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Georgia Teen Institute

17 Sep

Youth Across Georgia are Creating Better Communities for Us All

This past summer, 45 Youth Action Teams (YATs) attended Georgia Teen Institute (GTI). GTI is a leadership and prevention program for youth throughout Georgia that begins with four days of summer training and continues with year-round support. YATs come back to the...
7 Jul

Workshops at GTI 2015: Planting New Seeds

It’s hard to believe that it has already been a month since we stepped foot onto Oxford College’s campus to begin unloading the moving truck and settling in for Georgia Teen Institute 2015. Since coming home, if you’ve caught yourself thinking of new ways you could...
30 Jun

Team Meetings at GTI 2015: The SPF in Action!

GTI 2015 is over, but it seems like only yesterday that we had our thumbs up, arms out, knees together, tongue out and head back for Singing in the Rain! Sounds a little silly, huh? We make a lot of great memories at Georgia Teen Institute, from our General Sessions...
23 Jun

General Sessions at GTI 2015: Six Lessons Learned

TI! YOU KNOW! Is it still ringing in your ears? It’s hard to believe that Georgia Teen Institute 2015 is over and we have to wait another whole year to feel the magic, excitement and energy again. Reflecting back on the last two weeks, it’s apparent that a lot of...
15 Jun

GTI 2015 by the Numbers

With one week down, our GTI 2015 Staff is back at Oxford College to make the final preparations for another full week of the program. We are re-energized and beyond excited to begin Week 2! As we are busy filling Family Group and Team Meeting bags, fine-tuning...
8 Jun

Meet the GTI 2015 Staff

Have you ever… Energized a crowd by going bananas? Become excited over pencils? Received something from a secret pal? Worn the same t-shirts as 45 other people for several days? Bonded with a group of strangers from all across the state? Used yarn to make a warm...