Bringing the paralympic spirit into the classroom
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Blending real-life stories with robust educational resources, Paralympics New Zealand’s new educational programme is aiming to make a lasting impact
Twelve young New Zealanders have been selected to take part in the Ministerial Youth Advisory Group, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced on 17 November.
The Ministerial Youth Advisory Group will enable young people to have more influence on the education system and issues that affect them, and offer young people, aged between 14 and 18 years old, the opportunity to share their experiences of our education system.
The 2018 Youth Advisory Group members are:
“I am looking forward to working with this inspiring group of young people, hearing about their experiences of our education system, and how they think we can improve it,” says Minister Hipkins.
Youth Advisory Group member Brodie Cross, 17, is a Christchurch secondary school student with cerebral palsy.
“I look forward to being a voice for youth in 2018 and hope that I can help make a difference,” he says.
“I believe that all students deserve a chance, no matter what their possibilities in life may be.”
To learn more about the Youth Advisory Group go to: www.education.govt.nz/Youth-Advisory-Group(external link)
Registrations of interest are still open for the Online Youth Forum, which will discuss and test the perspectives of the Advisory Group, so please encourage the young people in your community, aged between 14 and 18, to get involved. They can sign up here: https://goo.gl/NUDQJv(external link)
BY Education Gazette editors
Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero, reporter@edgazette.govt.nz
Posted: 9:00 am, 27 November 2017
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