"GOALS is a very exciting addition to the menu of services we can offer young people. We see big shifts taking place afterwards; it’s as though the light has suddenly come on."
The GOALS for Young People Programme
Getting young people to want to fulfil their potential
Know any disengaged young people?
There is always a percentage of the class who will be there, participate willingly and learn. Another percentage will go through the motions but are not very committed and may be very low in self-confidence. It’s a challenge to get the rest to turn up, and when they do, they can become disruptive.
Lots of marginalized, disaffected young people don’t see the link between education and life. They turn up because they ‘have to’ not because they ‘choose to’. They might have been coerced to get their ‘body’ to show up, but their ‘heart’ and ‘mind’ might as well be somewhere else.
Teachers and trainers struggle to get their attention and can themselves become de-motivated and burnt out.
The result is that we have a hard core of de-motivated young people with negative attitudes about work, learning, community and themselves. Often they expect something for nothing and blame others when it doesn’t appear rather than recognising their worth and taking responsibility for their own lives.
This attitude has become a huge problem with massive implications for the future. But what can be done about it?
GOALS for Young People could be the solution!
GOALS is a unique programme designed for 14-18 year olds. It empowers young people with the self-belief and determination they need to continue with their Education, Employment or Training.
GOALS comprises two days of individual and group exercises, video, discussions and memorable activities. The GOALS kit for each participant includes a friendly guidebook, audio CD, certificate and journal.
We can deliver the course to your group of young people, or train you and your team to deliver GOALS yourselves.
“GOALS opened my eyes, I will be much more positive from now on” Leon, 16.