TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Panayiotis Theodorou
Aim: Provide basic knowledge for youth workers to implement non-formal educational methodologies and experiential learning when working with learning groups.
Topics: Experiential Learning, Group Dynamics, Creating, Implementing and Evaluating Tools and Methods based on Experiential Learning, Creating Atmosphere for Active Learning, Life Long Learning Concepts, Non-formal Education.
24 youth workers and facilitators coming from Italy, Cyprus, Serbia, Greece, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine
Team of Trainers
Panayiotis Theodorou - Cyprus
Salvi Greco - Italy
Milena Lazic – Serbia
The main methodological approach of the training was based on non‐formal education and learning, both individual and group methods, taking into consideration participants’ learning needs with a creative approach. A relevant time and space of the training was created together with the participants, in order to give them the opportunity to design and practice workshops, activities, methods, tools.
During 6 training days participants had:
- created 4 workshops in international teams based on non-formal educational methods and implemented them with the international group of participants in a duration of 1.30h;
-been introduced with the approaches of experiential, experimental and intercultural learning and possibilities to adapt it to their local contexts and realities;
-reflected about the importance of cultural diversity when organizing international youth projects;
-received information about existing possibilities and conditions for the development of European youth co-operation projects, with special focus on the Erasmus + Programme;
-exchanged best practices on non-formal education when working within multicultural groups;
-developed an informal network of youth workers and youth leaders from Europe and Euromed countries.
I had a role of a trainer, meaning that I was responsible for design, implementation and evaluation of the training program. The training program was reviewed and evaluated every day and adjusted according to the learning needs of participants.
I worked on this training for 6 days as a full time trainer.
I was also responsible for the logistics of the training as a host