Sunday 6 March 2016

TEEN DO!

Hello guys

Today I'm going to be talking to you about a really exciting event that I'm involved in organising! For the past 8  years, my Dad and his friends have been organising and running a 3 day event called The Do Lectures. Once a year, speakers and attendees gather in Wales to create ideas together. Phones are left at home, the internet is switched off, and people talk. It is a place for optimism, wonder and inspiration to bubble up. 




It's a small event, with only 80 attendees and 24 speakers. Chickens run around. People swim in rivers. Music plays long into the night. Great local food. Coffee made by top baristas. Tea like you have never tasted before. Local beers brewed just down the road. 

It is not a conference. It is not a festival. No one really knows how to describe it. But people leave 3 days later, and things are different for them after that. 




So now on to my really exciting news... This summer we are launching TEEN DO! We planted the seed of Teen Do last year, and this August it's blossoming.

"AT LAST YEAR’S DO LECTURES, WE GOT ON STAGE TO ANNOUNCE THAT TEEN DO WOULD BE HAPPENING IN AUGUST 2016. NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS FIND SPONSORS, FIND SPEAKERS, FIND CATERERS, FIND MUSICIANS, FIND TENTS, FETCH, CARRY, SWEEP, CLEAN AND DO LOTS OF WASHING UP."



So what is Teen Do? 

60 teens (age 14-17)
Live music
Healthy food
Hands-on workshops
12-14th August, The Do Farm, West Wales.

Today's teenagers are digital pioneers. We are the first generation to grow up in this new social media world. No other generation has grown up with such amazing tools that allow access to information, entertainment and endless connectivity.

At a time where we are trying to define who we are and what we want to become, we are bombarded with hundreds of images telling us who we could and should be.

Teen Do's purpose is to help teenagers just like us. To put us on the right track by teaching us things that we don't learn in school. Even better, the talks will be filmed and put on the Do Lectures website to benefit teens all around the world.

Some of the things we’ll learn:


  • How to look after yourself
  • How to follow your dreams
  • How to fight for what you believe in
  • How to get off the internet
  • How to listen to your instinct
  • How to 'be' as well as 'do'
  • How to find your purpose
  • How to fail
  • How to embrace the outdoors
I'm so excited to be part of such an amazing, inspiring event that will change the lives of today's teenagers. Not only is it for teenagers, but Teen Do has been imagined, organised and brought to life BY teenagers too! 

You can find out more by going to www.thedolectures.com/events/teen. Applications open soon, so please register your interest online so we can keep you updated!

And make sure you're following us on Twitter & Instagram @theteendo.

I hope you've enjoyed learning about this part of my life, and hopefully I will see some of you there! 

Lots of love


Moo x 

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