"In youth we learn; in age we understand."Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
SBL Program Manager, Kaneka Watkins is currently attending the National Alliance of...
York University graduate student and SBL teacher Sam Tecle has been honoured...
As Hip Hop further entrenches itself in the academy, its use...
The SBL growth model envisions students going from mentee to volunteer to mentor....
SBL Mentor Matthew Alay and Academic and Social Coordinator Tesfai Mengesha discuss SBL’s March Break Employment Readiness Program on CBC Metro Morning. Listen (runs 7:03)
With the support of the SBL staff team, Mentors and Westview students a video was put together in support of Vanessa’s nomination for Community Worker of the Year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8JlHnMcJrs
Chris Penrose speaking on the response and what has happened since the Danzig shooting. http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=812272&playlistId=1.1049278&binId=1.810401
For remarkable professional and community accomplishments early in his or her career. Chris Penrose (BA ’04) Executive Director, Success Beyond Limits Described as a “big-picture thinker with his feet (and heart) on the ground,” Chris Penrose has been working with youth in the Jane-Finch community for over a decade. As the...
As cyberbullying becomes more pervasive in schools, high school student and SBL Senior Volunteer Tara Sherif speaks on the topic. Listen (runs 6:53)
SBL’s 2011 summer program site lead and Brookview Middle School teacher Darlene Jones receives Toronto Star Teacher Award. Read the article below: Her students complain openly about the “piles of homework” they get from Darlene Jones; how she’s always “on your back,” which is “so annoying,” and apparently...