News / Six islanders off to Australia for Global Classroom
A GROUP of young people from Shetland will represent Scotland at the 2017 Global Classroom Conference in Australia thanks to Commonwealth Games 2014 Legacy funding.
Six young people aged between 17 and 20 will travel to Canberra at the end of March, where this year’s conference theme is “wellbeing and education”.
The six young people who will take part in this trip are: Sarah Maguire, from Hillswick; Louise Nicholson, Holly King and Stewart Hornal, all from Lerwick; and Ceileidh Mercer and Luke Smith, from Bigton.
The Shetland participants will prepare presentations on the subject of physical and mental health in Shetland and Scotland, and learn more about approaches taken elsewhere.
With Australia hosting the 2018 Commonwealth games on the Gold Coast, it is also hoped that the group will be able to find out more about preparations for next year’s event.
On return from the conference, the group will report their findings to the Scottish Government and share their stories with other young people, with support from national youth information and citizenship charity Young Scot.
Shetland Islands Council convener Malcolm Bell said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for our young people to represent not just Shetland but Scotland at the 2017 Global Classroom Conference.
“The Global Classroom provides valuable life experiences to help young people learn more about different communities and cultural viewpoints.
“I am particularly pleased that this trip has been made possible by the Commonwealth Games 2014 Legacy fund, demonstrating the lasting impact that Glasgow 2014 has had across Scotland.”
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