Volunteer Youth workers for Global Citizenship Education - European Federation for Intercultural Learning

Cooperative work makes the dream work (Cooperative Learning) - 3H

Join me for an interactive workshop that explores the benefits of cooperative learning. This empowering approach fosters teamwork and has been proven to increase productivity, strengthen support and respects, improve interpersonal relationships, and heighten self-confidence for individuals and the group. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical insights and effective strategies for bringing cooperative learning into your practice, whether you’re leading a young team or working alongside other volunteers. We will do lots of hand-on activities, practical exercises while talking about active citizenship, democratic education, and youth work. This workshop is for you if you would like to try out new workshop methods, get inspiration for your own practice and have a bit of fun.

Youth Protection Standards - 3H

To which extent are we AC? - 3H

ALL EQUAL ALL DIFFERENT - 3H

Taking awareness of our own prejudices is an important step toward addressing the anxiety that may exist because of our subtle discrimination to certain groups. We will learn about the meaning of competences and its stages to look deeper at how theory can support actions of inclusion and we will be enriched to support the concrete implementation of equal opportunities.

ICL and EYWA : Stop it with the Acronyms!!! - 3H

Let’s get back to the basics. What is AFS good at?
The answer is simple: providing great ICL opportunities right?
Wait a second? What does ICL actually stand for? Oh right, intercultural learning…
Well, now I know what it stands for, but that doesn’t make me smarter, to be honest… Can you please elaborate? This is a workshop for people who ask themselves these questions. After covering the basics of ICL we will see how ICL fits into the bigger framework of the European Youth Work Agenda.

Free Will (Be Free) - 3H

Do you remember the moment you decided to become a volunteer? What was the first thing that pushed you to volunteer? How have you noticed changes in yourself over time? What keeps you motivated to continue volunteering? How did you start contributing to yourself and your environment by volunteering with AFS?

As with many aspects of life, there are certain motivations and drivers in volunteering. I invite you all to the session where we will discuss the effects of these motivations on both volunteering and our personal lives. In this session, we will discuss our motivations, goals, and decisions by discovering both philosophical concepts and psychological tools and methods behind the theme motivation and drivers, and we will also address the concepts of volunteering and active citizenship.