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Young people develop community relations

St Patrick's High School with the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Bernie Kelly Wallace High School with Alison Dougherty and teacher Grace Bill.
St Patrick's High School with the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Bernie Kelly

Wallace High School with Alison Dougherty and teacher Grace Bill.

YOUNG people from schools and community groups throughout Lisburn and Belfast came together at Belfast's Farset International recently to receive their certificates for successfully completing a Community Relations course.

St Patrick's High School with Alison Dougherty and teacher Bernadette Montgomery.

St Patrick's High School with Alison Dougherty and teacher Bernadette Montgomery.

Accredited by Open College Network, the course is delivered by N.I. Children's Enterprise in fourteen schools in the Lisburn and Belfast areas, including Fort Hill College, Friends School, Knockmore Community Association, St Patrick's High School and Wallace High School.

The course, entitled 'Growing up in a Divided Society', is delivered to young people in Year 13 and gets them to look at their values and beliefs; their stereotypes, assumptions and judgements; and how best to deal with conflict.

NI Children's Enterprise's Schools Community Relations Programme Co-ordinator, Alison Dougherty, was delighted at the turnout for the event.

"To see so many young people from differing traditions coming together to receive a community relations award is extremely rewarding.

"I would like to congratulate them, and thank their teachers and principals for timetabling us into the school day.

"We have seen a steady increase in the demand for delivery of programmes such as ours, and more schools are regularly coming on board, wanting to offer an accredited Community Relations course to their pupils. We have also offered the course in the community, working alongside local community groups."

Anyone interested in finding out what Community Relations courses and activities are available from NI Childrens Enterprise, can contact Alison on 9066 8867.

Ulster Star
19/10/2007