#TheDoorOnTour is back for 2016 with a summer packed full of exciting new trips and activities for young people aged 11 – 17 . More details below:
Revision Session Success
It was once said by Albert Einstein that “I never teach my pupils, I only provide the conditions in which they can learn”. We are currently at that stage of the year in which Year 11 school pupils are in
That Little Bit Extra
Away from our 25 & Counting celebrations, it has been “business as usual” for us in the Youthwork team. Reflecting back over the last month, I have been really encouraged that despite having a very small team, we are still
Fantastic Jumptastic!
Twelve young people and two youthworkers from the Stroud Drop-in went on an amazing trip in the Easter break. They visited Jumptastic in Gloucester which put simply is a warehouse full of trampolines. Sam, our Community Youthworker for Cam and
Hara’s story
I first discovered The Door when I was in year 12 at Stroud High and Marling Sixth Form. One of the mentors was working with my friends and we had engaged in conversation about a peer mentoring scheme that I
Welcome Kathleen and Francesca
We asked our two new youthworkers to tell us a little bit about themselves as they embark on their new jobs as sessional youthworkers in our Cam and Dursley Centres Kathleen Hi I’m Kathleen one of the new sessional youthworkers
Dear Annie
The reason I became a youthworker was to be able to help young people. Whether they are in times of trouble or just need some encouragement and someone to empower them to move forward in their lives. Some days can
An Interview With Lucy
In this month’s article I would like to share with you an interview between myself and a young person who I would like to call “Lucy” she is aged 16 and has been with us for the past six months. Lucy has kindly
Working in Cam and Dursley
Following a successful pilot of youthwork services in Dursley at the beginning of 2015, The Door secured a two year contract with Dursley Town and Cam Parish Councils. September 2015 marked the beginning of this contract; with four youthwork sessions
Same thing different week… or is it?
One Friday night a couple weeks ago Aisha and I were preparing for a detached session as usual. As the nights have started to draw in and it is becoming ever colder we were expecting not to see many young