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2020-1-SK02-KA105-0024512020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: SK|CZ|ES|HU|IT|PL|RO|FR · Grant: €13,218.99
Health and wellbeingYouth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Objectives

The project's goal was to create a learning opportunity for youth leaders, trainers and facilitators to increasing their competencies in using experiential education methodology and in particular working with outdoor activities. The training course contributed to the development of professional skills and competencies of the youth workers in the sphere of non-formal education and experiential learning. The learning objectives were: - to empower participants to facilitate and lead individual and group developmental processes - support participants to enhance their authentic style in facilitating groups and leading teams - train participants’ facilitation and leading skills, such as: reflecting, active listening, mirroring, giving and receiving feedback, etc. - to introduce the concept of reflective practice - develop participants’ inner readiness in facilitating groups and leading teams - familiarise participants with process oriented experiential learning concepts and practices, which are relevant to leadership and group facilitation, Kolb's learning cycle, comfort zones, Tuckman's model of group dynamics and Flow model - introducing the "way of council" method of leading reflections and facilitation to group - offer participants a multicultural setting where they can share best practices, experience and discuss differences and similarities in using experiential methods - create support networks between the participants create and enable them to potentially find partners for joint projects or initiatives - create a safe space for practicing the acquired skills in an intercultural setting - gain experience in using land expedition (journey) as educational tool - learn ecological ethics "Leave no trace" During the training course the youth workers and leaders acquired new skill-sets to work with to apply in their work with young people, based on outdoor education elements such as expedition. The training course offered opportunities to learn and share, inspire and receive feedback, that was ment to help the participants - yourh workers to bring new or adapted methodologies into their home organizations. The project is ment to have the long term effect of implementing similar projects and programs for youth in the partnering organizations.

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