This initiative is in accordance with the EU Youth Strategy, as it aims to empower young individuals residing in rural locales. Our goal is to provide training for youth workers and equip young NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) from rural regions with fundamental skills essential for employability and entrepreneurship, while also fostering innovation, renewal, and entrepreneurship within rural communities.
In rural areas, significant challenges persist, including limited employment prospects, inadequate access to essential services such as education, and a dearth of engaging opportunities. These obstacles hinder the development and well-being of residents, particularly the youth, who play a pivotal role in societal progress, as emphasized by the Council of the EU in 2018 and the EU Youth Strategy.
It’s imperative that policies and initiatives address these hurdles and prioritize the welfare of young people in rural regions. However, the current rural landscape often fails to meet the aspirations of youth, prompting many to seek greener pastures elsewhere, thereby exacerbating issues like depopulation and demographic aging. According to data from the European Commission, although rural areas cover 80% of the EU’s territory, they house only around 30% of its population. Moreover, from 2015 to 2020, rural populations dwindled by an average of 0.1% annually, while urban areas experienced growth at a rate of 0.4% per year.
When young individuals opt to remain in rural communities, they frequently encounter social and economic marginalization, contributing to phenomena like NEET status (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) and high rates of youth unemployment, as reported by Eurostat in 2021. This perpetuates a cycle of diminished access to essential services and limited job opportunities, perpetuating their disenfranchisement.
Despite incremental advancements, substantial work remains to be done. This serves as the driving force behind our project: to catalyze social transformation in rural areas, particularly among vulnerable demographics like NEETs. Our aim is to empower young people to overcome systemic barriers and build thriving, sustainable communities.
RuralNEET Activities
Transnational Project Meetings
The Consortium will meet on two occasions at partner locations throughout the Project's Lifetime!
Kick-off Meeting
First Kick-off meeting to take place in Strasbourg, France June 2024.
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Whether you are a student that wants to make a difference, a teacher passionate about educational transformation, or a parent committed to raising conscientious individuals, your journey starts here. Join us in shaping the "Future Integrity Leaders" of our world.
We are on a mission to promote integrity in school education. Recognizing the challenges of our times, we believe in equipping the younger generation with the moral compass and ethical leadership skills necessary to navigate the complex landscapes of the future. With the goal of fostering an integrity-based culture, our project is not just an educational initiative—it’s a movement toward creating a transparent, just, and fair society.
We envision a world where young minds are nurtured to become “integrity leaders”. Where teachers are empowered to guide students not only in their academic pursuits but also in developing a strong ethical foundation. Where parents and the community actively participate in reinforcing the values of honesty, fairness, and responsibility.
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the trials of integrity are more prevalent than ever. From the schoolyard interactions to the huge digital world, young individuals confront ethical dilemmas on multiple fronts. The “Future Integrity Leaders” initiative was created from the need to create educational frameworks that address these challenges head-on, guiding the youth toward becoming integrity-conscious citizens.
Through innovative digital toolboxes, interactive learning modules, and a comprehensive pedagogical framework, we are developing resources that resonate with students, teachers, and parents alike. By blending traditional values with modern technology, our approach is designed to be as engaging as it is informative.
We provide teachers and school staff with the methodologies and tools to create a culture of integrity within the school environment. By embracing cross-curricular and non-formal teaching methods, we ensure that the message of integrity transcends the classroom and becomes a lived experience.
Parents are pivotal in the integrity education ecosystem. We create avenues for parents to engage in meaningful dialogues with their children and the school community, fostering an environment where ethical behavior is recognized, celebrated, and replicated.
Our project introduces students to the concept of whistleblowing, dispelling myths, and presenting it as an act of courage and strength. Through videos, comics, playing, video games, and storytelling, we encourage students to practice integrity, not as a lesson, but as a lifestyle.
You.TH Activities
Transnational Project Meetings
The Consortium meet on few occasions at various partner locations throughout the Project's Lifetime!
Integrity is Cool ProjectFuture Integrity Workshop
Integrity is Cool is moving forward with local activities – Future Integrity Workshops. From now until September all partners will organize Trainings in their countries,
in close cooperation with the coordinator. Stay tuned!
Received 400 responses from individuals aged 16 to 24, who are either currently in or have recently completed secondary education. The survey revealed some exciting and encouraging insights!
INTEGRITY IS COOL is an exciting iniative, aiming to spark a wave of integrity in schools! Our mission? To create and share awesome knowledge and tools that boost integrity in educational environments, empowering the future integrity leaders.
IIC brings together four vibrant countries: Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia. We’re focusing on students aged 12-18, along with their parents and teachers, to make a real impact.
Through fun and engaging activities, IIC gathers valuable insights to shape policy recommendations that promote integrity in education. Join us on this journey to build a better future for everyone!
Project Consortium
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State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών (ΙΚΥ)
Erasmus+ | EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
This project aligns with the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027), focusing on enhancing non-formal education by integrating theater methodologies to promote inclusivity, innovation, and impactful youth engagement.
The COVID-19 crisis shed light on the importance of digital education for the digital transformation that Europe, European society, and European organisations need. In particular, it emphasised the increased need to harness the potential of digital technologies for education and to develop digital skills for all, youth workers included. In line with this need and the strategic priorities of the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027), this project aims to support this endeavour to engage the partner organisations and youth workers in the path to digital transformation also of the non-formal education.
The project promotes and supports and answers the needs of the partners and their target groups about:
the use of non formal and informal learning combined with theatre methodologies and practices for inclusion in their activities with young people;
cooperation with other European organisations, quality, inclusion, creativity and innovation, through a more agile development of digital techniques and theatre practices to foster the inclusion of all youngsters.
The research made by our project groups has shown that different social theatre techniques are used to address current issues such as the integration of immigrants, violence, bullying, drug addiction, abandonment of suburbs, etc. Theatre and performing arts are used as tool for dialogue, cultural encounters and exchanges, to create links and empathy between people and groups with different feelings and behaviour, for experimenting with shared and participatory proposals that are real answers and solutions to the problems encountered by people, groups and communities.
For example in Spain, in the tradition of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed and Latin American Community Theatre, they use the term Teatro Social as the political theatre par excellence, based on the action of citizens, groups and communities as a creative methodology for the transformation of society, whether at an educational, inclusive, therapeutic, motivational, awareness-raising, recreational, artistic or creative level. Theatre can therefore be put at the service of youth workers, without assuming that they become actors or theatre specialists, but that they can use it as a proper means of working on youth inclusion.
You.TH Activities
Transnational Project Meetings
The Consortium convened on four occasions at various partner locations throughout the Project's Lifetime!
Kick-off Meeting
First Kick-off meeting took place in Morfasso, Italy from 17 - 18 October 2022.
There will be 28 youth workers coming from the partner organizations (Italy, Spain, Greece and North Macedonia), their close associated partners and main local stakeholders and organisations to ensure diffusion and early transfer of the results prepared.
The learning program will be conceived to be adaptable to the learning needs of the group, with no prejudice to the overall quality.
Self-reflection and interaction with other participants and trainers will be the dimension in which trainers will work to improve, empower and expand knowledge and competences in inclusion, theatre, NFE, regular and digital youth work.
Efforts to promote awareness and competence in inclusion, theater methodologies, non-formal education, and digital youth work are central to our mission;
Present the opportunities and tools to implement youth work in a digital environment;
Assess the R1 and R2 and use them as a base for the training
Involve them in the assessment, production, finalization and dissemination of results;
Get ready for the pilot with youngsters and prepare youth workers to use results;
Develop professional competences and increase their efficiency
Improve the quality of youth work;
Introduce the reflection as a tool (based on the key competences in the Youthpass) of learning;
Connect youth workers and create the community R3.
Different working methods will be applied during the Training, like as interactive workshops, presentations, role plays, world-café, living- library, concentrating on the active involvement of participants.
Methodology and tools are chosen in order to meet the needs and objectives of the project. The methodology is based on non-formal education methods, on developing and challenging individuals and groups through a creative stimulation that connects objectives and contents with personal experiences. The participants are engaged intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically in the training.
Learning process is based on interaction among participants and the trainer.
This Training Course serves to train the Youth Workers, involving them in all the phases of the project (production, implementation, pilot, evaluation, promotion) and supporting them in a path of growth and development of competences and knowledge. Since we aim to create effective and efficient results, in order to foster the achievement of our objective to guide youth workers on a growth and innovation process by providing them with knowledge and competences on inclusion, theatre and digital youth work, leading to a combination of all these spheres of action, we consider the implementation of this training indispensable.
This will also contribute to create an international community of youth workers who will support each other by exchanging experiences, results and good practices ensuring the wide exploitation and sustainability of results after the end of the funded project period.
This Training Course also aims to assess and validate the efficiency, clarity, exhaustiveness and usability of the Result 1 and Result 2, to connect youth workers from different realities and countries setting up the community (Result 3) and get the youth workers ready to deliver the local piloting.
Aiming of increasing awareness on the necessary knowledge, skills and competences contributing to efficient use of theater methodologies and practices to foster inclusion of youngsters in regular or digital youth work.
You.TH Result One (1)
Manual for Youth Workers
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This Manual is designed to support Youth Workers providing a background knowledge of methodologies and practices used mostly in the field of theater, with the aim to produce inclusive Non-Formal Education (NFE) activities. When addressing inclusion, it is important to know what to take into consideration to create effective inclusive activities in face-to-face activities and also in digital youth work. We strongly believe that theater can be put at the service of youth workers to foster inclusion.
This Manual has been produced within YOU.TH. project. “Tools for inclusive YOU.TH. (YOUth workers and Theater workers in synergy). A Real-digital trajectory” is an Erasmus+ KA220 Cooperation Partnership in the field of youth.
Our Manual has the aim of increasing awareness on the necessary knowledge, skills and competences contributing to efficient use of theater methodologies and practices to foster inclusion of youngsters in regular or digital youth work.
YOU.TH project is moving forward with local pilot activities. From now until September all partners will organise YOU.TH activities in their countries,
in close cooperation with the youth workers trained during our first mobility in Italy. At least 80 young people will be involved.
We have already started! Are you curious to find out how the project will progress? Stay tuned!
The 28 ready-to-use activities are meticulously crafted to ensure inclusivity, under the expert supervision of the University of Seville. These activities, based on theatre methodologies and practices with guidance from Sciara, aligned with the criteria of non-formal education (NFE) as directed by Eunoia. Additionally, thanks to the experience of Action, these activities were adaptable for digital formats and virtual environments. Such a design allowed youth workers to apply theatre methods practically, even without being actors or theatre experts, utilizing ready-made, inclusive materials prepared by professionals.
This Collection of Activities has been produced within YOU.TH. project. “Tools for inclusive YOU.TH. (YOUth workers and Theater workers in synergy). A Real-digital trajectory”, which is an Erasmus+ KA220 Cooperation Partnership in the field of youth.
Some of the activities from our Result two collection were selected by partners to create YOU.TH. Digital Study Cases (R3). These activities were implemented with 28 young people from different project partner countries and filmed to create video material. The videos were edited with professional insights to help youth workers understand the activities deeply, including dynamics, space use, and participant reactions. This preparation helped them deliver inclusive non-formal education (NFE) activities using theatre methodologies.
These digital study cases enhanced youth workers’ ability to implement inclusive activities and projects. The videos utilized theatre and cinema techniques to provide detailed observations and expert explanations. This innovative approach strengthened youth associations, NGOs, and schools’ capacity to foster inclusion through NFE, offering increased opportunities for all. The study cases were available in multiple languages, ensuring broad accessibility and inspiring more inclusive European mobility projects for youth.
Dissemination Event
Multiplier Event
To expand the reach and impact of the Project by sharing its results and insights with a broader audience
The intended audience for our initiative includes educators, teachers, and individuals actively engaged in fostering intercultural interactions with children. This group comprises professionals working within schools, educational institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as key stakeholders in the field of education.
Specific Objectives
The Multiplier event aims to achieve a precise goal: to actively encourage the project’s promotion and dissemination, sharing comprehensive information, and showcasing the outcomes of the “Tools for inclusive You.th. (Youth Workers and Theater Workers in synergy). A real-digital trajectory (YOU.TH.) project. During this event, we had the opportunity to present three distinct products that have emerged from the YOU.TH. project.
Multiplier Event
Multiplier event for the project YOU.TH. was organized in Skopje on August 2024.
In this event, innovative educational tools were presented, by using gamified tools for educational purposes, especially in the field of interculturalism. The project is called “Gamification for Intercultural Education” (2020-1-PL01-KA227-SCH-095412) and is financed by European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme.
The project was designed, to create a pedagogical impact by generating innovative, game-based learning methodologies, to create impact on training practices of educators, trainers and teachers in educational premises as well as outside of formal educational institutions, and to create an impact on the quality of work and teachers’ competencies by creating educational materials, including a textbook and an e-learning course. In this event were presented all materials that were created during these 2 years of work starting from March 2020 till February 2023.
Project Consortium
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Agenzia nazionale per i giovani (ANG)
Erasmus+ | EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
The project aims to contribute to the decrease of cyberbullying phenomenon and social exclusion of vulnerable young people through creation of a peer program for cyber bullying prevention and intervention.
Specific Objectives:
To develop knowledge & skills of 20 youngsters from the partner countries to act as cyberbullying peer ambassadors with a view to promote social inclusion, preventing and combating cyberbullying phenomenon through development and implementation of an international training program;
To foster the engagement and cooperation between youth & various educational actors through the development of an online network of Cyberbullying Peer Ambassadors as a mean to facilitate networking, peer learning and perpetuation of anti-cyberbullying discourse by December 2023;
To develop skills and mechanism to deal with situations of social exclusion and cyber bullying among 400 vulnerable young people through their participation in local activities carried out by the newly created Cyberbullying Peer Ambassadors Network, over a period of 2 months.
CPAN Activities
Transnational Project Meetings
The Consortium convened on three occasions at various partner locations throughout the Project's Lifetime!
Kick-off Meeting
First Kick-off meeting took place in Targu-Jiu, Romania on 31 July 2022.
Second Meeting
The second Meeting took place in Durdevac, Croatia on 2 December 2022.
Third Meeting
Third Meeting took place in Padua, Italy. The meeting was held on 12 January 2024.
Learning Teaching Traning Activity
Cyberbullying Peer Ambassadors Training Program
Seven days training - piloting the "Result One" in order to empower and develop learners‘ knowledge and skills in cyber-bullying prevention and intervention.
Aim of the activity: The activity was developed with the purpose of piloting the Result One in order to empower and develop learners‘ knowledge and skills in cyber-bullying prevention and intervention.
Learning objectives:
To develop knowledge about cyber-bullying and related topics (risks, forms, effects, impact);
To provide effective tools for creation and implementation of events and activities for each of the 5 key topics;
To learn how to raise awareness about positive digital behaviors;
Cooperation partnerships in youth;
To develop participants ability to educate others about cyber-bullying prevention and intervention covering the 5 topics;
To learn how to be Up-standers and how to use peer learning processes to inspire and recruit „Cyber-bullying Peer Ambassadors”;
To learn how to involve community;
To develop advocacy, leadership skills and effective public speaking skills.
CPAN Result
Training Program
Project Result One (R1) – CYBERBULLYING PEER AMBASSADORS TRAINING PROGRAM
The Cyber-bullying Peer Ambassadors Training Program aims to empower young people by providing them with a comprehensive understanding of cyber-bullying and its related aspects, such as the risks, forms, consequences and impact.
Cyberbullying has become a major issue in our modern world where technology plays a big role in our daily lives. It can have devastating consequences on the mental health and well-being of individuals who are targeted, and it’s crucial that we educate ourselves and the youngsters on how to recognize and prevent it.
In this Training Program, we will delve deep into the subject of cyberbullying, exploring its diverse manifestations, ranging from cyberstalking to online harassment. We will analyze its ramifications on victims, bystanders, and the broader community.
The training program covers 5 key topics:
– Privacy and security – Digital identity and footprint – Online relationships and communications – Harmful and abusive digital behavior – Holistic approaches in addressing cyber-bullying
The Training Format is available in 5 languages: English, Romanian, Italian, Croatian and Albanian. If you want to have the Training Format in other languages than English, please contact us and we will send the file to you.
Project Result Two (R2) – CYBER-BULLYING PEER AMBASSADORS PLATFORM
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Ambassadors Network Platform
The video represents a digital platform creating a network of young people interconnected to respond to cyber bullying through peer learning, as an educational empowering tool and a digital learning tool about cyber-bullying available in 6 languages: English, Romanian, Italian, Croatian, Macedonian and Albanian language.
Networking
Ambassadors Network is a vibrant and dynamic alliance that unites not only young people but also organizations dedicated to this noble cause. Our mission is to foster collaboration, understanding, and positive change on a global scale.
Services
We invite you to contribute your articles to our growing community. Explore our diverse categories, such as Cyber-bullying, bullying, Sustainability, Education, and many others, and post your valuable content to engage with like-minded individuals and foster meaningful discussions.
Ambassadors
Interested in becoming an Ambassador? You can make an even greater impact by actively contributing to the aforementioned categories. Our Ambassadors play a vital role in promoting awareness and facilitating discussions. Join us in our mission to create a positive and informed community.
Forum
Explore our Forum for in-depth discussions on the topics we cover, including Cyber-bullying, bullying, Sustainability, Education, and more. Engage with fellow members, share your thoughts, and gain valuable insights. The Forum is your space to connect, learn, and collaborate with a community that shares your interests.
Resources
Discover our 'Resources' section, where you can access a wealth of free materials to enhance your knowledge and engagement on the topics we focus on, such as Cyber-bullying, bullying, Sustainability, Education, and more. Explore a diverse range of materials, including books, toolkits, publications, activities, educational games, and so much more. These resources are here to empower you with valuable information and tools to make a positive impact in your area of interest.
Local Work Phase, Local Activity and Piloting
Piloting
For testing the Training Program and training future Ambassadors that tackles the topic of Cyber-bullying and Bullying.
Local Work Phase / Local Activities
Three meetings were organized by each partner with more than 50 participants in each country. Representatives from NGOs, Schools, Youth Centers, School Education Public Institutions/partner organization attended the local work phase.
Piloting
The trained participants will start peer transfer to other young people with a view to expand the network and recruit new ambassadors under the supervision of youth workers from each partner organization. Piloting took place 7 October 2023.
Dissemination Event
Multiplier Event
To expand the reach and impact of the Project by sharing its results and insights with a broader audience
Specific Objectives
Target Group
Results
Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of the Multiplier Event are:
To inform about the project work and about the key messages in cyberbullying prevention and intervention;
To disseminate the project intellectual outputs;
To engage on dialogue stakeholders with a view to encourage the use of the project results and extend the newly created network;
To explore new development opportunities in cyberbullying prevention and intervention.
Target Group
Representatives of education sector, schoolteachers, youth workers, youth operators, trainers, professionals working in public educational institutions, local authorities’ representative, young people and other stakeholders.
In Total there were 57 local and 10 international participants.
Results
At the Multiplier event, 57 local participants gained valuable insights into cyberbullying and learned more about the CPAN project. Additionally, 10 international participants were introduced to EUNOIA’s project, including the CPAN initiative, and actively participated in the Multiplier Event.
There was a notable expression of interest from teachers who expressed a desire to showcase the project and its products in their schools among their colleagues. Furthermore, attendees specifically requested EUNOIA to organize additional training sessions on cyberbullying and bullying within their respective school environments.
This positive response highlights the significance of the CPAN project and its potential impact on addressing the challenges of cyberbullying, with educators recognizing the value of incorporating such initiatives into their schools.
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CPAN Project Logo
International EduCenter from Romania
EUNOIA Skopje from North Macedonia
Meraki from Croatia
ENJOY from Italy
Agentia Nationala pentru Programe Comunitare in Domeniul Educatiei si Formarii Profesionale (ANPCDEFP)
EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
Adressing the rising issue of children aggression by providing essential training to educators/trainers and support for parents in managing conflicts effectively.
The “Trio Education: Trainers, Parents, Children” project commences by examining the current situation within the partner institutions’ respective regions. This analysis encompasses two key aspects: firstly, the prevalence of aggressive behavior among children and adolescents, which manifests in diverse ways across educational settings, households, social centers, medical-social facilities, streets, playgrounds, and other contexts. Secondly, it addresses the specific professional requirements of trainers within these partner institutions to support parents in actively participating in their children’s education.
In their respective regions of France, Spain, Romania, Italy, and North Macedonia, the partner institutions are grappling with a rising trend of youth aggression, further exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic. It becomes imperative to provide training for trainers and facilitate the exchange of effective practices among parents. This is essential because the aggressive conduct displayed by young individuals may conceal underlying issues that, if left unaddressed, could lead to challenges in their social and vocational integration later on.
The primary focus of the project is on the trainers within the partner associations, including social workers, education professionals, educational counselors, and multidisciplinary practitioners. These individuals require intervention strategies to effectively respond to the numerous requests for assistance from families grappling with challenges in raising their aggressive children.
Parents often explain their children’s aggressive behavior with statements like, ‘I’m not sure how to handle this,’ and at times, they might even deny their children’s behavior, indicating a lack of deep understanding. Several factors contribute to the escalation of children’s aggression. Firstly, educational systems tend to discourage punitive measures. Additionally, some parents resist collaboration in addressing their children’s aggressive tendencies and fail to actively contribute to their upbringing. Given the diverse ways in which children express aggression, it’s crucial to provide tailored support that aligns with the specific type of aggression, individual needs, and parental expectations.
Only a limited number of institutions offer guidance to parents on effectively handling everyday conflicts. Consequently, there is a growing imperative for associations to take on the role of educating parents based on the scientific principles of psycho-pedagogy.
To provide trainers in partner institutions with knowledge and skills to educate parents and motivate them to participate effectively in reducing the aggressive behaviour of their children.
To acquire new knowledge, new strategies, new skills to create personalized education techniques depending on the type of aggression, the particularities and needs of each child.
To help partner institutions improve their training offer in adult education, to provide high quality activities through counseling, workshops, publications and online tools.
To develop collaboration with specialists in children’s psychology, with specialized institutions, with educational institutions and the involvement in their lives, in order to create effective educational synergies at regional level.
TRIO Activities
Transnational Project Meetings
The Consortium convened on three occasions at various partner locations throughout the Project's Lifetime!
Kick-off Meeting
First Kick-off meeting took place in Lyon, France between 25 and 26 March 2022.
Study of aggressiveness: reasons of aggressiveness, the role of public authorities and of the school; Real cases and countermeasures in local context; Best practices in local context – ICT skills as tools to help parents and trainers.
Objectives of the 2nd Learning Teaching Training Activity
Between 12 and 14 September 2022 was organized the 2nd LTTA in Pescara – Italy; a training about aggressiveness; the full title was “Study of aggressiveness: reasons of aggressiveness, the role of public authorities and of the school, real cases and countermeasures in local context; best practices in local context. ICT as tools to help parents and trainers”
Aggression in multicultural groups: aspects of aggression, causes. Strategies to avoid and solve the aggression of children, at local/regional/national level. Training programs for parents
Continuing with TRIO Education
The third LTT of this project was in Granada between the dates of 21/23 November.
During this training many methodologies were presented from the partner countries. In this training were included debates, workshops, role plays, case studies, presentations by partners, examples of good practices and the exchange of experiences between partners.
The objectives of this project start from the analysis of child and adolescent aggression, preventive intervention for parents who encounter difficulties in raising aggressive children, the communication link between the teachers and parents and the improvement effect on the aggressive pupils.
Children’ aggressiveness, causes and tools to reduce it. Bulling as a “tool” for raising aggressiveness of children. Alexithymia – Difficulties in accepting and expressing emotions. Tools and strategies for prevention and intervention.
Objectives of the 4th Learning Teaching Training Activity
The training was focused on two objectives:
To acquire new knowledge, new strategies, new skills to create personalized education techniques depending on the type of aggression, the particularities and needs of each child;
To develop collaboration with specialists in children’s psychology, with specialized institutions, with educational institutions and the involvement in their lives, in order to create effective educational synergies at regional level.
As a result of this training, participants equipped themselves with the knowledge on Aggressiveness, Bullying and Alexithymia. Based on the comments and evaluation of the participants, the training overall was rated with high points and everyone was satisfied that participated in this LTT. It was pointed out that they are looking forward to the next LTT that is going to be held in July 2023 in Romania.
Psychological approaches: parent-child relationship, communication and creativity. Strategies and programs for parents to intervene in a timely and efficient manner in stopping or diminishing the aggressive behavior of children.
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Agence Erasmus+ France/Education Formation - 2E2F
Erasmus+ | EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
Cook It Up’ is a project that sizzles with creativity and culinary exploration, bringing people together through the joy of cooking and sharing delectable meals.
The aim of this exchange is to help youngsters use cooking as a means to work and communicate better with each other. They have the chance to shop for groceries, cook, clean, and collaborate toward a common goal. Throughout the exchange, participants learn about minimizing food waste and maximizing utility. Various challenges spice up the experience.
This exchange is for those aged 18-30 who are interested in cooking, reducing food waste, exploring recipes from different cultures, and enhancing their collaborative skills. Participants from Italy, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania, and North Macedonia are currently taking part, with each country represented by five participants (4+1 leader).
Travel
Reimbursement
Accommodation
Travel
You are responsible for arranging your own travel. However, if you require assistance with your flights, please don’t hesitate to reach out; we’re more than willing to provide support.
The nearest airport to Struga is Ohrid St. Paul The Apostle Airport, although most flights are available at Skopje International Airport. If you choose Skopje, you’ll need to take a bus to and from Struga, which costs approximately €16 per person for a round-trip ticket.
The arrival date is August 25th, and departure is on August 31st. Your presence and active participation throughout the entire exchange is mandatory. If you wish to extend your stay before or after the project, kindly inform us in advance.
Regarding your travel plans, please share the details with us for verification and approval before making any bookings. After returning home, remember to retain your original boarding passes, invoices, and any other relevant travel documents.
Reimbursement
The organizers will reimburse eligible travel expenses up to the specified limit, covering 100% of the costs. Participants will receive reimbursement after submitting their original tickets and completing their personal report as required by the European Commission. Reimbursements will be processed via a bank transfer in Euro, directed to the sending organization’s bank account. Additionally, the organization will provide food and accommodation.
Reimbursement rates are as follows:
For distances between 100 and 499 km, the reimbursement is €180.
For distances between 500 and 1999 km, the reimbursement is €275.
Accommodation
The project will take place at Camping Scout Struga, located by the picturesque Ohrid lake.
As depicted in the provided images, you have a variety of accommodation choices, including rooms, tree houses, and tents. To facilitate our planning, please inform us in advance of your preferred lodging option.
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INFOPACK
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National Agency for European Educational Programmes and Mobility (NAEEPM)
Erasmus+ | EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
Support the process of social integration of intercultural school communities by providing necessary practical resources for teachers, educational institutions.
Counteracting the phenomena of intolerance, mistrust, ignorance, traditional and prejudice against other cultures, peoples, races or religions hostility and prejudice against other cultures, peoples, races or religions as a result enables creativity based on cooperation.
The aim of the project is to contribute to the efforts already undertaken by the European Union to promote cultural diversity, which is a real richness when individual cultural groups take care of their ‘treasures’ on the one hand and can show it to others in the right light on the other. This is the only way to create a strong foundation for building creative attitudes among the young generation.
The project is designed to:
Create a pedagogical impact by generating innovative, game-based teaching methodology;
Impact on training practices of educators, trainers, teachers in adult education;
Impact on the quality of work and competences of teachers by creating educational materials, including a textbook and an e-learning course.
One of the most important tasks of the modern education system is the problem of preparing the young generations for life in a society where it will be necessary to define one’s attitude towards others, which are different in cultural terms. Are we adequately prepared to live with people with different cultural identities from ours? Can education overcome or reduce existing stereotypes and prejudices and, in the long term, prevent social tensions and conflicts? These questions remain open.
The learning material include:
Identification of current intercultural problems in the local community;
Instructions on preparation of a didactic game concept appropriate to intercultural issues;
Preparation of a scenario of a game for the three types of environment: outdoor, indoor (board game), online;
Lessons from the implementation (testing process of the prepared game);
Practical tips & recommendations for teachers;
Description of the developed games, instructions for outdoor, board and Internet versions.
Support for creativity cultural awareness
The aim is to develop skills and competences that enhance the creativity of participants, contribute to social inclusion through culture and art, shape cultural awareness and build intercultural dialogue through didactic games used in intercultural education.
Project results:
By using the project results in the intercultural education of teaching games, whose key features are creativity, fun, rules and joy, teachers will gain very useful tools that are liked and used periodically in the implementation of school curricula.
GFIE Activities
Transnational Project Meetings
The Consortium convened on five occasions (first one was online) at various partner locations throughout the Project's Lifetime!
Kick-off Meeting (Online)
The first and officially known as Kick-off meeting took place online on April 29, 2021.
Second Meeting
Second meeting took place in Lamia, Greece on 31 August 2021.
Third Meeting
Third meeting took place in Krakow, Poland between 22 - 23 July 2023.
Fourth Meeting
Forth meeting of the project Gamification for Intercultural Education took place in Ankara, Turkey on 28 October 2023.
Last Meeting
Last meeting and the Conference took place in Lamia, Greece between 19 - 20 February 2023.
GFIE Result (WP4)
Handbook
Handbook: "Gamification for Intercultural education – How to use didactic games in children’s intercultural education?"
Handbook: "Gamification for Intercultural education – How to use didactic games in children’s intercultural education?"
The handbook prepares teachers to design educational games and implement them in a classroom setting. Different educational environments have been taken into
account and different types of games have been discussed. We have focused on
describing online, outdoor and board games.
Gamification for intercultural education – how to use didactic games in children’s intercultural education? This handbook prepares teachers to work with children to develop concepts for the preparation, construction and implementation of didactic games in different educational environments.
The handbook is able to be used by teachers of children of different ages, not only in partner countries, but also in other EU countries, after adaptation to the legal requirements of a given country.
The handbook could also be used by NGOs working with schools and children to prepare different forms of classes.
The handbook contains:
Introduction: understand interculturalism, teachers facing the challenges of intercultural education, the needs and constraints of the use of teaching games in intercultural education, intercultural education in the light of international legal regulations;
Teaching games to face the challenges of contemporary intercultural education;
Practical aspects of creating didactic games in intercultural education, features of good play for intercultural education: setting objective(s), setting the topics, building reality, team building, determining the time frame and place, selection of tools;
Adaptation of didactic games to different environments of use: outdoor, board, digital;
E-learning course will include educational materials and tools for teachers on working with children involved in intercultural education. The e-learning course will include materials on the preparation and use of games in intercultural education. A novelty of the e-learning course is the availability of training materials concerning the development of concepts, creation and implementation of games in intercultural education, ways of adapting a specific game in various educational environments (outdoor, board and online). Such adaptation is of particular importance in the changing conditions related to Covid-19 pandemic.
E-learning course: using games in intercultural education. For teachers and all those interested, educational materials and tools for working with children in intercultural education. Each lesson is presented in an easy-to-follow step-by-step manner, with clearly defined objectives and tasks.
Content:
Intercultural education and its impact on children;
The role of games in intercultural education;
Methodology for involving pupils in the gamification process;
Methodology for creating educational games;
The use of didactic games in different educational environments.
In the following workshop organized by NGO EUNOIA, discussions about including the element of game in the formal education process took place. The participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with different non-formal education methodologies used by different European institutions and different private schools as well as to directly contribute to the compilation of a new game based on the elements of the well-known game puzzle.
Materials will include set of games that were prepared and tested by the teachers and children. Its purpose is to be a practical aid for the creation and implementation of didactic games in intercultural education.
Materials will include set of games that were prepared and tested by the teachers and children. Its purpose is to be a practical aid for the creation and implementation of didactic games in intercultural education.
The material in the form of a set of games prepared and tested by teachers and children is intended for teachers, trainers, and parents who will use the results of the project as a practical aid in developing and implementing teaching games in intercultural education.
The innovation lies in the fact that we involve children in the creation of this outcome and give them the possibility to influence the shape of the process. The involvement of children will certainly have a significant impact on the effectiveness of the method.
Content of the didactic material for teachers:
Identification of current intercultural problems in the local community;
preparation of a game concept adapted to intercultural issues;
Preparation of the game scenario for the given environment: outdoor, classroom, online;
implementation;
testing of the prepared game;
guidance for teachers after completion of testing;
description of the game, instructions for the outdoor, board and online versions.
To expand the reach and impact of the Project by sharing its results and insights with a broader audience
Target Group
Specific Objectives
Target Group
The intended audience for our initiative includes educators, teachers, and individuals actively engaged in fostering intercultural interactions with children. This group comprises professionals working within schools, educational institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as key stakeholders in the field of education.
Specific Objectives
The Multiplier event aims to achieve a precise goal: to actively encourage the project’s promotion and dissemination, sharing comprehensive information, and showcasing the outcomes of the Gamificiation for Intercultural Education (GFIE) project. During this event, we had the opportunity to present three distinct products that have emerged from the GFIE project.
In this event, innovative educational tools were presented, by using gamified tools for educational purposes, especially in the field of interculturalism. The project is called “Gamification for Intercultural Education” (2020-1-PL01-KA227-SCH-095412) and is financed by European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme.
The project was designed, to create a pedagogical impact by generating innovative, game-based learning methodologies, to create impact on training practices of educators, trainers and teachers in educational premises as well as outside of formal educational institutions, and to create an impact on the quality of work and teachers’ competencies by creating educational materials, including a textbook and an e-learning course. In this event were presented all materials that were created during these 2 years of work starting from March 2020 till February 2023.
Multiplier Event
Multiplier event for the project Gamification for Intercultural Education was organized in Skopje on 04 February 2023.
The Project Consortium takes great pride in showcasing an array of logos, each representing a valuable partner or contributor to the project's collaborative efforts.
Official Project Logo
KCZIA from Poland
EUNOIA Skopje from North Macedonia
HAFL from Turkey
ASI from Romania
DDENF from Greece
Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji | Narodowa Agencja Programu Erasmus+
Erasmus+ | EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
Role for a Change is a 2-year project that utilizes roleplaying and LARP as a framework for delivering educational activities aimed at promoting personal, social, and professional competencies among diverse target groups. The project aims to increase the capacity of organizations and the competencies of their personnel to use roleplaying and LARP as an educational tool, both online and in-person.
The outputs of the “Role for a Change” project will include a comprehensive examination of the potential uses of roleplaying and LARP:
A Manual on how to use roleplaying and LARP in educational context
A training curriculum for youth workers for residential and blended learning roleplaying activities
An online platform, which collects all the outcomes of the project.
A series of webinars for youth workers for digital and blended learning roleplaying
Role for a Change plans to achieve the following results:
To increase the capacity building as well as organisational strategies and approaches To support the acquisition of transversal professional competences among the personnel of the organisations To develop innovative online and blended activities of role-playing To make projects on roleplaying accessible and attractive for diverse target groups To foster engagement of youngsters and to empower them in activating themselves as experts and peer educators
You.TH Activities
Transnational Project Meetings
The Consortium convened on four occasions at various partner locations throughout the Project's Lifetime!
Kick-off Meeting
First Kick-off meeting took place in Morfasso, Italy from 17 - 18 October 2022.
There will be 28 youth workers coming from the partner organizations (Italy, Spain, Greece and North Macedonia), their close associated partners and main local stakeholders and organisations to ensure diffusion and early transfer of the results prepared.
The learning program will be conceived to be adaptable to the learning needs of the group, with no prejudice to the overall quality.
Self-reflection and interaction with other participants and trainers will be the dimension in which trainers will work to improve, empower and expand knowledge and competences in inclusion, theatre, NFE, regular and digital youth work.
Efforts to promote awareness and competence in inclusion, theater methodologies, non-formal education, and digital youth work are central to our mission;
Present the opportunities and tools to implement youth work in a digital environment;
Assess the R1 and R2 and use them as a base for the training
Involve them in the assessment, production, finalization and dissemination of results;
Get ready for the pilot with youngsters and prepare youth workers to use results;
Develop professional competences and increase their efficiency
Improve the quality of youth work;
Introduce the reflection as a tool (based on the key competences in the Youthpass) of learning;
Connect youth workers and create the community R3.
Different working methods will be applied during the Training, like as interactive workshops, presentations, role plays, world-café, living- library, concentrating on the active involvement of participants.
Methodology and tools are chosen in order to meet the needs and objectives of the project. The methodology is based on non-formal education methods, on developing and challenging individuals and groups through a creative stimulation that connects objectives and contents with personal experiences. The participants are engaged intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically in the training.
Learning process is based on interaction among participants and the trainer.
This Training Course serves to train the Youth Workers, involving them in all the phases of the project (production, implementation, pilot, evaluation, promotion) and supporting them in a path of growth and development of competences and knowledge. Since we aim to create effective and efficient results, in order to foster the achievement of our objective to guide youth workers on a growth and innovation process by providing them with knowledge and competences on inclusion, theatre and digital youth work, leading to a combination of all these spheres of action, we consider the implementation of this training indispensable.
This will also contribute to create an international community of youth workers who will support each other by exchanging experiences, results and good practices ensuring the wide exploitation and sustainability of results after the end of the funded project period.
Training for youth workers aims to provide them with the knowledge and competences about inclusive approaches and principles, theatre methodologies and practices, digital youth work and NFE to implement inclusive activities applying methodologies and practices used mostly in the field of theatre, which can be implemented also in digital youth work.
This Training Course also aims to assess and validate the efficiency, clarity, exhaustiveness and usability of the Result 1 and Result 2, to connect youth workers from different realities and countries setting up the community (Result 3) and get the youth workers ready to deliver the local piloting.
Aiming of increasing awareness on the necessary knowledge, skills and competences contributing to efficient use of theater methodologies and practices to foster inclusion of youngsters in regular or digital youth work.
You.TH Result One (1)
Manual for Youth Workers
The past is rock. Climb to understand the future!
This Manual is designed to support Youth Workers providing a background knowledge of methodologies and practices used mostly in the field of theater, with the aim to produce inclusive Non-Formal Education (NFE) activities. When addressing inclusion, it is important to know what to take into consideration to create effective inclusive activities in face-to-face activities and also in digital youth work. We strongly believe that theater can be put at the service of youth workers to foster inclusion.
This Manual has been produced within YOU.TH. project. “Tools for inclusive YOU.TH. (YOUth workers and Theater workers in synergy). A Real-digital trajectory” is an Erasmus+ KA220 Cooperation Partnership in the field of youth.
Our Manual has the aim of increasing awareness on the necessary knowledge, skills and competences contributing to efficient use of theater methodologies and practices to foster inclusion of youngsters in regular or digital youth work.
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Project Consortium
The Project Consortium takes great pride in showcasing an array of logos, each representing a valuable partner or contributor to the project's collaborative efforts.
Agenzia nazionale per i giovani (ANG)
Erasmus+ | EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
EYAE – Empowering Youth through Agro-Entrepreneurship
The EYAE project aims to empower young people towards innovative green agro-technologies and start-up business creation as the main driver to achieve food security and employability in an environmental friendly way through non-formal education methods.
The target group is the rural youth because we firmly believe that they are the future of the agricultural sector in participating countries.
Objectives of the project are the education of young people on sustainable agriculture and entrepreneurship matters as well as the promotion and support of Sustainable Agricultural Enterprises. We want to encourage the participants to develop competences in intercultural cooperation and the promotion of social inclusion of young people.
Developing green technologies in organic farming
Establish your own agro-farm
Developing green technologies in organic farming
1st international Training organized in Bar, Montenegro
Establish your own agro-farm
2nd international Training organized in Pogradec, Albania
Local activities and exhibitions took place in each partner country.
The project will take place at Camping Scout Struga, located by the picturesque Ohrid lake.
