LET’S CELEBRATECelebrating Young People’s

AchievementsWinter 2010

Guidance NotesHOW TO USE THIS PACK:HOW TO DOWNLOAD:To download from website: • Click on the link to the pack you want to download• From the dialogue box, choose to ‘open’ or ‘save’ the file then click OK• The pack will open as a slideshow: all links are live but you will need to left click to advance through the pack.• Choose PRINT from the drop down FILE menu to print all or some of the pages (see below)• Choose SAVE AS from the drop down FILE menu to save a copy to your hard driveHOW TO PRINT (NOTE – THERE IS NO NEED TO PRINT THE ENTIRE PACK, ONLY INDIVIDUAL SLIDES WITH ACTIVITIY

SHEETS):• Before printing, delete ‘Index’ arrows by selecting and then pressing DELETE• Individual slides can be printed by selecting individual slide numbers or ranges in the PRINT menu• To print slides in black & white or grayscale, select the relevant option from the Colour/Grayscale drop down

menu when you are about to printHOW TO VIEW LINKS/USE SLIDES• These slides may be used to form part of a presentation – press F5 to view as a slideshow• To delete individual slides, click on them to select then click on ‘cut’ in the Edit menu• To make links ‘live’ you will need to view the pack as a SLIDESHOW – go to the ‘View’ menu or press F5If you have any comments regarding this pack, or need any additional help in using it, please contact:SUZANNAH YOUDE: suze.youde@kent.gov.uk or tel: 01622 221678All information in this pack was correct and all links active at time of upload but may be subject to change

IndexINTRODUCTION What the pack’s all aboutCELEBRATE BREAKING THE ICE 1 Make a rainstorm and get on the listening trainCELEBRATE BREAKING THE ICE 2 Get in the colour Jacuzzi and then try some squiggle artWHAT’S IN A DOODLE Well, what do you make of it?CELEBRATE MUSIC Ideas to celebrate music in all its formsCELEBRATE MUSIC QUIZ Top Ten quiz – how many do you know?CELEBRATE ARTS Celebrate with MehdiMY HENNA TATTOO Design your own henna tattooCELEBRATE SPORTS Celebrate by designing something new!CELEBRATE SPORTS PICTURE QUIZ Do you know our great British Olympians?CELEBRATE HEROES Thinking about people that inspire usMY PERSONAL HEROES Describing your personal heroesCELEBRATE HEROES – GAMES Some fun celebrity gamesCELEBRATE DIVERSITY We’re all different and all equalCELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS Why not create a whole new one?THINKING ABOUT GIFTS What to give and how to give itCELEBRATE PARTICIPATION Thinking about all the fun stuff we doTHE TREE Draw on the leaves and celebrate!CELEBRATE FUN Ideas, resources and links to let the fun continue!CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS ONE & TWO Awards to celebrate the achievements of young peopleQUIZ ANSWERS Did you know without looking?

IntroductionNigel Mansell, President of UK Youth recently stated “if we celebrate youth, their achievements and their contribution to our communities we will all be the richer”. Initiatives like ‘Aiming High for Young People: a ten year strategy for positive activities’ (2007) acknowledge that today's young people are faced with the challenge of growing up in a culture that has widespread negative perceptions about them and are committed to do more to rebalance the public narrative by celebrating young people's achievements.

In Kent, the Try Angle Awards were established to “recognise the efforts and achievements of young people” and has been successfully recognising and celebrating the achievements of young people across Kent since 2001. Young people can also gain recognition and accreditation through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Youth Achievement Award both of which lead to accredited outcomes.

The purpose of this pack is to provide some fun activities to celebrate young people’s achievements in a range of activities and to signpost towards nationally recognised awards that provide certification for those achievements. Focusing on areas like music, art & sport, the pack can also be used towards delivering a 15 hour Youth Achievement Award Challenge.

You may also like to look at past curriculum packs for ideas – these can now be found at www.kent.gov.uk/curriculumpacksEach chapter in the curriculum document also has case studies, links and resources that can be adapted to delivering youth work that celebrates the achievements of the young people you are working with.

Celebrate Breaking the IceRAINSTORMRain is a game that originated in the American Northwest amongst the Native Americans • Ask the group to think about a storm – what’s the first noise you hear? Elicit the answer ‘the

wind’ and ask young people how they’ll make the wind sound: they could use voices, rubbing hands together or making circles with their hands on a floor or table top

• Next comes gentle rain – demonstrate how to make the noise by gently drumming with your fingertips, then build up the sound until you are drumming on the floor/table with the palms of your hands.

• Then make the sounds of the rainstorm passing over by reversing the sounds.• You can mix things up by adding showers, stronger gusts of wind between bursts of rain –

simply call out instructions for the group to follow. Once everyone knows what they’re doing, encourage members of the group to call out instructions (try and keep them logical!)

LISTENING TRAIN• Divide the group into 2 teams and ask them to sit in 2 lines – the last person in line should be

good at drawing!• Now show the first person in each line a fairly simple picture. The first person must then

whisper a description to the next person and so on down the line to the last person in line• The last person in line now has to draw what has been described to them – whoever is closest

to the actual picture wins the point

Celebrate Breaking the IceCOLOUR JACUZZI• Get 4 different coloured sheets of paper, or use 4 pens in the relevant colours.• Present the 4 colours thus: blue = royal colour ‘what would you do to improve your

community/centre if you were ruler for the day?’, green = money ‘what would you do for money?’, colour, red = turn off colour ‘what is the biggest turn off in your area/centre?’, orange = motivation colour ‘what motivates you and helps you to be creative?’

• Now either brainstorm each different colour with the group or ask young people to move from sheet to sheet and write down one thing to answer the colour questions

• Colour Jacuzzi is adaptable to any issue you may be discussing with young people

FLEXIBLE THINKING – SQUIGGLE ART• Draw a squiggle on a piece of flip chart paper and ask the group what they can see in it –

encourage young people to look at it from different perspectives. Then ask for a volunteer to come up and draw their ideas directly onto the paper (they must incorporate all the squiggle). Repeat the process a couple of times.

• Hand out the doodle sheets and encourage everyone to find a picture in the shape – they must use all of the shape but they can turn the sheet whichever way they like in order to create their picture.

• When everyone is finished compare and discuss your art! To see what other people came up with, visit http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/sep/19/quentin-blake for the results of a competition based on the shape

What’s in a Doodle?

Celebrate MusicYou may already have bands that practice at your centre or who use your project. You may have regular band nights. Why not go one step further and organise a music festival? You can celebrate the talent of young people and raise money (for a charity or your project) at the same time – you could run a battle of the bands or a ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ contest. If you don’t have enough bands, then encourage individual talents to compete in an ‘X Factor’ style contest using ‘Sing Star’ or similar karaoke software.

You could also choose to celebrate diversity and music by exploring young people’s heritage through music:• Discuss young people’s cultural heritage – what music did they grow up listening to? Have their parents’ musical tastes influenced them? Make a note of musical tastes/artists on flip chart paper• Search for relevant videos on YouTube and ask young people to share the music they have on MP3 players/phones – ask individual young people/small groups to put together a short playlist (max 3 songs) that reflects their musical tastes and heritage. Then ask each young person/group to present their playlist with a bit of background information on why they chose their songs and what they represent.• You could ask young people to construct a playlist that includes: ‘the song that represents me’, ‘the song that represents my hopes and dreams’ and ‘the song that represents where I come from’ (or design your own categories with young people!)If you want to encourage young people to publicise their event, take a look at the classic music posters on http://www.musiceducationworld.com/?q=musicposters for inspiration.There’s also a ‘Fantasy Music Festival’ activity in the Summer Programme Resources Starter Packwww.kent.gov.uk/curriculumpacks then click on the link to 2010 Curriculum Packs

Celebrate Music QuizTo celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the UK singles chart, in 2002 people were asked to vote for their favourite UK No 1 of all time – this quiz is based on the top 10, and counts down chart positions from No. 10 to No. 1No. 10 What was the name of the 1981 hit single for Queen & David Bowie?

No. 9 Which Beach Boys single starts with the lyrics: "I, I love the colourful clothes she wears. And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair”

No. 8 This Abba song spent 6 weeks at number one in 1976 and is guaranteed to fill the dance floor!

No. 7 Which British band had a hit in the UK and the USA in 1964 with ‘House of the Rising Sun’?

No. 6 Procul Harum had a huge hit in 1967 with this song – the initials are W.S.O.P

No. 5 George Harrison’s first solo single went straight to number one – what was it called?

No. 4 Who were the American singing duo whose biggest hit was ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’?

No. 3 This Beatle’s single was the first to be released on their own Apple label and is one of the longest number 1s ever

No. 2 ‘Imagine’ was written by which ex-Beatle?

No. 1 “Is this the real life – is this just fantasy” is the first line of which song?

Celebrate ArtsCelebrate with Henna Hands! • Trace around your hands on flip chart/wallpaper lining paper (great for one big display) or use

the template below• Trace your own henna tattoo design onto the outline – make it as elaborate or simple, as

personal or as abstract as you like. You could copy a design you’ve seen or create something unique! If you’ve been thinking about getting a real tattoo why not see what the design would look like in henna first? For more ideas for henna tattoos visit http://www.mehndistyles.com/ or you could watch a video of a henna tattoo being created here www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH5v5L1G9p4

• If you want to take this one stage further and create your designs as real henna tattoos, you can find full instructions here http://www.howtodothings.com/fashion-and-personal-care/a3084-how-to-make-henna-tattoos.html

DID YOU KNOW?• The Ancient Egyptians decorated mummies with henna and the custom soon spread through

Africa, India and the Arab world• Henna is known as Mendhi in India and is used for Hindu weddings and during the festivals of

Diwali, Bhaidooj, Teej and Eid• Henna tattoos are common around the world when people celebrate events such as Eid al-

Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan.

My Henna Tattoo

Celebrate SportsCREATE A SPORT OR GAME • Start a group discussion about favourite sports. Use the following chart to start looking at the

elements of each one (one example has been completed for you):

• Aim for 10 different examples of each element• Now divide the group into pairs/smaller groups depending on numbers and give each pair/group a

pair of dice• Ask pairs/groups to roll the dice 3 times and to circle the corresponding element in each column (if

they roll 11 or 12 then they need to roll again)• When each pair/group has chosen 3 elements, ask them to use those elements to create a totally

new game – they’ll need to think about rules and regulations, equipment, playing surface. Then ask each pair/group to present their new sport to the group

• EXTENSION ACTIVITY: Try to repurpose the sport by making it non competitive, individual instead of a team sport

• EXTENSION ACTIVITY: You could use the same system to create a new board game

GOAL EQUIPMENT SCORING

1 TRY RUGBY BALL 5 POINTS

Celebrate Sports Picture Quiz

In 2012, the world’s greatest celebration of sport will take place in London. Who are these Great British Olympians, and what sport are they famous for?

Celebrate HeroesHEROES & ROLE MODELS• Ask everyone in the group to brainstorm a list of well known heroes – celebrities, sportsmen

etc.• Now make another list of heroes that are personal to the young people e.g. ‘my brother’, ‘my

old teacher’• Now brainstorm a list of ‘things we admire’ about the celebrities and ‘things we admire’ about

our personal heroes – are there any differences between the two lists? And what qualities are the same?

• Ask each young person to think of the people who have most influenced them in their lives, then ask them to pick their top 3 heroes and complete the activity sheet

• Now ask young people who would like to share to talk about their heroes to the rest of the group, then use this as a basis for discussing what makes a hero and a role model and is there a difference between the two e.g. are heroes more likely to be people we don’t know, do we treat heroes and role models in the same way?

SUPER HEROES• You could also draw a super hero cape on flip chart paper and ask young people to complete

the cape with all the qualities their super hero needs – try and use graphics and imagery from super hero comics – or hand out the activity sheet below

My Personal Heroes

What do they look like?

How do you know them?

What’s your best memory of this person?

What do they look like?

How do you know them?

What’s your best memory of this person?

What do they look like?

How do you know them?

What’s your best memory of this person

My SuperheroComplete the superhero by drawing in his cape and costume and adding the qualities he needs

Celebrate Heroes - GamesTHE HEADBAND GAME:• The aim of the game is to identify what celebrity you are by asking questions that can be

answered yes or no e.g. Am I male? Did I write books? Am I a sportsperson?• Take strips of card and write the names of celebrities on them, then staple/tape the ends

together into a band and place one on each young person’s head. You can either play the game with one person at a time asking questions or give everyone in the group a headband and ask them to move around the room asking each other questions for a pre-defined amount of time then try and guess their identity at the end of it.

• No looking in mirrors!

CELEBRITY CLUES• Give each young person the name of a celebrity written on a piece of paper then give the

whole group 5 minutes to think of 3 clues to that person’s identity that get progressively easier e.g. David Beckham 1. Made his first team debut aged 17 2. He has 3 sons 3. He plays in America

• Now ask each young person to present their clues to the rest of the group – after each clue pause to allow time for guesses. If anyone guesses after the first clue they score 3 points, after the second 2 points and after the third 1 point

• When everyone has had a turn, add up the scores and give a small prize to the winner!

Celebrate DiversityUNITE & CELEBRATE!Start this session by establishing some ground rules around respect – try adapting these http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/9-democracy/forums/youth/yforum-terms-ref.html• Have a group discussion about young people’s heritage – do they have relatives in different

countries? Do they have family members from different cultures? Reinforce the idea that we are all different and all equal

• Start brainstorming how the group can celebrate diversity by uniting to celebrate different cultures. Some ideas might be using video to record young people talking about their backgrounds, performing music or dance; cooking recipes from different cultures and having an international food night; playing games from different cultures; create an art display around the celebrities of different cultures; map different countries and find out about different time zones etc. Make sure that everyone will be included in some way – either performing, directing or researching

• Work together to find out how to say ‘Celebrate’ ‘Unite’ and ‘Welcome’ in different languages – Google Translate is a good starting point http://translate.google.com/ then either write large signs or print out (try and use some interesting fonts). You could also use this as the basis for a welcome video as part of a larger celebration event.

• AIMS: to encourage young people to respect each other, to respect and celebrate diversity and to work together to research, explore and celebrate that diversity

• OUTCOMES: young people will learn something about each other’s backgrounds and different cultures, young people will work together to celebrate diversity, young people will research and explore as individuals and work together as teams

Celebrate the HolidaysCREATE A HOLIDAY• Start a group discussion about winter holidays – most people celebrate Christmas but what

other holidays happen at about this time? What are the customs and celebrations? Now imagine that you could bring everyone together to celebrate one holiday – what would your new holiday be like? What would you celebrate – gender? Culture? Age?

• Brainstorm ideas on flip chart paper thinking about:– Name– Purpose of the holiday– Background– Dates– Decorations & colours– Symbols– Food• Ask everyone to design a greetings card for the holiday based on information you’ve just

brainstormed• As an extension activity, put young people into pairs and ask them to design a brochure

describing the new holiday

Thinking About GiftsMAKING HOLIDAY GIFTS• Ask the group to think about the following questions:

– Who do you want to give a gift to?– What hobbies & interests do they have?– What do they do in their free time?– Do they work?– What’s their favourite subject at school?– What do their friends enjoy?– What do they talk about?– What places do they like to visit?– What do you talk about with them?• Now brainstorm a gift list for the following: parents, brothers/sisters, friends,

teachers/youth workers, aunts/uncles, grandparents, cousins, work colleagues• How many of those gifts could you make yourself? • Is it ok to give someone a gift that was given to you but you didn’t like? Is that simply

recycling?• Is it better to buy locally or from a big chain shop?• Is it better to buy from a shop or online?• EXTENSION ACTIVITY: organise a gift making workshop and/or an unwanted gift exchange

Celebrate ParticipationTHE PARTICIPATION TREEEach leaf celebrates a participation opportunity – the tree represents what helped young people

get involved• You can choose to deliver this activity as an individual one, using the sheet below or as a

group activity• Begin with a group discussion – what activities do young people participate in? Are they

members of a senior members group or a body like KYCC? How did they get the opportunity to participate in those activities?

• If you’re doing the activity as individuals then hand round the sheets and ask young people to draw leaves on the branches and then write the activities they participate in on each leaf, and the person/centre/school etc that helped them to get involved on the branches.

• If this is a group activity, you could build the trunk and branches of the tree out of the cardboard tubes from toilet/kitchen rolls covered in papier mache and then attach leaves cut out of paper. Write the same information on the trunk and branches and on the leaves

• The tree can be used for a variety of uses:– As a planning tool: each leaf represents an idea that young people would like to do– As an evaluation tool: each leaf contains a thought about the activity– As a celebration tool: each leaf contains a message of congratulations on the successful

completion of a project

Celebrate Fun!For plenty of ideas for ice breakers, team building activities and other fun stuff try the following links:CURRICULUM PACKS:Full of ice breakers, session plans, activities, quizzes, resources & links plus much more! All the

curriculum packs are available from www.kent.gov.uk/curriculumpacks Enjoy & AchieveSummer Pack 1Summer Pack 2PDF DOCUMENTSIf you’d like a copy of the following packs in pdf format please email suze.youde@kent.gov.uk (the

packs are also available as Word documents that you can edit)ACTIVITY SHEETSQUIZZESSESSION IDEASWEBSITESYouth Work Resources http://www.youthworker.org.uk/ games, group ideas, discussion starters

and moreCPYN http://www.cypnow.co.uk/BigIssues/Details/67977/youth-work-resources/ Excellent

CPYN resource packsTES (free registration required) http://www.tes.co.uk/resourceshome.aspx?navcode=70 Calendar

linked resources for teachers which are easily adaptable to youth work

Celebrate AchievementsThe following are some suggestions for ways to accredit young people’s achievements:• Youth Achievement Awards

http://www.ukyouth.org/OneStopCMS/Core/TemplateHandler.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={4C86ECC1-5E84-4CFC-B884-48A79668A5AB}&NRORIGINALURL=/whatwedo/Programmes/YAA&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest you can download information packs for the Award and the Challenge from the website. One YAA challenge (15 hours) counts as an accredited outcome for a young person and just about any skill or activity can be accredited. For more information please contact Liz Heaney liz.heaney@kent.gov.uk

• The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award http://www.dofe.org/ visit the website for more details on taking the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award or contact Norry Barber norry.barber@kent.gov.uk for more information. The Award is made up of 4 sections – volunteering, physical, skills, expedition – so there is scope to accredit all of a young person’s informal learning

• G-Nation Awards http://www.g-nation.co.uk/ G-Nation Awards support and recognise UK teenagers who get involved in charity, community, social enterprise and campaigning action! The Award is looking for funding for 2011-12 so visit the website for more news

• Diana Awards http://diana-award.org.uk/nominate/index.aspx the 3 awards on offer celebrate and reward young people 12-18 for making a difference to their community and tackling bullying

• The Epic Awards http://epicawards.co.uk/ celebrating achievement in the voluntary and amateur arts and crafts. The 4 categories are Engagement, Partnerships, Innovation and Creativity.

Celebrate Achievements• The Arts Award http://www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=64 Arts Award aspires to support any

young person to enjoy the arts and develop creative leadership skills. Offered at levels 1, 2 and 3 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework, Arts Award can be achieved at bronze, silver or gold

• Young Achievers Awards http://youngachieversawards.org/ celebrating inspirational young achievers and volunteers in Arts, Community, Environment & Sport

• Sport Leaders UK http://www.sportsleaders.org/ Sports Leaders UK provides nationally recognised leadership awards and qualifications that help people develop essential life skills such as organisation, motivation, communication and working with others

• Level 1 Award in Dance Leadership http://www.sportsleaders.org/our-awardsqualifications/our-qualifications/level-1-award-in-dance-leadership.aspx The Level 1 Award in Dance Leadership is a nationally recognised qualification that enables successful candidates to lead small groups in simple dance activities, whilst under the direct supervision of their tutor.

• Try Angle Awards http://www.tryangleawards.co.uk/ The Try Angle Awards were established in 1995 in the Thanet Area of Kent to raise the profile of and “recognise the efforts and achievements of young people in the area". The Award has extended county and country wide since 2002

Quiz AnswersMUSIC QUIZ GREAT BRITISH OLYMPIANS10. Under Pressure Top row (left to right): Jonathan Edwards

(triple jump),9. Good Vibrations Dame Tanni Grey Thompson (wheelchair

racer), Sally8. Dancing Queen Gunnell (400 metre hurdles), Seb Coe (800 &

15007. The Animals metres)6. Whiter Shade of Pale Middle row (left to right): Dame Kelly

Holmes (800 & 5. My Sweet Lord 1500 metre), Sir Chris Hoy (track cyclist),

Daley 4. Simon & Garfunkel Thompson (Decathlon), Linford Christie (100

metres),3. Hey Jude Fatima Whitbread (Javelin)2. John Lennon Bottom row (left to right): Victoria Pendleton (track 1. Bohemian Rhapsody cyclist), Sir Steve Redgrave (rower), Rebecca

Adlington (swimmer)