The holder of this badge has actively taken part in a 10 days collaboration process to become active partners and actors of the "Generation Europe The Academy" Erasmus+ project's future and to explore topics concerning youth participation, local activism, personal empowerment, team work methods and dynamics, intercultural learning and their future.
Through 10 days of intense work program, the group was guided in assessing local and personal needs, in planning activities to tackle them, in interacting and working with international partners, in being open to differences and other cultures. The variety of activities and methods based on a Non Formal Education approach to learning have made it possible for the participants to gain or reinforce the following abilities, knowledges and competences as from their self and from the pedagogical team assessments:
KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTS
- Improved communication in English
- concepts and practices about participation
- understanding of Non Formal Learning
- what is a youth activator
- project planning focused on projects that impact others
PERSONAL SOFT SKILLS
- self confidence
- being sociable with strangers
- overcome the feeling of being judged always
- organisational skills
- finding my place in community
- speaking in public
- stepping out of comfort zone
- improve my communication skills in asserting my ideas
- stating my opinions andhaving a critical view of other's opinions
- offering and receiving feedback
- critical thinking including critical analysis and problem solving
- challenge my temptation to be closed
TEAM WORK SKILLS
- use analysis tools
- working under pressure
- inteRact in an international partnership
- leadership skills
- to take responsibilities
- strategical planning of my tasks in a group
- cooperate
- team building & team work