Phoenix nzyp was established in 2007 by Matua Jay Williams to advance and develop performing arts students at secondary school.
Auditioning and selecting the best from every school. Phoenix NZYP was born.
Alongside Jay were friends who also shared the same passion and love for young people and were also masters in the art form e.g Drama, Singing and Dancing.
Throughout 2007 the focus was about building leaders and role models, for them to focus on getting better and excelling more then they would in a general school tution. Phoenix NZYP has performed in front of thousands of people not just in NZ. 2008 saw NZYP cross the ditch to Australia to perform for over 20 schools in the Gold Coast area. Experience was awesome but also inspirational to those who witnessed them perform. 2009 brings a new bred of era

Events to date

2007 No names Play Released, Youth Town,

2008 Secondaries schools tour - Massey High, Waitakere Coolege, Botany College, Elim School, Manurewa High, Papatoe High, Henderson High

2008 Maidment Thearte, Sunset Pearls Hasting Tour, Ezikiel33 events, Corbans Estate, Gold Coast Tour, Pacifica Beats and Rockquest, Phoenix NZYP DVD/CD released. Karnel feat phoenix - whos got the huri released to air

2008 Student Acheivement - Jason Woo - Lead role for NZ Feature film still to be released "Matariki"

2009 Auckland Polyfest, Pacifica, Whanau in the Park

MORE TO COME

The seed of Phoenix NZYP started back in 1993 after I left Avondale College to join a group called Y-One. I realised at that point that mainstream education had failed to provide me with the right tools for life I was often labelled as ' stupid', 'dumb', would never amount to anything etc by teachers who were not only unprofessional, but useless. They couldn't see the diamond in the rough! I was tired of the stereotypes that Polynesians were only good at sport and that we lacked the concentration and capacity to achieve well academically. At that point the decision to go to University became the best option! With little academic success I applied for teachers college at Waikato University and was blessed to get in. The fear of failure never crossed my mind at that point because I knew that I had to do something to change the future of the next generation by being a teacher of understanding and insight. When our kids talk about the street I know what they are saying, when they share their frustrations of education I connect to their stories and when they get hurt by people putting them down for making a stand I too feel that pain. Some educationalists are either out dated or riddled with institutionalised racism across cultures - the one size fits all isn't the answer to the problems of educational failures and barriers to learning. Through the performing arts I work out a system that helps to provide a positive environment that is both conducive to learning and contextualized. I have found PHOENIX NZYP to be the most enjoyable and life changing experience spiritually inand emotionally. To see the personal victories and developments of dividuals, teams and families is a testament to the success of our program. If we as a community don't stand up and speak then there will continue to be drunk drivers on our roads, young people taking their lives and division among races. NZYP is a vehicle for assisting to develop those essential skills for life, such as, effective communication, time management, personal confidence. NZYP is part of the solution, not the problem! By supporting us you make a stand for the generation here and the generations to come!

Mission
Our mission is to assist those individuals, organisations, and education institutions in our community seeking to advance personal confidence, and personal wellbeing through Sports, Cultural activities, Performing Arts and/ or effective educational teaching. Therefore supporting our community at the grass roots level Higher Learning Objectives

1. Create personal well-being solutions and outcomes for individuals, organisations and education institutions

2 . To ensure that positive participants learn and thrive in a safe environment

3. Increase positive community participation and community awareness of issues prevalent in our communities.

4. To never, never, never give up!

Our vision
To advance the positive sporting, performing arts, cultural activities of our community through effective education. Our philosophy Integrating positive sports, performing arts, and cultural activities, therefore, enhancing the personal development of individuals and further developing positive community participation.
Our goal

To contribute to building individuals, strengthening families, and building community participation by fostering healthy relationships via sport, performing arts, cultural activities and effective education