CLIMB INTO YOUTHWORK Fostering community and connection through outdoor education and climbing

Aims & objectives

The aim of this Training Course is:
To provide participants with both the hard and soft skills to use climbing as an effective tool in experiential and non-formal education settings
To connect outdoor experts, climbing guides, outdoor organisations and stakeholders with Erasmus+ programme and the opportunities for developing European-funded outdoor education programmes at the local and international level
Through participating in this project participants will:
Understand how to use climbing as an effective tool in non-formal and experiential education
Gain practical understanding of the management processes for organizing a group outdoors
Gain hard skills through being trained to Spanish Alpine Club standards in:
Abseiling techniques
Building belay stands
Risk analysis and risk management Ropework and rescue techniques
Gain theoretical and practical understanding of group dynamics in Outdoor Education
Learn how to give and receive feedback and to use reflection as a pedagogical tool
Embark on a journey of personal development through stepping outside of their comfort zone and exploring new ways of learning how to learn.
Benefit from an environment of peer learning
Gain an understanding of the Erasmus+ Youth, Sport and Adult Education programme and the funding opportunities available within the framework of Key Action 1 and Key Action 2.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

Youth Workers from Spain, Germany, Poland, Greece, Ukraine, Georgia and Italy.

Training methods used & main activities

- Climbing
- Blind climbing
- Community management
- Around Tables
- Study visits with Local Pioneer climbers
- Hike

Outcomes of the activity

Participants understand how to use climbing as an effective tool in non-formal and experiential education
- Gaied practical understanding of the management processes for organizing a group outdoors
- Gained hard skills through being trained to Spanish Alpine Club standards in: Abseiling techniques, Building belay stands, Risk analysis and risk management
- Gained a theoretical and practical understanding of group dynamics in Outdoor Education

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was working together with Rocío Monteoliva Herrera and Peter Mitchell.

Leading sessions together with my colleagues.

I worked on this training for 9 days as a full time trainer.