Campus Well-Being April Programs
Spring is here and for many students, that means exams and final projects. While making time to study and complete course work is certainly important, the Campus Well-Being team encourages you to carve out some time for a healthy break.
Whether that means joining a fitness or movement class, playing your favorite sport, petting a therapy dog, relaxing in the Zen Zone, cooking yourself a nourishing meal, playing a board game with friends or joining one of our creative activities – these moments of self-care can refresh you, helping you to reach your goals.
Register and mark your calendars today; make that commitment to yourself.
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 27, 2023 – May 26, 2023)
Mondays
- Muscle & Mobility (40min), 11:10am
Tuesdays
- Strength & Conditioning (40min), 12:10pm
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 (45min), 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 for a sport!
Mondays
- Basketball (3on3) 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).
REGISTER: Mondays, 12:10pm to 12:55pm, in the South Gym primarily, NDC. All experience levels welcome.
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.
REGISTER: In-person AND Virtual option available
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 – ONLY Thursdays (In-Person)
Join Chaley Martens after school or work for a 45-minute yoga class to unwind from your day. Suitable for all levels and mats are provided.
REGISTER – Exchange District Campus, Only Thursdays for April and May, 4:15pm to 5:00pm in P107 of The Roblin Centre.
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.
REGISTER: Fridays, 12:15 to 12:45pm
Registration required. NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants separately.
Wellness
Therapy Dog Visits – EDC and NDC (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: NOTRE DAME CAMPUS – Monday, April 17, 2023: 11:30am – 1pm, Campus Store Hallway, In-person
DROP-BY: EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS – Wednesday, April 19, 2023: 11:30am – 1pm, Atrium of The Roblin Centre, In-person
Cooking for Wellness (Virtual)
From the comfort of your own kitchen, Abby Legaspi leads at-home chefs through a step-by-step recipe for summer rolls and dipping sauce. 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, April 27, 2023: 6pm to 8pm – Virtual*
*LINK and Recipe: Will be emailed separately to registrants closer to the event.
Nature Drawing – Immersion Room (In-Person)
Surrounded by nature scenes and sounds, live plants and other assorted items, drop by the transformed immersion room to tap into your creative side. Pay attention, look closely, be in the moment, then draw what you see and journal what you feel. A drawing instructor will be available for assistance.
First 10 students will receive a complimentary sketching notebook and pencil to get started. Loose sketch paper, markers, crayons and pencil crayons will also be available to use in the room.
DROP-BY – NOTRE DAME CAMPUS: Thursday, April 13, 2023, 1pm to 3pm, in the Immersion Room, GM33.
Recreation
EDC – Make Your Own Fairy Garden
Escape from our wintery world for a couple of hours and relax with some greenery. Pick a container, choose a plant, get your hands dirty and add some accessories to create your own “fairy garden” to take home with you.
All materials and plants provided. Register early, seating limited.
Session Details:
REGISTER – EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS: Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 4:30pm to 6:30pm, in the Dining Hall in The Roblin Centre near Tim Hortons.
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 – NOTRE DAME CAMPUS: Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 4:30pm to 6:30pm, in The Cave.
REGISTER – EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS: Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 4:30pm to 6:30pm, in the Dining Hall in The Roblin Centre near Tim Hortons.
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 – EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS: Third Tuesday of every month, 4pm to 7pm, in the Dining Hall in The Roblin Centre near Tim Hortons. (April 18, 2023)
DROP-IN – NOTRE DAME CAMPUS: Third Thursday of every month, 4pm to 7pm, in The Cave. (April 20, 2023)
Some of the games include: Catan Family Edition, Cranium, Taboo, Cribbage and Crib Wars, Forbidden Island, Monopoly (board game) and Monoply Deal (cards), Uno, Scrabble, Boggle, Yahtzee, Telestrations, Chess and Checkers, Sequence, Hedbanz, Battleship, Jenga, Dominoes and Pictionary.
Contact Kristi if you’d like to reserve a specific game for your group of friends, classmates or staff team.
Pop-Up Game Room
Campus Well-Being and the Student Association welcome you to a new term! Play some giant games like Jenga, Chess, Checkers or Connect 4, shoot some mini hoops or try table tennis*, join some peers in a friendly card game or do some colouring.
DROP-IN – Exchange District Campus: Thursday May 4, 2023 – 10am to 2pm. Dining Hall near Tim Hortons in The Roblin Centre.
DROP-IN – Notre Dame Campus: Thursday, May 11, 2023 – 10am to 2pm. Library Hallway.
*Note: Table tennis and mini hoops only available at NDC.
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
REGISTER – Virtual – Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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 are a RRC Polytech student at NDC or EDC, only twenty (20) student paint night kits are available.
Email Kristi for more information.