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Aims & objectives

- Increase level of critical thinking among young people in Sweden, Estonia and Latvia through non-formal educational and self-educational methods.
- Help youngsters to be more critical to society in the interest of social justice.
- Help young people to develop their key-competences.
- Raise awareness of young people about different cultures and intercultural learning.
- Develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the Northern and Baltic.
- Increase capacities of participating organisations and develop partnership in Nordic region.

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

youth leaders from Estonia, Latvia and Sweden

Training methods used & main activities

Non-formal learning methods: group work, games, discussions, "Yes" and "Now" method, simulation, open space, peer learning

Outcomes of the activity

1. Participants are able to analyze media critically and they are able to share knowledge and skills
with others.
2. Participants had to develop their key-competences such as competence in foreign and native
languages, logic, intercultural competence, an initiative, social and civic competences. They are able
to apply these competences for future life and work.
3. Participants become more active in social and civic life what has influence on civic society and on
Baltic and Nordic countries in general.
4. Participating organization had to become more experienced, got new partners and supporters,
increased recognizability.
5. Indirect positive impact on youth and society

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Full-time trainer and project manager
Sessions:
Getting to know each other
Team-building
Critical thinking
Developing of critical thinking
Different concepts of intercultural learning (Iceberg, Geert Hofstede, etc.)
Different cultures and critical thinking
Reflection session
Evaluation

I worked on this training for 6 days as a full time trainer.