MRI Schools work and Clients

Why MRI wants to be involved with Youth Work 

The decline of traditional maritime communities around the coast of the modernised world has had a significant impact on the arena of waterborne search and rescue, both in terms of the skills found among new recruits to lifeboat crews and the types of incidents occurring. In response to this trend, MRI made a strategic decision to develop a programme of youth activities.  These activities support its aims of public education and accident prevention in the waterborne environment.  The programmes also spearhead new strategies for the long term promotion of skills required for sustaining lifeboat crews and meeting the skills gap that has been identified and accepted across lifeboat organisations.  The results and lessons of these youth activities have local significance, but also are shared among the wider international lifeboat community via various forums.  Further, working with young people of all ages, abilities, background and needs challenges the methods MRI uses to deliver key skills to all its end-user groups: action-orientated team building, communication, environmental awareness, risk assessment, decision making process, collective problem solving, group management. The success and usefulness of the youth programmes already undertaken means that MRI is fully committed to delivery of youth programmes into the future.

 

Clients 2005

1st – 22nd March

Portlethen Academy XL Club. 1.5hrs activities each Tuesday

18th April

Kemnay CSN Health Boosters Bash. Schools in attendance:

  • Kemnay Academy
  • Alehousewells Primary
  • Broomhill Primary
  • Kintore Primary
  • Kemnay Primary
  • Kinellar Primary
  • Fyvie Primary
  • Fisherford Primary
  • Kellands Primary

22nd April

Kemnay Primary. Spent 20 minutes in each primary class

4th May

Kinellar Primary: Spent 30 minutes in each primary class

May

Educational display in Stonehaven Community Library. Display is for one month

11th May

Aberdeen International School. Boy Scout Troup; activities at MRI

22nd May

Portlethen Parish Church, Laser Group; activities at MRI

26th & 27th May

Mackie Academy Activities Days

27th May

Alford Academy Health Event

30th May

Broomhill Primary; school assembly

1st June

Maryculter Nursery visit MRI

2nd & 3rd June

Mearns Academy; activities at MRI

4th June

Stonehaven Feein’ Market; safety messages

10th & 13th June

Westhill Academy S6 Project Scotland 2005

15th June

Robert Gordons Primary School; activities at MRI

15th June

Broomhill Primary: Safety talk at school

21st June

Aberdeenshire Pupils Forum; Sea Safety drama

22nd June

Kinneff Primary; safety talk

27th June

Mintlaw Academy; activities at MRI

 

 

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For further advice or information about the MRI youth programmes, please contact
MRI's Education & Projects Office, enquiry.mri@btconnect.com or Tel. 01569 765668.

If you would like to know more about the work of the MRI
or to support the charity, please contact MRI

 

 
environment • tools • skills

 

Artwork by Katy Malone, Broomhill Primary

Learning about stretcher work

Finding out about liferafts