Transcript Janet Parsons Management Consultant

Youth Motivation
Kevin Waterfall
Sherborne
Douzelage
Sherborne
Youth Activities
•2006 GM – Youth Workshop
•2008 Global warming workshops & social
•Young Euro Citizens
•Euro song competition
•2009 ADEPS
•Preveza conference
•Euro Travel Evenings
•2010 – Learning from Differences
•Europe Day Leweston
•Facebook Douz Youth
•2011 – GM Granville
•Volunteering Youth & leaders events
•2012 – Volunteering Civic Conference
•Students volunteering with Seniors
•Projects to Poland, Cyprus & Estonia
•2013 - Young Musician Competition
Youth
Participation
Time Pressed
Can it go on
our c.v.?
Will we have
fun?
Opportunities!
Friendship
Intercultural Experience
Travel/ Language
C.V. / UCAS form entries
Focus Group & Facebook
We have a ‘Douzyouth’ FB Group!
Volunteering Project with Chojna, Poland
• Volunteering with the Active
Ageing (60+)
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Create Project, apply for funding
Organise volunteering
Take part and exchange ideas
Exchange visits
Report on findings
• Great for CV/UCAS!
• Great atmosphere, trips, social
activities
• Participants needed!
• Create Brochure and add to
website
Please sign
up now.
Youth Project Challenges
RISK ASSESSMENTS
LEADERS
CRB
PARENTS APPROVAL
INSURANCE
ALCOHOL
Youth Opportunities in 2012!
Month
Event
Apr 20 – Apr 30
Green Volunteering 3 + leader. (18 – 25)Agros, Cyprus,
May 5
Volunteering Fair
May17 - 20
Zvolen, Slovakia – Youth Workshop for 2 gap year
students
June 3 - 13
Fun-food & Fire 5 + leader (15 – 20) Turi, Estonia
July
Volunteering with the Elderly?
August
Sherborne, Chojna Poland Volunteering Together across
Generations
August
Biodiversity Mapping in Romania (18+)
Anytime
Various social events like BBQ, concerts, associated with
visitors
Student exchanges, particularly French often available
Polish Catering Students in Sherborne during July
Other opportunities bound to come up
Keep in touch with Samantha Newell & Tilly Karabina
Battle of the Bands
Volare*U Youth Exchange - Köszeg 2011
Students from 6 EU Countries
• Educational
• Made friends
• Importance of
volunteering
• Cultural diversity
Wilderness Camp
What are the risks?
Challenges – Hard Work - success
“We had a really great time !”
‘Together Across Generations’
Get Involved!
• 'Together Across Generations' is our NEW
PROJECT this Spring/Summer to breach the gap
between young and old!
• An exchange between students in Chojna, Poland
and here in Sherborne working with the elderly to
show them there is more to retirement then a cup
of tea and day-time TV…
• Volunteering is relatively
new to places such as
Chojna and we as a
partner town would like to
give them insight into how
they can actively take on
volunteering in new and
fun ways!
“If you put the effort in, you can
reap the benefits, and more.”
Working with children and the elderly
Conservation in the environment
Working with exchange students
CAN ALL INCLUDE AND LEAD UP TO
A great entry on any job/college/uni application
Trips abroad
Meeting new people and making friends
Social meets after a hard days work!
DO YOU WANT
TO WIN
POUNDS?
Essay Competition!
• The chance for 2 English volunteers to win
£100 each!
• The title of the essay will be based on a
topic around the project or we can have
some fun with it…
• So get involved for a chance to win!!
Youth Projects
Judenburg - Mountains Climate
Change
Bellagio – El Pico Principe
Preveza – youngsters control
climate change. EU shows the way
Houffalize – ADEPS sports camp
Köszeg - Major minorities
Bad Kötzting – Wilderness Camp
Granville – Poetry Competition
Oxelosund – Global Warming
Chojna – English Song Festival
Chojna- Bird Watching
Niederanven – Follow the Birds
Köszeg - Teenage Politicians