Welcome to the Youth Education Programme - Lesson Plans

The Youth Education Programme has been developed for young people aged under 18 years old to introduce them to the sport of sailing, the ocean environment and the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 stopover locations. The programme lesson plans are entirely web-based to be inclusive to:

• young people as either individuals or via their schools, youth or community groups,
• teachers in primary and secondary schools and
• youth leaders

The lesson plans are available for two age groups:

• those under 12 and
• those over 12 years old. 

11 lessons plans will be delivered, the first by the website launch and then as the boats reach each of stopover locations as per the Route Map.  Each lesson will take one of the themes of GLOBAL VILLAGE - Food, Innovation, Green or Marine and is structured into three components: 

• Let's Think - Introduction to the lesson themes by the Parent, Teacher or Youth Leader
• Let's Talk - Guided discussion on the lesson themes
• Let's Do - Activities to be followed up on

Additional material to complement the themes of the Youth Education Programme will be available via the Blog.

Please to let us have any suggestions/comments