Cohort 1 · 2026 · Session 5 of 8 · Run sheet

My Future and My Plans

Two hours. The minute-by-minute facilitator script for M8.

Date

Thursday 18 June 2026

Time

11:00–13:00

Venue

DKA, 475 South Stuart Hwy

Facilitators

Metia (lead) · Mandy (co-fac)

Session purpose · three things to land

Each participant walks out with a picture of what's most important to them and their big dreams on paper (My Future, P7).
Each participant has at least one named goal started in each of three life domains - Health & Fitness, Hobbies, Learning & Work (My Plans, P8-9) - plus a first think about what a 'leader's goal' might look like for them.
The cohort hears two leaders' stories - Joelle and the school visit (a big-goal-with-a-small-step story) and Vivienne and the language class (a goal-as-slow-mastery story) - picked deliberately so participants see goals don't have to look like SMART acronym fill-ins.
Set up for S6 Small Steps and the individual PATH Plan days. This is a goal-mapping module, not a goal-setting course - DAS does not tell participants what to want. The participant maps their own future.

The unspoken fourth one: the heaviest module of the program lands in one block without anyone feeling tested. That's the only one that matters in the long run.

M8 carries the most content of any module - 21 slides, two read-aloud stories and four worksheets in 2 hours. Slice D itself flags the pacing as 'probably yes for a cohort of 6-8 with a co-fac, tight under 4 or with low literacy' - and we have up to 12. The win condition is worksheets with real words in them, in the participant's own voice - not slides covered. If it's 13:00 and someone has one honest line in one domain, that's a win. A complete P8-9 the facilitator half-wrote is a loss.

Pre-session prep

Two days out · Tue 16 June

OwnerAlignment meeting

Walk through this run sheet with Metia + Mandy
Walk through the s5 deck slide-by-slide (21 slides, built from M8_deck.md - confirm the build is done)
Lock Mandy's picks: her icebreaker answer, her My Future model answers (one per box), her 1-2 EXAMPLES per domain + 1 leader goal, and who reads / who leads each story
Re-read CRR-005 + CRR-011 governance together - particularly Vivienne's story handling: discussion stays on her leadership, never on the language
Scan the cohort: anyone with strong public-speaking fear Joelle's story might poke (gentle, not heavy)? Anyone with a strong language-program connection (Vivienne story sensitivity)? Anyone who's expressed wanting big change in their life?
Confirm Acknowledgement reader - CRR-001 holding wording still pending Lhere Artepe, read the locked version as written
Plan break length (15 standard, 20 if cold or the story block runs heavy) and confirm wrap-up roles - Mandy runs Appreciations
Check 'What is a goal' A3 status - photo sourcing is Phase 4.5; if it isn't produced by 18 June, slide 6 carries the same four statements

Day before · Wed 17 June

OwnerLukas + Metia

Print: My Future P7 x 12 + 2 spare; My Plans P8-9 x 12 + 2 spare (held back day-of - staged handout); EXAMPLES x 12; QUESTIONS x 12 (optional handout)
Print: CA Leadership Stories - Story 1 (Joelle) + Story 7 (Vivienne), one set each for Metia + Mandy
Print: per-session feedback forms x 12; 'What is a goal' A3 x 12 ONLY if the Phase 4.5 photo pass has produced it
Metia pre-reads both stories aloud once - confirms pace, timing, voice
Charge laptop + projector + phones; confirm caterer headcount
15-min huddle - last walk-through

Day of · Thu 18 June, 10:00 arrival

OwnerAll

Set room - horseshoe facing wall; Group Agreement (from S1) on the wall
Lay out My Future P7 at each seat - NOT P8-9 (hand out in stages to manage focus); stage P8-9 + EXAMPLES + QUESTIONS at the side for the post-break handover
Tissues on the table (soft permission for emotional moments); hot drinks going on arrival - June, kettle on; tea / coffee station + catering for ~12:00
Test AV + load s5 deck, parked on slide 1; printed agenda ready as plan-B paper
30-min huddle Metia + Mandy: who's coming, what's the vibe, anyone Joelle's story might land hard on (Joelle handling), final story-role check
Mandy at the door from 10:50, welcoming by name

Minute by minute

11:00–11:10 10 min Welcome + AcknowledgementStandard open · CRR-001 holding wording Lead: Mandy (welcome) + agreed reader (Acknowledgement)
S5 deck slides 1–2 (cover, Acknowledgement of Country)

Mandy opens (or Metia, per the alignment agreement). Acknowledgement of Country read slow and full - the locked CRR-001 holding wording, pending Lhere Artepe sign-off. Don't paraphrase, don't improvise. Fold in a one-minute housekeeping refresher - toilets, assembly point, phones silent, coloured cards (green / yellow / red), food around 12:00. The room knows the drill by week five; don't drone.

Watch: Anyone visibly flat or distressed on entry - quiet check-in. Keep the front of the session tight: this is the heaviest content day of the program and every sprawling minute up front comes off worksheet time at the back.

11:10–11:20 10 min Welcome back + roadmap + icebreakerFrom M8 · connect Keeping Strong (S4) to My Future Lead: Metia (roadmap) · Mandy (icebreaker - goes first)
S5 deck slides 3–5 (welcome back, what we'll do today, icebreaker)

Slide 3 - connect last week to this week: 'Last week we mapped what keeps us strong. This week we look forward - big dreams, goals, the shape of next year. Next session: small steps, and getting ready for your PATH Plan day.' Mandy names what struck her from the cohort's Keeping Strong work - without quoting any participant directly. Slide 4 - the roadmap for today. Quick. Slide 5 - icebreaker: 'One thing you'd like to do in the next year.' Could be small. Could be big. Could be something you used to do and want to start again. Mandy goes first with a real example, small or medium scale. Around the room, pass is fine. Pace: ~45 seconds each for a full room of 12 - keep it moving.

Watch: This icebreaker quietly pre-loads the whole session - people's 'one thing' often reappears on P7 and P8-9 later. Notice it, don't comment on it now.

11:20–11:30 10 min What is a goal?From M8 · four statements + three sizes of goals Lead: Metia (Mandy adds the 'three sizes' line)
S5 deck slides 6–7 (what is a goal, goals can be many shapes)

Slide 6 - read the four statements slow, one at a time: 'Something you might feel proud about if you do it. Like a wish for the future. Something you want to do or achieve. Your dreams for the future.' Then the sub-line: 'You can have different goals for different parts of your life - health, work, hobbies, family, where you live.' Follow the slide wording exactly - where country / where-you're-from framing surfaces it stays an invitation, never authored (pending cultural review - CRR-005). Hand out the 'What is a goal' A3 IF the Phase 4.5 photo pass has produced it - otherwise the slide carries the same four statements; don't apologise for a missing handout. Slide 7 - goals can be big, medium, small, with examples for each. 'All three are real goals. Not all leaders' goals are big.' Mandy: 'I have all three sizes of goals. The small ones are the ones I actually do.'

Watch: Don't let definitions become a lecture - 10 minutes max. The stories and worksheets do the real teaching.

11:30–11:50 20 min Two leaders' stories — Joelle + VivienneFrom M8 · CA Leadership Stories 4 + 7 · read aloud, closed activities Lead: Reader per Mandy's pick · Mandy leads both discussions, Metia listens
S5 deck slides 8–9 (a leader's story - Joelle; another leader's story - Vivienne)

Two stories, two shapes of goal - Joelle and the school visit (a big-goal-with-a-small-step story) and Vivienne and the language class (a goal-as-slow-mastery story). Slide 8 - Joelle (Story 1), ~210 words, read aloud by Metia OR Mandy (Mandy's choice, locked at alignment). Read the story as written. PAUSE after reading - let it sit. Then the prompts on screen: What did Joelle do that you'd call leadership? What was her big goal? What was a small one? Who was on his team? Mandy leads the discussion. 5 min. Slide 9 - Vivienne (Story 7), ~190 words, read aloud. Pause. Prompts: ten years - what does that say about goals? What's something Vivienne does that you've already done in some way? What's hard about goals that take a long time? Mandy leads. 5 min. Cultural handling - Vivienne (CRR-005 + CRR-011): read the story as written. Discussion stays on Vivienne's leadership - showing up, ten years of practice, helping learners feel less awkward. It does NOT stray into 'what is Arrernte language about' / 'is it good for non-Aboriginal people to learn Arrernte' / 'should we all learn Arrernte' - those are not ours to author. If a participant brings their own connection to language programs, listen, reflect, do not interpret. Cultural handling - Joelle: read as written. If anyone in the cohort is in active AOD recovery (Metia should know going in), check in privately during the break. Don't avoid the story - it's a really useful goal-shape - but watch closely.

Watch: Watch participants during both readings. If anyone looks distressed at Joelle's story, Mandy sits next to them - 'want to step out for a minute?' - and steps out with them while Metia continues. If the room goes quiet after the stories, that's thinking, not failure: 'These stories make people think. That's OK.'

11:50–12:00 10 min My Future (P7) — intro + startFrom M8 · two boxes: most important / big dreams Lead: Metia (intro) · Mandy (models one answer per box)
S5 deck slides 10–11 (My Future divider, worksheet intro)

Hand out the My Future worksheet (P7) - NOT P8-9 yet; the staged handout manages focus. Two boxes: 'What is most important to me?' and 'What are my big dreams?' Write, draw, or ask for scribing - no wrong answer. Mandy shares one of her own answers per box - briefly, keep it tight (locked at alignment). Participants begin filling in P7. This block is a start, not a finish - P7 continues after the break, and the booklet page can keep growing at home. The 'most important' box is the natural place for Country, family in language-group terms, ceremony or kinship to surface. If it does: listen, reflect ('Thanks for sharing that with us'), never interpret or author (CRR-005 / CRR-011).

Watch: 'What if I don't have any dreams?' - 'That's an answer too. Write I'm not sure yet and we'll come back to it.' Don't invent dreams for anyone in the room - many participants haven't been asked this question seriously before. Flag for follow-up; the PATH Plan day will surface more.

12:00–12:15 15 min Break + lunchCatering on at ~12:00 · extend to 20 min if cold or the story block ran heavy Lead: All
S5 deck slide 12 (break)

15 min standard - extend to 20 in cold weather or after a heavy story block. June in Alice: hot drinks on, keep the kettle going. Both facilitators move around - soft check-ins, no agenda. Priority: anyone moved by either story (either story), anyone struggling with P7. Lukas during the break: stage the P8-9 + EXAMPLES + QUESTIONS handouts ready for the transition - don't lay them out yet.

Watch: Dietary flags per participant pack. If the break stretches to 20 min, take the lost time out of the My Plans talk-track, not the writing time.

12:15–12:25 10 min My Future continues + transition to My PlansFrom M8 · finish P7 · staged handout of P8-9 + EXAMPLES Lead: Both walk the room · Mandy offers scribing
S5 deck slides 12–13 (hold the break slide, then My Plans divider at the handover)

~5 min: anyone who didn't finish P7 does so now. Mandy walks the room, offers scribing - the words stay the participant's. Then the transition - hand out My Plans (P8-9) + the EXAMPLES handout. QUESTIONS handout is optional, only for anyone who wants prompts - don't make it mandatory; too many questions overwhelms some people. Framing line: 'Now we're going from your big-picture future to the specifics of three parts of your life.'

Watch: P7 doesn't need to be complete - 'I'll finish at home' is fine, the booklet keeps going. Anyone with a totally blank P7: Mandy sits with them during the My Plans block rather than forcing a catch-up now.

12:25–12:40 15 min My Plans (P8-9) — three domains + leader goalsFrom M8 · Health & Fitness / Hobbies / Learning & Work + leader-goals row Lead: Metia (intro + examples) · both walk the room, offer scribing
S5 deck slides 13–17 (divider, three domains, CA examples, leader goals, now your turn)

Slide 14 - the three domains: Health and Fitness (body, food, sleep, doctor, mental health) · Hobbies (what you do for fun, art, sport, going out) · Learning and Work (paid jobs, volunteering, training, studying). 'What do you want to do or achieve in each one? And - what are your goals as a leader?' Slide 15 - CA examples, walked through aloud one column at a time. Mandy shares 1-2 of her own per domain (locked at alignment): 'This is what some other people might write. Mine would look different.' Make it explicit: these are examples, not a checklist. The Learning & Work column includes 'I want to learn more about my country' - lowercase deliberate; the participant decides whether they mean country (geography) or Country. Don't pre-resolve. If clarification is wanted, ask softly 'What does that look like for you?' and listen (pending cultural review - CRR-005). 'Get paid work that fits with my family and ceremony when I'm called' is a participant-led option, never a prescription (CRR-011). Slide 16 - leader goals: Joelle's was peer-mentoring at the program; Vivienne's was helping new learners feel less awkward. 'Your leader goal might be small. Or specific. You don't have to pick one today. This is a thinking space.' Slide 17 - 'Now your turn.' ~10 min writing time; both facilitators walk the room and offer scribing.

Watch: 'I don't want to be a leader' - leave the row blank, or write 'I'm not sure if I want to be a leader yet'. Both real answers; don't push. One domain filled, others blank - fine; come back next session or at the PATH Plan day. Goals that look unrealistic or unsafe - don't correct in the room; privately later: 'Tell me more about this one. What would it take?'

12:40–12:50 10 min Share-back (optional)From M8 · one thing from any worksheet · pass allowed Lead: Mandy (shares first)
S5 deck slide 18 (share if you want to)

'Share if you want to - one thing from My Future or My Plans. You can pass.' Mandy shares first - a real-or-representative answer. Then around the circle, pass allowed. Thank each person by name. If someone shares a cultural goal ('my goal as a leader is to learn Arrernte', 'learn more about my country') - 'Yes, if that's something you want.' Don't add anything: no 'great', no 'that's important', no 'tell me more'. Listen. Move on (CRR-011).

Watch: If behind at 12:40, shrink to two or three volunteers rather than a full circle - the wrap-up's PATH Plan day flag cannot be squeezed out.

12:50–13:00 10 min Wrap-up + feedback + Appreciations + next-session previewGoing-out ritual · PATH Plan day flag is non-negotiable Lead: Mandy (Appreciations) + Metia
S5 deck slides 19–21 (before you go, next week, back cover)

1. 'One goal from your worksheet to think more about this week.' One each, quick. 2. Per-session feedback form - fill-in or co-fac scribing. 3. Mandy runs Appreciations - one specific thing about someone in the room. 4. Slide 20 - preview: 'Next session is Thursday 25 June - Small Steps and First Steps. Pick one goal, break it into small steps, get ready for your PATH Plan day.' 5. IMPORTANT: flag the PATH Plan day clearly - timing, location, who's coming. The plan days happen individually after the group sessions finish, and some participants won't realise that. 6. Mandy thanks each person individually as they leave. Names them.

Watch: Don't run past 13:00 - transport booked. If behind, feedback goes forms-only and the go-round is dropped; keep the PATH Plan day flag + Appreciations + named thank-yous.

Mandy's choices to lock at alignment

Choice	Options
Story roles — who reads, who leads	Mandy reads Joelle aloud OR Metia reads and Mandy leads the discussion - same call for Vivienne. Source design has the co-fac leading both discussions while the lead listens; Mandy decides which story (or both) she leads. Locked at alignment.
Her icebreaker answer ('one thing in the next year')	Real example, small or medium scale - she goes first. Locked at alignment.
The 'three sizes of goals' line (slide 7)	Scripted - 'I have all three sizes of goals. The small ones are the ones I actually do.' - or her own words
Her My Future model answers	One per box - most important / big dream. Brief, real, rehearsed not improvised. Locked at alignment.
Her EXAMPLES picks (slide 15)	1-2 of her own per domain + 1 leader goal - from the EXAMPLES lists or her own. 'Mine would look different' framing.
If unwell mid-session (like S1)	Steps out - Metia + Lukas continue; Metia takes the story discussions and the share-back becomes volunteers-only. 'Mandy's having a rest, back next week.' Don't make a thing of it.

Participant flags · keep in your back pocket

Participant	Flag
Brandon Williams	Hard of hearing Hard of hearing. Quiet, communicates more when safe. Needs help with spelling and reading. Loves food — remind when enough is enough.
Hosea Crafter	Contact via Tony (carer) No personal phone. Primary contact is his carer Tony · 0400 365 551. Tony will transport him to and from each session.
Jordan Sumner (Jordy)	Nut allergy Needs 30 sec processing time before he answers — be patient. Two support workers attending. STRICT nut-free diet per dietician.
Keyanna Williams	24/7 oxygenKP Services pickup 24/7 oxygen. Fatigues easily — calm room, regular breaks, flexible pacing. Simple, repeated communication. Structured routine, limited choices, 1:1 support. KP Services transport · 0403 574 249.
Michael Wallace	Hard of hearing Hard of hearing. Needs reminders to focus and to eat.
Mona Teamay	Eligibility queryIDDSI 4 / IDDSI 3 AAC (Eye Gaze). Pureed food (IDDSI Level 4), moderately thick fluids (IDDSI Level 3). EOI ticked NO to intellectual/learning disability — confirm eligibility with David.
Petra Haines	KWS / Auslan + whiteboard Uses KWS and Auslan; adapts via writing and whiteboard, plus animated expression. Keep communication simple. Has a current behaviour support plan — request from Codie.

Anticipated tricky moments

Joelle's story lands on someone with strong public-speaking fear Metia should know the cohort going in; brief Mandy pre-session if there's a known sensitivity. During the reading, watch them - if distressed, Mandy sits next to them, offers 'want to step out for a minute?' and steps out with them while Metia continues. Check in at the break. After the session Metia follows up; if a safeguarding concern, DAS procedures.

'Joelle's story is too close to home' Acknowledge: 'Yeah. It is for some people.' Offer: 'If you'd rather sit out the discussion, that's OK. Or we can talk about it after.' Check in during the break. Per safeguarding procedure if needed.

Vivienne's story prompts 'should I learn Arrernte?' Honest answer: 'That's between you and the language program if you want to approach them.' Do NOT author views on whether non-Aboriginal people should learn Arrernte - that's not DAS's authority. Flag for cultural review reflection in the debrief.

'Should I write my goal as a leader is to learn Arrernte?' 'Yes - if that's something you want.' Don't add anything - no 'great', no 'that's important', no 'tell me more'. Per CRR-011. Listen. Move on.

'I want to write [cultural thing] but I'm not sure if I'm allowed' 'Yes. This is your worksheet. You write what's true for you.' Don't probe. Don't celebrate. Don't dampen.

Strong cultural framing surfaces during goal-setting Listen. Reflect simply ('Thanks for sharing'). Don't expand or interpret. Document the moment in the debrief - was the slide framing right? Don't reuse what was said as content in future sessions. If slide 9 framing consistently invites drift into authoring Arrernte content, raise CRR-016 to revise the framing in Phase 7.

'What if I don't have any dreams?' 'That's an answer too. Write I'm not sure yet and we'll come back to it.' Don't try to invent dreams for them in the room - many participants haven't been asked this seriously before; 'I'm not sure' is a real first answer. Flag for follow-up; the PATH Plan day will surface more.

'What if my goal is something I can't do?' (e.g. 'I want to be a pilot') 'Write it. We're not testing. The goal is yours.' Privately, later: explore what's behind it - 'pilot' might mean 'I want to feel strong / capable / important'. The specific goal is a starting point, not an endpoint.

'I don't want to be a leader' 'OK. Leave that row blank, or write I'm not sure if I want to be a leader yet. Both are real answers.' Don't push. Some participants come to leadership later - the program isn't an assembly line.

Cohort goes quiet after the stories — energy drops Acknowledge: 'These stories make people think. That's OK.' Move into the My Future activity with extra energy from the facilitator side. Mandy may share her own goal openly to reset the tone.

P8-9 filled with goals that look unrealistic or unsafe Don't correct in the room. Privately, at the break or after: 'Tell me more about this one. What would it take?' Don't dismiss - listen to what's behind the goal. If a safeguarding signal (e.g. wanting to live with someone who's been hurting them): DAS procedures.

Compressed time — falling behind by ~12:30 Cut in order: slide 15 examples to one row per domain, QUESTIONS handout goes unmentioned, share-back to two or three volunteers, feedback to forms-only. Never cut: the two worksheets' writing time, the leader-goals line, the PATH Plan day flag.

Tech failure (deck won't load) Plan B is paper - both stories are printed (Metia + Mandy copies), the worksheets carry both activities, the EXAMPLES handout replaces slide 15. Read slide content from the printed agenda. Don't lose 10 minutes troubleshooting.

End-of-session checklist

Every participant has P7 + P8-9 + EXAMPLES (+ the What is a goal A3, if it was produced) in their booklet folder
Per-session feedback forms collected
Worksheets + handouts restocked; CA Leadership Stories printouts archived for the next cohort
Trello updated: attendance · anyone affected by either story (follow-up note) · any cultural-content moments to reflect on (not for re-use) · rough activity completion rate per worksheet · any participant goal worth flagging for their PATH Plan day
Co-fac debrief (15 min, paid time): what worked · story handling - Vivienne especially: did discussion stay on her leadership? (CRR-016 candidate if it drifted) · anyone to follow up with this week · anything for the next cohort iteration
Anyone surfaced by Joelle's story followed up per safeguarding procedure where flagged - phone, not just email
Same-day SMS / email follow-up to participants - include the 'one goal to think more about this week' reminder
PATH Plan day scheduling kicks off - outreach to each participant about their PATH Plan day timing starts now (plan days run individually after S8, 9 July)
Pacing note in the debrief: did 21 slides + 2 stories + 4 worksheets actually fit 2 hours? Document what got cut, for the next cohort iteration (slice D asked for exactly this)
Update participant tracker - attendance, flags, follow-up commitments

Adapted for Central Australia by DAS, in partnership with Inclusion NT under the PATH MOU 2025–26. Original curriculum © Inclusion NT.