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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 11:28:48 GMT
www.ncsthechallenge.org/Great outward bound free service for 15 -17 year olds to take part in to build confidence and self esteem.
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Post by mooster on Mar 27, 2015 12:13:30 GMT
My AD did this while in fostercare and it did occupy her across a number of weeks of the summer - staying away at PGL,then camping and a community project where she honed her gift of the gab for getting free things out of people. Now looking at telesales jobs! They also helped with putting together a CV and did lots of team stuff.
The only bit that really worried me was the celebratory graduation session where parents and family were invited, I always feel uncomfortable at these things and it was quite a bizarre afternoon.
Anyway, well worth looking at.
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Post by janpan on Mar 28, 2015 19:04:25 GMT
My DS is signed up for this in the summer. I have some worries about it but on the whole, think it will be good for him.
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Post by greyspeckledhen on Mar 28, 2015 20:15:49 GMT
My eldest did it last year and it was ok but not brilliantly organised. He never did the 3rd week (community project) as nobody ever contacted him about it so consequently he didn't 'graduate' or get a certificate but it passed the time. I won't send middly as I don't think he would cope. I hope it is better organised in other areas of the country. Here it is very much done on the cheap with the leaders being a very similar age to the participants (last year's participants mostly, I suspect) and there for not very experienced in handling those who don't go with the flow.
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Post by janpan on Mar 28, 2015 20:46:18 GMT
Oh GSH, that's the one C-boy will be going on ....  |
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Post by greyspeckledhen on Mar 28, 2015 21:14:02 GMT
sorry to be the voice of doom. Maybe they've improved this year.... here's hoping!
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