FOR ONTARIO SHSM PROGRAMS

Don't just learn it. Use it. Show & prove it.

In-school SHSM certifications, ICE innovation challenges and beginner-friendly AI Vibe Coding — delivered by H4, priced per student, with a quote in minutes.

  • Hands-on learning
  • Real school and community experience
  • Quotes for your student group
Students collaborating during a Glen Reyes SHSM workshop
“We invite Glen into our community every year. He's relatable, reliable, and truly cares about the students.”
Glen Reyes and Celia Ieradi smiling together in a school art room

Celia Ieradi · Arts and Culture SHSM Lead · Madonna Catholic Secondary School · Toronto Catholic District School Board

25+

SCHOOL COMMUNITIES

Engaged annually through H4 programs

500+

STUDENTS REACHED

Participating annually in H4 programs

10+

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Youth leadership and community programming

01 / CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT

Choose your workshop experience

SHSM CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Learn it. Apply it.

$35 / student

3 hours · 15-student minimum

Give students practical skills they can use immediately. Choose an individual workshop or combine two or three topics into one connected learning experience.

  • Project Management, Event Coordination and Leadership Skills
  • Personality Inventory and Customer Service
  • Portfolio Development and more — explore the full catalogue

INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ICE)

Imagine it. Create it.

$55 / student

Approximately 6 hours · 18-student minimum

Students use innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship to solve a real challenge connected to their SHSM sector.

  • Identify a challenge and develop ideas
  • Compare solutions, then create and test a concept
  • Present what they’ve learned

VIBE CODING

You have an idea. Let’s build something.

$55 / student

18-student minimum

Use artificial intelligence to help create a simple app or digital tool. Students explore design, programming concepts, testing and problem-solving.

  • No previous coding experience required
  • Turn an idea into a digital prototype
  • Plan the tools and learning activities with your school

SHSM ELECTIVE CERTIFICATION

Project Management: YOU

Turn meaningful goals into plans students can use.

Give your SHSM students project-management skills they can put into practice. Through hands-on exercises, real-world scenarios and feedback from H4, students learn to set meaningful goals, evaluate risks, make decisions and build a plan they can explain.

PAIR WITH COMPLEMENTARY TOPICS

Choose a complementary topic for a custom quote. H4 will help you plan the combination around your students, SHSM sector and schedule.

Choosing one carries it into the quote planner as a custom bundle.

  1. 01GoalsSet a meaningful goal
  2. 02RisksSpot risks, build backups
  3. 03OptionsWeigh choices, decide
  4. 04PlanBuild an action plan
  5. 05ProgressTrack results, adjust

Ontario lists elective certification and training categories; school boards select the specific courses and programs. Plan Project Management: YOU with H4 around your students’ learning goals and the requirements of your SHSM sector. Read Ontario’s certification and training guidance ↗

CERTIFICATION CATALOGUE

Find your students’ next skill

From planning a project to speaking with confidence, find a workshop that fits your students. Open a topic to see what they’ll learn, practise and take away.

Your school confirms how the planned training fits its SHSM requirements. Portfolio Development is a newer training topic; whether it can count as a certification must be confirmed with your school.

Workshop interests

Interested in more than three topics? Select everything you're considering. Glen will help you narrow down the right combination and schedule.

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Project ManagementHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Turn a meaningful goal into a realistic plan for action.
What you’ll do
Set goals, work through risk scenarios and pitch a project idea.
What you’ll take away
A project idea you can explain and practical steps for moving it forward.
Event CoordinationHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Discover what goes into planning a successful event.
What you’ll do
Develop an event concept and explore team roles, budgets, promotion and backup plans.
What you’ll take away
An actionable event planning concept.
Leadership SkillsHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Discover how to communicate a vision and bring others into your idea.
What you’ll do
Try the Vision Statement on Mars exercise and practise telling a story with a clear purpose.
What you’ll take away
A personal vision and experience sharing it with others.
Customer ServiceHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Use listening, empathy and clear communication to create a better customer experience.
What you’ll do
Work through group scenarios and role-play customer conversations.
What you’ll take away
Practical approaches to handling questions, solving problems and building trust.
Personality InventoryHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Explore your strengths and different ways people work using the Holland Code personality framework.
What you’ll do
Create a Personality Party group presentation and connect strengths to the activities that matter to you.
What you’ll take away
A fresh way to understand yourself and collaborate with others; assessments are starting points, not fixed labels.
Public SpeakingHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Make your message clearer through voice, body language and storytelling.
What you’ll do
Practise in small groups, try speaking exercises and learn from volunteer presentations.
What you’ll take away
Speaking techniques and constructive feedback to use in your next presentation.
Negotiation & CommunicationHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Express your ideas clearly and look for solutions that work for both sides.
What you’ll do
Practise conversations and negotiation through real-life scenarios and role-play.
What you’ll take away
Communication approaches to try in group projects and everyday conversations.
Proposal/Grant WritingHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Understand how to find Ontario grants and explain a project’s purpose, plan and budget.
What you’ll do
Explore proposal-writing and budgeting techniques for a community event or creative idea.
What you’ll take away
A clearer understanding of how to structure a proposal and a realistic budget.
Effective NetworkingHands-on training
What you’ll learn
Build useful connections through genuine conversation and active listening.
What you’ll do
Practise real-world networking scenarios and craft your personal brand story.
What you’ll take away
Ways to introduce yourself, find shared interests and keep a conversation going.
Portfolio DevelopmentNew workshop topic
What you’ll learn
Explore how a workshop could help students present the work they’re proud of.
What you’ll do
Choose the focus with Glen before booking; activities will be agreed with your school.
What you’ll take away
Student takeaways agreed during planning around your group’s needs.

Select topics to discuss, explore all workshops, or ask Glen to help you choose. GET QUOTE →

PROJECT MANAGEMENT + LEADERSHIP SKILLS

What does a day WITH H4 LOOK LIKE?

Less lecturing. More doing.

Students work through creative activities, solve problems, explore real examples and practise skills they can use beyond the classroom. Here are highlights from a sample Project Management and Leadership workshop day.

  1. 8:30–9:15 am

    Welcome & Kickoff

    Meet H4, share the day’s goals and get ready to explore Project Management and Leadership Skills.

  2. 9:15–9:50 am

    Turn Your Goal Into a Game Plan

    Project Management: follow a project from its first idea to completion, set specific and realistic goals, and decide what success looks like.

  3. 9:55–10:25 am

    What Could Go Wrong? Build Your Backup Plan

    Risk Management: work through possible obstacles, explore backup plans and share ideas through brainwriting, where everyone puts their thoughts on paper.

  4. 1:30–2:40 pm

    Pitch Your Idea & Plan Your Next Step

    Share project ideas, connect your strengths and interests to leadership at school, ask questions and discuss next steps.

Sample schedule. Activities, breaks and timing can be adapted to your school’s needs.

MEET GLEN REYES

Education. Community. Sport.
One unique perspective.

Glen Reyes brings together three worlds rarely found in one facilitator: education, nonprofit leadership and national-level sport.

As the founder of H4 Community and Programs Director with Breaking Canada, Glen has spent years developing youth leaders, building community programs, coordinating events and turning ambitious ideas into real opportunities.

Glen Reyes hosting and facilitating at an event
  • Education

    Glen brings extensive experience working with schools and delivering hands-on learning opportunities that help students develop practical skills, confidence and leadership.

  • Nonprofit

    As the founder of H4 Community, Glen creates opportunities for young people to become mentors, instructors, organizers and leaders through real responsibilities and community programs.

  • Sport

    Through Breaking Canada, Glen brings national-level sport programming, operations and event experience into his teaching, connecting classroom concepts to the demands of real organizations and high-performance environments.

Your students deserve to learn from someone who doesn't just teach these skills — but puts them into practice.

02 / SHOW & PROVE

The certificate says you learned it. Your work shows what you can do.

Depending on the workshop, students leave with an action plan, event proposal, presentation, portfolio example or digital prototype.

The projects below are illustrative examples. Photos show workshop and community activities, rather than evidence of a specific project outcome.

  1. 01

    Learn It

  2. 02

    Use It

  3. 03

    Show & Prove It

Students seated at tables listening to a presentation at the front of a classroom

Project Action Plans

Learn how to turn a goal into a project. Practise setting goals, spotting risks and deciding what to do next. Example: a plan or pitch for a student-led school project.

DEVELOPED BY H4 COMMUNITY

H4 Goal Quest

The goal-setting and follow-through app

Free student resource · Beta testing

The workshop ends.
Their progress doesn’t have to.

H4 Goal Quest is a free goal-setting app students can use independently to choose meaningful goals, plan actions and track progress, during and after the workshop.

  • Student Mode: Set goals, make a plan, track progress, stay motivated
  • Classroom Mode (beta): Support accountability through shared progress and check-ins
Classroom Mode beta Shared progress

Classroom Mode beta preview · Sample student data

Goal Quest Classroom teacher dashboard for the SHSM Showcase Classroom: three fictional students, six goals tracked, three portfolio submissions and one awaiting review, with shared goal progress of 67% and 50% for the selected student.
Goal Quest My Week view showing a sample goal, weekly planned actions, a focus timer, completed steps and upcoming days.
Student Mode

Weekly action plans.
Meaningful check-ins.

FROM LESSON TO ACTION

Project Management: YOU teaches the thinking.
H4 Goal Quest helps students use it.

Learn with an expertProject Management: YOU
Practise with Goal QuestIndependent practice

A Free Tool. A Deeper Learning Experience.

H4 Goal QuestFree student resource · Beta testing

Goal Quest helps students get started.

Students can independently choose meaningful goals, create action plans, track progress, and grow their companions.

  • Set meaningful personal goals
  • Break goals into manageable actions
  • Track progress and build consistency
  • Practise independently

Project Management: YOUPaid certification · Facilitated by Glen Reyes

Project Management: YOU helps students think bigger.

Through hands-on activities and expert feedback, students learn to improve their plans, anticipate obstacles, make informed decisions, and manage real projects.

  • Evaluate and strengthen goals
  • Learn practical project-management techniques
  • Identify risks and prepare alternatives
  • Receive guided practice and feedback

Students leave with stronger planning skills and a free app to keep practising.

TWO MODES. ONE SHARED PURPOSE.

Built for students. Valuable for teachers.

STUDENT MODE

Big goals. Small steps. Real progress.

Choose a meaningful goal, plan weekly actions, and track progress with a growing companion.

Choose a goal

Your goal. Your adventure.

Students choose a life area that matters to them — like School & Future or Hobbies & Skills — and pick one meaningful goal to work toward.

Goal Quest screen asking “What part of life would you like to grow?” with seven life-area cards, each naming its companion, and the hobbies and skills life area selected. Original beta labels may differ.
Choose a life area and meet its companion. Full size (opens image in a new tab)

MORE INSIDE GOAL QUEST

Learn

Short quests explain meaningful goals and practical planning.

Coach

Optional coaching prompts help students reflect and plan their next step.

Don’t just teach the skill.
Give students a way to keep using it.

H4 Goal Quest is currently in beta testing. Classroom Mode previews shown are sample product screens and may continue to evolve.

03 / SECTORS

Real-world skills. Connected to your sector.

H4 Community brings practical experience into the classroom. Explore the people, challenges and decisions behind your sector, and the skills your students can begin using themselves.

Glen Reyes speaking into a microphone to a large group of students gathered in a school gymnasium

LEARNING THROUGH H4 COMMUNITY

Make a difference. Make your resources count.

Learn from Glen’s more than 10 years of experience working with national nonprofits and now leading H4 Community. Explore the creativity, relationships and resourcefulness it takes to turn a community need into meaningful action.

What students explore

  • Understand the people and communities you serve
  • Build relationships with volunteers, partners and supporters
  • Plan programs with limited time and resources
  • Communicate a mission and adapt when plans change

Related workshops: Project Management · Leadership Skills · Event Coordination · Proposal/Grant Writing

PLAN A WORKSHOP FOR THIS SECTOR

These learning themes help us plan a workshop with your school. Topics and activities are agreed together, and your school confirms how the plan fits its SHSM requirements. Read Ontario’s Sector-Partnered Experience guidance ↗

04 / GET QUOTE

Get a workshop quote

Choose your workshop and student count to see an estimate or request a personalized quote for your group. Prices are in Canadian dollars.

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Workshop interests

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Your initial estimate is based on the workshop format selected above, regardless of how many topics interest you.

05 / YOUR QUESTIONS

Questions, answered

Explore Project Management, Event Coordination, Leadership Skills, Customer Service, Personality Inventory, Public Speaking, Negotiation & Communication, Proposal/Grant Writing and Effective Networking in the catalogue. Portfolio Development is also available as a newer training topic.