Megan Smith is such an inspiration to her peers and staff at Spare Time! We are so proud of her perseverance, positive attitude and believing in that nothing is impossible.

In addition to the Province News, Megan has been featured in the Global News.

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Jan

Sir James Douglas Elementary School Student Megan Smith is Making Vancouver School Sports History share

Read this amazing story of tenacity and courage, and believing in yourself.

Megan Smith has the “go for it” and “have fun” attitude that got her to where she is today, as the first wheelchair athlete to play alongside able-bodied teammates. Here’s the full story on The Province.

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Oct

Winter Break Update - Dec 2014 share

The last day of school before Winter Break is Friday, December 19, and then it resumes Monday, January 5, 2015. This year, all of our centres will be closed on the first week of Winter Break, specifically December 22, 23 and 24, due to low enrolment for the past three years. In order to help with your planning over the holidays, we would like to let all our families know the plan for this year.

– All of our centres will be closed on December 22, 23 and 24.
– Spare Time Clubhouse (4251 Ontario Street) will be opened on December 29, 30 and 31, 2014 and January 2, 2015.

Families from any of the centres may attend at that location.

For more detailed information about this year’s plans, please review Winter Break Update – Dec 2014.

Posted: Joyce Szeto Categories: Spare Time Bobolink, Spare Time Challenge, Spare Time Clubhouse, Spare Time Connection, Spare Time II

Sep

Temporary Support Payments for Parents share

To register for the Temporary Support Payments for Parents after the labour disruption, please visit: http://bcparentinfo.ca

Posted: Joyce Szeto Categories: Spare Time Bobolink, Spare Time Challenge, Spare Time Clubhouse, Spare Time Connection, Spare Time II, Uncategorized

Aug

Notice on Strike Care Fee share

In case of a strike by the BCTF, we will continue to operate some of our buildings, VESTA members will not picket daycare workers, or block access to school sites for families attending daycare.

We will provide full day care (7:30 am – 6 pm) for a daily fee of $27.00 in addition to your regular monthly before and after school care fee. For families on subsidy the daily fee is $11.00 per day. Snacks and lunch will be provided.

Spare time Bobolink children should report to Spare Time Challenge Club at Kingsford-Smith School.

We will keep you updated if we receive any further information. For full details please review the Fee Letter September 2014.

Posted: Joyce Szeto Categories: Programming, Spare Time Bobolink, Spare Time Challenge, Spare Time Clubhouse, Spare Time Connection, Spare Time II

Nov

BC Hydro Community Champion Winners! share

We, at Spare Time, would like to thank everyone for your support and help in
winning the BC Hydro Community Champion program.

This fall, non-profit organizations throughout the province participated in the
BC Hydro Community Champions program and demonstrated their contributions to
environmental sustainability and stewardship in their communities.

Congratulations to you and the team at Spare Time Child Care Society! Your
organization was selected as a Community Champion and will receive an award of
$10,000.

Thank you for your commitment to sustainability and for participating in the
2013 edition of Community Champions. We appreciate the time and effort you put
in to creating a winning video submission and sharing it with your fellow
British Columbians to show how taking simple actions can make a big difference.

Sincerely,
BC Hydro

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