"Crows have so much freedom. They can do what they want, go where they want. They also have so much wisdom. I want to be like the crow and to follow the wisdom of the crow as I go forward"
“I want a family and stability, a partner and a child. In this image my partner and I are the trees that are holding up the house that our child will live in. Of course there is a dog, that’s what our child is riding- what household is complete without a dog? All this will be possible because of the resources that I have- my determination and my community”
"I want be like water and flow in my life, I will have the flexibility to overcome any situation"
"My dream is to become a nurse. I know I have the internal resource to get there in terms of drive, energy friends and family but I need to get the grades. I would tell everyone at my school that they need to take a ‘chill pill’"
"I am going to work really hard in school and enter writingcontestsin summer through the libraries. I am still working on story ideas, don’t know, I want more life experiences that I can write about.I have lots of things I want to say, and I want to say them through stories, songs and poetries."
Youth were presented with the opportunity to respond to question using Plasticine and mini-canvases.
Questions:
- Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? How are you going to get there? (What resources do you have? Internal and external)
- Are there there any barriers or challenges? (what are they? How will you overcome them?)
This was a very successful exercise. Youth really appreciated the opportunity to participate and create. This led to good discussions about where they saw themselves going. Below are a few examples of the tableaux that the youth created.
