Visage Spring-Summer 2024

THE CLARION YOUNG LEADERS’ ACADEMY
nottingham partners join
Eastside are thrilled
to welcome and adopt
Nottingham Young Leaders
into the family.
Nottingham YLA joins Clarion on Saturdays,
meeting online and in person
at the centre in Leicester.
Together they are forging a
pathway for the YLA movement in the
Midlands creating an environment that
promotes academic excellence and
rigour, developing leadership skills, citizenship,
confidence and self-esteem.
Over the next few years our YLAs in
the midlands will be strengthening their
infrastructure, increasing the number
of beneficiaries and providing greater
access to educational opportunities
including boarding school bursaries.
This partnership represents an
exciting chapter in the YLA story.
Together, we will inspire and equip
the next generation of leaders in the
midlands.
Nottingham Young Leaders join
Clarion YLA in Leicester
A warm welcome to the Nottingham
community into our YLA family!
SPONSORSHIP
make an impact
sponsor a young leader!
Established in 2002, EYLA is a youth leadership development
organisation especially for Black and minority youth, empowering
them to become the next generation of successful leaders.
We all know many paths in life are
determined by the influence and
inspiration of the learning environment.
EYLA is such a place.
We have created a zone of magical
realism, channelling energy and
ambition into productive pursuits
unlocking the true potential in each
young person. We work with our
partners and parents to motivate
and encourage students to go
beyond their personal best. We run
workshops and classes utilising our
own unique, bespoke leadership
curriculum, built on seven building
blocks: Confidence and Capacity,
Health and Well-being, Identity,
History and family, Self-expression
and Leadership, Self-management
and Service. We also support parents
through our Parent University
and we benefit from the alumni
who give back through volunteering.
The programme has resulted in
increased academic attainment at
school and greater civic involvement
from the young leaders. EYLA
achieves its fantastic results by
building the academic and interpersonal
skills of its young leaders, instilling
in them self-confidence and
unlocking their creativity. Visits to
corporations and places of cultural
interest build the soft skills and cultural
capital of the young leaders.
Visits to universities such as Oxford
and Cambridge are a key aspect of
EYLA’s extra-curricular programme
and are having a huge impact on
the attitude and aspirations of
the young people. Since 2007 we
have placed >250 students on full
bursaries or scholarships in world
renowned boarding schools. Over
the last 20 years, EYLA’s success
has resulted in strong interest in
replicating the model and there are
now seven YLA’s, five in London and
two further afield in Milton Keynes
and Leicester.
It costs £1,550 per annum to
support a Young Leader
■ £500 will provide 300 hours
of supplementary education
including maths, English,
science and study support plus
a summer school.
■ £400 will provide 350 hours of
life and leadership skills training
towards a successful future.
■ £300 will provide at least 20
opportunities such as career
insight, challenges, visits to universities
and corporations, work
experience etc.
■ £200 will provide 25 hours of
one to one academic coaching
and/or mentoring.
■ £3,500 will prepare and support
a student towards a boarding
school bursary placement.
To make a donation please go to
https://www.eyla.org.uk/donate
Or make an online transfer to:
EYLA – Admin Account
Sort code: 30-92-90
Account number: 02044631
Thank you for your support!
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