Teen Film Proves A Hit
4 April 2011
The DVD Mine, Your Our Journey
Global Education Derby recently produced a documentary which could be used as a resource for youth workers and has already been shown to Applied Social Work students at the University of Derby.
The documentary tracks the learning journey of the Derby Global Youth Action Group as they share their stories and opinions about life in Derby, survey the wider community through research, and share their results back to the community at a showcase event.
A V-Involved Project, the scheme had funding from Think Global and was delivered by Global Education Derby, whose officers include Derby graduates Alison Fernandes and Ruth Richardson.
Dr Hazel Thomson, a Senior Lecturer at Derby, is one stakeholder who has already used the documentary 'Mine, Yours, Our Journey' (Global Education Derby) in the module "Responses to Social Exclusion" for the BA (Hons) Community and Youth Work delivered at Britannia Mill.
The film was shown to illustrate:
- the young people's individual experiences of social exclusion
- the developments by a group of young people by being involved in such a creative 'creating learning' project as a response to social exclusion
- the achievements that can be made when people come together cooperatively to share skills and knowledge
- the sense of belonging and purpose that can be obtained through identification with a supportive group/community
- an excellent example of good, inclusive and participative youth work practice.
