Category: Uncategorized

Eli:
friendships and how it has ups and downs, i tend to have high expectations for people and i forget they’re people at times since i idolize them.

Alicia:
the future, it seems like people know what they’re doing after high school but not me. i know that all i can do is take it day by day.

Jeremiah:
home life, it’s sometimes hard being at home but when I’m at school I’m able to get away from that.

Mya:
social media, social media is so addictive. going on my phone for hours at a time makes me feel guilty because during that time i could be doing so much more.

Ashley:
negative energy, being around that energy just makes me feel wrong about myself or people being disrespectful to another person can really mess up a person mentally.

17 youth – 17 Art Pieces

Colby Bird
Karden Marceau
Jarrod Mususkapoe
Monique Little
Aaliya Al-Sabban
Aula Al Musawi
Jade Creelman
Toni Wuttunee
Evalyna Hrycay
Sean Grosse
Tala Albert
Zuha Nizamani
Brooklyn Carriere
Raine Littlepoplar
Ashley Longneck
Peyton Loftus
Jay Threefingers
Knut Bear

Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Nov 2021 – Jan 2022
Sponsored by RBC

My time as a summer student at CNYC was a blast. It was just Marcel, Ace, Amanda, and I for the first week or so; I got to learn about their roles and how they work with youth. I also got used to their crazy sense of humour. The fun started as soon as the youth began showing up to the programming. It never felt like any of us staff were above the youth. We were all on the same level, learning something new and having fun together.

Marcel, Ace, and Amanda are excellent at encouraging the youth to try out all the activities. They make them feel welcome and safe with their sense of humour. They make everything light. I can’t think of better people to be around youth. The environment created was fun, and it always felt like we were just a group of friends.

My life was filled with dance and school before CNYC, and I never had many chances to try new activities. I was able to try things through the summer programming that I would not have had the chance to try otherwise. I can be an anxious person when it comes to trying new things, but I never felt scared or judged at CNYC. I know the youth felt the same.

The only thing I wish there was more of, were youth. Only a few youths regularly came. I hope that next summer a larger group will regularly come to the programming. There were so many great opportunities for fun and learning, and I hope that more youth will be able to take part in them.

Alicia

My favorite video game is ROBLOX because I’ve been playing it since 2014, you can play with people all around the world and it’s like multiple games inside of one.

Jason

Alicia: What is your favorite video game? And why and what device do you play on?

Currently the only device I play is WII, I still play old school games like Mario Kart or Mario Party.

Alicia: why? Jason: I enjoy racing, cause I am good at it. It is a simple game, I’m not really big on role playing games or like crazy first-person perspectives and learning crazy skills.

 

Ashley

Alicia: What is your favorite video game? And why and what device do you play it on?

Ashley: My favorite video game is Super Mario World because I’ve been playing it since I was a little kid and I still love it to this day, and it’s a lot of fun super addicting once you get into it and I play that on an NES.

Jeremiah

Alicia: What is your favorite video game and why?

Jeremiah: I like to play Socom, It’s about U.S Navy Seals, which is the United States’ finest military regiment.

Alicia: what device do you play it on? Jeremiah: PS2.

Matt

What is your favorite video game? And why and what device do you play it on?

Matt: Forza Horizon 4 and Xbox One X.

Jordan

Alicia: What is your favorite video game and why? And what device do you play it on?

Jordan: My favorite game is Mario Party because I can play with my family and my friends at home. I play it on a Nintendo Switch.

Mya

Alicia: What is your favorite video game and why? And what device do you play it on?

Mya: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and I play it on Xbox.

 

Jessica and I were on Saskatoon CBC Radio 9.41 this morning to talk about CNYC, youth, graduating and the Community Credit School

take a listen

thank you to CBC Saskatoon for this opportunity

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-88-saskatoon-morning/clip/15761225-saskatoons-core-neighbourhood-youth-coop-celebrates-its-first-grads

CNYC’s  Word on the Street – Raine Littlepoplar-Williams

Hi, my name is Raine, and I decided to ask the questions “ What is your favorite part of Christmas” and “What are you doing for the holidays!”.

Me personally, I love the nostalgia and the wholesome memories I make every year. The cheap traditions my dad tries to force on us and fail and making a big mess with wrapping paper on Christmas Eve! This year for the holidays my best friend and I are traveling out to Regina to see our other friend who moved there this year.

Seth, Jeremiah & Gage

Seth

“I’m probably going to go sledding and just play games with my friends. “

Jeremiah

“I play games, I’m probably gonna spend time with my friend.”

Gage

“being with family and friends, probably going to go to my aunties place and have Christmas dinner.”

Brayden 

“My favorite thing about Christmas is that every Christmas eve, I have this really big family, extended family, and everyone gets together all my aunts all my uncles, come up to like 50, 60 people. We all gather in one house and we have this big potluck. A bunch of Filipino food and turkey, and mashed potatoes. Some of the best memories I’ve had was staying up till midnight, on every Christmas eve with my family and than all the kids would get their presents and like the aunts and the uncles. Some of us would stay after everyone left and we’d play video games all night, and yeah, then you’d go home tired, fall asleep, wake up the next day, and Christmas was there.”

“My plans for the holiday, you know, hang out with family, eat a lot of food. Really just going to try enjoy the people I’m with and take some time off for myself.”

Wolfgang (my little brother)

“The time that you get to spend with your family, And I like that I get a break from school. I’m probably not going to do something productive.”

(just because, I asked him twice, enjoy)

“My favorite thing about the holidays, is that I get a break, and on Christmas, the time you spend with your family, and the Lord and Savoir Jesus himself, Gods only son who was sent down upon us humans. He was lifted on the cross, and he was crucified for our sins.”

Becky 

“I really like getting presents, I also love baking and cooking, seeing my family together, like we’re not fighting. I wanted to save up money to see my dad this Holiday break.”

Terri 

“I am Terri, my favorite part of the holidays is eating food, and I’m not doing much for the holidays, thank you Sir.”

 

 

I have been attending CNYC (City Core Neighborhood Youth Coop) for 3 to 4 years since 2015. I went to main school prior to my arrival to CNYC after struggling to stay in class and t hat is when I discovered CNYC. I have learned an extreme amount after becoming a Youth and have met such amazing and kind people, I also attended some of their classes that other Youth go to although I much preferred to work in their Wood Shop where I learned how to construct items such as picture frames, stools, benches, fences, drums, bedside lamps, cabinets, yoga blocks, etc. I spent most of my time in the Wood Shop where my mentor and close friend Mike Fulop taught me everything he knows and took me on various outings to help our community, via doing yard work, repairing fences, installing new windows, doors, and dropping items built in the shop off to people who had paid for them. I enjoyed working and was more than happy to help around The Core and participated in as much programming as possible. The Youth and Staff are always so friendly and outgoing I have grown to love attending CNYC every day I just can’t seem to get enough of the place and adore sharing laughs with my fellow Youth and Staff and going on field trips with them. If anyone were to ask me about CNYC and tell me that they are thinking of attending there I’d say: “Go for it.” Because it truly is a safe Haven for new youth, they have so much to offer our community that other places don’t and that is why I believe CNYC is a great place to learn and grow.