workshop – Spoke

Get your health on with superfoods

BY MARISSA CUDDY Superfoods may not wear a cape but they could be the hero you need in your life. Jane Dummer, a registered dietitian and author of Need for Seeds, identifies a superfood as having specific health-promoting qualities that have been sustained by scientific research. There are many different foods that have been classified as superfoods. More common ones include blueberries, strawberries, grapefruit, apples, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, broccoli, chia … Continued

Get cool and crafty ideas at thrift store

By JESSICA HAMMER At a thrift store someone’s junk can truly be someone else’s treasure, but it might take some imagination and a little creativity. A plain old T-shirt has endless possibilities and some of these were demonstrated during a workshop at the Mennonite Central Committee’s thrift store, Thrift on Kent, at the corner of Charles and Kent streets in Kitchener on Feb. 12. Every Friday in February Thrift on Kent … Continued

Workshop revives ancient art form

By NICOLE NEMETH Moccasins were the traditional footwear of the First Nations and on March 14 students at Conestoga College were able to make their own pair. Christine Lefebvre, also known as Karonhyakatste, her First Nations name, teaches moccasin workshops at multiple universities, high schools and elementary schools as well as courses in Native culture. She has done five workshops at Conestoga College to date, including the workshops she did … Continued

Leading into our future

BY CALLIE WRIGGLESWORTH Conestoga students had some fun while learning to lead. On Jan. 9, students attended a leadership workshop at the school called Create Today…Create Tomorrow. The two-hour workshop had 23 students from various programs take part. Create Today … Create Tomorrow consists of seven parts which all focus on different aspects of leadership. The workshop was run by Ian Kearney, a Student Life programmer at Conestoga, and Susan … Continued

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