In-Person Summer Programming
VanDusen Garden Walking Tour & Picnic Lunch
Join us for a VanDusen Garden fieldtrip where our Gardening and Cooking instructor, Joanna Wilke, will guide you through the beautiful gardens featuring seasonal highlights such as the Laburnum Walk. At around noon, we will have a picnic lunch break by the Maze area, so please bring your packed lunch to enjoy with the group. After lunch, we will split into groups based on mobility and walking speed preference to tour the rest of the garden. (The admission fee is waived by the generous support of the VanDusen Garden.)
Please note:
Meet at the Visitor Center at 9:45am. The walk will start promptly at 10am
Bring a packed lunch and water bottle (we will have a lunch break at around noon)
Wear comfortable walking shoes and lightweight layered clothing
No pets are allowed
Date: Friday, June 7th
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden (5251 Oak Street)
Instructor: Joanna Wilke
Improv for Brain Health Workshop
Improv for Work and Wellness teachers will lead participants through improvisation games and exercises to foster the skills of presence, listening, and spontaneity.
This in-person workshop will help you cope with anxiety, fear, and overthinking by celebrating failure and being in the moment. It will encourage you to discover the joy in collaborating with others and to apply this approach in overcoming isolation and the discouraging effects of living with compromised brain health.
No previous experience necessary.
Date: Tuesday, April 23rd
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Room 3402
Instructors: Brent Hirose & Sarah Ferguson