Programs & Services

Youth Education

Guide to High School supports Grade 7 students in their transition to high school with a focus on social and emotional health.

Guide to High School is a free after-school program that operates in schools across Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey. The goal of the program is to support students in their transition to high school by discussing topics such as social media, managing stress, making friends, resisting peer pressure, speaking up against bullying and other topics related to the high school experience.

Topics Covered

Understand the importance of health in high school relating to your body, mind and relationships
Explore extra curricular activities
Go on a tour of the high school

Practice preparing healthy snacks
Try out different ways of staying active
Debunk myths related to health

Coping strategies for dealing with stress
Time management

Healthy friendships
How to make new friends
Peer Pressure
Setting Boundaries

Explore personal identity
Think about how power and privilege show up in our society

Understand what bullying is
Learn about how to speak up against bullying

Program Days and Times

Programs will run after school (each school has different times).

There will be 40 spots available for registration at each school.

List of Schools

Burnaby

Burnaby North

Richmond

Cambie Secondary

Surrey

Johnston Heights
Earl Marriott
Clayton Heights

This program has been successfully running in Vancouver since 2004 and in Surrey since 2012.

If you have any questions, please contact the YWCA Youth Education Team at youth@ywcabc.org.

Hey, parents! Want to know more?

Read our Letter to Parents (English) for more information.

Also available in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

Read our Risk Management and Behavioral Expectations (English).

Also available in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

Interested
in volunteering?

Guide to High School is an after-school program that supports Grade 7 students in their transition to high school. The program is led by a team of one YWCA staff member and 4-6 volunteers where you will work together to lead pre-written curriculum discussions and activities on topics such as healthy living, friendships, understanding identity, bullying, peer pressure, and other topics related too navigating high school.

Learn more about the opportunity