{"id":24449,"date":"2018-09-21T16:05:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T20:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/?p=24449"},"modified":"2018-09-21T16:06:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T20:06:28","slug":"next-week-is-national-youth-week-23rd-28th-september-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/next-week-is-national-youth-week-23rd-28th-september-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Week is National Youth Week &#8211; 23rd- 28th September, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/national-youth-day-2018.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"24492\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/next-week-is-national-youth-week-23rd-28th-september-2018\/attachment\/national-youth-day-2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/national-youth-day-2018.jpg?fit=200%2C200\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"national-youth-day-2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/national-youth-day-2018.jpg?fit=200%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/national-youth-day-2018.jpg?fit=200%2C200\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-24492\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/national-youth-day-2018.jpg?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/national-youth-day-2018.jpg?w=200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/national-youth-day-2018.jpg?resize=90%2C90 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>During National Youth Week next week, a variety of events are happening in the TCI in celebration our young people. The theme for this year is: Empowering the youth, one Island at a time; no child left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Provo Primary School is looking to make a presence and would love for you to come along and help support our school and all schools on island.\u00a0 Here are a couple of the events&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Youth Service \u2013 Sunday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> September <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your family may wish to attended the youth service that will be held commemorating the start of the youth week celebrations on Sunday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> September. It will be at the Church of God of Prophesy in Five Cays and starts at 4pm.\u00a0 Children should wear their school uniform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Youth Day Parade \u2013 Friday 28<sup>th<\/sup> September <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the 28th of September it is National Youth Day (Public Holiday), which involves a wonderful procession of the youth of our island.\u00a0 Starting at 10am, the parade leads from CIBC Bank to the Gus Lightbourne Sports Centre Downtown.\u00a0 Each school has been assigned a colour to wear and ours is turquoise blue.\u00a0 Our Provo Primary school t-shirts are perfect and children should wear these.\u00a0 They can choose to wear any pants, shorts or skirts to go with them.\u00a0Each school also creates and carries a banner depicting the theme.\u00a0 Years 4 and 5 will be helping create the banner in school with myself.<\/p>\n<p>Let Miss Laranda (Toddler Teacher) know next week if your family plans to attend the parade.\u00a0 Families should meet her in the bank car park at 9:50am.\u00a0 You may wish to car pool so that a car is dropped off Downtown.\u00a0Parents should accompany their children throughout the walk and the day\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<p>The day continues with the following activities:<\/p>\n<p>10am- 12pm Float Parade &amp; Hanging of Banners<\/p>\n<p>12pm- 2pm Greetings, school performances, DJ, Stage Interaction<\/p>\n<p>2pm \u2013 4pm DJ, side show interactions<\/p>\n<p>4pm \u2013 6pm Youth Band &amp; Local Talent<\/p>\n<p>6pm &#8211; Clean Up<\/p>\n<p>See their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Department-of-Youth-Affairs-TCI-207048747785\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page for more details on all of the events happening this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Here in The Turks and Caicos Islands the Department of Youth Affairs will be celebrating our youth under the theme \u201c<b><i>Empowering the Youth, One Island at a Time no Child left Behind\u201d.<\/i>\u00a0 <\/b>This year\u2019s theme follows from previous initiatives in relation to promoting young people\u2019s ideas and strengthening their decision making skills. It also encourages voluntary service by our youth within the community to further enhance their development, direct their passions for good, while guiding them to believe that their voice matters without judging or criticizing their ideas, giving them a chance to fail while teaching them to learn to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During National Youth Week next week, a variety of events are happening in the TCI in celebration our young people. The theme for this year is: Empowering the youth, one Island at a time; no child left behind. 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