Phase Hitchin

Mentoring We spend time in each of the three secondary schools and to a lesser degree some of the juniors schools meeting with students on a one-to-one basis for mentoring. The students get referred to us by teachers; with varying issues, from something in their past they are struggling to

We recently asked some students ’How has PHASE helped you?’, here are their responses: PHASE has helped me and my friends become more confident in our beliefs! PHASE has helped me with learning more about God in a fun way! PHASE has helped me be more confident in my beliefs

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we had the unique privilege of being able to deliver a short Christmas message to most of the students in the three secondary schools in Hitchin. In just a 10 minute slot during assemblies we talked about the hope of Christmas, what it

Holding Nothing Back Christmas Party Every term we gather young people from across our Holding Nothing Back groups together for some fun, games, laughter and a chance to think about Christianity. On Monday 16th December 18 young people came to the Silverbirch Centre and had a great time! There were

RISE course We have run the RISE courses in all 3 schools. Last year the 6 week course was run with ever year 9 student in The Priory School, one form at a time. This year we are running the course with year 8 in Hitchin Boys’ School and some

Christmas Unwrapped To build on the work we have been doing with year 6 students, this christmas we have been taking a new workshop called Christmas Unwrapped into the local junior schools. The workshop involves games, quizzes and different activities to explore the Christmas story and get to the bottom

Self-Harm Self-harm is an issue that has been becoming more prevalent over recent years and can affect anybody no matter what age or gender. For over 10% of young people self-harm is an on-going issue.  As youth workers going into schools this has been an issue that we have been

Justice lessons Over the last few weeks we have been delivering a series of lessons with year 9 students in Hitchin Boys’ School on the topic of Justice. As part of their RE course they spend time looking at crime & punishment including prisons and justice. Over the course of

We recently held the third of our relaunched One Day Holiday Clubs calledTime Trek.  Time Trek is designed to bridge the gap between the brilliant summer holiday clubs that happen across the town and give families another opportunity to connect.  Time Trek happens every Tuesday of half term and travels

Westbrook Reloaded Summer Camp Way back at the start of the summer holidays we took 57 young people off to the Isle of Wight for a fun packed week full of gunge, games and God! Throughout the week we thought about what does it mean to be on a journey

Fundraising success! Over the past few months, lots of people have been fund raising for the work of PHASE. In June a team of seven including Kieran, tackled the Three Peaks Challenge; climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon.  It was all achieved in 23 hours and 7 minutes and

Making a difference through mentoring Recently during a mentoring session in school, the pupil and I reflected back on the changes they have made during the last 6 months of us meeting together. It was so encouraging to hear and see what he felt about the improvements made. As we