Training Course: Naturally Empowered, Naturally Active!
Dates: 29 June – 6 July 2015
Venue: Newbold House, Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eligible are around 29 participants coming from: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 20th April 2015
‘Naturally Empowered, Naturally Active’ is a training course focuses on how to use outdoor and nature-based training elements as educational tools to tackle the issue of youth empowerment and active participation.
Description
‘Naturally Empowered, Naturally Active’ is an 8 day Erasmus+ training course for youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, professionals amp; volunteers actively working with young people. The training focuses on how to use outdoor and nature-based training elements as educational tools to tackle the issue of youth empowerment and active participation.
Aims of this Training Course:
• To improve knowledge of the theoretical and pedagogical background of outdoor amp; nature-based education and experiential learning methods.
• To introduce outdoor/nature-based and experiential training methods and understand their effectiveness as tools for youth empowerment and active participation.
• To explore, understand, analyse and improve the quality of experiential learning and outdoor tools as educational methods.
• To provide space for participants for discussion, sharing best practices and to develop their training skills and competences.
• To improve knowledge about the Erasmus+ programme as a tool for improving the quality and enhancing the international dimension of youth work through outdoor amp; nature-based activities.
• To improve ability to transfer outdoor education, nature-based methods and experiential learning concepts into youth work practice and projects in the Erasmus+ programme.
• To introduce outdoor/nature-based and experiential training methods and understand their effectiveness as tools for youth empowerment and active participation.
• To explore, understand, analyse and improve the quality of experiential learning and outdoor tools as educational methods.
• To provide space for participants for discussion, sharing best practices and to develop their training skills and competences.
• To improve knowledge about the Erasmus+ programme as a tool for improving the quality and enhancing the international dimension of youth work through outdoor amp; nature-based activities.
• To improve ability to transfer outdoor education, nature-based methods and experiential learning concepts into youth work practice and projects in the Erasmus+ programme.
Costs
Travel costs are determined by standards set strictly by Erasmus+. The maximum possible travel contribution for each person is:
Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Spain- €275
Italy, Turkey, Portugal – €360
UK (for distances more than 500km – €275
UK (for distances between 100 and 499km) – €180
UK (for distances less than 100km) – €0
The reimbursement will be done after the end of the project, upon receiving all original tickets and boarding passes from each individual. More details will be given on this once participants have been selected.
Italy, Turkey, Portugal – €360
UK (for distances more than 500km – €275
UK (for distances between 100 and 499km) – €180
UK (for distances less than 100km) – €0
The reimbursement will be done after the end of the project, upon receiving all original tickets and boarding passes from each individual. More details will be given on this once participants have been selected.
For this training there is a participation fee of €50 per participant to be paid in cash during the project.
Application
Organizer:
Children and Youth in Community
Phone: +44 (0) 7814 771201
For additional information please see the official call
Available downloads: NENA Call for Participants Salto.pdf
Contact for questions:
Steven Gasgarth
E-Mail: nenateam2015@gmail.com
