Involve! Include! Improve!
In the morning we facilitated and participated in a “World cafe”; an opportunity to discuss important issues about how to reach more participants with Erasmus+. This was an informal event where 4 volunteers facilitated the discussion of important topics concerning youth work whilst everyone enjoyed delicacies such as “magic juice” and “warm water with herbs”. After lunch we prepared workshops to deliver in Estonian schools. We were all excited about this as we wanted to experience the culture of a different country's school system. The objective was to inform students about the volunteering and educational opportunities available to them through Erasmus+, using a relaxed and non-formal learning environment. After a group reflection session and a delicious meal of buckwheat and chicken in a creamy sauce, we spent the rest of the evening putting the finishing touches to our presentations, ready for an early start the next morning. People were tired out after all that hard work... ...or was it because of all the snowball fights earlier?!
In the morning we all made our own notebooks to record all our amazing thoughts and ideas for the week. With our books in hand, we learnt more about Erasmus Plus and the different elements of the programme from Strategic Partnerships to Youth Exchanges - learning from our group's experts. After an energising "Shark Song" we divided ourselves across 8 islands of Key Competences and explored these islands together. We then reflected about our learning by watching Shaun the Sheep and analysing what Key Competences the animals displayed during the episode. (Shaun is very entrepreneurial and showed good initiative). Finally we reflected about the different roles of Youth Workers through brainstorming and sharing our ideas. The 2nd Intercultural Night was hosted by Romania, Turkey, Poland, Spain and the UK. We had quizzes, dances, songs, videos, food and drink from each country. |
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