Code of Conduct and Fruit Sushi....

Tonight the group sat down together and began to discuss and design a code of conduct. The idea is that it is the young peoples club, so they should discuss, agree and implement their own rules. This is to give them some ownership as well as a sense of responsibility.



 

 

This will be an ongoing piece of work and is something that the group are enjoying and looking forward to developing.

 

After the first hour of tonights session, the group took part in a cooking activity making fruit sushi. This was really fun, messy and most importantly tasted good!

 

 

The Ingredients that we used were- fresh fruit, marshmallow rice krispies, tortilla wraps, honey and chocolate sauce!

 

 

Here are the finished products!

 

Banana Surgery and Desert Island Essentials

Tonight the group took part in some activities that focused on teamwork, communication, emotions and imagination.

The first game we played was called "Banana Surgery". The aim of the game was to peel a banana and cut the banana into 5 pieces. Once this was done, in pairs we were tasked with attempting to piece the banana back to as near to its original look as possible using only cocktail sticks, sticky tape, string and elastics bands.

The game was really fun, messy and enabled us to communicate with each other, share ideas and be creative. Below are the final efforts of the group.

This game was great for enabling us to recognise and appreciate that relationships, events and reputations can be easily broken, damaged or taken apart. However they are not always as easy to put back together. This game got us all thinking about ourselves and our relationships.

We finished the evening with a fun game based on the idea that we were all about to be dropped on a desert island. We all had to choose the 1 thing we thought would help us to survive on the island. There were some weird, wonderful and cleverly thought out ideas.

Once everybody had decided their 1 item and explained why they thought it would help us on the island, we then had a group vote to decide the 5 most wanted items we would take with us. 

Tonight we also said goodbye to one of our youth workers, Abigail. Abi has been an amazing member of the team and will be missed by everyone.

Next week is half term so there are no evening clubs. However we have 3 off site activites taking place- Go-Karting, Cinema trip and a trip to the national youth orchestra.

Young Peoples Feedback Discussion Evening

This evening we sat as a group and took part in a feedback discussion. We discussed a number of issues and ideas that we have for the youth club.

The discussion was really good and gave us the opportunity to have our voices heard and to feel a part of the decision making process.

Below you will find some of the questions and answers from the session. We really hope that you enjoy reading them.

Why do you come to Youth Club?

“I come to youth club to talk to my friends and to see my friends”.

“It gets me out the house and doing something more meaningful than playing my xbox”

“ I come to Rathbone club to have fun and to make new friends”

“ I enjoy going out with the group and learning new things”

“I have improved my communication and teamwork skills” 

“To feel a part of a community”

Where there any questions you’d have liked to ask staff before you joined?

“Will I get on with the other members?”

“How much does it cost?”

“Can I speak to anyone before coming if I am nervous?”

“Will staff help me?”

What Is important to you?

“Finishing college and getting a job”

“Getting a girlfriend and getting married”

“Going to University”

“Being safe and knowing my family are safe”

“To learn new things”

“To love and respect myself”

 

Things you’d like to change?

“To take part in more challenging activities, such as abseiling and camping in the woods”

“ Having a better equipped facility”

“Having more desktop computers rather than tablets”

“Having more female members”

 

Are staff able to support you?

“Staff are always there if I need to talk to someone”

“Staff give me good advice”

“Staff listen to me and allow me to express myself”

“Staff know how to manage my behaviour”

“Staff comfort me when I am upset”