Campus Well-Being March Programs

Posted: February 28, 2023

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As winter begins its transition to spring, this can be a perfect time to try new things or reconnect with activities you enjoy. The Campus Well-Being March calendar includes many opportunities for students and staff to get active, social, creative or relax – whatever it is you need. All programs are offered at no cost with a valid RRC Polytech identification card.

Sport & Fitness

Fitness Classes

We have some talented instructors and a great variety of programs to help get you moving toward your fitness goals or take your routine to the next level. Our coaches will provide exercise progressions & modifications to accommodate all fitness levels.

All classes are at the Notre Dame Campus unless otherwise noted. Some fitness & yoga classes are offered virtually and at the Exchange District Campus.

Class Schedule (March 1, 2023 – April 7, 2023)

Mondays

Muscle & Mobility (40min), 11:10am

Tuesdays

Strength & Conditioning (40min), 12:10pm
Yoga at EDC (30min), 4:15pm

Wednesdays

Muscle & Mobility (40min), 11:10am
Yoga (40min), 12:10pm
- In Person Registration *special immersive experience in studio GM33
- Virtual / Online Registration *sign up here to register for the virtual class

Thursdays

Strength & Conditioning (40min), 12:10pm
Yoga at EDC (30min), 4:15pm
Virtual Strength Training (45min), 5:15pm
- Sign up for this class and you’ll have access for 7 days. You can view these recordings at your convenience.

Fridays

Virtual Yoga (30min), 12:15pm

Please register at the links above. All classes are open to students and staff who have valid facility memberships. More information about memberships can be found here. Most students and staff automatically have a membership. Contact recreation with any questions.

Intramural Sport

Intramural sports provide students & staff an opportunity to participate in a variety of recreational sport activities on campus in a safe and supportive environment. 

Choose from our sport of the day or drop in to play a sport of your choice. You can sign up as a team or register as an individual and get placed on a team at the time of the event. All skill levels are welcome!  

Check out our Intramural Sport Schedule for more information and to sign up!  

Mondays  

Basketball (3on3) 4:00pm – 5:30pm (North Gym)

Tuesdays  

Volleyball 4:00pm – 5:30pm (North Gym)

Wednesdays 

Futsal (Indoor Soccer) 3:00pm – 4:30pm (South Gym)

Thursdays  

Basketball (3on3) 4:00pm – 5:30pm (North Gym)

Fridays 

Cricket 3:00pm – 4:30pm (North Gym)

Want to add another sport? Or another timeslot? Email Davis to become a volunteer Intramural Coordinator and assist in delivering more sports. More information about the Intramural Coordinator position can be found here .

Movement Classes

T’ai Chi (In-Person)

T’ai Chi involves the use of daily gentle exercise to improve health with a focus on breathwork. This longevity practice is easy to access and yet profound enough for a lifelong engagement. The universal martial arts movements serve as a focus for the development of mind, body, and spirit (Chi).

Join Sifu Josh Schafer who has been training in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts (TCMA) for over three decades. His expertise includes Taiji (Yang Lineage), Tiger Claw Gong Fu (Fu Jiow Pai), and Praying Mantis Fist (Tang Lang Ch’uan).

NDC Immersion Room Yoga (In-Person and Virtual)

Holly Pluchinski guides in-person yoga participants in a room surrounded by soothing sounds and panoramas. Stretch and relax! Suitable for all levels and mats are provided.

Notre Dame Campus only, Wednesdays, 12:10pm to 12:50pm, GM33, near North Gym.

NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants after registration. No food is allowed in the room. Click here for more information about the Immersion Room (GM33).

EDC Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays (In-Person)

Join Chaley Martens after school or work for a 30-minute yoga class to unwind from your day. Suitable for all levels and mats are provided.

Friday Yoga (Virtual)

From the comfort of your home or office, Holly leads a 30-minute yoga class allowing participants to stretch, breathe and feel good. Suitable for all levels.

Registration required. NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants separately.

Wellness

Cooking for Wellness (Virtual)

From the comfort of your own kitchen, Abby Legaspi leads at-home chefs through the step-by-step recipe for Honduran Baleadas, a thick flour tortilla stuffed with some savory filling. Cozy up with good food and lots of fun!

NOTE: The first 20 RRC Polytech students may request an ingredient kit to pick up from NDC or EDC. You will receive email confirmation. Student supply kits are limited, so register early.

REGISTER – Thursday, March 2, 2023: 6pm to 8pm – Virtual*

*LINK and Recipe: Will be emailed separately to registrants closer to the event.

Therapy Dog Visits (In-Person)

Animal and human interactions can offer many positive health benefits. For example, animals can help decrease our cortisol levels (a stress hormone), lower blood pressure, reduce feelings of loneliness, and help boost our mood. They are also fun to have around and offer us to chance to form unique and intimate bonds.

DROP-BY: EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS – Thursday, March 9, 2023: 11:30am – 1pm, Atrium of The Roblin Centre, In-person

DROP-BY: NOTRE DAME CAMPUS – Tuesday, March 14, 2023: 11:30am – 1pm, Campus Store Hallway, In-person

Drop-in Zen Zone

Need something a little quieter? Visit the Zen Zone in the Immersion Room at NDC.

Relax. Lie down or sit. Breathe. Listen to soothing nature sounds, bring your own guided meditation or watch the peaceful vistas projected all around you. Yoga mats and cushions will be available.

Details:

Thursday, March 9, 2023: 1pm to 3pm

Thursday, March 16, 2023: 1pm to 3pm

Please note: There is a room capacity limit (20). Please enter the room quietly and remain silent to respect others’ quiet contemplations. No food is allowed in the room. Click here for more information about the Immersion Room (GM33).

Recreation

Game Night – EDC and NDC (In-Person)

Bring your friends and family for an “all welcome” board game night at Red River College Polytechnic presented by Campus Well-Being and the Students’ Association.

DROP-IN – NOTRE DAME CAMPUS: Third Thursday of every month, 4pm to 7pm, in The Cave. (March 16, 2023)

DROP-IN – EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS: Third Tuesday of every month, 4pm to 7pm, in the Dining Hall in The Roblin Centre near Tim Hortons. (March 21, 2023)

Some of the games include: Catan Family Edition, Cranium, Taboo, Cribbage and Crib Wars, Forbidden Island, Monoply Deal, Uno, Scrabble, Boggle, Yahtzee, Telestrations, Chess and Checkers, Sequence, Hedbanz, Battleship, Jenga and Pictionary.

Contact Kristi if you’d like to reserve a specific game for your group of friends, classmates or staff team.

Paint Night (Virtual)

“Art is a powerful form of medicine – with the power to heal, to find insight, stillness and growth, to de-stress and feel in balance. Making art is a safe space to be wild and free.” Kisa MacIssac

Join Campus Well-Being, the Students’ Association and instructor Kisa MacIsaac, for an evening of painting and creative discovery. Participants follow a step-by-step process to create a unique painted canvas. There is no cost for this event. All students and staff are welcome to register.

Paint Night Kits (limited number, students only): If you attend a regional RRC Polytech Campus, please check with your Academic Success Coach for the availability of a complementary paint night kit. If you are a RRC Polytech student at NDC or EDC, only twenty (20) student paint night kits are available.

Email Kristi for more information.

Immersion Room Movies – Student Showcase (In-Person)

Campus Well-Being and Emerging Media Production (EMP) transform the NDC Immersion Room into an outside park movie-viewing vista. Drop in and stay or come for a quick viewing. Showcasing RRC Polytech, Digital Film & Media Production student creations with a couple extras thrown in the mix.

DROP-BY: Notre Dame Campus, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 between 1pm to 4pm in the Immersion Room (GM33)near the North Gym.

Meet and Greet Popcorn Party – munch and mingle with the movie makers around 1:30 to 2:30pm.

ᒪᐢᑭᓯᐣ: A Moccasin Creation Story

In tribute to filmmaker, Fawnda Neckoway’s late grandmother, Irene, “ᒪᐢᑭᓯᐣ: A Moccasin Creation Story” showcases a modern making behind the traditional art. In this generational short film we see Isabel Neckoway, for who the first time creates her own moccasins and a Cree message by Moccasin Knowledge Keeper, Susan Wood. (Run time: 5:30 mins)

Written, Directed and Cinematography by Fawnda Neckoway Assistant Editor/Sound – Myrem Phillips

She’s Not There

A film noir for the modern age, a local detective struggles to find out what happened to a promising young woman. (Run time: 7 mins)

Director name: Daphne Finlayson

Please Handle with Care

This short Documentary follows Liway, a permanent resident living in Canada as she prepares to send a balikbayan box to her family back home in the Philippines. This film takes a deeper look into how a tradition for many OFWs (Oversea Filipino Workers) and immigrants became a billion-dollar industry. Balikbayan, meaning “to return” has changed meaning over the years. As we follow Liway’s journey and what it means for her to be able to send back her wealth, we also gain historical insight into these boxes and the business behind them. (Run time: 9:54 minutes)

Chris Ayson

Ewan Gordon

Director: Angeline Javier
Camera Operator & Assistant Editor: Chris Ayson
Camera Operator, Assistant Editor, Sound & Colour: Ewan Gordon

Flow Art and the Space In-Between (In-Person)

Follow your ‘desire to create’ in an evening of painting with flow art. Join in a fun relaxing space to explore, play and learn simple paint pouring techniques. Flow art or acrylic pouring is fast becoming an art medium many enjoy. It can be a very relaxing process to watch the painting “come alive” in front of your eyes. No previous art experience is required.

Diane Sidebottom and l’aura Carroll will guide you through the process and help you connect with your inner creator in an open and meditative process. There will be some sound healing with crystal bowls and guided relaxation within the evening, which will set the tone to include mindfulness and healing intentions for the art work as well.

Paint a Pot (In-Person)

Join the RRCSA and Campus Well-Being for a night of pottery painting! Enjoy some relaxing, unhurried creative time by picking a small terracotta ready-to-paint flowerpot and transforming it into your own amazing work of art.

Complete your project by planting in some seeds and watch it grow into a beautiful flower! All materials supplied – pots, paints, soil and seeds.

REGISTER – EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS: Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 4:30pm to 6:30pm, in the Dining Hall in The Roblin Centre near Tim Hortons.

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