Youth Work Ireland Cork / Gurranabraher Autumn Newsletter 2013

Teen Art Club We  worked  on  a  puppet  show  from  before  Christmas  til  summer.    We  made  the  puppets  out  of  latex  and  their  clothes  and  hair  out  of  wool  and  fabrics.  We  also  wrote  the  storyline  and  made  the  set.  There  were  5  people  in  our  group.  We  performed  3  shows,  1  in  the  centre  and  2  at  the  Fun  Day  in  the  park.  It  was  really  fun  and  everyone  really  enjoyed  it.  About the Youth Council

It is a mix of young people age from 7-‐18yrs from all the groups in the centre. It first started last year as a way to help young people talk to the Board of Directors. We have met 5 times this year, one meeting was held in the Lord Mayors Office! We put this newsletter together, this is our first one. We hope you like it and will also like us on facebook. Thanks!

BRAINTEASERS 1.What  music  do    balloons  hate?    2.Take off my skin and I

What am I ?

CALLING  MUSICIANS!!  We  have  a  band  rehearsal  space  located  in  the  Parochial  Hall,  Churchfield.    Available  -­  hour.  For  More  info  check  our  face-­book  page  or  call  Ricky  on    087  9711721    

CONTACT  US  ON:  021  4399862  www.ywicork.com  

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Teen  Girls  Group  Mon  7-­9pm  There are 10 of us. We talk about school, bullying, drugs & alcohol & everything! We do projects, drink tea, volunteer for community events and go on trips!! In the pic-‐

our stencil graffiti project. Check it out in Youth Centre!!

Join us for Teen Gym!

Leisureworld in Churchfield Wednesday @ 2.45 4pm 13-19 yr olds Cost only 1

The  Diction  by  Gavin  Bracken    (15)  Work on your diction. Pronun-‐ciation needs fixing. Fixing your diction is not a hard mis-‐sion. Cuz your voice is going down and your not making it

spitting but I wanna hear.  Run  Away  Hide  Away...and  you  can  run  away  and  hide  away.  I  found  

Emma  Casey    (15)  

In  the  MUSIC  PROJECT,  we  go  to  the  hut  every  Tuesday,  we  write  lyrics  and  songs  and  record  our  music.  Check  us  out  on  Soundcloud.com  or  www.singsong.com  or  find  out  more  @  the  HUT    

Do you want to keep fit ?  

Teen Boys Soccer age 15-18yrs  Wednesdays    5-­‐6pm  Boys  soccer  @  Sam  Allen  All  Weather  pitches.    New  members  welcome  Cost  

Mind  Your  Head  is  a    resource  for    exploring  mental  health  issues  with  young  people.  This  was    compiled  by  Youth  Work  Ireland  Cork/HSE.  This  year  we    launched  a    DVD  of  short  films  made  with  TY  students  in  the  North  Mon  School.  We  also  delivered  an  experiential  training  day  on  the  MYH  re-­source  to  youth  workers  and  teachers  from  Cork  city  &  county.  For  more  information  on  the  MYH  see  www.ywicork.com  

 

 

 

EeVvEeNnTtSs TtHhIiSs YyEeAaRr The Youth Council: Met @

Friendship Week: We all wore friendship bracelets and raised 300 for Amnesty International Music project: Performed @ lifelong learning festival & went busking in Cork City! Annual Quiz: A great success. Thanks to Gurranabraher Credit Union for sponsorship! GLOW: We set off 50 Sky lanterns in the Jerry

Youth Week Anti Bullying Puppet Show: Puppets and show created by Padre Pio 6th class art group Teen art Puppet Showshow and set had the audience in stitches!! Community Fun Day: We were busy with Hole in the Head photos, Face-

Summer Scheme was the best ever & it was actually sunny!

Cool  Art  Club  -­  Mon  &  Wed  In  art  we  make  and  do  lots  of  stuff.  Last  Christmas  we  made  cribs.  One  group  did  an  animal  crib  and  the  other  did  a  Spongebob  crib.  Check  us  out  below!  

Friday  Night  Girls  Group  7-­9  There  are  5  in  the  group.  We  talk  about  

what  we  did  in  the  week.  We  have  tea  &  

do  projects  and  we  learnt  guitar.  We  are  

going  to  Dublin  for  a  trip.  We  worked  on  

the  mural  for  months!  Check  it  out  @  

Churchfield  Leisure  World!  

Our Youth Group @ Dragon of Shandon Halloween Parade SCARY!!

Gurranabraher/ChurchfieldCommunity  Drugs  Project  is  a  community  based  service  that  is  here  to  help  individuals,  and  families  that  may  be  struggling  because  of  alcohol  or  drug  misuse.  There  are  three  project  workers:  

 The  Project  offers:  

Basic  Assessment  &  referral  to  treatment  Family  Support  Addiction  Counseling  Concerned  person's  support  group  Aftercare  Group  Acu-­detox  &  relaxation  group  

 

family  member,  contact  us  in  complete  confidentially  

087-­6294784  .    

 

 

Homework  Group  The  homework  club  is  somewhere  you  come  after  school  to  do  your  homework.  We  eat  fruit  and  have  juice.  There  is    Josephine  &  college  students  who  help  us.  This  is  some  of  us  wearing  friendship  bracelets  for  friendship  week.  

Children  &  Youth  Affairs  Francis  Fitzgerald.  Below  are  photos  from  the  celebration  last  summer!!.    

Mixed  Teen  Drop In  Group  Thursdays  7-­9pm  The  Drop-­In  Group  is  fun.  We  play  pool,  we  go  on  computers.  We  do  art,  we  cook  some-­times.  We  chat,  play  games,  hang  out.  I  made  

it.  This  is  some  of  us  on  a  summer  fishing  trip  to  Ballyhass  Lakes  &  another  photo  of  us  at  the  centre.  

Drama  Group  

acting  exercises  which  are  all  in  the  form  of  games  and  we  can  never  seem  to  get  through  a  

great  energy  and  a  really  friendly  atmosphere.  Even  though  I  have  only  known  them  for  a  few  weeks,  I  feel  we  know  each  other  for  

Fionn  (the  instructor).  3  words  describe  this  group  :    

No1  BEST  No.2  CLUB  No.3  EVER.    

Brainteaser Answers: 1.  Pop  2.  An  onion  

Summer  Scheme  2013       GLOW  Preparations