Week 4 and we are already half way through the program, time is just flying by! Like every Wednesday, we started back at our local hub at Oxygen Youth services. This week we were working again with Jacinta and passionate volunteers from headspace. Much like our last session with headspace, we focused on coping strategies that we use in life. We also spoke about things we encounter in life and how they make us feel. Its always a pleasure to see how the young people engage in these sessions as each and everyone of them contribute insightful comments. We finished the session with some always enjoyable mindfulness. After a quick snack we headed straight into our nutrition workshop that was run b
Its week 3 of the program and things are really starting to take shape! The group is settling in together and a lot of good stuff is happening. This week started back at our local hub at Oxygen Youth Services to participate in a drug and alcohol seminar with Candice from YSAS (Youth Support + Advocacy service). During this session we explored the effects that a range of drugs have on our system and how they effect our moods. We looks at the concept of ‘uppers’ and ‘downers’ and had great in depth discussion about each drug. It was fantastic to see the young people really engage with the content and all take something out of it. After this we headed to Maribyrnong Youth Club to do some boxing
Welcome to week two everyone! This week is a particularly exciting one as we have our first camp. The week started off at our local hub at Oxygen Youth Centre in Coburg. To the gratitude of the young people they all arrived at oxygen on time and read to go. We started the day with a visit from Jacinta and Bec from headspace and touched on topics of wellbeing and mental health. We completed a few ice breakers, had a group discussion and did some physical hands on work with coping strategies. It was great to see how involved the young people were and how insightful they were on wellbeing and mental health. I think everyone in that room got something out of this session. We then finished the d
Welcome to the first term of 2018! We are working within the Moreland area this term, and can’t wait to work with all the amazing schools and services that we have access to. This blog will be updated every week, and will give you an insight into the activities and workshops we’ve been doing. On Wednesday the 2nd of May, we started the week with our fantastic group of new students at Oxygen Youth Centre in Coburg for our first introductory session. We spent the first half of the day doing some ice breaker activities, to get to know one another a bit better. As a group, we then created our group code of conduct, and decided on our top 5 group values. We decided on communication, respect, tea
