Nuno FazendaPaulo Canas

Associação Pressley Ridge

Finalist of theII Bootcamp

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Finalist of theII Bootcamp

IES powered by INSEAD

Business School

Nuno FazendaPaulo Canas

Associação Pressley Ridge

_the mentors

Paulo CanasProject Manager Believes that Surf is a catalyst to awaken the potential in children and youth and use it to create a sustainable future.

Nuno FazendaTeacher Counselor Believes that Surf is a way of life that meets his ideal communion between man and nature, enabling the mystical understanding of nature and the need for openness and tolerance among human beings.

All children and youth have potential!

_vision, mission and values

VisionAll children and youth have potential! MissionTo develop the potential and autonomy of children and youth through SURFING and contact with Nature

Values Safety Stability Well-Being

SURF.ART promotes the improvement of success and well-being in the lives of children and youth through Surfing and contact with Nature.

Through our project , participants improve skills such as:

• Personal and group responsibility• Self-discovery and relationship building• Communication and collaboration• Problem solving• Respect for oneself and others

_the project

_the problem

In 2010, the Annual Report of the Commission for Protection of At Risk Children and Youth (CPCJ) talks

about 68.300 children that were followed in Portugal.

Main problems diagnosed:

• Negligence (38.2%) • Exposure to models of deviant behaviour (18.7%)

The age group from 11 to 14 years recorded the highest number of cases of children and young people at risk (25%).

_the problem

Children and youth are living in neighborhoods with negative perspectives towards life.

Those contexts have lack of stimulation and positive role models where there are various risk factors which are feeding constantly a vicious cycle.

Delinquency, problems with the justice and low social perspectives are consequences!

Children and youth at risk can be future parents living in poor conditions with negative perspectives towards life, in a non-stimulant and an unstructured parental setting.

_competitive advantages

Be a unique intervention supported by a qualified and experienced team in the field of intervention with children and youth at risk

Develop an individual life plan with children and youth and actively involves the group of significant people in their lives (family, school, peers, etc.)

Provide children and youth an opportunity to play sports like SURF outside their context while promoting a healthy contact with nature

SURF.ART aims to

_value proposition

Through the process of experiential education using SURF, study tutoring classrooms and challenging workshops, participants learn to accept responsibility for personal decisions and past behaviors, address individual and family issues, and become invested in their future.

_target audience

Direct Beneficiaries: 14 children and youth aged between 11-14 years and their families Indirect Beneficiaries : Peers, Local Community and School

Where: Red Cross Neighborhood, CascaisIntervention Period: 1 School Year

_social impact theory

EXPERIENTAL EDUCATION

INDIVIDUAL LIFE PROJECT

CHALLENGING WORKSHOPS

STUDY TUTORING

CLASSROOMS

PARENTING TRAINING

ENHANCE FAMILY

RELATIONSHIPS

INCREASED WELL-BEING AND SUCESS IN LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS

INCREASE ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE

INCREASE RESILIENCE

SURF

_the future…

SURF.ART has the potential to be replicated in other vulnerable communities integrating other outdoor sports

Self-sustainability is one of the main goals and we will be taking into account:

Creating a range of merchandising products to be sold in stores and events

Creating an annual fundraising signature event

Creating international awareness for raising other investors

_contact us

Paulo CanasProject ManagerE-mail: pcanas@pressleyridge.orgTel.: 91 698 01 56

Nuno FazendaTeacher CounselorE-mail: nfazenda@pressleyridge.orgTel.: 96 461 99 68