TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Sintija Lase
Improve the quality of concrete approved EVS projects in Latvia: *to prepare the volunteers for their EVS projects, *to improve the collaboration with project coordinators and mentors, *to strengthen their understanding about intercultural learning, EVS program, non-formal learning and Youth Pass as a learning tool.
14 participants = 8 international EVS volunteers (from Turkey, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany) and 6 mentors (Latvia).
Getting to know each other & team building activities, outdoor activities with discovery of 8 key competences, international evening, group work and discussions, personal and group evaluation, personal learning plan development, practical challenge in local society, mapping the rights and duties of EVS players, communication exercises and reflections with their mentors, simulation games for intercultural learning, common initiative planning with creative thinking elements etc.
Deeper understanding of EVS project specifics and volunteers & mentors roles, clear personal learning and activity plan for the project, deeper understanding about communication tools, intercultural aspects and local culture.
Full time trainer – developing the program and delivering the training, reporting. In this training I also had a coordinator's role.