Adventure Europe VI

Adventure Europe is part of the Strategic Partnership for Inclusion coordinated by Salto Inclusion&Diversity, with the aim to make possible the participation of young people with fewer opportunity in the Erasmus+ and ESC Programmes international mobility.

The sixth edition of Adventure Europe will be held in Italy, Sabaudia, with an international team of well-seasoned trainers.

it will consist of:

Residential Outdoor training September 14th – 20th of September 2025 Sabaudia, Italy

Five Online Coaching sessions October 2025 - March 2026

Residential consolidation meeting 25th -29th of April 2026 Sabaudia, Italy

Target Group

Adventure Europe wants to reach social and youth (care) workers

• that feel the need to acquire new competences and tools to offer a meaningful response to the need of the young people with fewer opportunities they work with.
• that are motivated to create opportunities for their target group to have positive relational, emotional and physical experiences, facilitated by Outdoor and Experiential Learning methods.
• that want to improve their possibilities to co-create mobility opportunities in Europe in favour of the youngsters they work with
• that are supported by the organisation they work for to learn and grow as a youth worker in an international learning community, to implement and experiment with new methods in their work with youngsters, and to take part in the creation of European mobility opportunities in favour of their target group.

Objectives

The Adventure Europe training cycle will provide participants opportunities to:

• experience adventures in the outdoors and reflect on their personal learning,
• learn the basic theories behind experiential learning and reflective practices,
• develop skills in processing an experience with their target group,
• have their own experiential learning journey and reflect on how to transfer it into their professional context.
• To use Adventure and Outdoor Experiential Learning approach for the learning and increased wellbeing of their youngsters.
• Implementing their learnings in their local working environment supported by coaching.
• Learning how to use Erasmus+ opportunities and mobility projects for their target group.
• Create a network of potential future partnerships in Erasmus+ projects.

Program

Adventure Europe is a long-term training course, organized in three well designed phases.

Phase 1: A residential Outdoor and Experiential Training, held in the natural environment of the Circeo National Park in Sabaudia, Italy from the 14th to the 20th of September 2025. Participants will be accommodated in double rooms. An info pack [with all needed extra information on how to prepare and what to bring] will be sent to all selected participants.

Phase 2: Coached practice in five online meetings from October 2025 to March 2026

Phase 3: Consolidation Meeting from the 25th to 29th of April 2026, held in the same venue as phase 1.

A maximum number of 25 participants will be selected for this course.