Spring is coming!

Spring is (almost) here! 

We’ve had a seriously awesome winter here at Elevate Youth with lots of time spent enjoying the colder temps and a decent amount of snow. We're actually pretty sad to see this winter go - but luckily we've got this coming Spring season starting officially on March 20th, 2022 to give us all something to look forward to!

Arguably even more exciting than the official start of spring is DAYLIGHT SAVINGS time! This coming Sunday 3/13/22 we “spring forward” and get ourselves an extra hour of daylight each evening - something that, for me personally, is one of my favorite changes of the year. 

This extra hour of daylight added onto the end of each day does wonders for people’s mental, emotional, social, and physical health. So many people are able to get outside more frequently and for longer because of the extra daylight.  

We will definitely be using it to our advantage at Elevate Youth, especially with our weekly after school programs which, for the duration of the winter, have needed to either take place inside or primarily in the dark! 

With this change of seasons Elevate Youth is launching some awesome new programs and partnerships were really stoked on! 

Here's a few of the trips we've got planned so far: 

  • Maple Sugaring @ Drumlin Farm

  • Freshwater AND saltwater fishing

  • Beekeeping

  • Hiking

  • Orienteering with Navigation Games

  • Farm visits 

  • Thompson Island visits 

All of these activities are made better (or possible) with beautiful weather, so we are really looking forward to the temps warming up and longer days. 

Do you have an idea for another type of trip we should do? 

We’d love to hear your suggestions! Reach out via the contact link on our website https://elevateyouthoutdoors.org/.

Emily Milliken