At our August online spiritual retreat, students dedicated a (14 hour!) day to reflection and personal growth. Activities ranged from discussion and creative practices to embodied movement and a nature ...
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by Radha Sharma, student leader
Being a volunteer with Student Open Circles has become an integral part of my identity. After school went online, I was delighted to find ...
Our connection to one another is what sees us through difficult times. As school and extra-curricular activities continue to be entirely online, the students in our weekly reflection groups, courses ...
by Mohammad Jafari, student leader
This past year, Mohammad led a Student Open Circles weekly volunteer group at the Newcomer Youth Centre, mentoring and tutoring recent immigrant youth.
At the ...
Keeping children engaged in online activities takes creativity and hard work. Our groups at Hamilton Mission Services's 196 After School Club have been very inventive as they plan weekly crafts ...
by Clare de Souza, student leader
For the past year, I have been facilitating a “Letters to Seniors” weekly volunteer group with CityHousing Hamilton and Shalom Village long-term care ...
by Brooj Mishal, student
As a post-secondary student, it seems like there is SO MUCH one can do to grow, develop and flourish to become the best version of yourself ...
I feel like a bird that was about to leave the nest, when suddenly without warning, I was pulled back. The nest is comfortable and I’m grateful for it, but ...
by Sowmithree Ragothaman, student
As a student, COVID-19 has been difficult to deal with. I think the best comparison I can make is when you listen to a song ...
by Hani Choksi, student
Open Circle has always run retreats, where students gather for community-building activities without being distracted by social media or the outside world. However, this term’s ...
by Rachel Wang, student
We are living in an age where terms like “social distancing” and “lockdown” are no longer so foreign to us. Somehow, in the past year ...
by Liberty Liu, student
Growing up in a big family, I was constantly surrounded with loud warm voices echoing within the walls. Despite being someone who kept to myself ...