AMENTORING(导师制)programisgivinglifechangingopportunitiestoBanburyyouth.YoungInspirationswasfoundedtwoyearsagotoprovidementoringsessionsforstudentsandunemployedyoungadultsaged11to21.AlexGoldbergtheprogr

　　AMENTORING(导师制)programisgivinglifechangingopportunitiestoBanburyyouth.

　　YoungInspirationswasfoundedtwoyearsagotoprovidementoringsessionsforstudentsandunemployedyoungadultsaged11to21.

　　AlexGoldbergtheprogram'sfoundersaid;"WesetupYoungInspirationsbecausewewantedtogiveyoungpeopleexperienceswhichwillpotentiallybelifechangingandbroadentheiroutlook.

　　"Wetrytocreateworkexperienceopportunitiesthatwillreallymakeadifferencetoouryouth.Forexamplewe'vesecuredinternships(实习)withworld-famousfirmssuchasHonda.

　　"Atatimeoffundingcutbackswhereschoolsarefindingitmoreandmoredifficulttoofferthiskindofmentoringitisextremelyimportantthattheseopportunitiesareavailablebothtohelpyouthwiththeirschoolworkandgradesandtogivethemopportunitieswhichmayhelpshapetheirfutures."KieranHepburn14isoneofagroupofBanburyyouthwhohasbenefitedfromtheprogramsofar.InOctobertheBanburySchoolpupilwasaccompaniedbyYoungInspirationsstafftoPariswherehewasanobserverattheUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganization's(UNESCO)InternationalYouthForum(论坛).

　　Theeventwasheldforyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworldtoseektheirviewsonhowthefutureofyouthandeducationshouldlook.Kieranjoinedseveralhundredobserversmostlyintheir20sandwastheonlyUKschoolpupiltoattendtheevent.Kieranthinksthetripwasalifechangingexperience."BeforeweleftIdidn'tquiteknowwhattomakeofitbutwhenwegottherewedidn'tstopitwasamazing"hesaid"Wewenttothreeorfourhoursofdebateseachdayandthendidsomethingculturaleachafternoon."

　　Themainthemeoftheforumwashowyouthcandrivechangeinpoliticalandpubliclife.Itdealtwithissues(问题)suchasdrugabuseviolenceandunemployment.

　　Kieransaid:"IthasreallyhelpedmetoimprovemyconfidenceandsocialskillsaswellasmyschoolgradesandIwasvotedmostimprovedpupilatschoolinAugust."

　　TheYoungInspirationsmentoringsessionstakeplaceeachFridayinBanbury.Fordetailsvisitwww.younginspirations.com.

　　【小题1】TheYoungInspirationsmentoringprogramaimsto_____.

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