YMCA Youth Parliament
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The YMCA Youth Parliament is a YMCA
sponsored youth
model
parliament
programme. There is a YMCA youth parliament in every Australia
n State and Territory.
The first Australian Youth Parliament was held in Brisbane
in 1963, based on the American
"YMCA Youth and Government
" concept, but the project was not followed up.
The first YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament was held in the Legislative Council of Parliament House in September of 1987 and has been held yearly since then.
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
sponsored youth
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
model
Model parliament
A Model Parliament is a simulation of the parliamentary proceedings of a legislature or other deliberative assembly, often based upon the Westminster Parliamentary system...
parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
programme. There is a YMCA youth parliament in every Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n State and Territory.
The first Australian Youth Parliament was held in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
in 1963, based on the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
"YMCA Youth and Government
YMCA Youth and Government
YMCA Youth and Government, or Y&G is a YMCA civic engagement and service-learning program in the United States that offers high school students the opportunity to serve in a model government process at the local, state, national, and international levels...
" concept, but the project was not followed up.
The first YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament was held in the Legislative Council of Parliament House in September of 1987 and has been held yearly since then.
State Programs
- Youth Parliament ACT
- YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament
- New South Wales Youth Parliament
- South Australian Youth Parliament
- Tasmanian YMCA Youth Parliament
- Northern Territory Youth Parliament
- YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament
- Western Australian Youth ParliamentWestern Australian Youth ParliamentThe Western Australian Youth Parliament is a program coordinated by the YMCA of Perth, and acts as the most senior youth advisory body to the Western Australian government. Participants spend time in committees developing bills, and then attend a week-long camp during which the legislation and...
External links
- Youth Parliament ACT
- YMCA Australia Youth Parliament Programs
- YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament
- New South Wales Youth Parliament
- South Australian Youth Parliament
- Tasmanian YMCA Youth Parliament
- Northern Territory Youth Parliament
- YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament
- Western Australian YMCA Youth Parliament Program