Blogs

York University Teacher Candidates Being Exposed to a Hip Hop Curriculum

    As Hip Hop further entrenches itself in the academy, its use in the classroom is becoming more prevalent. SBL’s Academic and Social Coordinator, Tesfai Mengesha has been a part of the process of developing a Hip Hop Curriculum, in the role of a writer. The Hip Hop Curriculum has been developed through a...

Japjit Singh – Volunteer Coordinator

The SBL growth model envisions students going from mentee to volunteer to mentor. For Japjit Singh his journey had a gap.  In the summer of 2009, Japjit Singh was a mentee in our summer program. As the school year came around, he retreated away from many of the extra curricular activities Westview had to...

Exciting Opportunity with SBL – Youth Outreach Worker Job Posting

Success Beyond Limits Education Program   Job Description Youth Outreach Worker (YOW)   Program Overview:  The Success Beyond Limits Education Program is a non-profit organization based in the Jane-Finch community.  Success Beyond Limits works around the calendar delivering both a school year program at Westview Centennial Secondary School and a summer program at York...

SBL Celebrating a Birthday

  SBL Mentor, Princess organized a surprise birthday celebration for fellow Mentor Shukri. Here are some pictures of the SBL family celebrating.      

Festival Express

    We catch a ride to the city’s biggest community hip-hop fest with a group of youngsters and hear about suburban alienation blues. BY: TIFFY THOMPSON   Last Sunday afternoon, under grey skies, seagulls swooped overhead while a couple sat in a rusted Honda Civic in the Jane Finch Mall parking lot and ate...

re-Designing SBL’s Youth Space

  The beginning of the school year is an exciting time for SBL. It’s a time to re-connect with the incoming grade 9s and transition back into our youth space at Westview.  This year we’re in a bigger space, which presents us with the opportunity to re-design it.   With minimal resources but a lot of...