Winter Refresher Extra
Outward Round Romania owns the Erasmus+ Accreditation in the field of Youth since 2020. We created an action plan for the period 2021-2027 for the following target groups: disadvantaged and mainstream young persons, youth workers and youth NGOs.
During the 7 years we are going to:
- create a strong local and international network of youth NGOs in order to share best practices and working methods.
- develop the soft and hard skills of the youth workers, enlarge their toolkits and theoretical/practical knowledge about working with groups using non-formal methods
- develop the key competences, raise the awareness of the young persons about environmental sustainability and contribute to their inclusion
During the second year we implemented the following Mobilities in order to contribute to the set objectives:
- Winter Refresher: 2023.01.24-02.04.
- White Pathfinder: 2023.02.7-16.
- Green Footprint: 2023.03.19-30.
- Trick and Tips in youth work- Experience Sharing Conference: 2023.06.18-22.
- Diversity and Inclusion- Youth Exchange: 2023.07.1-12.
- Winter Refresher Extra: 04-15.03.2024
- Reconnection with Nature: 11-22.03.2024
All the Mobilities are co-financed by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union
Training Course period:04-15.03.2024
Location: Sovata -Outward Bound Romania Youth Center, Gurghiului Mountains
Participants: 20 experts in the field of youth- youth workers, trainers, social workers
Participating countries: Greece, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia, Romania.
Partner organizations:
- Novo Mundo-P
- Roes Cooperativa-GR
- Experientia-ESP
- Kacsakő Egyesület-HU
- Re:View-LV
- SYTEV-SK
- Outward Bound Romania -RO
Info letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1apI33wEOHX-H1CGQNrmsZX2xjLnwnkYf/view?usp=sharing
Our main goal: was to widen the knowledge and to develop the skills of the participants related to the outdoor experiential education method used in wintertime.
Specific objectives of the project are:
- professionally deep-dive into the field of experience-based and outdoor education in winter settings
- gain hands-on experience through “learning by doing” discover the wilderness as a classroom for personal and professional growth
- develop and then test their hard- and soft skills related to outdoor and non-formal education supporting youth
- gain personal refreshment and professional inspiration for the future
The elements of the program: icebreakers, energizers, knowing each other and team building activities, climbing in ropes course, hiking expedition, preparation and implementation a team building day for the youth exchange participants, feedback session, future action plans
Results of the project:
- technically and professionally up-to-date, skilled youth workers from different EU countries ready to use outdoor methodology even in winter times
- new inspiration and increased motivation to organize expedition based on programs for youngsters during winter
- deeper knowledge about the physical and emotional safety of participants during outdoor programs
- personal experience, practice in designing, holding workshops and programs using experiential learning methods
- hands-on experience to implement outdoor programs for international groups
- enlarged professional networking
- personally refreshed and recharged youth workers
Photos about the program: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=outwardbound.ro&set=a.816007317238589
Short Video about the program: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4kVW_zNRir/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&fbclid=IwAR1zFex_H4wMHVeUkQjpyfVh6LHBJ58-7wBEpId4us-8k9Q3XAqP1ESgCM4_aem_AX_knT83MLXsfqFOJrXgfhQiVNOUHM4ynzNCa4cCA-Zb_qajJAoiI6bgAZBqXtRf-NLnXnO5GDdN0-CZapX72a32