Events Calendar

Financial WISDOM: Money and Finance Made Easy

When: Monday, Nov 3 / Monday, Nov 10 / Monday, Nov 17 / Monday, Nov 24 / Monday, Dec 1 / Monday, Dec 8
Time: 9:00-10:00am
Who: Grade 9 and up
Cost: $295
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams

Money and Finance Made Easy: Money can be a mystery. What is it? How does it work? How do I earn it? How do I save it? How do I invest it? Whether we like it or not, money impacts us all and is essential to our lives in the 21st century. In this course, Travis Callaway will make money and the financial decisions we all encounter simple to understand, using practical examples and real-life scenarios to help students prepare for their own financial futures. The course will include 6 lessons, each focusing on a separate piece of the overall financial puzzle:  

1. What Is Money and How Does It Work?
2. Banking Basics
3. Budgeting and Spending Wisely
4. Credit, Debt, and Credit Cards
5. Saving and Investing for the Future
6. Real-World Financial Decisions

Travis earned an MBA in Finance at Durham University and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has worked as a Private Equity Analyst, a Portfolio Management Senior Analyst, a Director of Private Equity, a Managing Director of Venture Capital, the Vice President of Finance for a technology start-up, and as a part-time Chief Financial Officer for several companies. He is an active investor in start-up companies, the co-founder of a finance advisory business, and teaches business and finance at both the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University.       

We need a minimum of five registrants for this workshop to happen, so tell your friends!

Essay Skills: Write Your Best English 30 Diploma Exam K

When: 9:00 - 10:30 am Tues/Thurs, Nov 4 - Dec 4 + Jan 6 and Jan 8 in time for Jan 2026 diploma exam

This workshop is intended to assist students who are preparing for the written portion of the English 30 Diploma exam. Students will learn to decode essay prompts and utilize effective essay formatting. Applicants need to have advanced writing experience.

This workshop covers the 2 essay types of the written portion of the exam: the Critical/Analytical Response to Literature and the Personal Response. Students will be taken through a 6 week program to cover each of the 7 scoring categories of the exam to help students achieve the highest score they can. Students will meet up to 90 minutes twice a week, and will have lots of hands-on writing practice and feedback. Marks for essays and mock-exam in this workshop may be used toward the ELA course challenge portfolio.

Workshop acceptance based upon application. A maximum of eight students will be accepted.

If you are considering writing the 30-2 diploma - or you'd like to know the difference between these two exams - please contact Kathy.

Stained Glass for the Absolute Beginner

When: 3 Thursdays:  Nov. 6, 13, 20  1-3pm
Who: Ages 11 and up
Where: Living Water College
Cost: $85/student

Parental presence is required

Join us in discovering the world of glass creations.

We will look at some of the qualities of cathedral glass, bevels, colour, texture, and beginner design points.  Parents must be aware that this course is a fine arts type of course, and not the painted/coloured glass style of craft.  We will be cutting real cathedral glass and assembling it using the Tiffany method of copper foil with lead solder. 

Introductory methods of glass cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering will be used to construct a small piece of art that the student can take home. Art supplies and tools are provided but individuals are responsible for providing eye protection and closed toed shoes must be worn. 

Submission Deadline for January Magazine

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Indoor Rock Wall Climbing - Edmonton N

When: November 7 from 10 - 12pm
Where: Vertically Inclined 8523 Argyll Road Edmonton, Alberta

Aimed towards the first-timer, this 2 hour session allows participants to learn about the sport of climbing through hands-on (and feet-on) skills.

Ages 6 and up. Parental presence is required. Parents may register and climb as well if they wish. 

A waiver from Vertically Inclined will be sent with the registration confirmation. Please fill out one for each climber and send them back!

CLT (College Entrance Exam & Grade 11-12 Assessment) November

The Classical Learning Test (CLT) is a post-secondary entrance exam, created as an alternative to the SAT and recognized at many post-secondary institutions across the United States, and a growing number in Canada.

• For students in grades 11-12
• College entrance exam
• Online format
• Length: 2hrs (plus up to 30 mins proctor instructions)
• Free and unlimited score sharing
• CLT partner colleges offer over $100 million in scholarships