Youth Crime Prevention Day (YCPD) Programme – June 24 (CHHS) and June 28 (JGHS)

Youth ACT will be presenting its Youth Crime Prevention Day (YCPD) programme to Year 10 students of Clifton Hunter High School (CHHS) at the school on June 24th, 2016 and John Gray High School (JGHS) at the Family Life Centre, on June 28th, 2016, from 8:30am – 2:50pm.

This is an exciting moment for us as we have achieved our goal of expanding the YCPD to include this age group (14-16 years) for the first time, as a result of an island fundraising campaign by our main sponsors Sol Petroleum and their ESSO Dealers. In addition, we are grateful for the additional sponsorship from Rotary Central and the Ministry of Community Affairs & Youth.

On behalf of the Youth ACT Board of Directors, we invite you to attend and provide much needed press and TV coverage on this programme which is offered as an intervention and prevention strategy to address the alarming growth of crime in the Cayman Islands, particularly among our young people.

The YCPD has been revised for age appropriate content and effectiveness and we are confident that you will benefit from attending. The programme is presented in an interactive non-traditional educational setting to educate our children on the causes and consequences of crime to empower them with the knowledge to make positive decisions.

This program has been endorsed as “an effective youth crime reduction programme” in the Government’s 2013/2014 Policy Statement and as “an intervention strategy to address at-risk youth anti-social behavior” by the Minister of Education; and supported by the Deputy Governor and FCO through the Governor’s Office.

Below is an overview of the Lesson Plans that will be presented for the Youth Crime Prevention Day.

LESSON PLAN AND PRESENTER
Burglary, Robbery, Theft and Offensive Weapons Anthony Stewart and Roje Williams – Police Officers
Testimonial – Life of Crime/Drugs Brent Hydes and Pastor Mitch Exctain – Hope for Today
Let’s Talk Michael Myles – At-Risk Youth Coordinator
Bullying Family Resource Centre & CAYS Foundation
Your Life in Prison Helen Reynolds-Arana – HM Prison Services
Crime, Court, Penalties Theresa Lewis-Pitcairn – Attorney

SOURCE: Bonnie Anglin, Chairperson, Youth ACT