FC Inclusion - Sport as a method of social inclusion of young people

Training offers youth leaders, youth workers and coaches an opportunity to share, discuss and experience useful approaches, techniques and tools helping to evoke, develop and support using sport as a method of social inclusion. The aim of the TC is also to promote sport as an educational and social tool helpful to support young people (life skills, attitude, values, social integration). Why sport? Bill Shankly (legendar scottish football trainer) said: “Some people think sport is a matter of life and death. I am disappointed with this approach. I can assure you that this is something much more important.” We believe that sport is one of the most important thing in youngsters life. It could be not only method to spend time but also tool for changing their life. Sport is part of both intangible heritage and daily life, and it is a symbol of the cultural diversity, richness of our societies. Sports is also efficient mean to convey values of solidarity, diversity, inclusiveness and cultural awareness. Moreover, sport reflects on different values and create a bridge between different social groups and better mutual comprehension and dialogue. During the training course we would like to identify, share, workout concrete tools, skills, approaches to help young people to do the best in their life. Aims and objectives of the course: Aim: To foster using sport as an educational tool for social inclusion -To discover and test diverse educational practices, - To reflect and analyses about the transferability of the different educational tools, - build a broader understanding of what an incusion attitude means, - understand how developing entrepreneurial attitude may influence employability of young people, - raise interest in carrying out international projects of KA1 and KA2 as a way of developing life skills, tool for social inclusion, method of raising social activity of youngsters, - create ideas for project on the frame of Youth Erasmus+ Programme (KA1 and KA2), work out concepts of the projects and facilitate cooperation among participants. After the training participants will be able: - use sport as an educational and social inclusion tool, - support young people in their life challenges, - guide young people how they can make use of their sports potential in lifelong perspective (for example work, school, non-formal or formal activity) - use Erasmus+ Programme tools to help young people and develop potential of their organizations, - have new contacts and possible partners for future cooperation. The training will be based on the principles and practice of non-formal education taking into account participants’ needs, motivations and experiences. Variety of methods will be used to allow involvement of participants with different learning styles and to ensure a balance between theory and practice. Working methods: - workshops provided by external experts from the field of sport and science; - study visit in sport club; - working groups; - individual consultations; - special space for searching for project partners; - sharing good examples; - discussion, reflection groups; - sports activities also in a free time (running trainings) - many others. Target group of the course: Participants: about 25-30 participants from all of the Programme Countries. 25-30 adults who are: Youth leaders, youth workers or representatives of NGOs, community centers, youth clubs, schools, local authorities, local governments or other public institutions, non-formal groups of young people that have a mandate to enter into a partnership with other organizations/groups, willing to support youth in preparing and carrying out transnational projects, motivation towards sports and social inclusion environments, able to communicate easily and work in English. Venue: Youth Sport Center Agrykola in Warsaw, Poland. Proposed dates: 21st-25th October 2015