Stromness Academy Navigate to success Search Home » Extra-curricular » Youth Philanthropy Initiative Daily Bulletin UPDATES (Inc. COVID-19) 25/11/21 Adverse weather letter 22/11/21 Togetherall Scotland – Safe Scalable Mental Health Support 15/11/21 Work for pupils not attending school (COVID) 15/11/21 SDS – Parents Letter 21 26/10/21 S4-6 Report Letter Oct 2021 25/10/21 Return to school Oct 25th 2021 Archive Youth Philanthropy Initiative Info from YPI Website Links to Orkney Charities on LearnPath in Oliver (online Catalogue) Online Charities Fair – Click on the link and use the code orkneyypi2021 to access the videos (each will only be a minute or two long). Overview The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is an active citizenship programme which empowers #generationchange to make a difference in their local communities while developing a host of skills. Each participating school, each year is responsible for directing a £3000 YPI grant to a local charity through a unique programme of teamwork, research and competition. YPI is one of the biggest and most successful independent initiatives being delivered in Scottish education. It will be active in 275 Scottish secondary schools in 2019/20. More than 170,000 young people have taken part since it was introduced to Scotland by The Wood Foundation in 2008. In the region of £4m has been channelled to grassroots, social services charities championed by young people. Aims To engage a full year group of participating students (S2-S6) through a curricular-based programme. To develop the next generation of responsible citizens and effective contributors. To develop the skills and confidence of young people through a real-life, hands-on experience of philanthropy. To raise awareness of social service issues and the work of local charities, and channel funds to them effectively. Do you want to win £3000 for a local charity? – Youth and Philanthropy Initiative 2021 We are looking for participants from current S3 pupils who should have been participating in YPI this year to compete to win a grant of £3000 for a local charity. Small teams/pairs would develop a digital presentation in support of a local charity.  This is a great opportunity to help hard-pressed local volunteers to deliver support in YOUR community. Due to social distancing regulations, teams would use technology to support team-working, research, the development of a creative product, and the submission of your final work. After judging in school, the finalist presentations will be judged by external partners and the winning Team will win £3000 for the charity they represent. Teams would liaise with Mrs Thomson on a regular basis to support this work.  Any pupil who is interested in participating should email their details to Mrs Thomson, including which charity they would like to represent and any information on whether they have already decided on a pair or group to work with. There is quite a tight deadline for this, with submissions of your completed creative product needed before the 13th May for entry, therefore a quick response would be appreciated. Back to top Facebook Stromness Academy 1 week ago Under two weeks to go. Please place orders by Monday 8th December. schools.scholastic.co.uk/stromness-academy/digital-book-club Thank you. Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to schools.scholastic.co.uk/stromness-academy/digital-book-club to browse the latest books and order online. For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards. Ple … See More Photo View on Facebook · Share Disclaimer Stromness Academy seeks to ensure that the information published on its website is up-to-date and accurate. However, the information on the website does not constitute legal or professional advice and Stromness Academy cannot accept any liability for actions or consequences arising from its use. Stromness Academy cannot be held responsible for the contents of any other website accessed through a link on our site. Stromness Academy provides these links as a convenience and inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement by Stromness Academy of an external site. Meta Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.org Powered by WordPress / Academica WordPress Theme by WPZOOM