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
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
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
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
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
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!
Our gala evening, Making Magic 2011, raised funds for our blind and low-vision programs for children. It was a fantastic event, and a great time was had by all!
Photos can be seen below.
May 28 – 29, 2011
VIEWS, in partnership with the W. Ross MacDonald school, the local South Western Ontario school boards, and CNIB, are in the planning stages for an awesome family weekend. There is much for families to learn, and even more fun to be had. Siblings will also have an opportunities to participate. Plan to attend!
Please follow this link for the Flyer, Application, and Checklist information.
The Music Camps in 2009 and 2010 were met with widespread acclaim and enthusiasm. Don’t take our word for it though – we asked two of the attendees what they thought!
What did you learn at music camp?
Cyndie – I learned about rhythm and beats and sometimes even new songs on the piano. I also learned that I can sing in soprano. Oh and we learned about the stage positions.
Cassie – I learned different songs and learned how to play more songs on the piano. Also learned how to play the guitar.
Is Music camp fun?
Cyndie – Yes, music camp is soooo much fun because we get to show off our talent and things we learned in only 5 days at the end of the week to the parents and family members who came.
Cassie – Yes music camp is so much fun. I love coming back because you get to do so many things and you also get to meet tons of new friends.
Is music camp worthwhile to attend?
Cyndie – Yes because you meet really great people and you get to do a concert at the end of the week. You get to do a little play and sing some awesome songs. Also maybe play the instrument you came to learn at the concert like the song you got taught.
Cassie – Yes it is because you get to meet different friends and get to learn how to do drama. Also you get to learn how to sing in a choir, different instruments and songs on which instrument you play.
What is your favourite part of music camp?
Cyndie – My favourite part is everything because it is really awesome to learn new things and do new things there each year.
Cassie – Doing drama, learning new songs to play on the piano and love to sing in the choir. I just love everything as you can see.
What does it mean to you to be able to attend a camp like this?
Cyndie – It means a lot to me because I think it is interesting learning about different things on the piano and also learn new songs that I can sing too and also new instruments too.
Cassie – It means so much to me to attend music camp you get to learn so much in just a week and also you get to meet lots of new friends.
July 10 – 15, 2011
This Independent Living Skills camp is an exceptional opportunity for our children to grow with confidence in their own abilities. They, along with their parents, can request specific skill sets to be focused on during the camp. Examples might include cooking breakfast, cleaning the bathroom, or doing laundry. The camp is staffed by awesome skilled professionals who will ensure training is specialized, high-quality, and completed. Camp Freedom offers a unique experience where personal goals are incorporated into the programming, and we can all come together and improve social, recreational, and leisure skills.
See the Camp Freedom 2011 Flyer here.
To apply, please fill out the following Application, and separate Medical Form.
A Camp Freedom Checklist is available here for your assistance.