Our Programs

fall 2023 registration

Please note: Online registration will be open until Thursday September 14.

Our Fall Registration Day is Monday September 11 2023, from 3-5pm in person at YouthNet. While we prefer in person registration, we understand this time may not work best for you and your family. If your child has never participated in YouthNet’s programs, please reach out to us by phone or email to discuss your child’s particular needs, behaviours, and interests. We would like to meet you and your child before they participate in the after-school or teen programs. Please email the completed form to director@stgeorgesyouthnet.ca. If you have any questions or concerns please get in touch!

Lunch Program

Pre-Primary to Grade 6 at Joseph Howe Elementary School

Every school day YouthNet staff deliver 24 healthy and hearty lunches to students at Joseph Howe Elementary School. Many of the lunches are provided by our dedicated volunteers and packed into individual bags by YouthNet staff. The children are selected based on recommendations from the school administration to make sure that the food goes to those who need it most.

After-School Program

Grades 2 to 6

"Thank you everyone for making YouthNet what it is now"
- Kristopher, age 10

Children are welcomed to YouthNet after-school every school day throughout the year. There they find a warm welcome, friendship, a place to feel safe, snacks and exciting programs to build their knowledge and creativity. Our regular activities include art, music, cooking, dance, sports and science. We strive to provide our participants with activities that challenge them to try things outside of their comfort zone.

Teen Program

Grades 7 to 10
YouthNet's teen program runs every Tuesday and Thursday. These afternoons consist of creative activities, workshops, group discussions, field trips and guest speakers. The day ends with a meal that the youth and leaders cook together. In the summer a canoe trip is offered for the teens at Kejimkujik.

Junior Leaders
A number of our participants in the teen program help out during the after-school program as junior leaders. These youth are role models to the younger children and help lead activities.

Summer Camp

YouthNet summers consist of a mix of themed day camps and overnight wilderness camping trips. Day camps include art, writing, science and music and theatre. YouthNet organizes a week-long day hiking trip and a 5 day canoe trip every year for youths ages 12 to 17. YouthNet summers are filled with fun and excitement and our youth look forward to the camps all year round.

Fall 2023 Registration

Thank you for your interest in our school-based programming.

For all of YouthNet’s program, we have a two-step registration. First, you fill out and sign the registration form to indicate which days and activities your child is interested in. Because we receive a lot of request, we will follow up with you to confirm whether your child will be participating in the programs you have registered them for. We choose 22 youth in the after-school program and 36 youth in the lunch program, based on all the registration forms we receive and try to make it as equitable a process as possible. Slight preference is given to youths who have previously participated in YouthNet programming. By Friday September 15 2023 you will receive a phone call or text to confirm registration and discuss your child’s participation.

Please ensure you read all the details in each form, since there is important information included that may answer any questions you have. We would ask that you please review our community guidelines and discuss behavioural expectations with your child as you see fit.

Registration forms

Please complete a registration sheet and sign the acknowledgment of consent to add youth to our attendance list. Please text us the completed PDF or email the form to director@stgeorgesyouthnet.ca

After-school Program is for any child in the neighbourhood, between grades 2 -6. We pick kids up at Joseph Howe School after the dismissal bell, or you can arrange for your child to meet us at YouthNet around 3pm. Starts Monday September 25 2023.

Lunch Program is for anyone attending Joseph Howe School. We choose participants based on the need determined by JHS staff and administration. Starts Monday September 18 2023.

Junior Leadership program is for kids who have started grade 7 and wish to remain at YouthNet. It is a pre-employment program that provides training and honorarium pay for up to 15 Junior Leaders who work once a week in the After-school program throughout the school year. We will be selecting Junior Leaders based on their attitude and interest in our training sessions in October 2023.

Teen Program is for any youth in grade 7 and up who wish to come to YouthNet for self directed programming and dinner twice a week from 5-7pm. For youth ages 12-17 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We offer self-led unstructured programming and organize activities throughout the city. Start date TBD, but anticipated after Thanksgiving, around October 17 2023