Volunteer

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. ~ Edmund Burke
Shamrock School (Nepal)
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The children at Shamrock are very special. They entered the school by passing interviews, IQ and EQ tests with very high scores. Yes, they are also orphans and underprivileged kids - but we consider them "lucky kids".

They are lucky to receive a high standard of education in a country which has only recently experienced 10 years of almost civil war. It is estimated that the death toll was as high as 15,000 during the troubles, leaving a large number of orphans to fend for themselves. 
Shamrock school was started in 2006 by Capt. Duncan Cradden. Duncan was a British Army officer for 11 years - a number of whichhe served img_0091with the British army Gurkhas (the famous Nepali solders who gave so much to the British nation as part of the British Army during two world wars).  After his last tour of duty in Iraq Duncan decided to "put something back" where it is needed most, and in a country which he holds close to his heart - Nepal.
I was privileged to meet Duncan at a training event we were holding for IBM in Vienna where he explained about the school. dsc07829A few months later I found myself on a small propeller aircraft between Kathmandu and the beautiful town of Pokhara, at the base of the Himalayan Annapurna range. That is where I was to spend two weeks helping to select and train teachers for the school.
I returned in February 2007 to find a thriving learning community of 21 pupils. The "experiential learning" teacher training took place in the garden of Shamrock's very supportive neighbour ( Himalayan Encounters Director - Tony Jones)
It is our aim to help these high potential children to become the future doctors, engineers, teachers, politicians of Nepal, by sharing with them the most valuable asset we possess – our Experience.

For more information visit the Shamrock School Nepal Website.



MORLO Holyhead 

The Morawelon and London Road Regeneration Partnership was formally established in October 2001. It is funded from the Communities First Programme and the Rank Foundation employing two coordinators, a Community Development Worker, Project Worker, Community Development Worker with Young People, Environmental Project Worker and 5 members of staff for the Community Apprenticeship Project.
Experience UK Ltd began assisting the members of the newly formed Community Apprenticeship Project in autumn 2006 on a voluntary basis. We learnt about the fundamentals of NLP and the practical uses from which the apprentices and youth leader could benefit. From overcoming obstacles to learning to anger management. The “Communication Fridays” training comprised the following:
1.    We are in charge of / and we create our own reality … always.
2.    Understanding and experiencing how we communicate with others – but more importantly how we communicate with ourselves
3.    Achieving more of what you want and less of what they don’t want in your Professional and Personal lives by
·        goal setting
·        time management
·        anchoring
4.    We worked on levels deeper than behaviour as defined in the logical levels of learning developed by Mr Robert t Dilts, NLPU California from work started by Mr Gregory Bateson . – i.e. Beliefs ! Identity ! Capabilities !  Empowering presuppositions were adopted by the group enabling individuals to experience the "truth" in a more manageable manner leading to more positive (chosen) behaviour.


The MORLO NLP class of 2006 were Community Learning Project Manager: Mrs Cadi Evanson, Team Leader: Mr Paul Ryder, apprentices: Mr Kenneth Myers, Mr Steven Cargill, Mr Anthony Bates,
Community Apprenticeship Project The aim of this project is to support young adults between 18-25 years of age with low or no qualification into skilled jobs in construction