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On Tuesday 22 November, we launched our third YWCA Canberra Clubhouse Impact Report at a celebratory event, with generous grant funding from Community and Philanthropy Partnerships Week. The launch was a fantastic opportunity to thank our partners for their contributions and acknowledge the fantastic outcomes that the Clubhouse has helped our Members to achieve. We were joined by […]

Featured Images: A wire earcuff designed and created by Emily By Lach Howarth Emily is a 14 year old Clubhouse member with strong interest in design and making. Emily is interested in Engineering and was one of the participants in our Big Day Out excursion. We caught up with Emily to have a chat about […]

Lynda has been completing 80 hours of work placement at the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse. It has been fantastic having Lynda as part of the Clubhouse Community and we caught up with her to chat about her experience at the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse. How did you connect with the Clubhouse? I’m studying Youth Work, Community Service, […]

By Lach Howarth Featured Image: Origami flower made in the Clubhouse Arts and crafts are always popular in the Clubhouse and the past few weeks have seen some amazing creations ranging from origami to papier mache, drawings to 3D designs, books to collages and more! A few of our members have really driven a big […]

By Lach Howarth Featured Image: Some of the 3D Prints created in the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse This week at the Clubhouse there has been a lot of 3D design and printing happening. We’ve had animals, team logos, symbols, buildings and more custom 3D designed and 3D printed by members and it’s been a lot of […]

By Lach Howarth Featured Image: Clubhouse members attending the BiG Day In   The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse was lucky enough to be able to take three of our high school members to the BiG Day In last Thursday, the 25th of May. “The BiG Day In™ is an IT careers conference designed by students for students. […]

By Lach Howarth Featured Image: Tech Time Workshop participants begin construction on a Lego Mindstorms EV3 This semester we’re running a series of Tech Time Workshops; an intro to robotics course using Lego Mindstorms EV3s for 12 particiapants, 6 male and 6 female, from Caroline Chisholm School. There are 6 sessions in which the participants […]

By Lach Howarth Featured Image: Clubhouse members and mentors celebrating International Women’s Day This year, for International Women’s Day, the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse hosted a girls-only celebration focusing on all the amazing things women do in science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) fields. The day featured female mentors and staff showcasing some of the amazing […]

A little over two years ago, YWCA Canberra took a big leap in partnership with Richardson Primary School, to open the ACT’s first ever Clubhouse. Based on the global Clubhouse model, which was founded in Boston in 1993, we opened a free, out-of-school learning space that connects young people in Tuggeranong with access to the […]

By Lach Howarth Featured Image: Angus, age 13, tees off at the 2nd hole at the Eddison Park Disc Golf Course. The Clubhouse January 2017 School Holiday Program is well underway! With the first week (Jan 3rd – 7th), our crafts week, having finished, we started the 2nd week with an excursion day! We started at […]