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Young Anguillans undergo leadership and facilitation training

26 June 2008

"Participants for the workshop are drawn from a range of public and private sector agencies who have agreed to sponsor their young employees for the training."

Ten young Anguillans between the ages of 18-30 have commenced a month long training seminar in leadership and facilitation.

The seminar is a component of the APPLE Theatre programme, an initiative adopted by the Ministry of Social Development, Department of Youth and Culture to promote values and sustainable development among young people, through involvement in and exposure to the arts.

According to Director of Youth of Anguilla, Mr. Lenox Proctor, the sessions focus on the concept of collaborative creation which objectively would development participants' planning, creative, cooperative and interpersonal skills. 

Skills developed during this process will include enhanced methods of facilitation, management and leadership essential for conceptualizing and executing creative projects and also applicable in work environment.

Participants for the workshop are drawn from a range of public and private sector agencies who have agreed to sponsor their young employees for the training. Agencies include: the local prison, the Department of Education, the Department of Immigration, the Department of Disaster Management, the Blowing Point Youth Development Centre Ltd., the Ministry of Finance, the Anguilla National Trust and the Department of Youth and Culture.

APPPLE, acronym for, Anguilla People Performing Live Entertainment operated in Anguilla during the period 1998-2003. During this timeframe it engaged more than 250 young people in the production of several shows, including Anne of Green Gables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Children of Eden, Once upon an Island, and Voices of Anguilla, as well as a music and dance variety show called Journeys.

In addition to the leadership and facilitation component for young adults between the ages of 18 and 30, there will be a component for young people between the ages of 13-18, which is scheduled from June 30-July 18, 2008. Areas of focus will include short plays, dance, and music pieces and other forms of performance genres in addition to support areas such as photography, Stage Management, Publicity, Costume, Props, Choreography and Directing Assistance.