We are very happy to announce that we have finalized our next Street2Peak trek for March 2017... Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile!! Torres del Paine was voted the fifth most beautiful place in the world by National Geographic. Torres del Paine, and the whole Chilean Patagonia region for that matter, is a dramatic landscape... Continue Reading →
Hey Streetfront Supporters, The first Sunday in May is always a special time at Streetfront. Seasons have changed, the school year is dwindling and kids are all the more excited about life. The first Sunday in May also brings us the Vancouver Marathon, a mainstay in Streetfront's calendar. We've been training since the Seattle Marathon... Continue Reading →
Here are the awesome 23 Full and 16 Half Marathon runners in the 2016 BMO Vancouver Marathon. A record number of present, past and those who embody the Streetfront spirit. Thank you to all who ran and those who support our running program!
During this spring season we once again have Joe Caledino and his Yo Bro Youth Initiative leading us through his game prevention and self defense program. Today we learnt how to get out a variety of holds and situations.
Another day in the garden found us checking on the herbs. We picked some and added them to a mason jar and topped up with vinegar for a future salad from the garden. After that we turned some of the compost and weeded two plots ready to grow another seasons bounty.
This afternoon we volunteered with the Vancouver International Marathon Society helping un-box the medals for this years BMO Vancouver Marathon - May 1st. Our students were so efficient in their task that we got what formally took 2 afternoon's to complete to getting it all done in 2 hours! Nice work Streetfront. Thanks to the... Continue Reading →
We would like to share the video link of Trevor's talk at the Sam Sullivan's Public Salon #24 back on January 27th, 2016 at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre. Enjoy. Click on the picture to view the video.
On Dec. 16th, 2015 we put together snack bags to handout at Main & Hastings to share some Christmas cheer.
On Nov. 27th, 2015 former Streetfront student, 2015 Kilimanjaro participant, and former Take A Hike student Jesse Costucci-Phillips spoke to Alternative school teachers and staff Pro-D about her positive experiences in the VSB alternative education system.
We are fortunate to have with a very talented ongoing volunteer, Conlan Mansfield - taking Streetfront through a series of movement exercises. We have done exercises in ground work (crawls), reflex's, rope work (Navy Seals method), one and two-foot jumps, rings, and rolls so far. These exercises are designed to improve how we move our bodies through... Continue Reading →
