In a recent Summer Day Camp by “The Feast” Programme, 17 teenagers (Years 7 – 11) enjoyed 3 days of fun activities, team challenges, and dialogue – talking about identity, surmounting challenges and also being change makers in the community.
The Feast’s Guidelines for Dialogue (https://thefeast.org.uk/resources) created safe and confidential space for young people to discuss and gave them the required confidence to say what they believe knowing they will be listened to, because it is about learning o listen to one another’s opinions with openness and respect.
At the end of the programme, young people presented ideas for a community activity to a panel, rather like in Dragon’s Den. Watch this space for an autumn project, where we put into action the winning ideas – a car wash, a bake sale and a talent auction to raise money for local charities, in recognition of the good work they do for our town.
Besides knowing and understanding each other better and learning to discuss their thoughts, opinions, ideas and beliefs, the young people also had lots of fun playing games and doing activities such as the climbing wall at Tokko Youth Centre.
On one of the days, Sophie Gresswell, a local artist, came in to run an art workshop exploring identity.
The feedback from the young people showed they had lots of fun, but it also helped them to be more confident in expressing their own beliefs, whilst being more open to listen to someone else’s ideas.
“Thank you for putting this on” one young person commented. Another said: “I’d come again!”
If you would like to find out more about The Feast, please look at their website www.thefeast.org.uk or email Luton Programme Coordinator ulrike@thefeast.org.uk
Young Participants at The FEAST Summer Programme 2021