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Sapounofouska Playful Learning Fest
Training Course
26-28 June 2026 | Greece
Play, Create, Connect – A 3-Day Outdoor Experience for Youth & Educators is a signature pilot event by Sapounofouska Events & More, designed as a shared outdoor learning, creativity, and community experience for adolescents, young people, educators, facilitators, and youth-oriented professionals. The event builds on the team’s experience in children’s parties, educational programmes, playful facilitation, Bubble Show, creative animation, and participatory group activities, expanding this practice into a more intentional outdoor format for youth and educators. The working language is English.
Set in a natural outdoor environment, the event invites participants into a lively and meaningful space where play, learning, expression, and connection come together. The series is structured around three interconnected thematic days. The first day focuses on belonging and expression, using theatrical play, music-and-movement games, improv theatre, and collaborative group activities to support trust, spontaneity, communication, and joyful participation. The second day focuses on creative futures, offering space for STEAM-inspired activities, creative educational design, hands-on exploration, and collaborative idea generation. The third day focuses on nature and resilience, using outdoor activities, sensory exploration, group challenges, observation, and reflective practices to strengthen connection with self, others, and the environment.
A distinctive element of the event is its combination of educational depth and playful celebration. Drawing from the spirit of Sapounofouska’s creative event work, the programme may also include bubble show-inspired interactive moments, movement-based community activities, playful visual elements, and festive transitions that make the overall atmosphere more engaging, warm, and memorable. In this way, the event creates a bridge between non-formal education and imaginative event design.
Each day will conclude with a final application workshop, where participants work in mixed groups to design, test, or adapt a mini learning activity based on the day’s methods and experiences. These closing workshops are informed by STEAM education and structured through the 5E instructional model — Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate — helping participants transform outdoor experience, play, creativity, and group interaction into practical educational design.
The event is designed not only as a workshop series, but as a full shared experience. Every day includes facilitated activities, a collective picnic setting, catering, coffee, and an evening celebration or party, creating space for both learning and informal connection. Transportation to the event venue by bus will be available for participants who need it, and both the catering/coffee offer and the transportation support are included in the participation fee.
The activities will take place in an outdoor natural location, such as a park or a seaside setting, in order to support movement, openness, playfulness, and contact with the environment. The exact location will be confirmed and shared with participants 2–3 weeks before the event, together with practical details about access, transport, and what to bring.
Overall, Play, Create, Connect reflects the wider framework of Sapounofouska Events & More: creating joyful, participatory, and imaginative spaces where learning and celebration can coexist. Through STEAM, theatre, movement, group facilitation, outdoor experience, and creative event design, the team aims to offer a fresh and inclusive format in which young people and educators can meet as co-participants, co-creators, and members of a temporary learning community.
The working language of the event will be mainly English, with a supportive and inclusive facilitation approach. Participants do not need to be fluent, but they should feel comfortable enough to engage in group activities, simple discussions, and collaborative tasks.
Objectives
- To bring together young people and educators in a shared outdoor learning experience.
- To explore belonging, creativity, and resilience through non-formal and experiential learning.
- To combine play, theatre, movement, STEAM, and outdoor participation in one common framework.
- To support participants in turning experience into educational practice through daily final workshops based on STEAM and the 5E model.
- To create a joyful community atmosphere through picnic moments and evening celebrations.
Target group
The event is open to:
- Adolescents and young people
- Educators and teachers
- Facilitators and youth workers
- Creative practitioners interested in non-formal learning and outdoor participation
Methodology
The event is based on:
- Non-formal education
- Experiential learning
- Outdoor participation and group dynamics
- STEAM education and creative educational design
- The 5E instructional model: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate
Each day ends with a final application workshop, where participants work in mixed groups to design or adapt a mini activity inspired by the day’s methods and experience. These workshops help participants connect practical experience with learning design.
The 3-day journey
Day 1 — Belonging & Expression
The first day focuses on connection, trust, and creative expression through theatrical play, music-and-movement games, improv theatre, and collaborative group activities. The final workshop invites participants to create a short activity focused on belonging, communication, or self-expression.
Day 2 — Creative Futures
The second day explores creativity, future-oriented learning, and playful educational design through STEAM-inspired activities, interactive challenges, and collaborative idea generation. The final workshop invites participants to design a mini STEAM-based educational concept using the 5E model.
Day 3 — Nature & Resilience
The third day focuses on nature-based learning, teamwork, observation, and resilience through outdoor group missions and reflective activities. The final workshop invites participants to transform nature-based experience into an educational activity or facilitation tool.
Daily flow
- Arrival and welcome
- Morning experiential workshops
- Outdoor group activities
- Collective picnic
- Afternoon co-creation / final workshop lab
- Reflection and closing
- Evening party / community celebration
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Apply now! Application deadline (24h UTC): 8 June 2026 Date of selection: 11 June 2026Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14729
This Training Course is
for 25-40 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Other countries in the world , Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth project managers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches, Youth researchers
Working language(s):
English
Sapounofouska Events & More (National Agency)
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.
Co-organiser(s):
- Artemis Sapountzoglou (National Agency)
- Elena Machphouz (National Agency)
- GLOBOVIVO (Youth NGO)
Contact for questions:
Artemis Sapountzoglou
E-Mail:
Phone: +306944533091
Costs
Participation fee
The participation fee is set as a symbolic contribution of 40€ per day, while participants who wish to attend the full experience can register with a 3-day pass of 110€. This fee includes participation in the full programme of the selected day(s), facilitation, educational and creative materials, outdoor setup, the collective picnic and catering arrangement, coffee service, and access to the evening community celebration.
For participants who need support reaching the venue, bus transportation to the event location is also included in the participation fee. The intention of the fee is to cover the basic organisational needs of the event and make the experience sustainable, while keeping it accessible and community-oriented.
A limited number of reduced-fee spots may be offered, especially for young participants or participants experiencing financial difficulty, depending on the capacity of the organisers.
Accommodation and food
This is a 3-day event series without accommodation included, so participants travelling from outside the local area will need to arrange and cover their own stay. The organising team may share practical suggestions for accommodation options if needed, but booking and accommodation costs remain the participant’s responsibility.
Food is partly included in the event through a daily picnic and catering setup, which is covered by the participation fee. This includes a basic shared catering arrangement and coffee during the day, designed to support comfort, community, and informal connection in the outdoor setting.
The event will take place in an outdoor natural location, such as a park or seaside area, and the exact location will be announced 2–3 weeks before the event together with practical details for access and preparation.
Travel reimbursement
Travel costs will not be reimbursed separately, since the event is not funded through a travel reimbursement scheme. Participants are generally responsible for covering their own transport.
However, for those who need support in reaching the venue, organised bus transportation to the event site will be provided and is already included in the participation fee. This applies specifically to the transfer to the outdoor event location once the final venue has been confirmed and shared with participants.