave with a first step toward volunteering safely in Metro Vancouver. This workshop also discusses volunteering in preparation for job seeking, scholarship applications, post-secondary applications, and future career goals.

How Youth Workshops work

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Pick the workshop that fits your grade and email our Youth Wave team at janaki@captainscott.ca with a few dates that work for you. There’s no cost and no prep needed on your end.

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A Youth Wave facilitator leads your class through games, stories, and discussion.

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Students leave with a plan to help. Grades 4-5 and grades 6-7 classroom teachers can also invite us back for a free follow-up escape room activity (led by our educators) so that students can apply workshop concepts in play! Grades 8-10 are invited to join our Volunteer Wave events to start volunteering in the community!

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Help your students discover what they care about, what they’re good at, and how they can make a difference, starting today.