For young Tibetans in Toronto and across Canada: volunteer and earn your school hours, find youth events, learn a little Tibetan every week, and meet other young Tibetans.
Tibetan word of the week
ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ།
thuk-jay-chay
Thank you
ཨ་མ་ལགས། ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ།
Ama-la, thuk-jay-chay.
Thank you, Ama-la.
Adding "-la" (ལགས) after a name or title shows respect: Pala, Ama-la, Mola.
🙋 Volunteer and earn your 40 hours
Ontario high-school students need 40 community involvement hours to graduate, and you can start the summer before Grade 9. Helping at community events, cultural events and non-profit organizations can count. Your principal approves the hours, so check with your guidance office before you start.
New volunteer roles are being added. Check back soon, or tell us about a role if your organization needs help.
📅 Youth events
No youth events on the calendar right now. Organizing one? Add it here and tick "Especially for youth".
📚 Learn Tibetan
Classes in Toronto, online study groups, apps, and tips for using Tibetan every day. Mixing Tibetan and English is fine: start where you are.
⛺ Classes, camps and youth groups
TCCC Sunday School
Tibetan language and performing arts for children and teens at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre.
Camp Tibet
Summer camp for ages 9 to 15, run by the Office of Tibet: canoeing, hiking, Tibetan culture and friends from across North America.
Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Toronto
Youth-led advocacy, community events and Tibetan identity.
Students for a Free Tibet Canada
Student activism and campus chapters for high-school and university students.
🎙️ Get involved
- Join the youth team. Help run this page, our social media and contests. Earn volunteer hours and a reference. Tell us you’re interested.
- Pala and Ama Stories (starting soon). Record a grandparent or elder telling their story in Tibetan, and we’ll share it on the site and the radio. Sign up early.
- Join Phayul Frequency, the new youth show on Tibetan Community Radio: host, DJ, or come on as a guest. Music, interviews and stories in English, Tibetan or both. Get in touch.
Parents: simple ways to keep Tibetan alive at home are in our Parents’ corner.