Yearly Archives: 2012

Open Minds, Healthy Minds

A one-day parent conference focusing on the promotion of mental wellness!

Please be our guest:

Where: W. Ross Macdonald School, Brantford, Ontario
When: Saturday, May 26, 2012, 9am to 4pm

For more information, have a look at this flyer. Open Minds Flyer

Parents must register for this important event by May 12, 2012. Registration information available here. Open Minds_Healthy Minds – Parents Application

VIEWS Annual General Meeting 2012

Please join us at this year’s AGM!!

When: May 26th, 2012
Where: W. Ross MacDonald School, 350 Brant Ave, Brantford, ON
Time: Noon (lunch provided)

Also happening on the same day is the Open Minds, Healthy Minds workshop from 9:00am to 4:00pm. This is a one-day parent conference focusing on the promotion of Mental Wellness. Why not come for both?!

• Learn how to identify early indicators.
• Develop proactive strategies to support positive self-worth.
• Access resources and intervention for individuals and families.
• Build a support network through home, school and your community.

VIEWS annual general meeting will take place at the lunch break during this conference.

Please see this flyer for more information. VIEWS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2012

Blind / Deafblind Additional Qualification Courses 2012

In an effort to increase the number of qualified Vision and Deafblind teachers in the province, VIEWS will once again consider covering the cost of tuition for Blind and Deafblind parts 1, 2, and specialist courses being offered through Nipissing in Brantford in July 2012!!!

Priority will be given to those candidates from distant locales, and for home areas where there are few or no qualified teachers.

Please see the flyer below for more information!
Additional Qualification Funds 2012

Camp Freedom 2012

Sunday, July 15 to Friday, July 20, 2012

A fun, interactive, residential program focusing on helping to develop independence in daily living skills. All our staff are professional specialists and teachers for the blind or visually impaired, and more than that, are fun enthustiastic, and have many years of experience working with the blind and visually impaired.

Please see the flyer below for more information.
2012 Camp Freedom Flyer

Music Camp for Braille Users

July 8 to July 14, 2012

Instruments include piano, drums, guitar, keyboard, braille music, choir, voice, drama, and social and recreational activities! All the staff have experience working with children who are blind or have low vision, and all music instructors have university degrees specialing in music education!

Please see the flyer below for more information!
2012 Music Camp Flyer

VIEWS Family Session

August 5, 2012 to August 11, 2012

Where: CNIB Lake Joseph Centre – Mactier, Ontario

Limited rooms still available!!

The VIEWS Family Session has proven to be very popular and tons of fun for the entire family!

Contact Janet Vanderwerf at contact@viewson.ca or Jacqueline Harrison at jacqueline.harrison@cnib.ca to request the 2012 Pre-Registration Package!