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What's happening? 48 New Future LeadersFar North: Bay of Islands College & Okaihau College Auckland: Glenfield College & Tamaki College 48 young women have just been interviewed and chosen for places on the Future Leaders Programme. Their mentoring relationships start mid June. Auckland Mentor Training Dates for 2008For more information please contact Catherine Wild on (09) 375 9243 or cpmanager@akywca.org.nz Far North Mentor Training Dates 2008TBA (September) For more information please contact Catherine Wild on (09) 375 9243 or cpmanager@akywca.org.nz
Resilience training Workshop July 18 & 19.Future Leaders Students are heading off ona resilience training workshop that also incorporates Snowboarding and Skiing at Whakapapa, Mt Ruapehu July 18 & 19.
5th Annual Leadership Forum 7 June 2008 This year's theme was Giving Back - Strengthening our Communities.Ten school groups presented their solutions to an issue in their community, present were their peers, parents, mentors and staff of the YWCA. The winning team (who will be off to Rotoura for an adventure weekend) was Auckland Girls Grammer, they recognised a need at Kids First Hospital in Manukau; to provide healing toys to the children. The Far North team came second, focusing their attention on early school leavers with resources to help them make informed choices.Hilary College came third with their look at the effects of tagging in Otara. Kelston won the 'Overcoming Obstacles' award, with only two on their team they looked at tagging and graffiti in their community All of the schools did great presentations, the rest of the schools and their issues were: Onehunga High: encouraging graffiti artists to find other means of artistic expression Glenfield College: caring for the elderly in their community Mt Roskill: ideas for how to get to know our neighbours Selwyn: fundraising for those affected by the Burmese Cyclone McAuley High: fighting obesity in their school and suburb Massey High: Girl Safety - date rape, sexual harassment and spiked drinks
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