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Presentation
A project booklet presenting a youth exchange on peace-building and Positive Youth Development (PYD), including the programme structure, tested non-formal activities, and a self-guided mindfulness trail, ready for other youth workers to adapt/reuse.
1.To share an idea for combining outdoor education, experiential learning, and peace education in youth work.
2.To present a good practice for a project addressing inner, interpersonal, and community-level peace, structured around the 5 Cs of Positive Youth Development.
This booklet documents "Roots of Harmony," a 7-day Erasmus+ Youth Exchange (8–16 June 2026) that brought together 24 young people from 4 countries around the themes of Positive Youth Development, peace-building, and outdoor/experiential education.
It sets out the project's aim and three-part objective structure (inner peace and nature; teamwork and communication; community action), and introduces its two core frameworks: the 5 Cs of Positive Youth Development (Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, Caring, leading to Contribution), and a three-level model of peace (inner, interpersonal, community).
The booklet includes four non-formal activities as inspiration: Blind Trail Walk, Tower of Power, Pipe Race, and Feelings & Values Walk and Talk.
The project's central result is the Harmony Trail, a hiking route with six mindfulness stations, co-designed and tested by participants, and accessible to other groups via a QR-coded map.
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5881
This tool is for
Youth workers, non-formal education facilitators, and Erasmus+ project coordinators designing outdoor or peace-education programmes; suitable for young people aged roughly 13–30.
and addresses
Youth Initiatives
It is recommended for use in:
Youth Exchanges
The tool was created by
Young Wave
in the context of
Roots of Harmony Youth Exchange
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Marcelina Woźniak (on 22 October 2026)
and last modified
20 July 2026
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