We kicked off the start of Future Legacy Project 2022 with the introduction day on the 12th of February at Knowle West Media Centre.
We were delighted to welcome the cohort to the space to officially start the programme, meet the team and get to know each other! We always like to start with a bit of fun and silliness to break the ice. Clara led some ‘get to know each other’ activities which allowed the participants to find out what common interests they shared with the rest of the cohort. From favourite films to flavours of ice cream, by the end of the first hour, everyone had shared a little bit about themselves and was ready to jump straight into the programme! The introduction day is the first time the young people start to think about what matters to them, their communities and the world that they live in. Megan led an interesting discussion around the pros and cons of Bristol, the UK and the World. Some insights from the young people:
This sparked some interesting and important discussions which led nicely into a quick-fire speed-round chat in pairs around topics such as mental wellbeing, equality, education systems, discrimination and the environment.
After a morning of discussions, we moved on to an afternoon of teamwork activities, community building and Sphero mazes. The young people worked together on the Egg Drop challenge, which was to engineer a case made from scrap materials to protect an egg when being dropped down the stairs! We used this as an example of managing a mini project, working out roles in a team and the importance of planning and design before delivering a final product! We then went back to the topics that we had discussed and choose a theme to design a new community based on what changes we would like to see. We then drove Sphero robots around the new communities. We finished the day with some digital drawing, designing FLP tote bags with hand stitching and fabric pens whilst going through the whole programme.
We heard from Lucy from Stemettes about their involvement and what the mentoring will look like. Ella did a brilliant talk about Eight and the content we will be gathering during the programme and how the young people can get involved with the creative agency!
The introduction day ended on a high and everyone was super excited to see each other again and start working on their projects! The young people fed back that they enjoyed learning new skills, discussing things they were passionate about and making new friends.
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