The Students Commission and
The Tiny Giant Magazine is a youth organization. It
really was! Age didn't matter, everyone was young at
heart. The work environment was comfortable and relaxed.
The Students Commission was full of life, even when I
spent endless hours on the computer. Who would have
thought I'd be using my OAC computer science notes to
help me create this site. ( I emailed my teacher and
thanked him for that.) In August the SR2000 conference
came around, and once again I boarded a train. I was on
my way to Kemptville in Ottawa. It was there a met the
rest of the SC staff from the other offices in
Canada.
To me this organization is about
giving youth the opportunity, to reach out from their
existing world. I had learned the computer skills which
will help me in college, and communication/social skills
that will help me in every other aspect in my life. I had
acquired a sense of understanding and knowledge of the
world around me and the issues youth faced ( like child
poverty ). The Students Commission enables youth to be
heard by others, they do this through dedication,
respect, hard work and the understanding of everyone's
differences. That's why this organization will only grow
further into the future. They will hold much larger
conferences, acquire more offices and staff and their
magazine will only continue to grow in popularity. Their
diversity and talent will be carried on into the future
because the youth of today would not want it any other
way.
Andy O'Keefe, St.
John's Newfoundland
My first experience with The
Students Commission was as a delegate at one of the
Sharing Resources 2000 conferences. I became aware of The
Students Commission through several of my friends who had
attended previous Sharing Resources conferences. The
conference I attended was held in October 1999 at
Jouvence (just outside Montreal).
The Students Commission has meant
many different things to me, some, I experienced as a
delegate and others when I got the chance to be a staff
member. As a delegate The Students Commission was about
the chance to broaden my horizons, meet the people of my
country, giving young people the power to be heard,
accepting youth for who they are and giving them the
chance to learn their full potential. As a staff member I
have had the chance to develop this website and help
youth (the other delegates) achieve all of the above.
It's very satisfying to give someone something I know has
meant so much to me. If I had to choose one word to
describe what The Students Commission means to me it
would be opportunity.
I believe that The Students
Commission is fulfilling every aspect of the role that it
should have. The remarkable thing about SC is that they
teach youth to teach others so that many more people
become affected and aware. Often times, youth from a
particular community will share what they have learned at
a SC conference with their community. The community may
in turn continue to pass this knowledge on to others. In
this way, The Students Commission makes an impact on more
than just the delegates attending the conferences. In the
future I think The Students Commission will keep the same
role it has now, but will be able to do more within that
role, as more people become aware of this organization.
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