ERASMUS+, Klíčová akce 1: tréninkový kurz
Termín konání: 2.—9. květen 2025
Místo konání: Woodstown, County Waterford, Irsko
Český tým: 2 účastníci-pracovníci s mládeží (ve věku 18+ let)
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V rámci programu ERASMUS+ jsou následující finanční specifika: v rámci všech projektů je kompletně (ze 100%) zajištěno jídlo, ubytování, aktivity, a to vše je zcela pokryto z fondů EU programu ERASMUS+ a zařízeno organizátory. Účastníkům dále budou proplaceny cestovní náklady (reimbursement) do max. výše €275 (v případě tohoto projektu) z místa bydliště do místa konání projektu a zpět.
Hostitelská organizace: Woodstown Residential and Activity Centre
Popis projektu:
Overall Aim
The aim of this Training Course is to explore different ways to empower youth workers to be present, confident and connected when working with young people. Preserving calmness and confidence is key in sometimes challenging situations. By mastering tools that can help to shape the inner and outer voice, youth workers can ensure authentic, confident, and sustainable communication in both digital and face-to-face contexts working with young people boosting youth participation.
Background and Theme of the Project
Being a youth worker requires to be present and connected to oneself and others in order to be able to convince and inspire youth. Society and social media often form external pressure to act or be in a certain way, what could alienate young people from themselves and their potential. This training course will help youth workers to reconnect to themselves and hence to find their inner voice.
We will explore the topic of inner voice through reflections and exercises on confidence, authenticity and connection. Breathing exercises will be used, as well as yoga poses and different exercises to become aware of what it means to be present and grounded. There will be the opportunity to share experiences on moments in youth work and in daily life and as such to create a common intelligence and experience. The training will also allow for individual relflections on mentality and the relationship to oneself.
Secondly, we will link the inner voice awareness to awareness about the outer voice. Basic exercises will be provided on voice use, but don’t expect a complete voice training course. Do we speak from inner calmness and strength, or do we apply force and stress to the voice? Are we able to convince people and have people listen to what we have to say? Some exercises will be used to explore our own voices, from breathing excercises to making basic sounds and vowels, and we will try to feel and understand how the voice can be used in different ways. We will also explore the role of emotions in using the voice, in conflict resolution and in convincing people of an idea.
Objectives
- Increase the resilience of youth workers in dealing with challenging situations.
- Provide different methodologies in grounding, to find ways of staying present
- Facilitate Reflective and Experiential Learning
- Offer methods for self reflection, increasing self awareness and self development
- Get a first idea of the importance and the possibilities of voice use
- Understanding what it means to speak with ones own ‘natural voice’, rather than speaking with a forced voice, helping to combat voice fatigue and voice problems in the long run.
Approach and Methodology
There will be two experienced Trainers running the Programme:
- Kristina Castronovo (Youth Worker, nfe trainer and project manager, Latvia)
- Joris Wagemakers (Youth Worker and trainer, Belgium)
| Kristina Castronovo is an experienced project manager and youth trainer, who has worked in Latvia, Sweden and Italy in this field for almost 20 years. Studied Political Science and Diplomatic Relations, attended several Leadership and Public Speech courses. Has been singing in a choir for c.15 years. Kristina is a professional NFE trainer belonging to Latvian National Agency Trainers Pool. Specialized in topics of youth participation, inclusion, mental health and well-being. She is also Neurographica Instructor and Aesthetic Coach. |
| Joris Wagemakers is involved in youth work for 15 years, first as a participant in international youth projects and later as a youth worker and trainer in Erasmus+. His working methods are focused on self reflection and collective intelligence, using informal learning methods to stimulate learning and to come to new insights and knowledge. He is a sociologist as a profession, and a passionate youth worker. Joris is familiar with voice exercises through music lessons and yoga practices as an amateur. |
Since we will be in a small group and with likeminded people, we aim to create a safe space where everyone can explore at their own pace. Everyone can share their experiences at a level that they are comfortable with. We will also invite participants who are motivated to do so, to share their own practices and habits, for example on how to be grounded, to find authenticity within themselves, and to speak and act with authority in daily life and in particular in youth work.
This Course will be based on non-formal education, with a self-directed learning approach for reflecting on the connection between the inner and outer voice of the youth worker and youth participation.
The Training Course will be characterised by highly participatory, interactive and experiential methods. We’ll be out in the natural environment so it’s important that participants will be prepared for all weathers !
From breathing, meditations and self-explorations – to public speech and communication workshops – to seeing the impact of the youth worker’ s voice on youth participation. Some sessions will be complemented by theoretical inputs, and all of them will be followed by group reflection or self-reflection.
PREPARATORY WORK
- Make a small research about youth work in Your country or community. Get inspired by some examples on what an effective youth worker’ s voice is. This we will need for a discussion.
- Feel free to offer an exercise for the rest of the team. We can integrate Your workshop into the programme.
- Prepare for the intercultural night with a focus on voice – tell us if there is any special singing tradition, way, style in Your country, teach us to sing Your folk song or make us practice some hard-pronounceable sounds from Your language
Profile of the Participants
Participants will be youth workers, project leaders and educators involved in youth work.
It’s important to note that we’re looking for people with some level of experience, who have already worked with young people in different ways.
The key is that participants have an open mind and are willing to step into a journey of self discovery, to increase self awareness and resilience.
The participants will have a multiplier role – in other words: they will adapt what they learn in this training course to their own context of working with young people. In their future projects and daily work they can incorporate tools, methods and theories which they have learned during this Training Course. They can also use their personal learning and development in their daily work with their own target groups.
We expect participants from Spain, Czech Republic, Ireland, Latvia, Belgium, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Armenia, Sweden, Romania and Georgia.
