Involve! Include! Improve!
The alarm rang early for us because there was a mission to accomplish: to deliver important information to Valga students about Erasmus+ .The day before was spent on preparing activities : energizers, games and workshops. This was an interesting and useful experience for both parties, because most of the students had never heard of Erasmus+ before and some participants from our group had never done activities like this either. We got a lot of positive feedback and hoped that we were able to give a nudge to students to take part of different Erasmus+ projects. Through the eyes of people from different countries and cultures, the school in Valga was like a mansion. We were all extremely surprised, shocked of how good were the conditions in schools and how polite and enthusiastic the teenagers were! The most amazing moment for us was, when we were able to be in two countries at the same time. “I’m in Latvia, I’m in Estonia, I’m in Latvia aaaaand Estonia.” The border made us feel free and was a good example of how the world and people should be: open-minded, prejudice-free and happy! On the way back we discussed with our study buddy about the experience that we’ve just gained and what could we have improved.
The second part of the day was focused on group dynamics and how to notice changes during the lifespan of a group. This is good information to use in the next projects so that we can evaluate the development of the team. The strategy can be also useful to prevent future conflicts and help groups achieve their goals. Now, we are waiting for the sauna… Keep you updated! In February and March "Back to School" campaign took place in Estonia. That meant, that people of different professions shared their stories with youngsters. The idea was, that young people would have about either future plans either easier or more difficult choices take make after the lecture (depending on your point of view). Anyway, the idea was to share inspiration and fulfill the 45 minutes of time with emotions and sparkle up new ideas. Seiklejate Vennaskond, represented by Heleri and Kaidi, visited Tartu Hansa Gymnasium, and shared their stories with 3 different classes of 8th graders. Heleri shared her experience in discovering the world through adventure and Kaidi shared her one year EVS experience from Portugal. |
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