Hi everyone! On Wednesday we had Tamika from Glenroy headspace join us at the Oxygen Youth Space. Tamika facilitated a mental health workshop for the young people and discussed what is mental health, the services offered at headspace as well as effective coping strategies for when someone is experiencing a challenging period. The session was informative and engaging with various activities involved. headspace is a National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing mental healt

Hi Everyone! On Wednesday morning at Oxygen Youth Space, the young people were asked about their start to the week at school and to identify what has been going well. The students were then asked to choose one photo from a pile of journey cards to help visually represent their school/life journey and share with the group. The young people did well at articulating their responses. We debriefed on our hike camp and focused on why using a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset is

Gidday everyone! On Wednesday, we spent the morning at Oxygen Youth Space. We first started creating a pictorial of our 'values tree' which included our individual cultural backgrounds, family, strengths, skills, hobbies, hopes, dreams, and significant people in our lives illustrated through the tree's roots, trunk and branches. This was a great activity to get to know each other more. The students presented to the rest of the group which they all did very well. This was good

Hi everyone! To begin the program, we met at Oxygen Youth Space on Wednesday morning and played some ice breakers, talked about program and school expectations and set our group's code of conduct, highlighting our group values and goals. The group showed high morale even on the first day which is great to see. We spent the afternoon boxing with Sal in Maribyrnong. We spoke a lot about attitude and having a positive mindset. Sal helps set a great framework for the program and