Beat the Streets Blog
Welcome to the Beat the Streets blog, a labour of love crafted by BTS staff, consultants, guest writers, and program participants. Based in Toronto, we focus on youth development programs, charity initiatives, and empowering active and healthy youth through sports and skill-building programs. Discover insightful articles on fitness, training, health, wellness, employment empowerment, program updates and the impactful stories that shape our journey.
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Wrestle 4 Fun begins the school year at Flemington Public School
Wrestle 4 Fun starts off the school year at Flemington Public School. Learn how this OTF-funded program is using wrestling to make more children active and check out pictures from our first day.
Tarleen Saroya Joining Beat the Streets as a Financial Officer! Workit 2023!
Tarleen Saroya is excited to be joining BTS's Work It program this summer!
Join Beat the Streets; Round 2 Work It Program & Empower Toronto's Youth
Beat the Streets is thrilled to announce the expansion of our team this summer. Thanks to the generous support from Canada Summer Jobs, we are offering two exciting summer positions exclusively for youth applicants.
Experiential Learning: Empowering Lives through Hands-On Education
This blog post delves into the essence of experiential learning, exploring its benefits and why organizations like Beat the Streets embrace it to teach social-emotional skills to low-income youth.
Social-Emotional Learning for Youth: Promoting Well-being and Academic Success
This blog post explores the concept of SEL, its significance in education and health policies, and the benefits it offers to low-income youth.
Empowering Low-income Youth: The Significance of 21st-Century Skills for the Workforce
This blog post will explore the importance of 21st-century skills for youth entering the workforce and discuss how they can specifically support low-income individuals.
Join Beat the Streets' Summer Jobs Program and Empower Toronto's Youth
Beat the Streets is thrilled to announce the expansion of our team this summer. Thanks to the generous support from Canada Summer Jobs, we are offering two exciting summer positions exclusively for youth applicants.
Building Healthy, Active Youth with Wrestle 4 Fun, a sport and skill-building program for low-income youth
With the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, this year, we will introduce 5,000 low-income children to the sport of wrestling while engaging them in fun games to build social-emotional skills.
Their Stories: Chris Crooks and Eekeeluak Avalak
Coach Chris and Eekeeluak share their insight on what it takes to be a great coach, their goals and their stories.
What are the short-term and long-term benefits of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)?
Social-emotional learning (SEL) gets a lot of focus in our programs—but just exactly what are the benefits of it and how long do these benefits stick around for? Fortunately, SEL is evidence-based and has been proven to have long-term effects decades down the road in a child’s development, making SEL programs a valuable investment for the future and development of our youth and children.
My Favourite Tournament
Learn about my favourite wrestling tournament based on my experience, what I learned and the wrestling itself.
What is Jiu-Jitsu?
Learn more about Jiu-Jitsu, one of our featured activities in our upcoming You Grow Girl program.
Canada Summer Jobs // Goodbye Party
Time to say goodbye to our Summer Jobs 2020 team…with a BBQ!
Ten Reasons your Child should Wrestle : Wrestling in Toronto
If you’re looking for a sport to do or put your child in that will teach him/her great life skills and get them physically fit – then wrestling may be just the sport for you!
5 Things I do to get ready in the morning for a big tournament
Read this blog post to learn about my morning routine the morning before a big tournament.
University Here I Come
Read about the reason I decided to go to university and how excited I am.
The Woman Behind Every Wrestler.
Read all about wrestling moms and how they impact some of your favourite wrestlers!
2020 Summer Fun!!!!
Read my first 2020 blog to get to know me, who I’m working with and who is funding me and my wonderful team.
Get to know me
This intro post tells a little bit about me and what my role will be this summer working with BTS.