Parent Post Bulletin Board
This page will be updated with new information every week.
Awards & Contests
- Habitat for Humanity Contest - Open to grades 4,5,6
- Kinsmen Bursary program - Applications due by April 30, 2026
- Manitoba Indigenous Sports Awards - Nominations open January 2026
- Manitoba Government Opens Nominations for Excellent in Education Awards - Deadline extended to Dec. 18, 2025
- National Youth Remembrance Contest - Submissions due by Dec. 15, 2025
- Ripple Foundation Creative Writing Contest - Kids Write 4 Kids, Open to grades 4-8 - Submissions due by March 31, 2026
- Youth Impact Challenge (YIC) – The Challenge encourages youth across Canada to organize into diverse teams of three or more and participate in a three-stage competition proposing a project that will have a social and/or environmental impact. The top 30 teams with the most impactful ideas will receive $1,000 each, with the top team winning an additional $10,000.
Scholarships
- Access 2025 Scholarship Program
- Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC)
$3,000 bursaries for post-secondary studies in French as a second language - Futures Forward
- Scholarship Guide 2025
- Tuition-Waiver Program for current or former youth in care in Manitoba (no age or care status restrictions)
- George Finkle Memorial Scholastic Awards – Awarded to Jewish high school students who are in need of financial assistance to begin full-time post-secondary education at a University, College or other post-secondary program in Manitoba. Deadline: March 31 of any given year.
- Global Scholarship Corporation
A search engine giving students worldwide access to scholarship opportunities. - Harvest Moon Scholarship to youth in Manitoba aged 17-21.
- Jake Weitz Memorial Scholarship - Future Mechanic, this scholarship is for you.
- Julie Rohr Scholarship - Awarded annually, the scholarship provides a one-time contribution of $5,000 to a post-secondary student in Canada who lost a parent to cancer.
- Manitoba Hydro Awards, Scholarships, and Bursaries
- Nellie McClung Trailblazer Scholarship – Applications are accepted Feb. 1 - March 31 of each calendar year.
- RBC Future Launch Scholarship – an innovative scholarship program for young Canadians (ages 15-29) looking to learn new skills for the modern workforce.
- RCAF Foundation Scholarship - designed to support Canada's future aviation and aerospace leaders.
- REMAX Canada Scholarship
- Scholarship List
- STEM Fellowship - PharmaPath Summer Camp
- SHAD 2026 Apps Now Open
- Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends Hockey Scholarships – Presented to one male and one female graduating high school hockey player – a $2,500 scholarship to be used towards post-secondary education.
Sports & Extracurriculars
- Bonivital Baseball Program
- Bonivital Soccer Club Programs
- Camp Manitou
- City of Winnipeg
- Winter Swimming and Skating Leisure Guide (Registration opens Dec. 16, at 8 a.m.)
- Dakota Community Centre
- Dynamo Volleyball Club
- Exhale Dance Studio
- Forum Art Centre – art classes for individuals ages 7-11, 10-12, 12-16, and adults
- Golden Links Lodge Volunteer Opportunities
- Little Lazers Youth Programs
- Manitoba Minor Ball Hockey
- Meals on Wheels Volunteer Opportunity
- Mini Ballers Summer Camp - Register now
- Music for Young Children (MYC)
- Norberry-Glenlee Community Centre
- Oak Hammock Marsh
- Panthers PD Day Camps - Ages 4-12
- Rise Academy Affinity Athletes Volleyball - Ages 9-13
- Royal City Soccer Club
- Scouts franco-manitobains
- South Winnipeg Family Information Centre (SWFIC)
- Studio 393's After School Leaders presents Dance: Movement as Medicine
- The Manitoba Indigenous Sports Hall of Fame
- Traditional Karate Winnipeg
- Vimy Inspires Tomorrow Program - Leadership Program for youth between 13-17
- Volleyball Winnipeg Programs
Well-Being
- Aulneau Renewal Centre
- Free Family Literacy Program: Register here
- Parent Coaching Program
- Bounce Back®
Designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress, or worry. - Care for All in Education
Resources to support mental health - Cocoon Mental Health Clinic for children and adults aged 12 to 25
- Dial-a-Dietician: a program of the Provincial Health Contact Centre Connect
Speak to a registered dietician for free – Connect with the Dial-a-Dietician program at 204-788-8248 Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (services available in English and French) or refer to their website for further information. - Huddle South Central - A safe space for youth ages 12-29.
- December Calendar
- My Tween and Me
- Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) Services
- Marymound Training Centre Workshop - Level II Neurobiology of Trauma Workshop - Jan 19-20
- Mental Health Education Resource Centre
Free access to mental health fact sheets, wellness tips, podcasts, presentations, video series, workshops and courses - New Directions - DBT Teen Skills Group
- Reading for Well-Being Community Book Club
- RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone
National, 24/7, bilingual e-mental health support service for Black youth - Sara Riel Foundation - Healing Together
- See Me Beautiful Conference - Manitoba Down Syndrome Association
- South Winnipeg Family Information Centre (SWFIC) Services
- The Mood Disorders Association of Canada
- True Listening - ASIST intervention Training
- Y Mind - YMCA/YWCA Program
A free, evidenced-based program for teens and young adults grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness. Proven outcomes for participants include reduced anxiety, increased well-being and mindfulness skills. - Youth Programming at MDAM 2025
- Youville
- WRHA Youth Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Council - seeking passionate youth (aged 14-25) to have an opportunity to have their voice heard.
Other
- Agowiidiwinan Centre Opens at The Forks
- Collectif LGBTQ*
- Dyslexia Champions of Manitoba: Parent Toolkit - Dyslexia Champions of Manitoba.
- "Festival du Voyageur: A Legacy of Linguistic and Cultural Continuity" with Yannick Frechette and Breanne Lavallee-Heckert - 2025 Kickoff for the Lieutenant-Governor's Evenings at Government House Series of Free Public Events
- Harvest Manitoba Volunteer Opportunity for Staff and Students
- Holiday Concert Celebration with the NUOVOCE Chamber Choir - Dec 16
- House of Commons Page Program - Recruitment Campaign
- Koats for Kids
- Launch of the Manitoba K-12 Education Data Dashboard
- Legislative Assembly of Manitoba - Free visitor tours are available in both English and French. For more information or to book a tour, visit the website
- Lil Chef Institute
- MPI Driver Z
If you’re interested in enrolling a student in the spring term of Driver Z, you must accompany them to sign up as a new MPI customer and purchase the Driver Z program at a MPI Service Centre or broker by end of day on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, to be eligible to receive an invitation for a registration window. From Jan. 5-24, 2026, eligible customers will begin receiving emails with their staggered registration windows and directions on the dates they can sign up for a course at a broker, MPI Service Centre or by calling MPI’s Contact Centre or Driver Education department. A general registration period after the defined registration windows will be offered based on remaining course availability. - My Fun Land Centre
- Oxford Learning Winnipeg – summer camps for ages 6 & up
- Poetry In Voice
- Rideau Hall - Forum for Young Canadians
- René Deleurme Centre
- Shad applications are open for grade 10 or 11 youth
- St. Boniface Library Programs & Events
- U of M School of Art - Online Information Session
- WAG Events
- Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service - Learn about 911