Non-verbal communication involves the transmission of messages in a non-verbal way, through movement, facial expressions, gestures, body posture, distance between individuals, etc. Understanding this type of communication is very important, especially in the case of refugees who often cannot communicate verbally as they don’t know the language of the host country. Τhe aim of the […]
Let’s talk about digital opportunities and challenges for online and blended youth work! The COVID-19 crisis represents considerable risks in the fields of education, employment, mental health and income for young people, especially for vulnerable youth. While youth and future generations will shoulder much of the long-term economic and social consequences of both the more
My name is Alper Chochev, and I am 28 years old. I am born in Sevlievo, Bulgaria. I am currently doing what I have dreamed of, and I fought to achieve for many years. What is it and how did I get here… Stay turned to the end! I was 15 years old and confused
In March, the organizations partners of ACTin YOUth reunited in Rotterdam for a LTTA (Learning, Teaching Training Activity) regarding the project. The participants had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in theater techniques and dive into the field of theater of the oppressed. This LTTA, designed to capacitated youth workers with skills to design, development
The experience of theater in working with youth in social exclusion situationsRead More
Theater workshops for youth workers have started in Barcelona, at Raval neighborhood. The group of youth is established by persons with different cultural background and diverse social realities. The workshop help the youth workers to develop their skill’s day to day, but the most for accompanying their emotions. Create emotional relationships between the participants to
The theater embrace the realities and diversity of youthRead More
The ACtinYOUth training held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands had a significant impact on the overall skills of the participating Youth Workers. The knowledge and values acquired through the educational mobility made them capable and autonomous to design and create their own local training workshops. For example, Evi Apostolopoulou, the project’s Youth Worker, organized
Theatre-based Skills Enhancement Workshops in GreeceRead More
Self-Confidence: Taking risks in class and performing for an audience teach students to trust their ideas and abilities. This confidence will apply in nearly every aspect of their future. Imagination: In a word addicted to technology, theater provides an outlet for making creative choices, thinking new ideas, and interpreting the material in expressive ways that
Stichting CWM Education, in Holland, hosted the joint staff training event: Training for youTHeatre workers during the first days of Mach 22. The aim of this workshop was to give to Youth Workers (4 from each partner organisation) all theoretical and practical skills to go further in the project’s development: giving to some of the
Alongside the desk research to collect Best Practices, WalkTogether conducted 2 Focus Group with the involvement of 12 youth workers and teachers who provided their insights regarding the techniques to approach young people with diverse cultural background, artistic tools for the education of young migrants and expressed their opinion on the values of theatrical and
By July we organized a focus group aiming to meet other local entities that work with youngsters with a theatrical approach. It has been an enriching experience, a two hours session of echange, reflection and willingness of networking. This activity is part of ACTinYOUth project, its main objective is foster youth workers’ intercultural competences with
Meeting for sharing theater experiences with local youngsters in BarcelonaRead More