100 teenagers selected for new London 2012 development programme supported by BP
07 Jul 2010
Teenagers from Aberdeen, Hull, east London (Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest), west London (Hillingdon, Hounslow and Wandsworth) and Surrey (Spelthorne) have been selected to take part in a major new personal development programme which will, with guidance from BP employees, give the young people the chance to make a positive and significant change to their lives and local communities. The selected Young Leaders will then also have the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Kelly Holmes and the Young Leaders at their first meeting
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The selected Young Leaders gathered for a residential course in Windsor, where they met each other for the first time and enjoyed inspirational talks from Dame Kelly Holmes, Olympic swimmer Adam Whitehead, world champion extreme inline skater Jenna Downing and Paralympic skier Anna Turney. The Young Leaders also received briefings on the programme and took part in leadership, communication and team building exercises. |
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Selected young leader Shahed Popal, 16, from Hillingdon, said: ‘The residential was great in terms of teaching us new skills in the areas of leadership, team building and presentation skills. During our projects we will be able to use these skills to produce great projects, which will have positive outcomes.’ |
