Growing & Glowing Programs (Child and Youth)
Internal strength and adaptability can help young people blossom through uncertainties associated with the military lifestyle. Skills and strategies such as social emotional learning, healthy self-esteem and a growth mindset can help set the foundation of resiliency for everyday life. Through fun-filled, interactive activities, children and youth of military families can learn essential skills to go beyond surviving into thriving through any challenge they may encounter.
The Growing and Glowing Programs are educational, skill-based programs for children and youth of military and veteran families in the NCR. These groups provide a safe and supportive environment to learn and explore age-specific topics related to positive mental health, well-being, and overall empowerment.
Growing and glowing from the inside out!
Growing and Glowing Programs
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Glowing Up (Ages 5-7)
Session Information
Ages: 5-7
Topic: Feelings-"Let's Talk: All the Feels"
Location: Orleans
Date: October 25, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Session will be bilingual
Glowing Up: Feelings - Let's Talk: All the Feels registration is now closed
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Grow and Glow (Ages 8-10) and (Ages 11-13)
Session Information
***Interest in registering for this session is now open***
Ages: 8-10
Topics: Growth vs Fixed Mindset, Goals and Flexibile Thinking, Self-Esteem/Self-Worth, Boundaries and Confidence, and Celebrating Ourselve/Self-Care
Location: Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (Kanata)
Dates: January 8th to February 5th, 2025. Grow and Glow is run using a closed group format. This means that the same participants attend each week for five weeks
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PMSign up for your chance to attend Grow and Glow (Ages 8-10)! Final participants will be selected by random draw! Please note: Submitting the Interest to Register form does not guarantee a spot in the upcoming session. All families will be contacted to confirm whether or not their child has been selected to attend
Sessions will be bilingual
Future Sessions (Save the Dates)
Ages 11-13: March 5th to April 9th, 2026 (skip March 19th for March break) (Uplands)
Ages 11-13: May 7th to June 4th, 2026 (Kanata) -
Grow Forward (Ages 14-16)
Session Information
Ages: 14-16
Topic: TBD
Location: Kanata
Date: April 23, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Session will be bilingual -
All Glown Up (Ages 17-18)
Session Information
Ages: 17-18
Topic: TBD
Location: TBD
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Session will be bilingual
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