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Outdoor Paths: Designing Experiential Activities for Young People
E-learning
15 September 2026 | Zoom, Greece
This online workshop is designed for youth workers who already use games and activities with young people and want to upgrade them into well‑designed outdoor and experiential learning processes.
Instead of offering a random collection of icebreakers, the training focuses on how to:
turn real issues from youth work (group tension, low participation, stress, intercultural challenges) into outdoor and experiential activities
plan activities that are safe, inclusive and purposeful in very different local contexts – from small neighbourhood parks to busy city centres.
Participants work with a simple “learning journey” metaphor (island – wind – storms – harbour – legacy) to map what supports and what blocks them when they plan outdoor learning with young people. Building on this, they learn a step‑by‑step planning model:
- Define a clear learning focus (e.g. trust, communication, dealing with uncertainty, reconnecting with nature).
- Choose and analyse a real space they have access to (street, park, school yard, seaside, village square).
- Design an activity that uses this space as a co‑facilitator: routes, objects, landmarks and people become part of the game or challenge.
- Prepare guiding questions for briefing, risk assessment, inclusion (who might be left out and why), and debriefing.
The workshop mixes short inputs with practical design sprints in small groups. Participants leave with one concrete outdoor / experiential activity plan, ready to test with their group, plus a checklist for adapting it to different weather, group sizes and access needs.
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Apply now! Application deadline (24h UTC): 31 August 2026 Date of selection: 2 September 2026Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/15032
This E-learning is
for 18-40 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Other countries in the world , Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth coaches, Youth researchers, 15-50
Working language(s):
English
Artemis Sapountzoglou (Others)
Sapounofouska Events & More is a creative interdisciplinary team specialised in children’s parties, educational programmes, non-formal learning activities, and participatory events. The team brings together educators, facilitators, artists, and creators of imaginative group experiences, with a strong focus on playful engagement, inclusion, creativity, and meaningful human interaction.
Its framework of activity combines STEAM education, educational robotics, theatrical play, music-and-movement activities, improv theatre, group dynamics, outdoor experiences, educational games, creative workshop design, and interactive festive elements such as bubble show-inspired experiences. The team designs activities for children, young people, educators, and communities, creating spaces where learning, expression, movement, and celebration can coexist in an organic and joyful way.
The educational methodology behind the event is informed by non-formal education, experiential learning, STEAM principles, and the 5E model, which supports a learning journey from curiosity and exploration to meaning-making, extension, and reflection. This makes the event suitable not only as a participatory experience, but also as a space for educational inspiration and practical learning design.
At the heart of the team’s philosophy is the belief that play, creativity, movement, imagination, collaboration, and embodied participation can create powerful conditions for learning and connection. Through its events and educational programmes, Sapounofouska seeks to build experiences that are lively, inclusive, memorable, and grounded in the idea that learning can be both meaningful and joyful.
Contact for questions:
Artemis Sapountzoglou
E-Mail:
Phone: +306944533091
Costs
Participation fee
10€
Accommodation and food
-
Travel reimbursement
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