Type of Activity: Youth Exchange - Location: La Vancelle (close to Strasbourg), France - Activity dates for the youth exchange : from from Saturday February 15th to Friday February 21st 20120 - Working languages: English - Partner Countries: France, Romania, Lithuania, Italy and Bulgaria We would like to carry out this project because we believe that art provides engaging experiences for youngster with fewer opportunities. We want to show that creative tasks and inclusive methodology approach boost confidence and participation. We are motivated to carry on this project because we believe that art is a universal language that speaks to us regardless of our social, economical, cultural or geographical background. It gives us a new perspective and insight on different cultures and customs. Weather they create a painting or a collage to express emotions and feelings, art has the power to break barriers, create initiative and contribute to personal and professional development of youth. Our project objectives: • improve the knowledges of foreign languages, especially English and French • Inspire young people to use creative arts as a way to bring cultural awareness and to develop expression • increase the feeling of European Citizenship and facilitate an intercultural dialogue among young European citizens, through non-formal methodology The methodology of the youth exchange will be based on non-formal learning and learning by doing. The specific activities implemented during the youth exchange will be in accordance with the stated objectives. During the youth exchange, they will be the improve their creative and social skills, experimentation and active participation, exchange of ideas. Every step of their process will include a self-evaluation. Each creative art was designed to ensure accessibility and a valuable experience for the result of the final event of the project (an exhibition) Impacts on participants: improved level of communication in foreign languages, including English and French; strengthening the sense of initiative, team spirit and self-confidence and artistic qualities through their active involvement and their association in the project; opening to the discovery and cooperation with young people from different cultures; creation of an exchange network between the European participants