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The Adopt a Bike Project is pedaling its way to success with the help of Astronauts and Martians from the CPE LUnivers des petits Memphrmagog.

13/7/2017

The ��Adopt a Bike�� Project is pedaling its way to success with the help of ��Astronauts�� and ��Martians�� from the CPE L��Univers des petits Memphr��magog.

A wonderful partnership of sorts was forged between CPE youngsters (3 and 4 year olds) and «Adopt a Bike,» a project spearheaded by La Ruche High School. The initial project was a work platform made up of special needs students, a teacher and a technical instructor. Together, they spruced up bikes that were in need of care. Students learned how to maintain and repair bikes while acquiring knowledge in the field. The bikes were then offered, free of charge, to youngsters who didn’t have one. The distribution has just ended. More than 80 bikes were given out to youth in the Memphremagog MRC and to the new Auberge Jeunesse in Magog.

The partnership with the CPE was intended to help youngsters discover biking, give them a chance to practice before the warm weather arrived, and develop their social and motor skills. The project also had an impact on the two students who conducted the bike workshops with youngsters from the CPE. Indeed, Leyla and Zoé both improved their

self-confidence and social skills.

The workshops were held in the gymnasium of the Pavillon De La Relance, near the CPE. The course was safe and provided an opportunity to promote bike safety and helmet use.

Leyla and Zoé contributed greatly to the success of these workshops. During the activities, the group was divided into two. While one part of the group was learning about bikes, the other part of the group was involved in flag games and even yoga, thanks to guidance from Leyla and Zoé. Some children even decided to try out the wooden bike jump. Moreover, courses were designed using cones, chairs or other material in order to help the children hone their skills while having fun! Over the weeks, I’ve seen these youngsters evolve and grow, and I’ve seen two wonderful young girls blossom.

The bikes will be on loan to the CPE for the summer period.

We very much hope that this activity will be repeated in the coming years.

The challenge, of course, is the financing. We will have to see if and how the lead organization can repeat the experience in the years ahead.

I must also acknowledge the huge commitment from Axel Royer-Gagné and teacher Jacques Bureau, two men who served as role models and mentors to these children and for whom nothing is impossible. They care deeply about other human beings, especially those who will become tomorrow’s adults. Hats off to them!

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July 13, 2017 at 10:28AM
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Le Croque Livre at the Maison de la famille Memphremagog

3/7/2017

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Le Croque Livre at the Maison de la famille Memphremagog

The House of the family now his book-crunches! "The Discovery House"

Inspired by the "Take a book or give a book" approach, Bookfinders form a network of book sharing boxes for children aged 0-12 years.

These drop-off points offer children and their families free access to shared books.

This initiative aims to bring together and engage communities around the pleasure of reading.

Our Book Hook was built so that children can enjoy it all year round!

Please note that our Bookstore is bilingual. You will find books in French and English.

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July 03, 2017 at 03:11PM
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Le Croque Livre a la Maison de la famille Memphremagog

3/7/2017

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Le Croque Livre a la Maison de la famille Memphremagog

La Maison de la famille à maintenant son croque-livres ! "La Maison aux découvertes"

Inspirés de l'approche "Prends un livre ou donne un livre", les Croque-livres forment un réseau de boîtes de partage de livres destinées aux enfants âgés de 0-12 ans. Ces points de chute offrent aux enfants et à leur famille un libre accès à des livres partagés. Cette initiative vise à rassembler et à engager les communautés autour du plaisir de la lecture.

Notre Croque-livres a été construit pour que les enfants puissent en profiter toute l'année !

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Veuillez prendre note que notre Croque-livres est bilingue. Vous y trouverez des livres en français et en anglais.

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July 03, 2017 at 03:03PM
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The Incredible Edible project is comming in Saint Jean Bosco neighbourhood

3/7/2017

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The Incredible Edible movement was born in a small town in England in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis. To combat the slump, citizens came up with the idea of planting gardens in public spaces and of putting up a sign encouraging fellow citizens to help themselves, free of charge, to the fruits and vegetables that were grown. The project snowballed and the movement spread to the four corners of the globe!

In the fall of 2016, following a meeting at the Maison de la famille, a support group for mothers with a difficult past decided to get involved in the movement by launching the Incredible Edible project in the Saint-Jean-Bosco area. Since then, Memphré en Mouvement has included this initiative in its action plan, because its goal is to improve family nutrition. Doing so allows us to support this group of mothers by providing them with the services of a horticulturist-participant, Elizabeth Grant.
With the help of the CÉPOP (a social integration organization), seedlings were grown in a greenhouse in the spring. Following the actions of the initial group, the partners and neighbours agreed to create a garden in the Incredible Edible tradition. Hence, the Maison des jeunes l’Exit, the CPE L’Univers des Petits Memphrémagog, La Ruche High School and the community garden Les Arpents Verts added their names to the Maison de la famille, whose garden will be managed by the originators of the project.
All these people had the good fortune of getting plants and seedlings from Les Serres Magog, and some even got a supply of dirt, free of charge, from Excavation MD.

We encourage every citizen to take part in this movement, either by planting their own garden and sharing what they grow, by helping out in one of the partners’ gardens, or simply by picking the fruit and vegetables when the time comes.
A period will be set aside every Tuesday, from 3 to 5 pm, to maintain and eventually harvest the garden at the Maison de la famille. Our horticulturist-participant will be on hand to supervise the work and to give out advice to partners and citizens who have an Incredible Edible garden. The activity is free, children are welcome and no reservation is required. To see how the project is unfolding, people are invited to join the group’s Facebook page (Les Incroyables comestibles: Saint-Jean-Bosco).
Be sure to tell other families about it!

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Promoting the development of social skills in toddlers

3/7/2017

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Promoting the development of social skills in toddlers

This past June 29, Memphré en Mouvement... partenaires pour les 0-17 ans launched its campaign to promote the development of social skills in 0-5 year olds.

The development of social competence in toddlers is important because it makes it easier for them when they start school. When a child is more skilled at developing relationships with others, life at school is more pleasant, which promotes a greater sense of belonging at school.

The Memphré en Mouvement... partenaires pour les 0-17 ans partners’ group has spent many years helping organizations promote the development of 0-5 year olds. Its latest project, “Promoting Social Skills”, is specifically aimed at raising awareness among businesses and leisure organizations in the MRC who serve young families, because every adult has a role to play in the development of young children.

Workshops lasting from 30 to 45 minutes will be offered to employees to raise awareness about their role as models to young children when it comes to developing social skills. In our territory, this is one of the areas in which children are the least prepared when entering kindergarten.

Following the workshops, posters featuring four specific situations will be distributed and serve as reminders to the work teams. They can be displayed in the employee room. The posters were created by seven teenagers from La Ruche School, supported by Aurélia Parrenin, graphic designer at Photorélia, and Élizabeth Grant, liaison agent for 0-5

year olds with Memphré en Mouvement.

The first businesses who answered the call and booked the workshop on awareness raising were the IGA Gazaille store and the Jean Coutu pharmacy in Magog. What makes business owners decide to get involved in the project? They see it as a way to make families feel more welcome, and of strengthening their sense of belonging to the store, especially if they have children ages five and under.

Our hope is that many more businesses will follow suit. All in all, thirteen sets of posters will be distributed in Magog, Stanstead and Potton because, as the Africain proverb goes, “It takes a whole village to raise a child.”

This project is a continuation of the Brindami programme and the “Friendship Bags” that have already been implemented in childcare centres and libraries within the territory.

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Le projet Adopte un vélo pédale avec les astronautes et les martiens du CPE l'Univers des petits Memphrémagog.

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Le projet ��Adopte un v��lo�� p��dale avec les astronautes et les martiens du CPE l'Univers des petits Memphr��magog.

Un magnifique partenariat de coeur s’est créé entre les petits du CPE (3 et 4 ans) et le projet «adopte un vélo» de l’école La Ruche. Le projet initial est un plateau de travail constitué de jeunes en adaptation scolaire, un enseignant et un technicien-pédagogue. Ce plateau refait une beauté à des vélos qui manquaient d’amour. Les jeunes apprennent à entretenir et réparer des vélos en acquérant des connaissances dans le domaine. Ces vélos sont ensuite offerts gratuitement à des enfants qui n’en n’ont pas. La distribution vient tout juste de se terminer. Plus de 80 vélos ont été offerts aux jeunes de la MRC Memphrémagog et à la nouvelle auberge de jeunesse de Magog.

Le partenariat avec le CPE avait pour but de faire découvrir le vélo, de se pratiquer avant l’arrivée du beau temps, de développer les habiletés sociales et motrices des tout-petits. Ce projet a également eu un impact sur les 2 étudiantes de l’atelier de vélo en prenant part à l’animation des ateliers avec les petits du CPE. Leyla et Zoé ont particulièrement amélioré leur confiance en elle et leurs habiletés sociales.

Les ateliers ont eu lieu dans le gymnase du pavillon de «La Relance» voisin du CPE. Le parcours était sécuritaire et par l’activité elle-même, il y a eu de la sensibilisation à la sécurité à vélo et au port du casque.

Leyla et Zoé, ont grandement contribué au succès de ces ateliers. Lors de des activités, le groupe était divisé en deux partie. Lors des ateliers, la 1ère partie se familiarisait avec les vélos pendant que la 2e partie du groupe jouait à des jeux «style drapeau» et même du yoga dirigés et animés par Leyla et Zoé. Certains enfants en sont mêmes venus à utiliser la structure de bois «jump». De plus, des parcours d’habiletés ont été créés avec des cônes, chaises ou autres matériel afin de parfaire leurs aptitudes et surtout de s’amuser!

J’ai vu évoluer et grandir ces petits au cours des semaines et j’ai vu s’épanouir deux merveilleuses jeunes filles.

Les vélos ont été prêtés au CPE pour la période estivale.

Nous souhaitons très fort que cette activité puisse se répéter pour les années à venir. L’enjeu est bien entendu le financement. Nous verrons bien comment et si l’organisme porteur pourra répéter l’expérience pour les années à venir.

Je ne peux passer sous silence l’énorme implication de Axel Royer-Gagné et Jacques Bureau, enseignant. Deux adultes, modèles et pédagogues pour ces jeunes. Deux hommes pour qui, rien n’est impossible. Ils ont un amour profond pour les êtres humains, dont nos adultes de demain. Chapeau les gars!

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May 18, 2017 at 10:18AM
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