Description

Are you passionate about life skills for young people? An amazing learning enviroment? Some fun and an opportunity to make life-long, genuine friendships?

Discovery for Teens is the place to come!!

You are volunteering for a Team Leader position. You, and a Team Leader buddy, will be in charge of supporting 8-12 teenagers through a motivational, life and academic skills workshop. You will be expected to have FUN! Join in the games! And you might even learn something :)

The Discovery programme is a positive, high-energy, challenging, experiential programme packed with fun! The programme is focused on developing essential life and academic skills that will help teens to fulfil their potential and to develop into the young leaders of today and tomorrow.

Highlights

Discovery uses state-of-the-art accelerated learning methods, integrated-brain teaching, co-operative learning and neurolinguistics (NLP). This combination produces very rapid learning, ease of absorption and lasting results.

Valuing diversity and empathy are also key components of the programme; participating teens come from backgrounds and situations across the spectrum and have the opportunity to build trust and learn a lot from each other.

Plus, did we mention it's loads of FUN?!!

Qualifications

Volunteering as a Team Leader on the Discovery for Teens workshop is a fantastic opportunity for a short stay volunteer. The commitment is only 10 days and whilst volunteering, your accommodation and food are covered. You don't need any specific qualifications to volunteer, just a willingness to be a great role model and share you life experiences, a passion for seeing young people succeed and be who you are. A clean police record is a must. Previous Team Leaders have described the experience as one of the most powerful learning environments in action.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

0

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training

Program Fees Include:

Accommodation and Food for the duration of the workshop/camp.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

A typical team leader is interested in life, learning and having fun. Team Leaders need to be energetic, fit and able to relate well to teenagers.

Age Range

Team Leaders are 18+

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of up to 30 team leaders

Application Process Involves

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview

Typically The Application Process Time is

4 weeks

Discovery Foundation Incorporated's Mission Statement

Discovery Foundation Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to producing programmes that help people learn to communicate better, engenders self-esteem and positive attitudes to life, fosters the development of leadership skills, empowers the family to work as a supportive and co-operative unit and assists all involved to accept personal responsibility for their own well-being and the direction of their lives. The Foundation has been facilitating the Discovery programme for teenagers since 1991. Participants are teens aged 14-18 years, from all walks of life; from all around New Zealand and the seven-day, residential programme consistently achieves strong outcomes for participants and their families.

Year Founded

1991