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Contents
1 MISSION, GOALS & OBJECTIVES.....................................................3
1.1 ELEVATED ASPIRATIONS CIO ................................................................3
1.2 MISSION..............................................................................................3
1.3 OVERALL GOALS ..................................................................................3
1.4 MAIN OBJECTIVES.................................................................................3
1.5 MAIN ACTIVITIES...................................................................................3
2 SESSIONS ...........................................................................................4
2.1 LUNCH CLUBS (SCHOOL LUNCH BREAKS) ................................................4
2.2 AFTER SCHOOL SESSIONS (JUNIOR SESSIONS).........................................4
2.3 EVENING SESSIONS (JUNIOR AND SENIOR SESSIONS)................................4
2.4 WEEKEND SESSIONS.............................................................................4
2.5 HOLIDAY SESSIONS (PROVISIONS) ..........................................................4
2.6 SUMMER BREAK SESSIONS (PROVISIONS & ACTIVITIES).............................5
2.7 SPECIFIC OR SPECIALIST SESSIONS ........................................................5
2.7.1 Building Resilience Programme..................................................5
2.7.2 Raising Aspirations and Achievement Programme ......................5
2.7.3 Respect and Values Programme .................................................5
2.8 COMMUNITY EVENTS.............................................................................6
3 ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE (PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST).7
4 WEBSITE SCREENSHOTS .................................................................8
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1 Mission, goals & objectives
1.1 Elevated Aspirations CIO
Elevated Aspirations CIO provides programmes, initiatives, and positive activities that
can raise the aspirations of children, young people & adults and potentially lead to
success and achievement.
Elevated Aspirations CIO operates within a range of policies including Health & Safety,
Equality & Diversity, Safe guarding (child protection) and Data Protection. These
policies can be downloaded or viewed from:
www.elevated-aspirations.co.uk
1.2 Mission
Elevated Aspirations CIO’ mission is to develop a society where children, young people,
and adults achieve more, accomplish goals, and attain success by providing them with
physical resources, support, and training necessary for them to reach their full potential.
1.3 Overall goals
1. To provide educational, recreational, cultural, health and lifelong learning
programmes, initiatives, projects and training.
2. To assist in building strong and healthy communities through capacity building,
community empowerment and community participation.
1.4 Main objectives
The main objectives are:-
1. To run regular week, term and yearly educational & recreational programmes,
projects and training to children, young people and adults.
2. To run accredited and non-accredited programmes, projects and training.
3. To run development opportunities for all the community
1.5 Main activities
The main activities are:-
Youth provisions with positive activities
Training, tutoring and workshops for children, young people and adults
Community events, shows, and projects
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2 Sessions
2.1 Lunch Clubs (school lunch breaks)
Lunch Clubs are for school age members (11 – 16 years of age) to receive tutoring in
homework projects, participate in computer classes, recreation and sports programs
and volunteer activities.
2.2 After school sessions (junior sessions)
Our After school sessions (11 – 16 years of age) are safe, well-supervised places to do
homework, play games, explore art activities, or simply hang out with friends. Staff and
volunteers work with young people as they engage in positive activities.
2.3 Evening sessions (junior and senior sessions)
Evening sessions are primarily for seniors (13 – 18 years of age). However, some
activities allow for juniors to participate. Evening sessions activities are generally more
robust and challenging for members as activities are provided to challenge and stretch
their current abilities, skills & talents.
2.4 Weekend sessions
These sessions are usually organised to provide additional time for young people to
further develop in activities and projects where there is insufficient time during the week.
2.5 Holiday sessions (provisions)
Holiday sessions and activities are generally an extension of term time programmes,
initiatives, and positive activities and are generally longer sessions. In some instances
there is more of a slant towards sports and educational visits (an example being
summer schemes).
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2.6 Summer break sessions (provisions & activities)
Summer youth program provide young people between the ages of 11 to 18 a 4 hour-a-
day program with age-appropriate activities such as: sports and recreation, games,
multi-cultural games, arts and crafts and health education presentations.
2.7 Specific or specialist sessions
Specific and specialist sessions target social or local issues. Specific and specialist
sessions are where our staff work with children, young people and adults in overcoming
the barriers to progression, success and social inclusion. The aims of specific and
specialist sessions are to develop personal resilience and to build inclusive
communities.
2.7.1 Building Resilience Programme
The Building Resilience in Young People project aimed to increase and develop
particular skills in young people. Eight objectives were set based on elements
that could contribute to building resilience in young people:
1. Increased self-confidence.
2. Development of assertiveness.
3. Improved communication skills.
4. Personal awareness and awareness of others.
5. Confidence in expressing oneself.
6. Boundary setting
7. Ability to work with other young people and on one’s own
8. Presentation skills
2.7.2 Raising Aspirations and Achievement Programme
Rather than call projects by the names of issues being addressed these projects
are called Raising Aspirations and Achievement. However, within the project
specific sessions are ran that address identified issues:
1. Gangs and knives
2. Girls and gangs
3. Aspirations and achievement
4. Sexual health
5. Music and radio production
2.7.3 Respect and Values Programme
The Building Resilience in Young People project aims to increase and develop
particular skills in young people. Five objectives were set based on elements
that could contribute to building resilience in young people:
1. Alternative way of expressing views and opinions
2. Role models
3. Definition of respect and how that definition impacts on others
4. Genders issues
a. Public speaking skills
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2.8 Community events
All programmes, initiatives, training, workshops, and positive activity outcomes are
generally incorporated into community achievement shows and events.
Community achievement shows and events are where children, young people and
adults get to show or demonstrate their skills, talents and achievements from
participating in Elevated Aspirations CIO’ programmes, initiatives, positive activities,
training, and workshops.
At Elevated Aspirations CIO’ community achievement shows and events children,
young people and adults are given awards & certificates in recognition of their
achievements, progression, and participation.
7. 3 Activities at a glance (Please note that this is not an exhaustive list)
Activity/Project/workshops/clubs
Age group
Accredited
Non-
accredited11-12 13-16 16-18 18+
Choir
Community shows
Conflict avoidance workshops ×
Cooking workshops
Dealing with anti-social behaviour
Drop in sessions (one to one sessions)
Educational visits
Employability sessions ×
English tuition ×
Fashion modelling
Gangs workshops ×
Girls’ clubs
Homework sessions
How to set up a business ×
Karate
Members committees
Peer development work
Photographic modelling
Raising aspirations project
Residentials ×
Salsa/Dance × ×
Sexual health workshops ×
Singing sessions/Music workshops
Video workshops ×
Volunteering ×
Generic youth provision activities have not been included in this list i.e. sports activities etc
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