Story Tellers for Europe

The project promotes the exchange of knowledge between young people from partner countries and youth living in Italy. It carries out in the fields of story tellers and its main objective is facilitating the meeting between different cultures and sensitize the participants, through the tales of the folk tradition and the creation of new stories, to the concept of European citizenship.
The youth exchange will take place in Vallefiorita in Calabria ( Italy ) and will run for 14 days (excluding travel days). It will involve young people between 18 and 25 years

During their staying, participants will have :
1. the opportunity to present their local and national culture through tales of the folk tradition;
2. the opportunity to learn about partner country local and national culture and the host country through tales, graphical representations, drawings, tales oral or written.;
3 . The opportunity to co-operate among peers for the construction of an intercultural project;
4. The opportunity to experience cooperative learning , peer education to practice , to be teachers and students;
5 . The opportunity to gain practical skills and improve their communication skills

The main objectives of the project are as follows:
- Developing skills to do an independent research project;
- Promoting knowledge of the different cultural expressions.
- Promoting the comparison among young people, with the aim of finding points of contact and to enrich the cross-cultural training;
- Encouraging the development of a European consciousness, stimulating reflection on the differences in cultures and values;
- Facilitating the search for traditional stories and tales of their own country to promote awareness of the cultural diversity and bring out the affinities between peoples..
- To promote respect among people and educate against inequality and discrimination through the creation of new stories and tales.

The different activities will use informal procedures and appropriate methodologies : team-building, peer-education, cooperative learning, role-play, debates, outdoor activities, learning by doing and workshops.
The “Terra di Mezzo” association, together with the other promoters of the project, will cure the learning program to improve and upgrade the skills in the field of cultural promotion, exchange of knowledge, skills, using innovative methods and best practices already tested.
The objective of the project is promoting creative thinking, knowledge of the cultural and gastronomic heritage of the partner countries and supporting the socialization experiences, comparing the results with similar initiatives at the European level.