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Thursday Jun 14, 2007

Barnardo's YPRAG getting started on YAA

Yesterday was YPRAG's monthly meeting, which was really good as it was the first really session we had on the Youth Achievement Award (YAA).  To get them started on there award though I had to get them to think about where they wanted to go with the award and what they wanted from doing they award themselves, as well as what they wanted from there volunteering, which took a bit of time but they had some really good thoughts on where they wanted to progress to, bit like I have done in doing my Personal Development Plan (PDP).  Hopefully something they can build and work towards as a group.

The group is larger than what I first anticipated it to be when I agreed to lead the group in there award, so I've recruited a young volunteer to assist me in taking the group forward in there YAA.  Who will also be gaining there Plantinum (as I am in) undertaken this volunteer role.  Which I know they will be more than capable in gaining the Plantinum award. So he and I will together write up a volunteer profile so we both know what each other are doing and its something where both happy with.

In doing this the volunteer will be managed by me and we will work together in gaining our platinum awards and taking the YPRAG through there Gold YAA.  This I think will be very benefical to both of us, they will also obviously go in the 1 day induction for the YAA, which I went on.

I have also got my pack for the LANTRA Volunteer Management Course in which will run along side my YAA as I've to undertake at least 30 hours training.  Looking at it breifly yesterday I think this is going to be a lot of work but hopefully useful and help me build my knowledge and understanding of volunteer management.  In which I've to manage at least 1 volunteer hence my managing the young volunteer assisting me in running the YAA.

So I'm all busy busy in my volunteering, I'm looking forward to it.

Anyway until next time.

Posted by Moira ( 6:43 PM )
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Lights, Camera, ACTION!

This week, the children at the drama group were as excitable as ever, and they all really worked  well this week all taking part, well nearly all.  You always get someone who decides they dont want to do some of the activities but with a bit of encouragement away they go. 

This week it was learning about the meaning behind 'Lights, Camera, ACTION!' not forgetting 'Cut and 'Thats a wrap' of course.  Showing them the importance of the words and having to listen to what there being told to do.  So that when it comes to making there film in the autumn they will know when to act and when to stop in a scene.  So again we played games to demonstrate this learning how and when to freeze we played statues and Granny's watching.... I think thats what they called it, but basically its a bit like 'What time is it Mr Fox only you dont ask what time it is. Basically Granny sits in a chair with there back to you and you've to get to the chair without granny seeing you move so when they turn around you've to freeze the kids loved it!

Then we split the groups into the 3's again where they had to act out being a Hero, Villian and the Victim the 2 lads I worked with did it as though they were in Doctor Who.  They did rather well. With games to following teaching them about how they can be sound rather than having to have music or other sound there for them.  Which was fun.  They only ad 3mins to perform each and the second they were told cut they had to freeze whether there performance was over or not which some found easy and others found difficult. 

I think the film they will be making will be silent but with music over it which should be intersting considering they all love to talk haha!!!

The next couple of weeks or so we'll be going to the theatre where they are going to perfom and make the film in the autumn. They can then see where they will be when making the film and to familiarise themselves with the surrondings they'll be working in. 

Posted by Moira ( 6:19 PM )
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