About Course
Become a force for change with Being, Belonging, Becoming, an exciting youth leadership program centered around completing impactful social projects! Elevate your mental well-being and resilience while actively contributing to meaningful causes. Join a community of like-minded youth, and together, let’s make a real difference. BBB is about creating positive change and leaving a lasting impact in your community and across Canada.
Join us and be part of the movement for a brighter future for youth in Canada! Here’s the inside scoop on our three awesome program components:
In this online course, you will dive into engaging video lessons. From unlocking your unique voice to understanding your rights and claiming them, we’ve got the lowdown on the big issues affecting youth and how to affect change in your community and decisions made in Parliament. It’s not just education; it’s empowerment!
The Being, Belonging and Becoming program also includes:
Team Power-Up - Social Impact Project
Social Impact Summit
We’re all about collaboration, so get ready to brainstorm and share ideas with fellow students and build innovative and groundbreaking solutions. Every lesson isn’t just a class; it’s a launchpad for activities guiding you through crafting and unleashing your social impact project. Don’t just learn; let’s make a difference together!
This program is brought to youth across Canada by:
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Children First Canada is a national charity with the bold and ambitious vision that together, we can make Canada the best place in the world for kids to grow up.
CFC acts as a catalyst to ensure every child in Canada thrives – now and for generations to come – by protecting their rights and equipping them as the leaders of today and tomorrow.
What Will You Learn?
- Finding your voice
- Understand children's rights
- Big issues affecting children's rights
- Engaging the government and activism
- Problem identification and thinking about the solutions
- How to develop your project
- How to present and implement your project
- Reporting your project
Course Content
WELCOME
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Introduction: Welcome to BBB!
14:45 -
What are social impact projects?
04:17 -
From ideas to action: Celebrating youth impact
16:52
LESSON 1 – FINDING YOUR VOICE
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Introduction
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Self-awareness and Authenticity
01:22 -
Identifying diverse social norms, including unjust ones
03:20 -
Skills and Interests
00:57 -
Voice and Agency
00:55 -
Communiating effectively
02:47 -
Demonstrating empathy and compassion
03:57 -
Demonstrating honesty and integrity
03:54 -
Working in a team
02:08 -
Activity: Journaling and team creation
LESSON 2 – UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
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09:26
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05:28
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Why Canada needs a children’s charter
02:04 -
01:54
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Activity 2: Reflection and refining chosen problem
LESSON 3 – BIG ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
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Introduction
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Discrimination, prejudice, equity, and inequity
04:09 -
Equality vs. Equity
02:48 -
Individual and systemic racism, power privilege, and oppression
04:46 -
Colonialism
04:35 -
Truth and Reconciliation
04:53 -
The Eight Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples
03:16 -
Black Lives Matter
04:13 -
Activity 3: Power Flower reflective activity
LESSON 4 – ENGAGING THE GOVERNMENT AND ACTIVISM
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Introduction
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What is a Parliament?
01:56 -
Levels of government
02:37 -
Who does what?
04:24 -
Day in the life of a member of Parliament
04:44 -
How to pass a bill
02:31 -
What is activism?
01:31 -
Types of activism
04:10 -
Youth activism and why it is good for you
06:16 -
How to make a difference in your school
04:15 -
Case study: What makes #NeverAgain different?
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Activity 4 – Rapid Brainstorm
LESSON 5 – PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
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Introduction
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Problem Analysis
01:47 -
Problem Identification and Background Information
01:14 -
Root Cause Analysis
01:03 -
Activity 5: Analyzing the problem and stating the problem statement
LESSON 6 -DEVELOPING YOUR SOLUTION
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Introduction
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Ideation: Analyzing and streamlining your solutions
01:43 -
Defining Your Project’s Vision
01:15 -
Defining Your Project’s Mission
00:50 -
Activity 6: Developing your solution
LESSON 7: PRESENTING AND IMPLEMENTING YOUR PROJECT
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Introduction
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Developing Your Action Plan
01:26 -
Activity 7: Project planning & implementation
LESSON 8: REPORTING YOUR PROJECT
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Introduction
00:45 -
Measuring and reporting your project’s impact
03:23 -
The power of stories
00:50 -
Activity 8 – Creating an impact report:
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Post Program Evaluation
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