Encouraging young people to go green this summer:
New opportunity with residential adventures, training and improving the environment (and it doesn't need to involve a spade!)
Eco Challenge Xtra a new opportunity for 16 years olds this summer has been launched by environmental education charity Field Studies Council and Manchester Youth Volunteering Project (MYVP). The two organisations are working together to provide opportunities for up 168 young people in Manchester and Salford during the summer holidays as part of the National Citizen Service programme (NCS).
Over the 3 weeks of Eco Challenge Xtra each young person will learn more about themself, others and the environment. At the end of it they will have stories to tell, experiences to share and new skills which will look good on their CV. It will help with their future including applications to college, university, jobs or other training.
As part of the project you'll get to decide what you want to do about the environment, be it a short film on recycling, an environmental arts project or actually picking up a spade and planting some veg.
You can find out more about the opportunity and register online at the Eco Challenge Xtra website www.eco-challenge-xtra.org
or phone 01743 852104 (FSC) or 0161 236 334 (MYVP)
