The 2022 Youth Week theme is: “Our voices matter, and we deserve to be heard!”

Youth week started in 1995 alongside other events throughout Canada. It has now grown and is celebrated each year in all different countries worldwide. Aotearoa New Zealand had their first Youth Week in the late 1990s alongside the NZAAHD weaving first festival. The main idea is to get young people more creative and gather as a whole to celebrate. In 2010 Youth Week in New Zealand started to have the celebrations of Ara Taiohi.

Youth week within schools and communities is organised by young people to celebrate the local young people’s passion, talent, and success. The main idea is to aim to get more people involved and contribute to their communities by doing events and activities where they can throughout the week. The main reason it was brought to Aoteroa is to have more young people be more vibrant and optimistic and be supported to join in a challenge. The events are made to encourage people to take on something that they are afraid to do or never have done. Youth week also recognises the youth workers and youth service providers and other people working alongside young people. The Youth Week identifies youth as 12-24 years old

John Paul II has some great activities running to challenge students to step up and have some fun.

Photo competition throughout the week

We will be holding a photo competition to help get everyone involved and show their talents, skills and their fun side.

The theme is “Our voices matter, and we deserve to be heard!”

Last entries in by 3pm Friday 3rd June

The winners will get 20 house points and be announced in the notices in the following week.

Students can email their entries to Kelly.jordan@johnpaul.ac.nz

The timeline for the week follows:

Monday 30 May

Breaks/Waokioki 2 on the courtyard

Mandala chalk painting on the court (respectful drawings please) Run with the help of Maddy Sweetman.

This is a fun activity to join in with and have some fun making the school more vibrant and full of colour.

What is Mandala Chalk Painting?

It is a symbolic picture of a universe, the circle represents wholeness. Mandala is to be creative and show how you are feeling through art.

Tuesday 31 May

Breaks/Waokioki 2 in Library

Sing/Riff off students vs teachers

Have some fun and come along, you don’t need to be able to sing just know some songs. Be a person who participates or come along and see it all unfold. Who will win? Teachers or students? I’m guessing…

What is a Sing/Riff off?

You will be in groups (students against teachers) Song categories are picked at random, and the groups must improvise a song to sing that fits in the category.

Example of riff off Pitch Perfect 3 - Riff off (OST version/without dialogue) - YouTube

Wednesday 1 June

Breaks/Waokioki 2 in Art Room/S20

Colouring activity/wall art then will put it up either in library or hall

Come join in and contribute to a school wall display

Example

Thursday 2 June

Breaks/Waokioki 2

On the field or courtyard - Volleyball, soccer, 9 Square, basketball, netball, skipping.

Cards, chess, and connect 4 in J3

Friday 3 June

Fill out the google form that has been sent out if you are willing to join in on the Talent Show. You can do anything from Music to tiktoks. Join as a Group or even Individually. Talent show link Fill out in Google Forms

Talent show period 5 in hall

An inspirational speech from Mrs Campbell before the talent show around the theme of youth week

Judges

Mrs Campbell, Mr Steggles

Join in throughout the week and have some fun make John Paull II Youth Week fun and remember “Our voices matter, and we deserve to be heard!”

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