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14TuesdayJuly292014HaveYouHadaSpiritualExperienceAFreePublicWorkshopAllWelcomeYourewalkinginaseaofexperienceseverymomentofyourlife.Andsomepeoplewalkingaroundinthisseaoflifefindmiracleseveryday.SriHaroldKlempSpiritualLeaderofECKANKARExplorespiritualexperiencessuchasdreamspast-liferecalloutofbodyexperienceinnerlightinnersoundinnerguideknowingnessdivinelove.LearnspiritualexercisessuchassingingHUtogetgreatermeaningoutofyourownpersonalexperiencesandtoexplorenewexperiences.Usewakingdreamstofindanswerstoyourquestions.Receiveafreebooktohelpyouexploreyourownspiritualexeriences.700p.m.FridayAugust8SeniorsRoomRec.CenterFortSmithPresentedbyECKANKARForinformationcall867-633-6594orvisitwww.eckankar-yt.caByDALICARMICHAELAgroupofyoungwomenhavegatheredinYellowknifeforthesecondannualFOXYPeerLeaderRetreatatBlach-fordLakeLodgewheretheyarelearningtocreatedia-loguesaroundsexualityandrelationshipsthroughartisticexpressionwhileenjoyingtheoutdoors.Andthisyearstudentsat-tendingtheFosteringOpeneXpressionamongYouthFOXYsummercamphostedatBlachfordLakeLodgecannowaddtheex-periencetotheirhighschooltranscripts.WekindoftookourFOXYprogramandadapteditintoamorestandardlessonplanforspecialprojectcreditssaidNancyMacNeillFOXYsprojectcoordinator.Partici-pantsareeligibleforatotaloffourhighschoolcreditstwoGrade10creditsforattend-ingtheretreatandtwoGrade11creditsfordesigningandrunningacommunityprojectoncethecampisover.Wewerejustlookingfordifferentwaystoex-pandourprogrammingandreallysolidifyhowtomakeourselvessustainableintheNorthwestTerritoriesMac-Neillsaid.Itaddressesaveryim-portantissueintheNorth-westTerritoriesandinamannerthatwouldbeveryengagingforthestudentssaidTeresaWatsoncoordi-natorforthedepartmentofeducationearlychildhoodandschoolservices.ShewaspartoftheteamthataccreditedFOXY.Wesawitalsolinkingverymuchtotheeducationrenewalandinnovationconceptthefoundationalstatementscer-tainlyemphasizetheconceptofwellnessandthisprogramdenitelyaddressesthatsexualhealthaspectofwellnessandthesenseofpersonalagencythattheseyoungwomenwillgainthroughparticipationintheleadershipretreatandcarryingoutthecommunityproject.FromJuly24toAug.124girlsaged13to17arelearn-ingaboutsexualhealthbuild-ingpositiverelationshipsandstorytellingthroughvariousartformstaughtinworkshopsrunbyNWTfemalerolemodels.AsessiononmusicmakingandlyricwritingwillbeconductedbymusicianVeronicaJohnnywhileartistJaneDragonwillteachbeadingandtraditionalin-digenousarts.KayleyMacKaywillresumeherroleteachingphotographyskillstothegirls.Newtotheprogramthisyearisaworkshopondigitalstory-tellingthroughlmandvid-eographyledbyYellowknifelmmakerMirandaBooth.Inadditiontolearningnewskillsandhavingopendiscus-sionsMacNeillsaidamainobjectivefortheretreatisforgirlstobringFOXYlessonsbacktotheircommunities.WedoexpectthegirlstobecomefullFOXYpeerlead-ersMacNeillsaid.TheyalsoparticipateinworkshopsthattraintheminhowtobeaFOXYpeerleadersothingslikelearninghowtoleadice-breakerslearninghowtohelpfacilitateworkshopshowtoengagepeoplehowtobeapositiverolemodelinyourowncommunityandhowtoincor-poratetheFOXYvaluesintoyourlifeonaregularbasis.InadditiontotheretreatFOXYtoursaroundtheNWTthroughouttheyearsharingmessagesofempowermentandsexualhealthwithyoungwomenintheirhometowns.IthinkonethingthatalotofpeopletendtoforgetaboutteenagegirlsisthattheyhavesomuchpotentialitsjustpointingthemintherightdirectionandunleashingthatenergyanditcanbethemostpowerfulthingintheworldinaveryverygoodwayMacNeillsaid.Ifyougetteenagedgirlsriledupaboutsomethingtheyreprettymuchaherdofwildhorses-theyrenotgoingtostop.FOXYPeerLeaderRetreatgetsschooledYouthnowreceivinghighschoolcreditsfromall-girlempowermentcampEducationFoxyPhotocourtesyofCandiceLysFORTSMITHSANNUALARTSFESTIVALOSSAFORTSMITHSANNUALNORTHERNLIFEMUSEUMCULTURALCENTRESUMMERSPLASHISBROUGHTTOYOUBYforaweek-longfestivalofartfulfunandworkshopsAugust8-162014LastyearsFOXYgirlsshowofftheirprojectsduringanoutdoorexcursion.Thisyeartheteensareeligibletoreceivehighschoolaccreditationbyattendingtheweek-longempowermentcampandbyfollowingupwithacommunityproject.