WELCOMEBright Ideas IV: Shine On

October 25, 2011

EIGHT YOUNG INDIVIDUALS AGES 14-19NEVER MET BEFOREJOINED FORCES TO CHANGE OUR IMAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY

WE MET FOR 8 WEEKS, TALKED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT IT AND HOW IT CAN BE IMPROVED.

WE DECIDED TO TELL OUR STORY BY TAKING PICTURES

AND HERE IT IS….…

WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY…

ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS…Give youth opportunity to stay in school…To learn in different environments or at their own pace

SCHOOL DIVERSITY….Teachers are supportive, students are chill, great music, soccer and hockey academies

MR. TAFT

MS. JOHNSON

FAMOUS PEOPLE COME OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS….

Tyson Barrie – Colorado Avalanche NHL Player

Bob Rock – Record Producer for Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Metallica

Jennifer Tilly - actress

OUR SCHOOLS RECYCLING PROGRAM…

We care about our earth…

THE TROLLEY…

•By donation

•Gets you to popular places

•During community events the trolley will get you there

EAGLE RIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE

A ONE STOP SHOP…

•Hockey

•Mini Golf

•Food

•Bowling

•Pro Shop

Puck MastersAllows us to get better at

hockey…

There is a lot of green space and trails…

Queen Alexandra Building @ 345 Wale Road

A place we can go to get support

Our community has places that brings us together…

Thetis Lake Langford Days

A tree at Belmont Secondary

…as well as beautiful places

Esquimalt Lagoon

WHAT KIND OF CHANGE YOUTH NEED…

Our courts and skate parks need upgrading…

Belmont Secondary

Basketball hoop at345 Wale Rd.

This is way nicer to shoot hoops in!!

Our skate park needs upgrading

There is space to make it bigger…

IF WE HAD THIS IT COULD BRING YOUTH TOGETHER TO HAVE FUN AND HAVE GREAT COMPETITIONS AROUND THE CITY

…so it looks like this…

Skate Park in Burnaby, BC

More girls sports teams would allows us to be seen and scouted meaning more opportunities and more championships!!!

•We need bus routes to run more often•We need buses to run later so we do not have to catch a cab and pay more money to get home from work•Langford exchange needs shelters so we can stay warm and dry

Our school grounds need to be cleaned up

Belmont School Parking Lot

We ALL need to take part in keeping it clean

Because it is possible for it to look nice…

We need our secondary school to have more space…

Belmont Secondary

Our school needs upgrade…

Our roads and trails need more light….to keep us safe

Happy Valley Road Galloping Goose Trail in Metchosin

We need more garbage cans….

IMAGINE WHAT ALL WE COULD DO IF WE WORKED TOGETHER?

WHAT CAN YOUTH DO TO BE PART OF CHANGE?

SPEAKOut

GAIN KNOWLEDGE about variety of issues

GET INVOLVED

Take ONE STEP at time

BE CREATIVE

TAKE INITIATIVE

CARE about your community

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

WHAT ARE

YOU GOING TO DO?????

THANK YOU!!

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS…

Camellia

Stephanie

Bree

Fraser

Rebekah

KyleSamantha

Rebecca