• Contest Rules and Details Our goal is to support business-minded youth who also are passionate about changing their communities. We will award three winners and provide each winner with a monetary gift. The winners will be selected based on the following criteria: originality, feasibility, and scope of social impact. You must be between the ages […]

  • Do you love to write? Enter the literature contest for a chance to have your piece awarded the literature piece of the year plaque. We will award various winners. There are two categories you can enter under; Category 1: Artistic The first is a call for an artistic written piece which can include: a song, […]

  • MSSO was first piloted in the summer of 2012 with five schools in Markham South and had over 400 participating children (age 5 to 9) and youth (10 to 14). The MSSO project provides four options for enrolment: Sports Ball, Tuition, Recreational Yoga, and Mega Arts. Children and youth can choose to participate in a […]

  • Course Description York Region Youth Outreach Piano Lessons is a program dedicated to instructing children with basic theory and piano skills. The goal of this program is to instill a love of music in our participants that will be with them for a lifetime. Participants will be practicing songs and theory techniques on keyboards that […]

  • This fun class is a great introduction to the magic of acting. The young actor explores acting through costumes, storytelling, animal exercises, fairy tales, and improvisation. This is a wonderful class to build the young actor’s self-esteem by helping them to trust their own unique imagination. Rising Stars: Ages 8-9 Students will develop a solid […]

  • English Language Classes We offer full-time and part-time Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) classes, ranging from beginner to advanced levels, as well as specialized courses. Experienced and certified instructors deliver the classes, which are based on the LINC curriculum and each group’s interests and needs. Classes include: English communication skills developed through reading, […]

  • Settlement and Integration Program- a Canadian model of settlement and integration which aims to enable newcomers such as newly arrived immigrants, refugees, new Canadians, and live-in caregivers to adapt, settle and integrate into Canadian society socially, economically as quickly and comfortably as possible. Services include newcomer’s orientation and information, form filling assistance, assisted access to […]

  • YRYO is committed to helping immigrants from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds by providing timely social services, employment and economic support services, and training and education services. We especially assist those who are disadvantaged by barriers in language, employment, and social isolation. We work in cooperation with other community organizations in Ontario to meet the […]