Week 6 on the program started off again at the YMCA with Jordan. This week we spent time in the gym, learning to use some of the wide range of equipment available. This was really valuable information to have, as it helps the students know what kind of exercises they can undertake using their memberships. After the gym we headed out to Grey Horse Growth and Learning to spend the afternoon with Maggie and her horses. This was a really nice afternoon spent learning about commun

I know I say it every week but week 5 was another great one on the program, and one in particular where we really saw a lot of team work and leadership skills come out in every member of the group. Wednesday morning was spent at JETS studio for our second and final music session. Josh and Simon worked together with the students (and staff) to each write a rap about 'a day in the life'. We were able to use this verse to let people know what a day in our life is like, with mos

We are halfway through the program! This week allowed us plenty of time for reflection, as well as some pretty hard physical exercise..... We started the program off at Eltham YMCA again this week, where our trainer Jordan really gave us a great workout in a cycle class. Cycle is great as everyone can set their own pace and push their own individual limits. After this we took a bit of a break and did a mindfulness meditation exercise, before playing some team work games like

We started off the program this week back at Jets Studio for a street art workshop. It was a really fun way to start the week and was great to get outside and be creative. The students started off meeting Jess from Banyule Youth Services who runs a regular street art program, and AJ the facilitator for the day. AJ showed the students a range of his own work and journals before they got stuck into designing their own pieces to spray later. Once everyone had an idea of what th