New Year, New You
Let’s Begin 2018 in a Fresh Direction
Ring in the new year by joining our on- and off-campus extra-curricular classes and social events. Exercise your body, mind and soul, embrace your potential for interpersonal and intellectual growth, or realize whatever your new year’s resolution may be. This is your opportunity to learn or experience something new in 2018.
Check out our upcoming classes and events below:
Get a Head Start on New Year’s Resolution
Spaces Fill Up Fast! Register Now!
Relax and relieve those pesky academic stress.
Sign up and unwind once a week:
Flow Yoga – Come away with a good workout & a yoga experience through uninterrupted routine that moves from pose to pose
Yin Yoga – Hold poses longer with the aim to increase flexibility and encourage a feeling of release and letting go
Yoga (Off-Campus) – Even off-campus UBC grad students can get bendy & relieve stress too with this class in the VGH area
Zumba – Shake away life’s heavy demands through dance and aerobic movements choreographed to energetic music
Ski, Snowboard, or Want to Learn?
A full day of snow, slopes and good times
Join fellow graduate students as we head to Whistler, BC, with packages to suit all tastes and budgets. Not the sporty type? There is the iconic Peak2Peak Gondola Experience, snowshoeing, sleigh rides, tubing, great shopping and restaurants to name a few things
Parlez-vous français?
Want to Learn French?
French classes are back for Winter Term 2. Advance your French proficiency with one of these courses:
French 101 (Off-Campus) – Learn to speak basic French in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere through this interactive class combined with one-on-one lessons
French 101: Part 2 – A continuation of French 101 from Fall 2017 with basic French grammar and vocabulary, or a refresher before French 102
French 102 – Advance to the next level and continue to learn to speak French through this interactive class combined with one-on-one lessons
French 102 (Off-Campus) – If you know basic French, advance to the next level through this interactive class combined with one-on-one lessons
Cheers to New Friends & Great Drinks
January 5, 7pm
Eat, drink and be merry (or just come & make new friends!) before diving into Winter Term 2. Enjoy $15 Special burger and beer combo $3 Highball Fridays for all grad students
Next GSS Council Meeting
January 18, 2018, 5:30pm
Michael Kingsmill Forum (4/F of The Nest)
The GSS represents and advocates for fellow graduate students at UBC Vancouver. Learn more on what we do for you at our monthly meeting
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