Thank you for participating in our fundraiser to send 4 of our teens to Calgary for a leadership event in August.
Three lucky boys won our raffle and took home Japan goodies to their families. We were able to raise $1,085.
Yesterday the teens made popcorn and lemonade and hosted movie night to raise a little more. They managed to collect another $295 bringing their total to $1,380.
Thank you very much!
The teens would like to host movie night again next month to keep raising money for their trip.
The next movie night will be May 27th. It's time to plan your next date night!
Intensive kids classes with Megan sensei
We are inviting our friend, Megan Sekiya, 1st dan to teach our students who are green belt and up. Megan sensei is a young and energetic woman from Vancouver West Aikikai. Most of our teens have met her in the past and she is excited to return to Squamish. She will be back in Canada this coming month after her 3 week training trip to Japan with lots to share.
A couple of our teens are also planning to teach yellow-belt and orange-belt students that weekend.
Space will be limited, so let me know if you want to save a spot for your kid!
April 22 (Sat)
9:00-10:00 am Yellow belt and up and teens, by Johanna and Ari
10:15-11:15 am Orange belt and up and teens, by Johanna and Ari
11:30 am -12:30 pm Green belt and up and teens, by Megan sensei
1:30-2:30 pm Green belt and up and teens, by Megan sensei
2:45-3:45 pm Advanced green and up and teens, by Megan sensei
4:00-5:30 pm Advanced green and up and teens, by Megan sensei
April 23 (Sun)
9:00 am - 2:30 pm Green belt and up and teens by Grant and Megan sensei
2:30 pm - Testing for advanced green belt and up
Fees:
Saturday:
$10 per class
Full day $60 ($10 off for Jr.mentor and up)
Sunday:
Full day $50 ($10 off for Jr.mentor and up)
Saturday and Sunday $80 for both days (green belt and up and teens) ($10 off for Jr.mentor and up)
We are fundraising!
Please help us with our fundraiser!
Four of our teens are going to Calgary for a teen leadership retreat in August hosted by Big Rock Aikikai. This is a great opportunity for our students to learn leadership skills that they can bring back to the dojo. A large group of teens from Victoria will also be joining us, as well as a few other guests from other dojos. Our objective is to bring the costs to families to zero. Our goal is to raise $2500.
We have brought many items back from Japan with us to use as raffle prizes. Check the photos and details below.
We will have 3 different draws.
#1 Dassai (Japanese sake) x 2 bottles
$20/ticket, maximum 75 tickets sold.
#2 Japanese cultural set (Japanese green tea, Japanese genmai tea, Japanese towels x 2, chopstick set, Senbei (rice crackers with black sesame), Dorayaki (two small pancake-like patties with a filling of sweet azuki bean paste), Manekineko (Lucky cat) candy, a tote bag with a Japanese traditional painting on it, and a Samurai fridge magnet.)
$10/ticket, maximum 75 tickets sold.
#3 Japanese kids set (Orange flavored KitKat, Chiroru choco (variety of little chocolate snacks), Stickers (Naruto, One Pierce, and Pokemon), Hello kitty whistle candy, Demon Slayer Band-Aids, Cars Origami papers, Sushi shaped candy, Super Mario chocolate, and Anpanman gummy.)
$5/ticket, maximum 75 tickets sold.
The payment can be done by cash or etransfer.
The draw is on April 21st.
Movie Night #36
MOVIE NIGHT #36
MOVIE OF THE MONTH: Minions
Date: April 29 (Sat)
Time: 6:30-9:00 pm
Parents get a little break and the kids get to have a lot of fun!
The movie will be played in the dojo, so that we have lots of room and space will be limited to 20 kids. This is a great opportunity for all the kids to meet outside of class, eat some snacks together, socialize and create stronger connections. We will provide the popcorn, homemade lemonade, take time to play games and watch a show.
Drop off for movie nights is after 6:00pm. Pick up is between 8:45 and 9:00 pm.
Movie nights are by donation.
We are hiring!
We are Hiring!
Assistant Child Care Supervisor for After School Activities.
Our ideal candidate is able to easily engage with children between the ages of 5 and 10; has a desire to guide children in yoga and meditation; do art, read books and play games with them to enrich their lives and has a driver's license.
The real job is to pick up kids from school, keep them engaged doing positive activities that help promote a healthy and positive lifestyle: between when they get dropped off from school, their aikido class, and when they get picked up by their parents before 6pm.
This would be for a revolving group of no more than 15 children for approximately 3.5 hours 3 days a week between 2:45pm and 6:15pm or earlier. Compensation is for 3.5hrs minimum for every scheduled day regardless of hours worked.
We are very flexible with how you run the program as long as the children are engaged and having a positive experience.
Compensation is based on experience and qualifications. Salary and benefits are negotiable. Bringing your child to work is a possibility.
Please email your cover letter and resume to grant.babin@aikidaily.com