In this blog:
Blue Light - Kids SMART HANDBOOK (the kid's guide to life), Street smarthandbook (the essential guide into adulthood), Blue Light Life Skills Camps 2012.
YOUTH ON TRACK - The role of your organisation just gets better for youth with UROK, the online youth pen-pal system that refers your organisation to youth who most need it exactly when they need it. PLUS your organisation can get funding through the online platform UROK is built upon.
FREEDOM FITNESS PLUS - Youth get an education (earning real NCEA Unit Standards) with a gym membership included.
Learn more on these three subjects by scrolling down...
BLUE LIGHT
kidSMARTHANDBOOK and streetsmarthandbooks
Do you know youth curious about sex, drugs, legal stuff, leaving school, money, the education system, or driving?
Get the “Street smarthandbook” – the essential guide into adulthood.
Subjects covered:
Sexual health, cannibis, benzodiazepines, cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, “P”, ecstasy, heroin, LSD, being sued, changing your name, leaving home, marriage, passports, Police, sexual assault, tattoos, body piercings, Wills, deciding on a career, the New Zealand Tertiary education system, student loans, universities, modern apprenticeships, accounts, loans, credit, credit cards and store cards, defaulting, learning to drive, disabilities and driving, buying a used car, paperwork, buying and selling, information about the forms, speed, penalties, safety belts and airbags, suspension of licences, driving offences, driving and alcohol and drugs, at the scene of an accident, reporting an accident, motorcycles, bicycles, mopeds, car insurance… and more!
“Learnt a lot and made a family out of strangers”
“Taught me never to give up on things, aim for the highest, and showed me how to enhance my future”
“Learnt different Leadership skills”
“Different from the usual; became a better person; helped me lead with dignity & to leanr to lead by good example; good activities; met new people and faced new challenges; developed leadership skills”
“Overcame situations I thought I couldn’t, found confidence, tested me physically and mentally, taught me more about myself, was exactly what I needed, drilled into me new life skills, hard but enjoyed it”
“Little overwhelming but amazing experience; once in a lifetime opportunity; realised important things in life & changed my attitude to a positive one”
“Met new people & made friends”
What do Parents / Teachers say about them?
“Who can I thank because I do not know what you have done with my boy but he is totally different. Are there any more such opportunities for him to go to?”
“I have noticed lots of positive changes in my child’s behaviour as a result of attending the Future Leaders course. I definitely think the skills my child learned will have a future benefit. Thank you very much to the Blue Light Division… we definitely need you and the programmes you run…”
“The teacher has reported a significant positive change in the classroom behaviour; we would like to make a permanent booking for children from our school…”
“My 17 year old son was leaving school unsure what he wanted to do, he attended the future leaders course on which he excelled. He subsequently jpoined the 6 weeks Limited Service Volunteers (LSV) and completed it successfully, based on his performance on the LSV course he was granted early entry into the Defence Force. This programme has helped him to focus and gave him clear direction for his career and subsequent future.
Here are the programme dates and locations:
Course Type | Age Range | Start Date | Finish Date | Location |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 23-Jan-12 | 27-Jan-12 | Wellington |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 2-Apr-12 | 6-Apr-12 | Christchurch |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 23-Apr-12 | 27-Apr-12 | Christchurch |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 18-Jun-12 | 22-Jun-12 | Wellington |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 1-Jul-12 | 7-Jul-12 | Christchurch |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 9-Jul-12 | 13-Jul-12 | Auckland |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 16-Jul-12 | 20-Jul-12 | Auckland |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 30-Jul-12 | 3-Aug-12 | Christchurch |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 13-Aug-12 | 17-Aug-12 | Wellington |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 3-Sep-12 | 7-Sep-12 | Auckland |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 9-Sep-12 | 15-Sep-12 | Christchurch |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 24-Sep-12 | 28-Sep-12 | Wellington |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 15-Oct-12 | 19-Oct-12 | Wellington |
Youth Life Skills | 14-17 | 26-Nov-12 | 30-Nov-12 | Auckland |
Youth Life Skills | 3-Dec-12 | 7-Dec-12 | Christchurch |
New Blue light website is due up soon. From this you can Register for any of our events and activities (so you always know what is coming up). If you want to be advised when the site is up email wayne@bluelight.co.nz
YOUTH ON TRACK
Q. When is the best time to impart your wisdom to youth?
A. When youth seek it.
But that means being in exactly the right place at the right time. How can your organisation do that?
UROK is on its way. All youth providers need to be aware of this world first! UROK connects youth online to each other as well as youth providers. Youth will be able to organise all of their contacts, hold discussions between friends via Chat, email, Facebook. Twitter, or video call, with access permitted to all of this via computer or smart phone. If your organisation provides services to youth then by registering with UROK youth can better find you when they need you.
UROK is powered by an online platform called “Real Stew”. This platform enables youth activity online to be moderated by all youth providers registered with UROK. Youth are kept safer online because, with full compliance re privacy issues and with the welfare of the child paramount, the platform raises flags for the moderator (any organisation registered can moderate on UROK) when it suspects youth online at UROK are at-risk.
Real Stew is a community spirited platform that gives away over 1/3rd of its worldwide profits to it's Member/Users (one of which you can become as an individual and/or as an organisation) and 5% of its worldwide profits are set aside for use by charitable community organisations – especially those with a focus on youth.
When your organisation successfully registers with UROK on Real Stew you get a FREE customised Weblet (which is a website with a very small footprint so it works easily on portable devices like smartphones, tablets, i-pad’s, and the like) plus you are able to be allocated your share of Real Stew’s worldwide profits.
On Tuesday, March 27, 2-4PM there is a UROK and Real Stew presentation at 33 Cochran Road, Oratia. Space is limited please RSVP to wayne@youthontrack.org.nz your intent to attend earliest possible convenience.
With over 1.25 million users in 44 countries, a goal of growing the user base to 100 million worldwide by the end of 2012, a separate goal of assisting all New Zealand beneficiaries to become independent of welfare, and to pay off the New Zealand debt of $7 Billion, Real Stew has a heart worthy of your support. To find out more about how Real Stew benefits charities check out http://www.freedomfitness.co.nz/RealStewCharity.aspx
FREEDOM FITNESS PLUS
NCEA Learning Advisory
Freedom Fitness PLUS, in association with local businesses and Te Kura, are pleased to announce a Learning Advisory for 2012 at 33 Rawene Road, Birkenhead. If you seek a safe,friendly, and supportive atmosphere to gain NCEA Unit Standard credits in 2012 and you wish to take advantage of a complimentary gym membership (available only to students of the Learning Advisory) please contact freedomfitnessbirkenhead@gmail.com
