It seems only a blink of an eye ago that Romance Academy Part 2 was beginning, but this Monday night brings our 6th and final session! Romance Academy – Part 2 has been attended by 8 young people at MBC for the North Leeds Academy and 9 in the South Leeds Academy. We joined together last weekend for a residential in the beautiful setting of Wyedale Hall, near Scarborough. As well as the sessions we had some great team games, good food and an afternoon in a very sunny Scarborough with chips on the beach and of course a trip to the legendary Harbour Bar!

Romance Academy – Part 2 is for those young people who graduated from the full Romance Academy which began at MBC in September 2009. The sessions we have put together hopefully reflect the ages and stage of life for these young people, the session topics are as follows.

- 1 – Romance Academy reflection; then and now.
- 2 – The internet and pornography.
- 3 – Social networking and Relationship overload.
- 4 – Uniquely you – girls and guys sessions.
- 5 – Who knows me? – Identity and what you share.
- 6 – Family matters.

This Monday after our final session, the group are bringing along a parent as we head to X:Scape for an evening of Laser Tag and a meal together to end the course in style. Once again I am so grateful to the young people for their commitment to taking part, their honesty and willingness to share, learn and debate. We hope they have both enjoyed the course and found the content helpful for now and the future.
 

As always it has been a joy and privilege to work with Hannah Dey from the Chapel A youth project and I’m sure everyone at MBC will join me in wishing her well as she takes a break from youth work to go on maternity leave soon!

Glenda