Building Brains April Newsletter

Hello, Oki, and welcome to our monthly newsletter!

Each month, we share upcoming events, new blog posts, games, and resources to support brain health through play. Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, or educator, keep reading for research-backed ideas to help build strong brains.

Building Brains APRIL News

Adaptable And Inclusive Games For Everyone: This booklet was designed to help educators, families, and community groups bring more inclusive play into their spaces and spark new game ideas.

NEW BLOG POSTS

Sat, Mar 7

Boosting Youth Self-Esteem in Indigenous Sport

Self-esteem plays a crucial role for wellbeing of Indigenous youth. One study notes that higher self-esteem (linked to mindfulness) relates to lower psychological symptoms and trauma difficulties

Thu, Mar 19

Persian Games

In celebration of Nowruz (The New Day) and the Persian New Year, March 21st, we are highlighting Persian Games in this blog post.

Sun, Mar 22

Connecting to the Land Through Movement

When Indigenous cultures speak about movement, wellness, identity and land, they understand them as inseparable (n.d.). When you come in and take one part of that web, such as sport, you see that it

MINDFUL MOMENTS

Mirror Emotions builds emotional awareness, empathy, and self-understanding in a playful and engaging way.

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY

Building Brains was honoured to connect with Early Childhood Educators at the 2026 Childcare Directors Conference - Ignite.

In March, Dr. Robbin Gibb presented to a full room of teachers at Picture Butte High School. The school is implementing the Building Brains Executive Function curriculum into its programming.

Building Brains Lethbridge Housing weekly Outdoor Play Program continues at three sites in the city. In March, families visited Youth One on a field trip. Everyone enjoyed the climbing wall, crafts, games, and food! Thank you Youth One!

To find out where we’ll be this month - take a look at our calendar of events and stop by to play!