Training Course
Revitilizing ecosystems through experientialisation
/ 13. 10. - 20. 10. 2024 / Vienna / Austria
The training course will take place between 13.10.2024/20.10.2024 in Vienna/Austria.
Objectives of the Project:
1. reintroduce experiential outdoor education in a way that caters more for the safety and wellbeing of the participants;
2. explore experiential outdoor method in a way that does not exclude people who can not stand heavy physical pressure.
3. be able to use outdoor methods it in a proper and adequate way that matches the conditions of participants;
4. be able to make use of easily accessible outdoor places such as public yards, community gardens, and national parks;
5. allow everyone to experience outdoor education without physically demanding requirements;
6. enhance youth work practices to tackle various complex social issues (climate change, mental health, and exclusion) ecosystems.
Working Language: English
Participating Countries: : Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Croatia, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia
Who is the ideal participant in the project? :
- Between 20 and 35 years old
- Able to communicate in English (minimum B1 level);
- Be a citizen or a resident of one of the included countries of the participating organisations;
- Able to fully and actively participate in the whole duration of the activity and in all sessions;
- Motivated to take part in a mutual learning process in a highly intercultural setting;
- Be curious, appreciate diversity and learn about each other’s realities;
- Ready to support dissemination and visibility activities online and offline.
- Able to implement the follow-up initiative within 2 months after participation
Important info:
Travel cost limits: reimbursed up to 150€ for participants who are traveling by bus/train. Reimbursement will be done directly by the organizer (No money goes through YYSK)
Each participant is individually responsible for the planning and implementation of the trip.
Only purchase tickets after receiving written confirmation from the organizers.
Extremely important: Keep all travel receipts and tickets for reimbursement, as the participant must keep the travel document to and from the destination and hand it over / send it to the project organizer according to his instructions.
Insurance: Travel insurance is NOT paid by the organizers or subsequently reimbursed. Each participant is obliged to take out health insurance, which is valid in Austria.
