Every month at Virtual Parent's Night Out, we offer a workshop where parents will be able to gain information and resources about a pre-determined topic. After the workshop, parents can socialize and connect to share their challenges, frustrations, worries, and strategies for coping.

Join us for another session of games, socializing and surprises at this month’s Kids Connect program! Kids Connect is designed for children 7 – 12 years of age who are blind or partially sighted that provides an opportunity to connect and socialize in our Blind Beginnings Zoom Room.

Join the Blind Beginnings staff at our Annual Blind Beginnings Holiday Party on Saturday December 2nd!

At this year’s party you can look forward to some of our traditions including; decorating cookies and white canes, playing games, doing activities, and a holiday sing-a-long. There will also be refreshments and beverages provided.

The Creating Confidence Program is a series of monthly workshops that are designed to build skills and cover topics for teens that are blind or partially sighted that will help them build independence and boost confidence of their own abilities.

During the Junior Creating Confidence Workshop, children who are blind or partially sighted will practice talking openly about visual impairment and learn how to answer those unasked questions sighted peers often have. In this fun and safe environment, participants will expand social skills and build confidence through activities, discussions, and real-life situations.

This October, in honour of Blindness Awareness Month, Blind Beginnings and co-Sponsor PCI Developments invite you to our exclusive fundraising event, A Taste of Fall, held indoors at the beautiful VanDusen Botanical Garden!  This special evening is more than just a social gathering; it’s a powerful opportunity to support our mission of empowering BC children and youth who are blind or partially sighted and their families.

This program is for youth 13 – 19 years of age from all regions of the province to participate in a series of sessions and activities that are designed to build confidence and employment skills in order to prepare them for their future transition to work and adult life.

Meet with us at Riverside Park in Kamloops for a family picnic and fun in the sun! Lunch will be provided, as well as some accessible outdoor activities for the whole family including lawn games, bell soccer, and some all-inclusive theatre improv games.

Join artist Jag Nagra, Arts New West, and Blind Beginnings for a multi-sensory outdoor art workshop on Saturday, July 20th, at Belmont Parklet (beside Tim Horton’s) in New Westminster.

This Drop-in Youth Support Group is a place where you can connect with other teens who are blind or partially sighted in a safe and comfortable space. We know that when you connect with a community of peers who understand, you no longer feel alone.

Join us on June 15th for our Annual General Meeting followed by a fun filled afternoon at Bear Creek Park for a Family BBQ. Members are welcome to join us for one or both events!

The Blind Beginnings Creating Confidence for Teens program continues its series of workshops about living independently when you are blind or partially sighted this month!

The Blind Beginnings Creating Confidence for Teens program is “springing” into a series of workshops centered around independent living skills!

If you are like most parents of a child who is blind or partially sighted, you had not met anybody who was blind before your child was diagnosed. The Seeing Things Differently Parent Support Group is a place to connect with other parents who have a first-hand understanding of what you are going through.

Come join us and our Vancouver Island families on Sunday, March 10th as we get a personalized, hands-on view of the Victoria Fire Hall, related equipment and fire safety tips.

Time to explore in the house or in the neighborhood, with an Early Beginnings session featuring a Tactile Scavenger Hunt! We will start the session with Adam’s Accessible Story-time, followed by Kids Yoga with Sasha, as she guides us in a virtual yoga scavenger hunt. With reference to the Braille Bites Episode 9 (linked below), we will then identify features of an object and have children and families report back in after searching in the house for an object(s) with those attributes.

Come join the Blind Beginnings team in Kamloops for some Yuletide bowling fun! Dust off your bowling shoes, stretch your bowling arm and get ready to slay those pins with an afternoon of bowling at Falcon Lanes Bowling Alley, followed up by some post-game pizza!

We are going bowling in Duncan on February 4th! Come join us for a fun afternoon!

Get ready to stretch and move the body through some animal and nature poses as we have an introductory session of Kids Yoga at our next Early Beginnings get together with guest Yoga Instructor, Sasha!

Come join us in our Blind Beginnings Zoom Room on Saturday morning, October 7 where our Youth Alumni baking master Jill will walk us through making a classic Fall dessert, a Fruit Crumble, ready for the Thanksgiving Dinner table!

Calling all BC Teens who are blind or partially sighted!

Join us in the Blind Beginnings Zoom room and learn all about our Youth Leadership program from current and past participants.

Come on out and try Dragon Boating with us at the Fairway Gorge Paddle Club in Victoria! Includes three sessions - an orientation session, training session, and lastly our Dragon Boating session followed by a tailgate hot chocolate party!

Our monthly Virtual Parent’s Night is moving to Wednesday evenings this Fall.  Our next Virtual Parent’s Night Out Workshop is Wednesday September 20 at 7:00 PM and our topic is IEPs (Individual Education Plans)!

Kids Connect is a program designed for children 7 – 12 years of age who are blind or partially sighted that provides an opportunity to connect and socialize in our Blind Beginnings Zoom Room.

Early Beginnings is returning this September with monthly sessions taking place on the third Sunday of the month!

Our topic for September will be the use of fingers!

We will cover such topics and activities as: finger puppets, communication with our fingers, finger play activities, tapping and drumming, finger dexterity, coordination, and arts and crafts!