2003 training

The workshop suggested ways to make people more aware of the boards:

·         Assembly presentations

·       good location 

·       colour theme

·        logo competition

·       mini-posters round the school

·       get it in your school newsletter

·       colourful displays

·       signs up

·       blinking lights

·       paint on the floor, or 'cheesy' stickers (eg footprints)"

·       guessing competition

·       mystery tour that ends at the Youth Board

·       weekly prizes on the board, so people could win freestuff

·      a launch

·      more pictures, less writing

 3 priority topic ideas 

1.       Safer Partying / Drug Rape / Drink Driving / Events (local & Youth Council)

2.       Sexual Health

3.       Mental Health / Depression / Stress / Why people have highs & lows

Other topics: Friendship problems  ~ Having something to say ~  Not in charge of work habits ~ Aiming too high ~ Making decisions ~ Deaf Awareness ~ Friendship Day / Peace ~ Abuse / Life Skills / Living without Violence ~ Canteen ~ World No Tobacco Day ~ World Food Day / Vegetarian Day.

Other support ideas:

• pamphlet holder near the Youth Board 
• feedback survey as Math class project
• feedback from juniors and seniors about what people want 
• get other groups to organise displays, eg, SADD, Youth Council, Drug Rape Trust, Student Welfare, Student Contacts, Doctors, Youth line
• raffle to raise funds
• lunchtime concerts
• ask organisations for posters and pamphlets
• Junior Health Class or Art Class might produce posters/artwork etc which could become displays
• check the Youth Services Directory on the Health Action website: www.healthaction.org.nz  

Updates from different schools

NCG ran a logo design competition and a raffle - over $750 worth of prizes from asking businesses around town.  They got the Hub youthworker to give a lunchtime talk and answer questions.

Mot High's made a dipslay on Student contacts & staff support.   

Waimea has mixed ages, so each year there will be people who already know how the group works .

Nelson College are gonna put up info about drinking and driving penalties etc.  

Nayland College display introduces Peer Mediators, Sexual Health mediators, and the Health Action Committee.  

We're a health promotion organisation, so what's our role in all this?

We can help source supplies.

This year we used some $$ from our original budget, to give each group a starter-pack of coloured A4 paper, marker pens, pins, stapler and staples.

We can help with Research Support

We sent suggestions for display topics, like Youth Council or other groups' updates. We provide contacts to get more info for displays, for instance check out this link to the Youth 2000 survey: http://www.youth2000.ac.nz/earlyfindings.html

Training & support

We held training at the start of the year with a mix of students from three schools.