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Welcome to The Journey - the official blog of the Canadian Student Leadership Association. Here you will find featured articles from inspiring Canadian leaders and organization, event ideas, school culture builders and more.
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Food Bank BINGO
Grand Manan Community School decided to make their food bank collection more interesting with a BINGO card created specifically for the...
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Full Grade Scavenger Hunt
At Beaconsfield High School, the grade 11's participate in a full grade scavenger hunt! Students are given a list of things to do in both...
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Proud of Pride
KCI showed their Pride colours in support of youth and people in their community. It's easy to decorate a large area with supplies from...
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Power to the Artists
Two students from Rangitikei College in Marton, New Zealand, were contracted by their town to brighten up the local power boxes. Nothing...
Mar 14, 20221 min read
Suess on the Loose
Chattanooga High School has been implementing a “Seuss on the Loose” project for over 15 years. Leadership students travel in teams to...
Dec 2, 20211 min read
TP the Town (yes, that means toilet paper!)
TP the Town started as an English assignment to Change the World . . . a pretty daunting thought to most grade 11 students. Jordan...
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Fundies for Undies
Students will participate in an event for charity, but you have to up your marketing game. It’s often a catchy name that drives the...
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Cyber Seniors
Clayton Heights Secondary in Surrey runs a Cyber Seniors program. The leadership students train local seniors on everything computer-wise...
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Socktober
Approximately 200,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year. One thing that you can donate to make a difference to these people is...
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Sanitation Stations
A John Caldwell School student taking the Global Competencies 120 class worked diligently to place “Sanitation Stations” in our...
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Intergenerational Art Show
The Grade 10 Leadership Class at Centennial High in Calgary goes weekly to the local senior’s centre to visit and do activities with...
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Art Package for Feeder Schools
The colouring contest was of the local feeder schools In an attempt to build connections with their local feeder schools, Clayton Heights...
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Annual Charity Hockey Game – Blades for Baskets!
At St. Martin Catholic Secondary School, one of our most popular traditions is our annual teachers vs students Charity Hockey Game, known...
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Keep your Fish Fresh
Few people know that storm drains located on your street empty right into local streams, creeks, and rivers in your neighbourhood. To...
Jan 23, 20211 min read
Random Acts of Softness
Usually when you think of a quilting club, you picture cute grandmas happily sewing away. One student, Braegan Zimmerman was inspired by...
Jan 9, 20211 min read
Community Involvement Fair
One of the complaints that students have about volunteering is that they don’t know who is looking for volunteers. Solve this problem by...
Jan 7, 20211 min read
Empty Bowls for Hunger
Empty Bowls allows participating artists and groups to create and donate bowls, then serve a simple meal. In some communities, ceramic...
Jan 5, 20211 min read
True Colours: Presented by Relay for Life Youth
True Colours: Presented by Relay for Life Youth Join CSLA and students across Canada to participate in a True Colours workshop presented...
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Happy Harvest
We were afraid COVID would prevent this annual event, but as you can see, we were able to go ahead with slight modifications. Instead of...
Nov 16, 20201 min read
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