openit 6 – Spring term 2013
op
The termly newspaper for the Open Futures Network
Open Futures
New schools
for 2013 – 15
Open Futures
People
page 3
6
I was twelve years
old when started my
charity.
I wanted to
make it “Cool to Care”
but soon realised that...
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openit 6 – Spring term 2013
op
The termly newspaper for the Open Futures Network
Open Futures
New schools
for 2013 – 15
Open Futures
People
page 3
6
I was twelve years
old when started my
charity.
I wanted to
make it “Cool to Care”
but soon realised that
to achieve this vision
we had to empower
young people with an
‘I can do’ approach to life.
We had to give
them the confidence and motivation to
develop the real life skills that they needed
to take personal responsibility for their
health and to help others understand how
they could manage their health.
Healthy choices
We researched over 500 young people and found that
they weren’t asking adults, parents or teachers for advice
they were asking friends; 1 in 8 young people will ask
a friend for advice rather than an adult.
Our approach
therefore is to train young people in schools to teach
other young people how to make healthy choices in a
practical way.
Luke Lancaster
Chief Executive Officer
Young Pioneers
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The Founder
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