PFG Afro-Dance Club
Join us for an interactive Afro-Dance fitness with a focus music, dance & culture.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2023
Time: 2pm to 3.30pm
Venue: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square, London, SE2 9FA
Directions: see this link for Directions to the Venue https://w3w.co/this.living.gains
Highlights:
•Afro-Dance with SippSopps; an interactive dance session to help promote and enhance physical, social and mental wellbeing through Dance Fitness Fun.
Facilitators:
SippSopps
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgafrodanceyouthclub.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Afro-Dance Classes for Parents
Are you a parent looking to add some fun to your fitness routine?
Join our Afro-Dance fitness classes and dance your way to a healthier & happier you!
Next session: Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Time: 9.30am – 10.30am
Where: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square, off Harrow Manor Way, South Thamesmead, London, SE2 9FA.
Facilitator: Sippsopps has been known for an ongoing passion, drive and commitment to individual health and wellbeing.
Free registration via https://pfgafrodance4parents.eventbrite.co.uk.
PFG Parents Hub - Building your child's self-esteem
"Unlocking confidence for a positive future"
Join us for an interactive session where you will learn practical strategies and tips to build & boost your child's self-esteem.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Time: 10:30am to 12:30pm
Where: Zoom
Highlights:
1. Understanding self-esteem
2. Words of affirmation
3. Listening exercises
4. Networking
5. Q&A session
Facilitators:
Positive Futures Group - The Positive Future Group supports both young girls and boys in London via our personal development, empowerment and leadership programmes. Our aim is to encourage young people to create positive, exciting futures, challenging and motivating them to believe in themselves, to aim high in school/college, work or leisure, to develop social skills, and to manage adolescence and choose healthier lifestyles.
This session is open to all parents,
FREE registration via https://pfgbuildingselfesteem.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Leadership Workshop
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way." John Maxwell
Join us for an interactive session where we will cover the importance of leadership and how to improve your skills.
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024
Time: 2pm to 3.30pm
Where: Zoom
Highlights:
1. Concept and importance of leadership
2. Developing leadership skills
3. Importance of teamwork
4. Managing conflict
Facilitators:
Positive Futures Group - The Positive Future Group supports both young girls and boys in London via our personal development, empowerment and leadership programmes. Our aim is to encourage young people to create positive, exciting futures, challenging and motivating them to believe in themselves, to aim high in school/college, work or leisure, to develop social skills, and to manage adolescence and choose healthier lifestyles.
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgleadershipworkshop.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Afro-Dance Club
Join us for an interactive Afro-Dance fitness with a focus music, dance & culture.
Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square, London, SE2 9FA
Directions: see this link for Directions to the Venue https://w3w.co/this.living.gains
Highlights:
•Afro-Dance with SippSopps; an interactive dance session to help promote and enhance physical, social and mental wellbeing through Dance Fitness Fun.
Facilitators:
SippSopps
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgafrodanceyouthclub.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Information Morning
PFG Information Morning
It will be 19 years in Nov since the PFG charity was established. We will be having an ‘Information Morning’ on Sep 30 for all PFG partners, friends, beneficiaries & those who might be interested in our work. It will be a time where you will find out how we started, what we have done so far, our future & more. You will also hear directly from our beneficiaries in the UK & Africa. Please see below further details
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023 via Zoom
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Highlights:
• Updates on all current projects
• Live testimonials from our beneficiaries
• Plans for the future
• Changing lives through Educational Scholarship
• Q & A session
FREE registration via https://pfginformationmorning.eventbrite.co.uk
Telephone/mobile: 020 8798 3807/07859 057770
Email: hello@positivefuturesgroup.org
Website: www.positivefuturesgroup.org
PFG Black History Showcase Event
PFG Black History Showcase Event
"Open to young people aged 10 to 17 years & their parents"
Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square,off Harrow Manor Way, London, SE2 9FA
Directions: see this link for Directions to the Venue https://w3w.co/this.living.gains
Highlights:
•Creative photography session with Tobi Sobowale
•Energetic & interactive Afro-dance session with Sippsopps Entertainment
•Interactive African drumming & story telling with Iroko Theatre Company
•And more!
This session is open to all young people & their parents
FREE registration via https://pfgblackhistoryshowcasevent.eventbrite.co.uk
Telephone/mobile: 020 8798 3807/07859 057770
Email: hello@positivefuturesgroup.org
Website: www.positivefuturesgroup.org
PFG Afro-Dance Club
Join us for an interactive Afro-Dance fitness with a focus music, dance & culture.
Date: Friday, June 2, 2023
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square, London, SE2 9FA
Directions: see this link for Directions to the Venue https://w3w.co/this.living.gains
Highlights:
•Afro-Dance with SippSopps; an interactive dance session to help promote and enhance physical, social and mental wellbeing through Dance Fitness Fun.
Facilitators:
SippSopps
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgafrodanceyouthclub.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Confidence Building Workshop
"Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude." Michelle Obama
Join us for an interactive session on confidence building where we'll cover key tips and skills and how to utilise them to become more successful.
Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Where: Zoom
Highlights:
1. Importance of confidence
2. Identifying fears and self-doubt & using techniques to overcome them
3. Power of body positivity and how it boosts confidence
4. Comfort zones and how to reach the growth zone
5. Confident body language & communication skills
Facilitators:
Positive Futures Group - The Positive Future Group supports both young girls and boys in London via our personal development, empowerment and leadership programmes. Our aim is to encourage young people to create positive, exciting futures, challenging and motivating them to believe in themselves, to aim high in school/college, work or leisure, to develop social skills, and to manage adolescence and choose healthier lifestyles.
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgconfidencebuilding.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Afro-Dance Club
Join us for an interactive Afro-Dance fitness with a focus music, dance & culture.
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square, London, SE2 9FA
Directions: see this link for Directions to the Venue https://w3w.co/this.living.gains
Highlights:
•Afro-Dance with SippSopps; an interactive dance session to help promote and enhance physical, social and mental wellbeing through Dance Fitness Fun.
Facilitators:
SippSopps
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgafrodanceyouthclub.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Creative Photography Workshop with Tobi Sobowale
Join us for an interactive session on photography where we cover the basics and how photography can be used to explore identity & culture.
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square, London, SE2 9FA
Directions: see this link for Directions to the Venue https://w3w.co/this.living.gains
Highlights:
In this workshop, participants will learn basic camera functions and techniques, explore their cultural experiences, and perceptions through photography in a supportive, open environment.
Facilitators:
Tobi Sobowale
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgphotographyworkshop.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Resilience Workshop
“A good half of the art of living is resilience.” Alain de Botton.
Join us for an interactive session on resilience buidling where we cover the benefits of resilience and how a positive mindset can lead to growth.
Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023
Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
Where: Zoom
Highlights:
Importance of Resilience
Paying attention to the positive
Growth mindset vs fixed mindset
Positive reinforcement and target setting
Facilitators:
Positive Futures Group - The Positive Future Group supports both young girls and boys in London via our personal development, empowerment and leadership programmes. Our aim is to encourage young people to create positive, exciting futures, challenging and motivating them to believe in themselves, to aim high in school/college, work or leisure, to develop social skills, and to manage adolescence and choose healthier lifestyles.
This session is open to all young people aged 10-18,
FREE registration via https://pfgresilienceworkshop.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Afro-Dance Club
Join us for an interactive Afro-Dance fitness with a focus music, dance & culture.
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: The Nest Community Building, Thamesmead, 3 Cygnet Square, London, SE2 9FA
Highlights:
•Afro-Dance with SippSopps; an interactive dance session to help promote and enhance physical, social and mental wellbeing through Dance Fitness Fun.
Facilitators:
SippSopps
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgafrodanceyouthclub.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Afro-Dance Club
Join us for an interactive Afro-Dance fitness with a focus music, dance & culture.
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive, London, SE28 8RP / Zoom
Highlights:
•Afro-Dance with SippSopps; an interactive dance session to help promote and enhance physical, social and mental wellbeing through Dance Fitness Fun.
Facilitators:
SippSopps
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://pfgafrodanceyouthclub.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Creative Art workshop With Sharon Edebisi
Join us for an interactive session on creative arts. In this workshop, we will be using painting to explore what your culture means and how your culture influences our daily lives. It will be a safe space to use art to learn more about yourself and about others too!
Date: Friday, February 17, 2023
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Where: Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive, London, SE28 8RP
Highlights:
•Increase young people’s knowledge and awareness of Black history, culture and the creative industry
•Using painting to explore what your culture means
•Create a painting through the skills you learn
Facilitator:
Sharon Adebisi - She is a British-Nigerian artist based in London who paints to capture her thoughts and experiences surrounding her personal identity, development and relationships. Her signature style of using a monochrome black background in her work was developed during a period in which she experienced a loss of identity in everything but her blackness. This prompted a renewed visual language in Sharon's work, with the powerful black backgrounds serving as a positive reinforcement of the artist's black identity.
This session is open to all young people aged 11-18,
FREE registration via https://pfgcreativeartworkshop.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Smart Money workshop
Join us for an interactive session on financial literacy where we'll cover how money works, core financial skills & how to use those skills effectively to make informed financial decisions.
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
Where: Zoom
Highlights:
•Responsible ways to make & save money
•The benefits of budgeting
•To understand how banks work
•The benefits of smart shopping
•The importance of financial discipline
Facilitator:
Positive Futures Group - The Positive Future Group supports both young girls and boys in London via our personal development, empowerment and leadership programmes. Our aim is to encourage young people to create positive, exciting futures, challenging and motivating them to believe in themselves, to aim high in school/college, work or leisure, to develop social skills, and to manage adolescence and choose healthier lifestyles.
This session is open to all young people aged 11-18,
FREE registration via https://pfgsmartmoneyworkshop.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Afro-Dance & Bridging the Gap workshop
Join us for an interactive Afro-Dance fitness fun and Story-telling with over 50s (a focus on childhood stories on music, dance & culture.
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023
Time: 1:30pm to 4pm
Venue: Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 1 Birchdene Drive, London, SE28 8RP / Zoom
Highlights:
•Afro-Dance with SippSopps; an interactive dance session to help promote and enhance physical, social and mental wellbeing through Dance Fitness Fun.
•Storytelling with Seniors in Touch (SIT): members of SIT group (over 50s) will be sharing their childhood stories with a focus on music, culture and dance.
Facilitators:
SippSopps
Seniors in Touch (SIT)
This session is open to all young people aged 10-17,
FREE registration via https://buildingstrongrelationshipswithpreteens.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Building Strong Relationships With Pre-teens
This workshop will focus on building stronger Relationships with Pre-Teens.
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Via Zoom
Highlights:
Communication & Connecting
Managing Conflict
The Adolescent Period
Q & A
Facilitators:
Dr Victor Akunna: Dr Victor is the Founder of Foundation for Family Affairs, an organisation focused on strengthening families across the globe. He coaches, blogs/vlogs, trains and speaks at conferences. He and his wife, Chidi, run the “Intimacy Builder Program”, a coaching program which helps singles and couples.
Lola Anuwe: Lola has worked with young people for over 20 years and has a passion to see young people succeed and fulfil their potential. She has built a wealth of experience by working with young people of different age ranges and has insights into the issues young people in the 21st century face. She has also worked in various schools and has experience in both mainstream and special educational needs schools.
This session is open to all parents,
FREE registration via https://buildingstrongrelationshipswithpreteens.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Traditional African Storytelling, Music & Dance Workshop
This workshop will focus on enhancing the understanding and appreciation of African culture and arts, amongst society as a whole.
Date: Saturday, October 22
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: Mooring Social Club, Arnot Close, Thamesmead, London, England, SE28 8BH
Highlights:
increase young people’s knowledge and awareness of the Black history, culture and the creative industry.
Learn a new dance routine.
Helps them to be more creative, disciplined and focused.
Improved self-esteem as they get a better sense of their bodies and become more comfortable in their own skin.
Facilitator:
Sippsopps will be our facilitator; a dance fitness instructor and spoken word artist she aims to inspire and educate through everything she creates.
FREE registration via https://pfgblackhistorymusicdance.eventbrite.co.uk
Parents Seminar - Navigating Relationships with Young Adults
This seminar will focus on how to navigate the changes that might occur in a parent-child relationship as teenagers grow up into adults. It will also be useful for parents of young children to help prepare for the future. Further details:
Date: Sunday, September 11
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Via Zoom
Highlights:
Awareness of changing relationships
How to repair relationships
Communication & Boundaries
Q & A
Facilitators:
Phinnah Chichi: Phinnah will be our main speaker. She is a passionate Parenting Teens Consultant and a Teens Coach (with a focus on Teens Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health & Personal Development). She has worked with parents for over 15 years, helping parents with how to understand, communicate, connect, and raise the responsible leaders of tomorrow. She is an author, an international speaker, and a mother to two young adults and two teenagers.
Zion Zachary: Zion is an award-winning entrepreneur and a football coach. He runs different initiatives in the London to engage and empower young people. He will be contributing to the Q & A session from his experience as a young male adult.
Oyin Olaoshun: Oyin is a Senior Youth worker & Programme Manager. A young lady with extensive experience with working with children and young people both in her community and in Camden borough. She will be contributing to the Q & A session from her experience as a young female adult.
FREE registration via https://pfgnavigatingrelationships.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Football Summer Camp
Highlights:
Exciting fun football activities, games and life coaching focussed on improving discipline, resilience & confidence. Open to both boys and girls
Dates: Thursdays, Aug 4, 11, 18 & 25
Venue: Crossway pitch, Sporting Club Thamesmead, Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, London SE28 8NT
Time: 2pm to 4pm
These sessions will be facilitated by football coaches from Peace Ballers, led by Zion Zachary. They use sports and creative arts to engage and empower young people with purpose and life skills.
FREE registration via www.pfgfootballcamp2022.eventbrite.co.uk
PFG Social Etiquette Course - In-Person & Virtual
PFG Social Etiquette Course - In-Person & Virtual
(for young people aged 11 to 18)
The Social Etiquette course aims to enhance and fine-tune young people’s social skills, they will gain confidence in how they present yourself and make positive first impressions.
Highlights:
Personal image and Dress codes
The Art of Networking and Socialising
Posture, Poise, Deportment, Body Language
Dining Etiquette
Digital Personal Branding for students (e.g. using LinkedIn, building your professional brand).
Dates: Friday, August 5, 12pm to 2pm
Fridays, August 12, 19 & 26, 2pm to 4pm
In-Person Venue: Broadwater Village Hall, 1c Goosander Way West Thamesmead, London, SE28 0ER
Virtual via Zoom
free registration via https://pfgsocialetiquettecourse.eventbrite.co.uk/
Run/Walk for a Child’s Future Event
Reminder - Run/Walk for a Child’s Future Event
Funds raised will be used to enable orphans and vulnerable children to attend school and gain new skills.
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022
Time: 10am to 1pm
Registration: £20 (includes FREE T-shirt, water & light refreshments).
Please register via https://runwalk2022.eventbrite.co.uk
The Route – Woolwich to Greenwich Park. Further details will be sent upon registration.
Open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Donate
If you can’t make the event, we would be grateful for your donation so that we can continue to empower and make a difference in the lives of the African child. Donations can also be made via
www.positivefuturesgroup.org/donate
It's Yours Employability Programme
PFG presents
It's Yours Employability Programme
Join us on Saturday, June 11 & June 25 for an interactive session on ‘It's Yours Employability Programme’. Our aim is to increase young peoples knowledge, skills, confidence and enjoyment of finding career opportunities. This seminar is open to all young people and youth leaders.
Each young person will leave a CV template that they can update and use
Understand the importance of interests and hobbies as well as academics Knowing how to prep for an interview
Understand what a good interview looks like and how it is attainable
Know where to look for roles and opportunities
Highlights:
How to make the perfect CV - June 11
How to boss your interview - June 25
Details:
Date: Saturday, June 11 & June 25 , 2022
Time: 14:00-16:00
Where: Woolwich Polytechnic for Girls
1 Birchdene Drive, Thamesmead, London SE28 8RP
Registration link- https://IYEprogramme.eventbrite.co.uk
The Emotional Intelligent Father Seminar
PFG presents
The Emotional Intelligent Father Seminar
Join us on Saturday, June 4 for an interactive session on ‘The Emotional Intelligent Father Seminar’. Our aim is to increase fathers' knowledge, skills and confidence and enjoyment of the parenting role. This seminar is open to all parents and youth leaders.
Dads affirm their son as a man as well as their daughter as a woman. Both boys and girls benefit greatly from a warm supportive relationship with their dads. This event will be a great opportunity to share experiences, exchange practical ideas and empower Fathers.
Highlights:
Becoming an emotionally intelligent Dad
Managing teenagers’ emotional needs
Dad's mental well-being plan
Dad's parenting resources
Details:
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Time: 13:00-15:00
Where: Zoom
Registration link- https://eqfathersseminar.eventbrite.co.uk
Facilitator: Dr Ayodele Ajayi
Dr Ajayi is a consultant psychiatrist who has been working with the NHS for two decades. His academic work has been published in peer reviewed scientific journals in UK and cited internationally.
Building strong relationships with teenagers seminar
PFG presents
Building strong relationships with teenagers seminar
Join us on Saturday, May 21 for an interactive discussion on ‘Building Strong Relationships with Teenagers’. Our aim is to increase parents’ knowledge, skills and confidence and enjoyment of the parenting role. This seminar is open to all parents and youth leaders.
Highlights:
Communication
Respect and Boundaries
Understanding & Connecting
Managing Conflicts
Networking Opportunities
Details:
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022
Time: 11:00-13:30
Where: Zoom
Registration link- https://buildingrelationships.eventbrite.co.uk.
Hip Hop Afro Fusion Dance workshop with Jessica Akin
PFG presents
Hip Hop Afro Fusion Dance workshop with Jessica Akin
This is an in-person event, venue is Dance studio, Woolwich Polytechnic for Girls, 1 Birchdene Drive, SE28 8RP
Jessica is a singer song-songwriter and dancer. She aims to inspire and educate through everything she creates.
Highlights include:
• Improved self-esteem as they get a better sense of their bodies and become more comfortable in their own skin.
• Improved physical mental health and aerobic fitness.
• Better coordination, agility and flexibility.
• Improved social and communication skills
• Improved overall balance and spatial awareness
• Helps them to be more creative, disciplined and focused.
Details:
Date: Saturday 7th May
Time: 14:00-16:00
Where: Dance Studio, Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls, 1 Birchdene Drive, Central Thamesmead, London, SE28 8RP
Registration link- HTTPS://PFGDANCEWORKSHOP.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK
Facilitator: Jessica Akin
Emotional Intelligence Workshop for parents (Part 2)
PFG presents
“Emotional Intelligence Workshop” for parents (Part 2)
Highlights:
Parental self-care
Naming and dealing with difficult emotions
Overcoming toxic thinking
Personal mental well-being plan
Feedback from Part 1 includes:
‘It was like taking an MOT of my life’
“Really enjoyed the session. Would utilise the skills learnt”
Simply sign up and we'll see you there!
Details:
Date: Saturday 26th February
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Where: Zoom
Registration link- https://pfgeqseminar2.eventbrite.co.uk.
Facilitator: Dr T Ayodele Ajayi
Dr Ajayi is a consultant psychiatrist who has been working with the NHS for two decades. His academic work has been published in peer reviewed scientific journals in UK and cited internationally. He manages a You Tube channel Tripart Care where he delivers bite-sized mental health teachings relevant to Black and Church communities.
2022 Building Strong Relationships With Parents Workshop
In this session, we aim to encourage young people to communicate more with their parents so that their relationships can be stronger. They will also have the opportunity to share what they consider as hindrances to a strong connection with their parents. The session will be facilitated by a young adult who is a secondary school teacher.
This event will be followed up by a parent’s seminar where we will give feedback from this session to parents. Please encourage your young people to register
Highlights will include:
Friends vs parents' opinions
Resolving conflicts
Relationship Building Activities
Simply sign up and we'll see you there!
Details:
Date: Thursday 17th February
Time: 17:00 - 18:30
Where: Zoom
Registration link- https://pfgbsrwrpseminar.eventbrite.co.uk
2022 Goal Setting Workshop
2022 is your year!
How many times have you heard that already? Maybe you're sick of reading it because you feel like it's not, or you feel like you're too young to live out your dreams... both are not true and both can be changed!
Review your 2021 and set achievable and exciting goals for this year! Whether you want to do better at particular subject at school, join that football club or work on how to be a better person, we will help you create goals and think about your future in the way you should.. BRIGHTLY with POSITIVITY.
Before the session we want you to come with 3 things you'd love to do this year and 2 things you learnt about yourself in 2021.
Simply sign up and we'll see you there!
Details:
Date: Saturday 29th January
Time: 11:30-13:00
Where: Zoom
Registration link- https://pgfgoalsetting.eventbrite.co.uk
Annual Games Night 2021
What better way to start of your well-deserved Christmas Holiday than joining our virtual Annual Games Night!
We know you might have spent a bit more time on Tik Tok than you might've planned too this year, but now you can put all of that scrolling to the test!
You and your friends are welcome, and the best part is that it's FREE!
Simply sign up and we'll see you there!
Details:
Date: Saturday 18th December
Time: 4-6pm
Where: Zoom
Registration link - bit.ly/theannualgamesnight2021
Emotional Intelligence Workshop for Parents - Be Empowered with Practical Tools
As part of our support for parents, we are running an Emotional Intelligence Workshop on November 27 from 1pm to 3pm. As parents, we should strive to understand our children and that journey starts with understanding ourselves. To understand someone means to know how they feel and why they behave in the way that they do.
Emotional intelligence is defined as “the ability to understand and control your own feelings, and to understand the feelings of others and react to them in a suitable way”. Join us on Nov 27 and be empowered with the practical tools that will help you to thrive and improve your emotional intelligence. It will help you to be a better parent, deal with change & develop essential people and leadership skills.
Highlights will include:
- Parental self-care
- Naming and dealing with difficult emotions
- Overcoming toxic thinking
- Personal mental well-being plan
Date: Saturday, November 27,
Time: 1pm to 3pm GMT via Zoom
Facilitator: Dr T Ayodele Ajayi
Dr Ajayi is a consultant psychiatrist who has been working with the NHS for two decades. His academic work has been published in peer reviewed scientific journals in UK and cited internationally. He is a trained mentor and coach and is the Founder and Executive Lead of Mentor into Medicine. He also runs The Tripart Care Mind Gym Course for young adults, a fun interactive relevant well-being course for black young adults.
Registration: £10, please register via https://pfgeqseminar.eventbrite.co.uk. The Zoom details will be sent out to those who register nearer the date.
For FREE Registration, please visit https://bit.ly/pfgbuildingmentalmuscle
GET FUTURE READY - BUILDING MENTAL MUSCLE SEMINAR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
This session is aimed at helping our young people to build resilience especially as they start school in September. It’s going to be very interactive session with games and online activities to get the message across. Please see below for more information:
“Building Mental Muscle Seminar for young people”
(For ages 10 to 17 years)
Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
Time: 1pm – 3pm GMT via Zoom
Highlights:
• Understanding how to handle tough times in school.
• Developing a personal resilience plan.
• How to make the most of what you’ve got to overcome difficulties.
• Signposting to age relevant resources.
Facilitator: Dr T. Ayodele Ajayi
Dr Ajayi is a consultant psychiatrist who has been working with the NHS for two decades. His academic work has been published in peer reviewed scientific journals in UK and cited internationally. He is also a trained mentor and coach and is the Founder and Executive Lead of Mentor into Medicine- a mentoring organisation that empowers school and college students from disadvantaged backgrounds, to achieve their lofty dreams of studying medicine. He runs The Tripart Care Mind Gym Course for young adults; a fun interactive relevant well-being course for black young adults.
For FREE Registration, please visit https://bit.ly/pfgbuildingmentalmuscle
GET FUTURE READY - SELF-CONFIDENCE BUILDING WORKSHOP
Positive Futures Group where you can plug into great learning and development opportunities that enable you to get future-ready?
Our workshops are:
- Free for you and your friends from the age of 11 -18 year old.
- Prepares you for the future.
- Online where you can learn in the comfort of your home.
- Engages and stimulates your mind.
- Connects you with other youths across Africa and the United Kingdom.
- And there are many more benefits to gain from attending our workshops.
- Helps to improve your mental well-being.
Positive Futures Group is an award-winning charity in London that create opportunities for young people to develop their skills and enables them to reach their full potentials.
Please join us and invite your friends along.
Follow the links below and connect with other youths your age
Thursday 15th April, 5pm – 6.30pm
Register @ http://bit.ly/PFGBUILDSCONFIDENCE
Saturday 17th April, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Register @ http://bit.ly/PFGCONFIDENCEBUILDING
GET FUTURE READY - BAKING AND FINANCE MARCH WORKSHOPS
It's Baking and Finance March for us at the Positive Futures Group where you can plug into great learning and development opportunities that enable you to get future-ready?
Our workshops are:
- Free for you and your friends from the age of 11 -18 year old.
- Prepares you for the future
- Online where you can learn in the comfort of your home.
- Engages and stimulates your mind.
- Helps you develop your mental wellbeing.
- Connects you with other youths across Africa and the United Kingdom.
- And there are many more benefits to gain from attending our workshops.
Positive Futures Group is an award-winning charity in London that create opportunities for young people to develop their skills and enables them to reach their full potentials.
Please join us and invite your friends along.
Follow the links below and connect with other youths your age.
GET FUTURE READY - FEBRUARY HALF-TERM WORKSHOPS
Hey there!
How future-ready are you? We've prepared these special workshops just for you this shalf-term.
Join us and invite your friends along too. This half term to get equipped, empowered, transformed and develop into a leader?
Great learning and development opportunities for you and your youthful friends are open for registration.
- It is free and it is for you from the age of 11 -18 year old.
- It prepares you for exams and the future
- It is online and you can attend in the comfort of your home.
- It engages your mind during this lockdown.
- It helps develop your mental wellbeing.
- You get to interact with other youths across Africa and England.
- And there are so much more benefits to gain from this.
Positive Futures Group is an award-winning charity in London that create opportunities for youths to develop their skills and enables you to reach full potentials.
Please join us and invite your friends along.
Follow the links below and connect with other youths your age.
January Workshop: Creative Problem Solving and Research Skills
Hey there! How's your New Year resolution going?
Great learning and development opportunities for you and your youthful friends are open for registration. Our Creative problem solving and Research skills online workshops will engage your curious brilliant mind. If you don't already have these workshops in your youth group, school or community, this will be your best option.
- It is free and it is for youths in year 11 and year 13.
- It prepares you for exams and the future
- It is online and you can attend in the comfort of your home.
- It engages your mind during this lockdown.
- It helps develop your mental wellbeing.
- You get to interact with other youths across Africa and England.
- And there are so much more benefits to gain from this.
Positive Futures Group is an award-winning charity in London that create opportunities for youths to develop their skills and enables you to reach full potentials.
We are running this free online workshops in collaboration with the Eton College, Berkshire and these are for you in year 13 and year 11. You will learn various skills from our various educational programs including Research skills and Creative Problem-solving Skills.
The next event is on Saturday the 9th of January 2021 at 11 AM and 1 PM respectively.
Please join us and invite your friends along.
Follow the link below and come to connect with other youths your age.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86381558717?pwd=YWNaMFZPWmh5ekF6UTBxREhnenplZz09
Have A Christmas Party on Us
Embracing Yourself: A Conversation on Identity, Self-Esteem, Mental Wellbeing & More
Are you a young adult or young people in Nigeria and in other neighbouring African countries?
You are invited to a virtual world of an inspirational interactive event on Saturday, December 12th, 2020. This event will inspire you to embrace your true identity and help provide solutions to the challenges you are facing as an individual and as a community.
It is going to be impactful, inspirational and will definitely get you in the right frame of mind, all from the comfort of your home. So hurry, don't delay, register now and invite your friend to join in. Ask your friends from other countries to join in the conversation too. We'd love to hear from them.
Upcoming Achieve Career Advice & Development workshops for Young People
As part of our Achieve programme, we will be running Career Advice & Development workshops on Saturdays, Oct 31st and Nov 7 for those in Year 9 to 13. These sessions will help young people to ensure that any career encounters, placements, and opportunities they are presented with are meaningful and lead to positive choices, and outcomes later. We see the sessions as the beginning of a longer-term conversation and support for young people to help them make informed choices for the future.
Facilitator:
Margaret Adjaye
Career & Enterprise Adviser, MCIPD qualified and a trained executive coach with experience of working in schools
To register your young people, please follow this link - bit.ly/pfgachieveworkshops and our team will contact you with the Zoom joining details and a personal development plan template. We have limited places and they will be offered on a first come first serve basis.
Upcoming PFG 4-Week Study Skills Workshop for Young People (aged 10 to 17)
Our aim is to support young people during this period of social isolation with a structured development experience especially when they have to study more on their own. We will cover different topics as stated below over 4 weeks (1 hr/week) to give them time to reflect and come back with questions. Please see more information below:
Highlights:
Week 1 - The mindset of an achiever
Week 2 - Cultivating a habit of studying
Week 3 - Revision strategies
Week 4 - Preparing for exams
Dates: 16 May, 23 May, 30 May & June 6
Time: 12pm to 1pm
FREE registration, to register visit https://bit.ly/pfgstudyskills
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Afro Dance Workshop for Young People
Saturday, 14 March 2020
Time: 12pm to 3pm
Place: Broadwater Village Hall, 1 Goosander Way, London, SE28 0ER
Name: The 'Sound of Music' Project - FREE Music Lessons for Young People aged 10 to 17.
Each young person will have the opportunity to choose from one of three musical instruments – Keyboard, Drum set or Electronic Guitar. Our aim is to help the young people to acquire their newly sought skills within 8 weeks.
Date: Every Saturday for 12 weeks; starting from October 5 2019
Time: 11am to 2pm
Venue: The Link Thamesmead, Bazalgette Way, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9BS
We would also be grateful for a voluntary donation of any amount towards the programme. Places are limited so they will be offered on a first come first serve basis.
To register your child's interest, please visit - https://pfgsoundofmusicproject.eventbrite.co.uk
Name: Etiquette and Good Manners for Teenagers
Date: February 21st 2019
Time: 12pm to 3pm
Venue: The Link Thamesmead
Topics covered:
Why do we need Good Manners
Let's make a positive first impression
Good Table Manners
PFG Long Term Investing Online Seminar for Young Adults (aged 18 to 25)
Date: Saturday, May 2 2020
Venue: Online
Time: 12pm to 2pm
Topic: Assessing current stock market opportunities
Registration is FREE but spaces are limited. To register, please click on this link.
Our facilitators are:
Remi Banjoko – an avid Private Trader and Investor in the Financial Markets with over 18 years experience trading and investing in the global financial markets. He has a passion for educating and enlightening others on wealth creation. He organizes and facilitates Trading and Investing seminars and workshops across the world with particular emphasis on the UK, USA, Nigeria, Rwanda and Ghana. He is also the author of “Trading & Investing Made Easy”
Rere Olutimehin –
Réré is a 22 year old first class law graduate. Having recently completed her Legal Practitioners Course (LPC) and a Masters, she currently works as a paralegal with an international record label. After attending our Financial Literacy seminar in August 2018 (facilitated by Remi Banjoko), she started saving and investing small sums of money. She will share her story and experience as a young successful investor. I am sure she will inspire her peers.
Positive Self-Talk for Young People (aged 10 to 17)
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2020
Venue: Broadwater Village Hall, 1c Goosander Way, West Thamesmead, London, SE28 0ER
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Registration is FREE but spaces are limited. To register your young people, please click on this link.
This interactive session will focus on developing healthy self-esteem. Self-esteem is our own opinion of ourselves and it is very important for our young people to have a balanced view of themselves. Low sew-esteem if not addressed can cause problems with friendships/relationships, create anxiety, stress, and increase likelihood to depression. During this session, we will have a discussion on:
- Sources of a healthy self-esteem;
- What affects the way we see ourselves;
- The importance of having balanced view of ourselves &
- How self-esteem affects relationships.
At the end of this session, the young people will have
- Improved self-confidence and aspirations.
- They will feel nurtured, valued and be motivated to be themselves where ever they go.
- They will value themselves and uniqueness more positively.
- They will be able to stand up to negative peer pressure
Name: PFG FREE Study Support Sessions
Date: May to July 2019
Time: Wednesdays at 5pm
Venue: The Broadwater Village Hall, 1c Goosander way, West Thamesmead, London, SE28 0ER
Name: The Young Professional - Making the right first impression
Date: 21st September 2019
Time: 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: The Broadwater Village Hall, 1c Goosander way, West Thamesmead, London, SE28 0ER
Registration: £10, please visit this link for registration - https://pfgyoungprofessionalseminar.eventbrite.co.uk