One Mandurah family will be given the chance to enhance their relationship at an ocean adventure cruise thanks to the a scholarship from The City of Mandurah.
The City of Mandurah has partnered with Leeuwin Ocean Adventure to offer a Mandurah family the opportunity to board the STS Leeuwin II for the relationship-building Parent Project voyage.
The three-day voyage, run in partnership with Relationships Australia WA, aims at building strong family relationships and communication in a fun, safe and supportive sailing environment.
A $1,000 scholarship on offer from The City of Mandurah will allow for one parent, guardian or grandparent and one young person aged 12 years and over to join the journey from March 3-5, departing from Fremantle.
Relationships Australia will be running workshops on board designed to develop family relationships between parents and teenagers.
Mayor Rhys Williams said the City of Mandurah was proud to partner with the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure to provide a local young person with the exciting personal development opportunity.
"We want to support more of these initiatives, and would invite members of the community to come forward with suggestions on how we can do more to develop the skills and aspirations of our local young people," he said.
This Parent Project is now in its second year and uses tall-ship sailing to build communication and other skills in families.
For more than 30 years, Leeuwin has been taking young Western Australians on voyages of adventure and challenge, during which they learn about themselves and their relationships with others.
Leeuwin is the only tall-ship in the state offering sail-training, a proven way of building confidence, self-awareness, resilience, communication and sense of achievement in young people.
The unique voyage is based on the key pillars of communication, togetherness, sharing activities, support, acceptance, commitment and resilience.
Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Chief Executive Officer Carol Shannon said they were happy to happy to have The City of Mandurah on board, pun intended.
“We’re excited to be working with the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation to provide this opportunity for a local young person to take part in this voyage,” Mayor Williams said.
Leeuwin Ocean Adventure is now calling for entries for the 2018 Parent Project voyage.
For more information and to apply click here.
Applications close on Monday, February 12, 2018.
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