Past Events

I am: Poetry Workshop
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  • When:
    August 11, 2021 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Hosted on Zoom. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/i-am-poetry-tickets-164227493855
Contact:
Emily Schimp
Tel:
x3801
Email:
emily.schimp@humber.ca
I am: Poetry Workshop

This workshop will be a spoken word writing workshop exploring elements of written and performance poetry as a creative practice.

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Let's come together with writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant Igho Diana, in the second workshop of this series "I am: Poetry". This workshop will be a spoken word writing workshop exploring elements of written and performance poetry as a creative practice. Participants will learn different writing techniques for self-reflection; the art of storytelling; and performance-based poetry as tools for building self-confidence and self-efficacy.

Over the last 10 years as a spoken word poet and 5 years as a facilitator, Igho has mastered the art of storytelling and community building. Join us for this creative wellness workshop as Igho walks us through self and community care using the art of poetry, and the written word.

Materials required for this workshop are:

  • A writing utensil (pen/pencil), paper, and yourself

This is a free event.

Meet our instructior Igho Diana

Igho Diana is a writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant. In her twenty-plus years of lived experiences she has come to believe that being Black and Woman is a life-long lesson on resilience and grace. Thus, she dedicates her time documenting and sharing stories as testimony, through her writing, workshops, performances, and other speaking engagements. Her chief aim is to equip people (particularly Black, Indigenous, & Latino communities) with everyday strategies to prioritize their wellness.

To register by phone, call 416.675.6622 x3801 and leave a message with your name and phone number.

If you have any questions, please email info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.

I am: Poetry Workshop
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  • When:
    August 11, 2021 6:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Emily Schimp
Tel:
x3801
Email:
emily.schimp@humber.ca
I am: Poetry Workshop

Let's come together with the writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant Igho Diana in the second workshop of this series, I am: Poetry. This workshop will be a spoken word writing workshop exploring elements of written and performance poetry as a creative practice. Participants will learn different writing techniques for self-reflection; the art of storytelling; and performance-based poetry as tools for building self-confidence and self-efficacy.

Over the last ten years as a spoken word poet and five years as a facilitator, Igho has mastered the art of storytelling and community building. Join us for this creative wellness workshop as Igho walks us through self & community care using the art of poetry and the written word. 

About our Instructor Igho Diana

Igho Diana is a writer, spoken word poet, arts educator, and wellness consultant. In her twenty-plus years of lived experiences, she has come to believe that being Black and Woman is a life-long lesson on resilience and grace. Thus, she dedicates her time documenting and sharing stories as a testimony through her writing, workshops, performances, and other speaking engagements. Her chief aim is to equip people (particularly Black, Indigenous, & Latino communities) with everyday strategies to prioritize their wellness.

Materials required for this workshop are:

A writing utensil (pen/pencil), paper, and yourself.

Register here

To register by phone, call 416.675.6622 x3801 and leave a message with your name and phone number.

If you have any questions, please email info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.

This is a free event.

Virtual Nature Camp: Wilderness Survival Skills (ages 6 to 11)
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  • When:
    August 9, 2021 9:30am
Where:
Online
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
Virtual Nature Camp: Wilderness Survival Skills flyer. Background image of hands pulling apart natural fibers. Text repeats information from post.

Aimed at kids ages 6 to 11, Virtual Summer Nature Camp with the Humber Arboretum offers mornings full of fun and engaging online programming promoting curiosity and nature connection. Through games, challenges, and activities campers will learn about the natural world and discover new ways to explore outdoors.

Every week of camp will include get-to-know-you and icebreaker games, nature journaling activities, nature mysteries to solve, fun games and activities that help develop observation skills and a deeper awareness of nature, and time for campers to share their own nature discoveries. Other activities will explore the weekly theme:

Wilderness Survival Skills

Monday, August 9 to Friday, August 13, 2021 

Water, food, shelter, fire, and rescue are all keys to surviving in the wild. We'll hone our observation skills with scavenger hunts, practice making miniature shelters and tools, and test our instincts with challenging games. Can you cut it in the (virtual) wilderness? 

Details

  • Times: Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
  • Location: For summer 2021, Nature Camp is entirely online.
  • Cost: $110 per family/device for the week. Multiple siblings may participate through the same screen. 

Optional camp t-shirts are available for an additional fee.

More information and online registration: Virtual Nature Camp at the Humber Arboretum

 

Connect with the Humber Arboretum online: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Newsletter

Microsoft 365 Training - OneNote and Planner
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  • When:
    August 3, 2021 9:30am
  • When:
    August 6, 2021 9:30am
Did You Know - MS Training - OneNote and Planner

Microsoft Virtual Coaching

Join us for virtual coaching with Microsoft by saving the date and link in your calendar. No registration needed! Just connect on the time and day. Can’t attend? We will put the recording with the other MS Virtual Coaching on our ITS website – Video page.

August 3, 2021
OneNote
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Link to join on Aug. 3		 August 6, 2021
Planner
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Link to join on Aug. 6

Remember, ITS also offers 45 minutes of 1:1 virtual coaching for the following:

Teams Live Events Forms Planner
Teams Suite Microsoft 365 OneNote
Teams Meetings WebEx Meetings OneDrive

Let one of our friendly coaches give you a high level overview of one or some or all of these apps.

Learn the basics of a variety of Microsoft 365 apps and WebEx by signing up for 1:1 Virtual Coaching at its.humber.ca/coaching.

I am: Mindful Workshop
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  • When:
    August 4, 2021 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Emily Schimp
Tel:
x3801
Email:
emily.schimp@humber.ca
I am: Mindful Workshop

This August, the Interpretive Centre is hosting a series of virtual workshops called the ‘I am:’ Series. This workshop series is designed to introduce participants to artistic and natural elements that support personal growth and development through hands-on arts-based activities. Workshops will focus on topics such as identity as it relates to personal learning, developing connections with environments, and building a relationship with oneself. Our goal is to activate the Interpretive Centre’s 4-guiding pillars: Environmental Sustainability, Education, Mental Health and Indigenous Heritage through this series with guest presenters to help us engage our communities. Registration for our first workshop is open now! 

Week 1: Wednesday, August 4, 2021

I am: Mindful 

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Let's begin the month with a fresh start. Join us, with Art-Therapist Lisa Rusland, in a mindfulness meditation and art-based directive. This workshop will provide you with the opportunity to practice meditation and learn about mindfulness in practice. You will also receive some resources to begin your own daily meditation habits and to start living more peacefully.

Through the workshop, you will create “gratitude cards.” A simple, yet meaningful, creative project, these decorative cards are ideal for beginning daily gratitude practice or simply for those times when you want to remind yourself of all the things that you are.

Materials required for this workshop are:

A pencil/drawing tool, a black fine line pen/marker, a sketchbook/paper/surface to draw on, and colouring utensils (this could include pencil crayons, markers, pastels, paint... whatever is your preferred medium of choice!) 

If you'd like to use your own materials, please select 'General Admission' at registration.

A limited number of art kits are available for this event. Please select "General Admission + Art Kit" at registration. 

*Please note: Art kits are only available to be shipped to those living in Ontario.

This is a free event.

To register by phone, call 416.675.6622 x3801 and leave a message with your name and phone number.

If you have any questions, please email info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.

The Nature Exchange: Getting to the Root of Food
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  • When:
    August 4, 2021 2:00pm
Where:
Online
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
Banner featuring a logo for The Nature Exchange and photos of various Arboretum plants and animals in a series of circles.

Join Arboretum staff online for a discussion of growing food and other nature topics.

The Nature Exchange is a casual virtual conversation about all things nature. Drop in to hear members of the Arboretum's Nature Interpretation team share stories and answer your questions about the wild plants and animals of the GTA. You are welcome to join the conversation or just listen in.

The theme for this Nature Exchange is:

Getting to the Root of Food

Most of the fruits and veggies we're used to seeing in the grocery store have been cultivated to look and taste the way they do. But where did those plants get their start? Where do they come from when they're out of season? And what happens to the bounty from fruit trees growing in parks and yards around the city? Join us for a chat about the history and mysteries of growing food.

Microsoft 365 Training - OneNote and Planner
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  • When:
    August 3, 2021 9:30am
  • When:
    August 6, 2021 9:30am
Did You Know - MS Training - OneNote and Planner

Microsoft Virtual Coaching

Join us for virtual coaching with Microsoft by saving the date and link in your calendar. No registration needed! Just connect on the time and day. Can’t attend? We will put the recording with the other MS Virtual Coaching on our ITS website – Video page.

August 3, 2021
OneNote
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Link to join on Aug. 3		 August 6, 2021
Planner
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. EDT
Link to join on Aug. 6

Remember, ITS also offers 45 minutes of 1:1 virtual coaching for the following:

Teams Live Events Forms Planner
Teams Suite Microsoft 365 OneNote
Teams Meetings WebEx Meetings OneDrive

Let one of our friendly coaches give you a high level overview of one or some or all of these apps.

Learn the basics of a variety of Microsoft 365 apps and WebEx by signing up for 1:1 Virtual Coaching at its.humber.ca/coaching.

Virtual Nature Camp: Powerful Pollinators (ages 6-11)
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  • When:
    August 3, 2021 9:30am to August 6, 2021 11:30am
Where:
Online via Zoom
Email:
arboretum@humber.ca
A camp flyer highlighting information from the post features a tiny insect flying towards a large flower

Aimed at kids ages 6 to 11, Virtual Summer Nature Camp with the Humber Arboretum offers mornings full of fun and engaging online programming promoting curiosity and nature connection. Through games, challenges, and activities campers will learn about the natural world and discover new ways to explore outdoors.

Powerful Pollinators

Tuesday, August 3 to Friday, August 6, 2021 

There are so many plants that can't survive without their pollinators, and pollinators who can't survive without their plants. And we can't survive without them, either! Get a deeper understanding of these essential relationships as we go beyond bees and butterflies to celebrate the unsung heroes of pollination, build insect habitat, and match plants with their "bug" buddies.

Please note this is a four-day camp with no programming on Monday, August 2, the Civic Holiday.

Details

  • Times: Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
  • Location: For summer 2021, Nature Camp is entirely online.
  • Cost: $88 per family/device for the four-day week. Multiple siblings may participate through the same screen. 

Optional camp t-shirts are available for an additional fee.

Registration deadline: Midnight on Sunday, August 1

More information and online registration: Virtual Nature Camp at the Humber Arboretum

Connect with the Humber Arboretum online: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Newsletter

Virtual Workshop: Discover Our Neighbourhood with Mason Victoria
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  • When:
    July 28, 2021 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Where:
Online
Contact:
Nadine Finlay
Tel:
x3801
Email:
info@LakeshoreGrounds.ca
Virtual Workshop: Discover Our Neighbourhood with Mason Victoria

Join the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, partnered with the City of Toronto and Sharon Kawabata, for a virtual presentation and arts-based workshop with composer and sound designer, Mason Victoria.

As part of the "Discover Our Neighbourhood" workshops, explore the neighbourhood stories and histories of the Lakeshore Grounds in South Etobicoke. Free presentation with optional arts-based activity exploring Etobicoke-Lakeshore's heritage. Create unique postcards inspired by community stories, explore the landmarks and memorials, and connect with other residents virtually!

Join award-winning composer and music technologist Mason Victoria as he explores his creative journey. Mason will revisit the inspiration behind the creation of his 21-piece large ensemble, the Sonuskapos Jazz Orchestra, producing cross-generational projects with peers and educators from Humber College, and combining technology and music together to create immersive and interactive experiences. This will be followed by a guided listening session of Mason’s large ensemble’s first album, "Imagine We’re Sailing," based on the Etobicoke-Lakeshore waterfront. Join the optional arts-based activity in which listeners will create unique postcards inspired by Mason’s vivid depiction of the environments the pieces were based on.

A City of Toronto Arts and Culture SPARK Project 2021

Free event; registration required.

Limited art supplies provided (free) with registration.

Register via Eventbrite

Fuel up this Summer with Micro-Learning Wellness Courses
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  • When:
    July 21, 2021 10:30am
  • When:
    July 28, 2021 10:30am
  • When:
    July 21, 2021 8:30am
  • When:
    July 28, 2021 8:30am
Where:
Virtual, live, instructor-led
Contact:
Sylvia Franklin
Email:
sylvia.franklin@humber.ca
Woman texting with yoga mat on table

Enroll in rapid bursts of learning and recharge!

Introduction to Mindfulness - CTC178

Mindfulness is the practice of being in the present moment and it has been shown to decrease anxiety, reduce emotional reactivity, lower blood pressure and improve sleep. This course teaches what mindfulness is and how to apply it in everyday business life.

The next course: Wednesday, July 21 at 10:30 a..m. to 12 p.m. and Wednesday, July 28  at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Register here

Compassion Fatigue - CTC177

Compassion Fatigue is when you are physically and emotionally exhausted and your ability to empathize or feel compassion is reduced affecting your professional and personal life. This course helps you recognize the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and gives you tips and techniques to maintain wellness and strategies for recovery.

The next course: Wednesday, July 21 at 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Wednesday, July 28 at 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Register here

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