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What a wonderful week of In School experiences! 💥🙌

Our IMPACT team facilitated workshops interstate, online, and locally this week.

✈️ St Clare’s College, Canberra
🏫 Sandgate District State High School + Warwick State High School
💻 Cluster Day Year 5 & 6 Program

We’re passionate about young people and leadership, and we love what we do! 💙💛🤩

The act of writing a letter might seem small, but it carries immense significance. 💌✍️

Our ripple effect began at yConnect when we were introduced to the story of Abbie Williams, Founder and CEO of ‘Letters of Hope’. 📖

We spent time crafting supportive messages for individuals going through a tough time, allowing us to recognise the power of words; to uplift and connect. 📝

We’re grateful to know and support organisations like ‘Letters of Hope’ who continue to make the world a better place every single day. 🫶🤎💙

We had two incredible guest speakers join us onsite at yConnect ‘24. 🗣️🤎💙

It was an icy start to day two where we stepped into the invigorating world of the Wim Hof Method, led by Kirsti King, an expert in cold exposure techniques. 🧊🛁 We eagerly (or reluctantly) submerged ourselves into the ice baths, learning techniques to enhance our physical and mental resilience. For many, this was a new experience, and one that we won’t soon forget. 🥶🙌

On day three we immersed into connection with country, culture, and knowledge as our second guest facilitator, Chloè McGrath, lead our Acknowledgment of Country workshop. Each of us walked away with a a deeper understanding of the cultural significance embedded within these acknowledgments. ❤️💛🖤

This year was extra special as both our guest speakers are beloved members of our yLead community! 🤩

Thank you, Kirsti, for taking us through the exhilarating ice bath experience! Your expertise brought much clarity and your calming presence allowed us to take on this challenge knowing we were supported each step of the way. 🫶

Thank you, Chloé, for holding space with us, and for sharing your culture, knowledge and experience with us, we are so grateful. 🫶

On the first weekend of July, 47 yLead family members gathered on Yuggera Country, Atkinsons Dam, in South East Queensland, to Be Still and Dive In to their Ripple Effect at yConnect 2024. 🤎💙🌅🌀

Across three days, we embraced many challenges, and dived deep into our connection with self, others, and the environment around us. This was a unique and memorable experience for all of our ‘Puddle Pals’ at yCon! 💧🤝

Some highlight moments from the experience were receiving a letter from a loved one, testing our mind and body by jumping into an ice bath, understanding the Story We Tell Ourselves, and crafting Acknowledgments to Country on behalf of our wider community. 🧊🛁📖📝

We were so grateful for the opportunity to connect, and know that yConnect 2024 has left a lasting Ripple Effect in our community and beyond. 🫶

A snapshot of Term 2 at yLead looked like connecting with students and educators at In Schools and building mountains together on the Altitude Day stage; our IMPACT was far and wide! ⛰️🗣️

These numbers highlight one of our key values
💫TOGETHER HAS POWER 🌟 We have SO MUCH gratitude for the people in our world who commit to making the world a better place alongside us, our IMPACT contractors, yTeam community, educators, guest speakers, and beyond! 👏👏👏 We say thank YOU!

HQ UPDATES 📣📰
We want to formally announce our welcome to Zoe P “Zippy”, our National Bookings and Travel Coordinator and congratulate Sarah who has stepped into a new role as Leader of REACH! We value these two as part of our team, and are excited for their future! 🙌🎉 ✈️

Happy Pyjama Day! 😴💭Today we wore our PJ’s in support of 🩵 Surely we can wear these outfits everyday? 🤩

NAIDOC WEEK ‘24: Keep the fire burning! Blak, Loud & Proud 🔥📣

As an association, we have the privilege to lead, work, and learn on Indigenous Country across Australia and Aotearoa (NZ). 🫶✈️

In our commitment to Keep the Fire Burning, we hosted a yConnect workshop focused on creating Acknowledgements to Country for every land we work on. 📝👣

Facilitated by Chloé McGrath, a Mardigan Woman from Eulo, South Queensland and a beloved member of our yTeam; we were lead through a beautiful process of creating Acknowledgements to Country. ❤️‍🔥

With the collaboration of volunteers from across Australia and Aotearoa, each region’s acknowledgment highlighted the different parts of Country that we admire and connect with. ⛰️🌊⛅️

Thank you, Chloé for sharing your wisdom and experience, and for creating the space that allowed us to be curious and connect with culture and Country. ❤️‍🔥

At yLead, our core value is ‘Together Has Power’, these Acknowledgments are more than just words; they are a commitment to walk hand-in-hand with First Nations peoples, respecting and honouring their culture and preserving their stories for generations to come. 🤝

Slide One: This is our Acknowledgment to Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Meanjin (Brisbane).

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If you’ve been in touch with the office over the last 3 weeks, you may have wondered where Sarah has been… Well, it is winter in Australia so I am sure lots of you can guess that Sar has been living her best life and enjoying her !

Today, we welcomed SARAH back to yLead HQ and needed to update her on all the happenings going on behind the scenes and we thought we many as well let you know as well…

People are always surprised when we tell them just how much we get up to in only 3 weeks!

What have we done since Sarah has been gone?

🏔️Wrapped up Altitude Day and found out that 98% of students would recommend the experience to other Year 9 students
🚀Launched Rangatira (and are already at 50% capacity after only 1 week of official launch)
🤝🏼Sent 20 brand new and exciting In School proposals to clients wanting yLead at their school
🎯 Locked in 95% of our Term 3 calendar, 75% of our Term 4 calendar & 45% of our Term 1 2025 calendar (woah…)
📆 Set our ASLC and Altitude Day dates for 2025
🌊 Closed registrations for yConnect with 50 of our community coming together in July
🧁 Celebrated the birthday of our Tik Tok account co-founder Jon
🎤Facilitated 13 In School Programs with almost 2000 students impacted

To the yLead HQ team (Sar, Zip, Kris, Marty, George, Ceal and Jon), I want to publically acknowledge you! Your tireless efforts do not go unnoticed. It is because of your service, hard work, perseverance, and adaptability that we continue to thrive and overcome challenges together.

Thank you for supporting our mission and vision. And to our community, I LOVE YOU TOO! We couldn’t and wouldn’t do it without each and every single one of you!

With gratitude and respect,
Zo xoxo

RANGATIRA 2024 IS HERE! 🇳🇿
 
yLead is proud to announce that our annual three-day residential leadership experience – RANGATIRA has launched for 2024!
 
The NEW ZEALAND STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE is for current Year 12 students to help further develop the skills and confidence they need to lead your school in 2025.
 
By the end of Rangatira, students walk away with self-belief, a positive attitude, motivation to make a difference, and vital skills to lead their school successfully. 🙌
 
Students enter Year 13 able to: 
🧠 Organise themselves effectively 
🫀Lead confidently and compassionately 
💪🏼 Recognise their own and their peers’ differences as strengths 
✨Be more inclusive when leading their school 
🗣️ Have empowered conversations with the student body and school management 
👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏽 Collaborate with team members effectively 
🎯 Set goals and make action plans to help achieve them 
🎤 Pitch their ideas successfully and confidently 

New Zealand educators, make sure your Year 12 students know they are invited to be part of the action; or pass this opportunity along to the Student Leadership coordinator at your school.📚
 
Learn more here: https://ylead.com.au/events/rangatira/
 
We can’t wait to see you there! 🎓

HELLO GOLD COAST! Aka stop no. 12, and our final event at the 2024 Altitude Day Roadshow! ⛰🚌

From the moment we took a LEAP into the day, energy overtook the space as students connected and engaged throughout the day!💥👊 We love seeing the courage in action across Altitude Day, and we know they will take this back to their schools, families & communities and make a big difference! 💫💛

Our final three guest speakers Amity Fielding, Grace Sholl, and Elijah Delporte were incredible! Such engaging stories and helpful tips for leadership and life! 🗣️📝🦈

Our yTeam are the embodiment of servant hearted leadership… every day they are looking for ways to make the worlds they touch a better place 🌏💫 We are so thankful to EVERY SINGLE yTEAMER who joined us at Altitude Days this year! Thank YOU for giving their time, love and energy 💙💛❤️ We couldn’t do it without you!

Good Coast, you were too good! 2025… we can’t wait! 💯

Melbourne, our second last stop on the Altitude Day 2024 Roadshow ! 🚌⛰️

Students showcased courage over confidence, stepping up to meet new friends, and share their dreams aloud 🎤👏

Mikaylah East, Fiona Sanford, and Krushnadevsinh Ravalji, our three empowering speakers, took the Altitude Day stage to share their powerful journeys and keys to successful leadership. 🔑🌱 Big thank YOU for joining us and sharing authentically! 🙌🌟

Melbourne, we’re SO excited to see you in 2025!