GENERATION NEXT

Prevention and Management of Social Issues Presentation

On two consecutive Friday’s, a group of around 80 Year 10 students, who were selected at random, participated in a live stream hosted by an organisation called Generation Next. Generation Next is an educational organisation that provides information about the prevention and management of mental illness in youth.

The live stream showed a group of people who discussed social issues relevant to people our age group (15 to 16 years old). They discussed issues such as healthy relationships, phone use, social media and the influence on youth, sexting, consent, hatred and racism, and study techniques. Sometimes the live stream discussion group would take a poll on our responses to questions and used our results as points for discussion.

Overall, it was an insightful experience. We learnt about our legal obligations as users of social media and how to use our phones appropriately, to avoid getting into trouble. Most importantly, it was interesting to hear about different issues from different peoples perspectives. Especially people who have worked or studied in the field of these certain social issues.

The presentations have really opened our minds to what the internet is really like and that it isn't so 'black and white' like we assumed it to be. Overall, it was a great experience to be a part of and we will all take what we have learnt and use it in our everyday lives moving forward.

Ella Daly and Boipelo Langa

Year 10 Students