Youth Development Programme
Y’s Rangitahi
YMCA has a strong history of delivering high quality youth development and leadership programmes.
'Y's Rangatahi is dynamic needs based youth development programme. This programme is aimed at young people who want to gain confidence, develop their leadership skills and experience a range of activities in a safe and supportive environment. The programme targets young people between the ages of 13-15 years.
This programme focuses on leadership and social development through an adventure and activities based programme. It and aims to enables youth to gain confidence, develop themselves to become great leaders within their community and realise their full potential.
It also prepares and enables the junior leaders to gain some insight into becoming a youth leader on our holiday programmes.
Our vision is to empower young people to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others by providing the tools, the place and the support to positively strengthen their own identity. The YMCA Leadership Programme is underpinned by the YMCA four core values, Honesty, Respect, Caring and Responsibility.
The leadership courses cover a variety of the following;
- Values
- Teambuilding
- Communication and Trust
- Conflict Resolution
- Camps
- Leadership Styles
- Problem Solving
- Service Learning
- Outdoor Skills
- Self-esteem
The programme runs weekly on a Monday night from 4-5.30pm, for 10 weeks of each term. The programme is available to any person aged 13-15 years. $100 per term all inclusive.
Download a brochure about this programme here.
Call our Youth Development Coordinator on 03 3660 689 or Email: youth@ymcachch.org.nz
“We are all better than we know. If only we can be brought to realise this, we may never again settle for anything less."
- Kurt Hahn (founder of Outward Bound)