Our Senior Holiday Programmes for October are now FULL!!!  There are only a few days available for our Junior Programme, and some days are also full.  More details at this link

Honored to have our work highlighted by the Rātā Foundation​,  in a full page advert in todays The Press – www.press.co.nz​.  Amber-Rose has been a part of Youth Alive Trust for over 10 years as a young person and now a key volunteer, and we’re super proud to have her part of the team, positively impacting local young people. Read more about her story at this link:

http://www.ratafoundation.org.nz/community-stories/amber-roses-story

Sign up now for AMPED Camp 2017 for 2 days of awesomeness for Intermediates (Years 7 & 8). Come and hang out with a bunch of other Kool Kids around Christchurch for games, sports, music & yummy food! Rock Solid Leaders will take you there and bring you back so sign up online at: http://www.cys.org.nz/amped

Keen on playing some basketball over term 4? In school years 5-13? Then get a team of 3-5 players together for the 3 v 3 tournament over term 4. This is a social competition so no problems if you haven’t played before. Heaps of prizes up for grabs, so come give it a go.

Registrations are now live, so get your team together and get signed up!

More info and registration can be found here.

We’re excited to be hosting 4 Seminars over Parenting Week 2017:

1. Growing a Great Reader by Dr Amy Scott. Monday 21st August at 10am. Free.
2. Tools for Engaging Cooperation by Jenny Hale. Tuesday 22nd August at 7pm. Free
3. Family Wellbeing by The Alright Team.  Monday 28th August at 7pm. Free
4. A Baby’s Cues by Philippa Murphy. Wednesday 30th August at 9:30am. $10pp

Book your tickets now at: http://www.dashtickets.co.nz/tour/916

The Plunket Babysitting Training Course for Teens is now FULL for the July holidays.  If you’re interested in the next course, please email your details to: rego@yat.org.nz

### UPDATE – the Senior Basketball Programme is now FULL (ages 9 – 12). Space still available for 7-9’s – any queries, email: matt.barnes@yat.org.nz ###
If you’re into Basketball, there are still spaces available for the Kidsfest 3 Day Basketball Holiday Programme in Week 2 of the school holidays.  Suitable for all abilities, it’s a chance to learn something new, show us your skills and make new friends. Ages 7-9 are 9:15am – 12:00noon each day and ages 9-12 are 1:00pm – 3:45pm.  $75 for the three days including sweet prizes!  More info and online registration at this link:

Kidsfest Basketball

We’ve got a busy July School Holidays with four programmes options…

1. ‘Have a Go’ Music Lessons

Kidsfest special from 18^th – 21^st July.  $25 for a 1 hour music lesson on 2 instruments with our trained Amplify tutors.  Choose from Drums, Piano and Guitar.

More information and Register: http://www.amplify.mymusicstaff.com/KidsFest

2. Basketball Holiday Programme

Kidsfest special from 18th – 20th July.  Ages 7-9’s in the mornings and ages 9-12’s in the afternoons.  Just $75 for 3 days of coaching, drills, games and prizes.

More Info & Register: http://www.youthalivetrust.org.nz/holiday-programmes/kidsfest-basketball/

3. Holiday Programmes

10th – 14th July for Years 1 – 8.  $150 for the week. WINZ subsidies.  Junior & Senior Programmes with activities including theatre, stone carving, swimming and ice skating.

More Info & Register: http://www.youthalivetrust.org.nz/holiday-programmes/holiday-programme-years-1-9/

4. Teen Babysitting Training

17th July. 9am – 3pm.  Led by a Plunket Trainer & everyone gets a certificate. $25 for the day.

More Info & Register: http://www.youthalivetrust.org.nz/parenting-and-preschool/plunket-babysitting-course/

Sign up now to a NEW weekly club at Youth Alive Trust starting in Term 3 – Arrowstrike!! This is a new game that none of your mates will have played before – and a lot of fun!! If you enjoyed the taster sessions we did at the beginning of the term with Rock Solid & Surge, this is your chance to play weekly for the whole of Term 3. Register by emailing or Facebooking Arrow Strike – and share with your mates.  Check out video’s of what a game looks like here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ArrowStrikeNZ/videos or see their website: http://www.arrowstrike.co.nz/