During this session, the participants have been exploring different aspects of an international project with youth and debating about them. These are the conclusions of the different groups.
RULES FOR A YOUTH PROJECT:
- No smoking
- No alcohol during the activities
- Respect others (no discrimination, be friendly, open mind, respect gender diversity…)
- No drugs
- Be on time
- Participate in the activities
- Always tell/inform the group leaders if you leave the group for some reason
- Rules must be clear and explained well
- Separate gender bedrooms
- Respect hostel rules
- Minors accompanied by adults all the time
- Be responsible about the belongings of the others
PREPARATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ACTIVITY:
- 1month in advance, organisations should communicate all the informations about logistics, food, changes, transport and tasks to be prepared by the different groups
- participants should book their transports in advance and let the host know about arrivals and special needs (if any: allergies, intolerances, food diets…)
- Documents: European Health Card (or insurance), permision from parents (for minors), ID + Passport (check the validity)
- Preparation about the country that we will visit: about weather, cultural differences, etc.
- If there are any additional things that participants need to bring, inform in advance.
- Preparation of financial aspects (if we need to bring local currency or if we can exchange money there… if we need to spend some money on local transport on arrival…)
- Join the whatsapp group or Facebook group or IG (if any)
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN A YOUTH PROJECT:
- FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LANGUAGE LITERACY COMPETENCES
- Gaining expereiences of life listening to foreing languages and experiencing the culture.
- Improving the speaking skills in foreign languages (English mainly)
- Overcoming fear to speak foreign languages
- Learning new vocabulary in other languages (English and other languages of the participants of the projects)
- Being more open-minded and less shy to languages
- Change of attitude towards foreign languages
- SOCIAL, INTERPERSONAL AND CIVIC COMPETENCES
- Networking and socialising
- Improving soft skills, asertiveness, solidarity, tolerance, acceptance of differences, gaining self-confidence through experiences with new people
- Getting a sense of appreciation of cultural diversity
- Meeting new people and respecting diversity of participants
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CULTURAL COMPETENCES
- Networking, potential future partnerships and friendships
- Turning ideas into action
- Developing a project idea all phases
- How to make a budget
- How to make phone calls (international)
- Sightseeing and discovering own and other’s cultures
- SCIENCE, MATHS, TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL COMPETENCES
- Money exchange currencies
- Using digital devices to help communication
- Using new software tools, apps…
- Getting to know new environments and natural areas
- Learning about chemistry (in a cooking and food project, for example)
Evaluation methods and activities for a YOUTH PROJECT
- Short informal evaluation about daily activities
- Main evaluation at the last day of the project through creative way (game or something similar)
- Evaluate activities, organisation, food, venue, learning outcomes…
- Tools like Mentimeter for participants
