The following video was created by Carol Morgan School in the Dominican Republic. Interesting to see how others interpret Maori culture. Click here to check it out.
Applications for Ship for World Youth 20 (SWY20) are now open! The purpose of the Ship for World Youth (SWY) program is to broaden the global view of the Japanese youths, promote mutual understanding and friendship between Japanese and foreign youths as well as to cultivate the spirit of international cooperation and the competence to practice it, and furthermore to foster the youths with capability of showing leadership in various area of international society.
In this program, approximately 120 youth from Japan and 140 youth from various areas of the world live together on board the ship and engage in various multilateral exchange activities such as studying and discussing common issues from a global viewpoint on board and in the countries visited.
Expressions of Interest for the Tairawhiti Youth Survey 2007 are being sought from suitably experienced individuals and organisations interested in undertaking a regional survey of Tairawhiti young people. This is a short research project being sponsored by the Tairawhiti Development Partnership and is intended to identify some baseline data relating to indicators of positive youth development and connectedness in the Tairawhiti region (including Wairoa). Contact Grant McDonald at GDC on 06 867 2049 for more information.
application form for SWY20
Grant McDonald 
06 867 2049 for more information. 
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