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Thinking habit

2019-1-LV02-KA105-0025052019Youth mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: LV|PL|ES|FR|IT|SK|RO|LT · Grant: €19,866
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Civic engagement / responsible citizenshipNew innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Objectives

“Thinking habit”is an international 6 days long training course that will take place in Latvia in October 2019 and will be devoted to the issue of Critical Thinking. With this project Critical Thinking among participants will be developed and tools to develop Critical Thinking at their local communities will be created. Aim of the project: To increase critical thinking skills among youth leaders, youth workers and NGO activists and their stakeholders through learning about tools and methods to improve critical thinking and by creating tools and workshops which later would be used in local communities. Objectives: To increase critical thinking skill which is a relevant skill not only for civil society but for youngsters striving to be employed as well To improve quality of youth work in partner organisations through cooperation between them and/or other stakeholders within the “Skepsis” movement To promote active citizenship and and understanding of democratic processes through knowledge on critical thinking and media literacy To create tools and workshops about critical thinking for youth workers which can later be applied at local communities To fight fakes, propaganda, prejudice, misinformation,etc. To develop new activities within the “Skepsis” movement to have better continuation and spreading of ideas about critical thinking The training is designed to equip participants with tools that can be used in daily work with young people and the learning outcomes of this training programme are foreseen to be disseminated in the youth field through the use of methods, sharing the approach and follow-up. At the training course all conditions will be made to ensure active participation of all participants. As this is a training course it is expected that participants will obtain specific and solid skills and competences, which will allow them to use received knowledge back at home. At the training course participants will be involved into learning process at all the times. This will occur through work in small groups, discussions, involvement in the training activities, creation of workshops, etc. Trainers will make sure that participants have chance to practice new knowledge and skills right at the project.

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