Name: Let's Talk About It - Friendship & Socializing
Start: 2021-04-28 10:00
End: 2021-04-28 11:00

< 2021 >

April 22 - April 28

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Let's Talk About It - Canadian Social Custom
10:00 -11:00
April 22, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
“Let’s Talk About It” is a webinar series that offers an experiential learning journey. Topics are covered through thought-provoking and interactive activities.
What does it mean to be Canadian? Through an exploration of Canada’s values, customs, taboos and the social behaviour of its citizen, you will acquire an informed understanding of Canadian Society. In Canadian Social Custom webinar, we will talk about:
• How people greet in Canada
• Canadian social customs, including social etiquette and public transportation etiquette
• Initiating a Conversation, including what topics to avoid when socializing
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre.
If you already our client, please login into our community and register under “Upcoming Webinar“.
LSP: Canada My New Home - Steps to English Fluency
16:00 -17:30
April 22, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
Do you feel that you are forgetting English?
Are you worried that you don’t have chance to practice English during COVID-19?
Do you miss socializing with your friends in conversation groups in the Library?
The YMCA Newcomer Information Centre invites you to this fun, friendly and welcoming online session: Steps to English Fluency
It will provide you with the opportunity to:
- Interact with other immigrants & get new friends
- Improve your spoken English
- Broaden the knowledge of Canadian culture
When: Every Thursday,
Starts at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Thursday, April 22
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre; or email at Raluca.Costea@YMCAGTA.ORG for a detailed registration link.
If you already our client, please log in to our community and register under “Connect with your Community“.
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Let's Talk About It - Canadian Culture
10:00 -11:00
April 23, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
“Let’s Talk About It” is a webinar series that offers an experiential learning journey. Topics are covered through thought-provoking and interactive activities.
In this webinar, we will explore Canadian English, activities and holidays and we will also learn about:
• Canadian idioms and slangs that are typically used
• Canadian symbols
• Activities to enjoy during summer and winter
• Holidays celebrated in Ontario
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre.
If you already our client, please login into our community and register under “Upcoming Webinar“.
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Healthy Mind Matters
11:00 -12:00
April 24, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
You might be hearing a lot about mental health lately. That is because mental health issues are at an increase. Want to raise your self-awareness about this topic? Join us in this webinar to learn how you can maintain good mental health and improve your overall well-being. Join us in this webinar to learn about:
• Difference between mental health and mental illness
• Stigma related to mental health
• Effect of immigration on mental health
• Mental Health during a crisis
• Strategies, service and resources to support mental health
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre.
If you already our client, please login into our community and register under “Upcoming Webinar“.
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Let's Talk About It - Self Image
10:00 -11:00
April 26, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
“Let’s Talk About It” is a webinar series that offers an experiential learning journey. Topics are covered through thought-provoking and interactive activities.
A person’s self-image is the mental picture of themselves that has been learned by that person either by personal experiences or through internalizing other people’s judgments. Although we may not be able to control how others perceive us, we can control what we present to them. In Self Image webinar we will talk about:
• Understanding self-image and the relations with self-esteem and self-confidence
• How personal style and personal hygiene can affect your self-esteem
• Recognizing signs of low and high self-esteem and ways to improve it
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre.
If you already our client, please login into our community and register under “Upcoming Webinar“.
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Let's Talk About It - Community Engagement
10:00 -11:00
April 27, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
“Let’s Talk About It” is a webinar series that offers an experiential learning journey. Topics are covered through thought-provoking and interactive activities.
Community engagement is about organizations, people getting together and getting involved to make communities stronger. In the Community Engagement webinar we will talk about:
• The meaning of Community engagement/developing appreciation for your new Canadian community
• The value of volunteering from a Canadian perspective
• How you can participate in green living in the city, where we will talk about waste management in the City of Toronto
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre.
If you already our client, please login into our community and register under “Upcoming Webinar“.
LSP: Canada My New Home - Discover Canada
16:00 -17:30
April 27, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
Do you feel that you are forgetting English?
Are you worried that you don’t have a chance to practice English during COVID-19?
Do you miss socializing with your friends in conversation groups in the Library?
The YMCA Newcomer Information Centre invites you to this fun, friendly and welcoming online session: Canada My New Home
It will provide you with the opportunity to:
- Interact with other immigrants & get new friends
- Improve your spoken English
- Broaden the knowledge of Canadian culture
When: Every Tuesday,
4:00-5:30 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada)
Tuesday, April 27
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre; or email at Raluca.Costea@YMCAGTA.ORG for a detailed registration link.
If you already our client, please log in to our community and register under “Connect with your Community“.
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Let's Talk About It - Friendship & Socializing
10:00 -11:00
April 28, 2021
YMCA Newcomer Information Centre
“Let’s Talk About It” is a webinar series that offers an experiential learning journey. Topics are covered through thought-provoking and interactive activities.
Coming to Canada means leaving friends and family behind, as well as all the familiar things from your home country. You have to start over to make new friends and build a new life. There are ways to overcome the challenges of re-socialization and to begin developing new relationships with people. In Friendship & Socializing webinar we will talk about:
• Defining friendship, the challenges to make friends and identifying the qualities of a good friend
• Agents of socialization and the process of re-socialization
• Using social media to develop new friendships
To attend the webinar, please first register with YMCA Newcomer Information Centre.
If you already our client, please login into our community and register under “Upcoming Webinar“.

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Let's Talk About It - Canadian Social Custom

LSP: Canada My New Home - Steps to English Fluency

Let's Talk About It - Canadian Culture

Healthy Mind Matters

Let's Talk About It - Self Image

Let's Talk About It - Community Engagement

LSP: Canada My New Home - Discover Canada

Let's Talk About It - Friendship & Socializing