Welcome to 2018! The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse opened its door this week after a very successful combined school holiday program with the YWCA Youth Engagement Team. As always, the Clubhouse is open Monday to Friday from 3-6 pm. Any young person aged 10-18 living in the Tuggeranong region can become a member. Young people can […]
The YWCA Canberra Clubhouse has had a very exciting School Holiday Program this month (with more to come!) We’ve had some amazing macro photographs taken with the brand new Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 Macro USM Lens and a Sigma AF 70-300/4-5.6 DG Macro Lens. Both lenses allow for high detail images of very small things to […]
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 […]
By Lach Howarth Featured Image: Clubhouse Member Ryan using the 27″ iMac to create ‘Lego Pirates’ Newcast Studios are Canberra video production company, live streaming, Google adwords and Google business view specialists. We’re proud to have Newcast as one of our Clubhouse partners. In the centre of the room, at the heart of the Clubhouse, you’ll find […]
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 […]