I had the great honour and
privilege of travelling with Khalos, Jack, Tuki and Kristine on Sunday/Monday.
We attended the National Young Leaders Day Conference at the Events Centre which
was inspiring to say the least. Over
2000 students and adults attended this leadership event. The theme this year
was, ‘Your Amazing Journey…’
You
are here!
Time
is pushing you into the future…and you can’t stop it!
But
you can choose which future you are going to.
You
are a time-traveller. You’re on the road…where will it take you?
At
NYLD you will hear from other time-travellers; you will hear about their
choices, success and failures – all of it will help you on your own amazing
journey.
Enjoy
every step!
It was a day of hearing about
stories, real life experiences, encouragement and determining what you want
your life to be like. Guest speakers
included Michael Pike who was on Mount Ruapehu in 2009 when it erupted and had
to have his leg amputated. Also Tony Christiansen who was run over by a train
when he was 9 years old. Chris Judd who
trained as an Architect and then decided after travelling that he wanted to
become a humanitarian and work for World Vision. Finally Buck Shelford who
spoke of his trials and tribulations as being the Captain of the All Blacks.
When our Year 8 leaders leave primary school, we hope that they will be
contributing citizens in other peoples lives and in their communities. This
conference opened their eyes a little bit wider as they are just embarking upon
their leadership journey’s. They are busy now reflecting and putting their
presentations together. A massive thank
you to the organisations that supported this kaupapa with monetary
contributions – Te Rangatahi o Whakarewa, Mahia Energency Services Crew, The
Lions Club Wairoa and the Waikaremoana Trust Board. 
Really glad to hear your students had a great time at NYLD! We'd love to see some of the presentations your students put together. Hope to see you again next year :) The NYLD team
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