This week I want to highlight the FYBY BGC Ridgemont group.
Each week, I meet with 10 passionate young boys at the Ridgemont High Library that are working on their Video/Workshop for the FYBY Summit.
In December of 2011 - we started talking about mandatory volunteer hours in school. Some of the students hate the idea of volunteer hours and some of them have already completed more than they need to graduate, with 2 more years left of high school to go.
So I asked... How is it that 2-10 students in this room have started and the rest haven't? read more »
The 2012 FYBY (For Youth By Youth) News Summit will take an in-depth look at the education system and how it reflects the unique needs of youth. Through leveraging the 21st Century technologies of media and video, youth advocates have spent the last four months reflecting on topics and issues related to the education system. These students will showcase their hard work at the 2012 FYBY News Summit to their peers, educators and community leaders and lead everyone in thought-provoking dialogues.
WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS?read more »
The 2012 FYBY (For Youth By Youth) News Summit will take an in-depth look at the education system and how it reflects the unique needs of youth. Through leveraging the 21st Century technologies of media and video, youth advocates have spent the last four months reflecting on topics and issues related to the education system. These students will showcase their hard work at the 2012 FYBY News Summit to their peers, educators and community leaders and lead everyone in thought-provoking dialogues. read more »
This is the Promo video for the ithink campaign/contest our Creative Director of "For Youth By Youth News" cut together; to showcase the exuding energy and passion of the youth involved in the FYBY high-school Groups.
THIS IS NOT A CONTEST ENTREE
This video is intended for sharing to raise awareness and encourage youth involvement in the "#2012ithink" campaign.
Please share this video via facebook/twitter. Follow the movement @CAYFO and tweet us your #2012ithink('s). Don't forget to mention #fybynews.. read more »
Educating kids and youths is not a very easy task and although having a great deal of patience is very important, ithink passion is what makes teachers great.
In Canada, our education system allows us to broaden our perspective through various activities such as athletics, arts or volunteering. This is not the case for every education systems in the world. Hence, I wish to raise the awareness that the time we have is precious and that they should be used to their fullest potential.
We are creating a new blog dedicated to showcasing the process of the FYBY News program in the high schools and community groups. We'll be taking you behind the scenes with our youth members as they prepare for the 2012 FYBY Summit. This week we are featuring the McCann FYBY group. read more »
Ithink that teachers, principals, guidance counsellors, expect students to take on leadership positions within thier classrooms, schools, and community, but these students have never been taught the tools to be a good leader. Leadership is an art, and is something that can be learned and taught and has many shapes and forms. Communication and teamwork skills, along with decision making are all tools for students to be leaders in thier community. I think courses teaching students leadership should be offered as students enter highschool and all throughout.
The transition from gr.12 to university life is extremely difficult and highschools do not do a good job of preparing their students for university. There are many differences between the course load, the assignments and attending class in general. I feel as though, as a 1st year university student, that gr.12 teachers "babied" us and did not preparing us for what was to come.
I believe that physical education needs to be improved in our education system, and should be mandatory for all 4 years of highschool, to ensure the good health of our students and teach them to be active everyday for at least 30 mins! The issue of obesity and healthy living needs to be tackled on in schools with youth so that we can see a difference in the world around us.
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