Breakdancing, beatboxing and graffiti…OH MY! Not what you’d expect from an Education Conference, but then again For Youth, By Youth is not your typical Educational group. On March 1st FYBY held a Summit at Confederation High School titled “Own Your Education” which brought together educators and students from around our community to discuss mental health and wellness in the school system. Groups from Notre Dame, Rideau, Longfield Davidson Heights and Holy Trinity High Schools created videos and facilitated workshops on areas in mental health such as stress, career paths, making good decisions and youth engagement which were presented to the over 150 students and educators in attendance. This was a great opportunity to see the impact of peer-to-peer education and to see students take ownership of their education.
Here is a link from Metro who attended the Summit as well: http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/789609–summit-gives-youth-a-voice
You can check out all the latest information on FYBY and see all the videos that were created for and at the event http://www.fybynews.com/
