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Welcome to the September issue of Adding Value. The team at the Young New Zealanders Foundation (YNZF) is very proud of this publication. It continues to receive praise from New Zealand teachers and other professionals who work with our young people. The subscription list continues to grow, and Adding Value will soon be emailed to all New Zealand schools with students in Years 7 and 8.

The theme of this issue is Self-reliance. Ultimately, if a job is valued enough by individuals, then they will step up and take responsibility for it themselves, rather than wait for others to help out. This is a tough lesson to learn. As young people grow to become independent citizens, they need to learn to make wise decisions based on the likelihood of positive outcomes, as well as deciding whose advice to trust or ignore, and how to stand strong in the face of adversity.

The Adding Value newsletter is published twice per term by the Young New Zealanders Foundation.
PDF issues of the free newsletter are emailed to schools or teachers who register their interest by sending their name, school and email address to newsletter@youngnz.org.nz with "Subscribe" in the subject line.

Click here to learn more about Adding Value and how you can subscribe.

To all Cantabrians,

We at the Young New Zealanders Foundation express our strongest admiration for the way in which you have responded to the horrors of the recent earthquakes.

Your way of helping one another has been (and will remain for a long time) an inspiration to all your fellow New Zealanders.

The Foundation has prepared special material for individual students and young people, their parents and adult carers, school teachers and other youth leaders.

These ideas can help individuals clarify their values, abilities and establish some of the skills needed by young people to help them keep going.

Click here to view Courage be my Friend