THE PROJECT
International Erasmus+ youth project with participation of 24 youngsters aged 14-18 led by their team leaders. The project took place in August/September in Hrádek, in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. Six partner organizations were involved in the project. The project was financially supported by a grant from the European Commission.
By implementing the project we wanted to give young people an opportunity to learn about other cultures, ways of life, traditions, feasts, national quisine in other countries, history, geography or everyday problems of young people, to get rid of prejudices and stereotypes, to become more aware of European values and to develop their key competences, extend their knowledge of cultures in the partner countries, and to be able to find similarities and differences between cultures. We wanted to allow them to foster their feelings of being Europeans, and develop their tolerance towards people coming from different background or cultures. We wanted to give young people an opportunity to develop their key competences essential for their future personal, educational or professional life. And we also wanted the participants to develop particularly the following key competences: communication and language, social, digital, and to increase their cultural awareness.
DATES OF THE PROJECT
The project was submitted in 2021 and the youth exchange took take place from 28th August to 3rd September, 2022 (excluding travel dates). Then dissemination activities followed till the end of October 2022.
PARTNERS
This project involved six NGOs from various parts of Europe that work in the field of non-formal education and international cooperation. Colourfulness of the partner countries helped the participants learn more about other cultures.
VENUE
The youth exchange was organized in a nice place in the Beskydy mountains near the border to Poland and Slovakia, in Chata Hrádek where three our previous youth projects were held, too.
ACTIVITIES
Project activities included methods of non-formal education, such as workshops, presentations, discussions, role-play activities, intercultural activities, energizers and games, excursions, evaluation and dissemination activities.
DECLARATION
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This website reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.