TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Konstantinos Spatiotis
Course Aim & Objectives:
The aim of the training course “yoU-Turn” was to offer the space to explore oneself and the group allowing better understanding of the complexity of interrelations in our societies and, based on these realizations, create a vision and action plan for change.
The objectives outlined below give an insight to the pedagogical principles and flow of the programme:
• reflect on yourself, your surrounding environment and others in terms of interdependency,
impact and influence;
• get more motivated, feel inspired and strengthen your confidence to become
an active agent of change;
• visualise the change that you desire with an emphasis on its potential impact;
• enhance your skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for active agents of change,
focusing on your own strengths and weaknesses;
• explore possibilities for sharing with, attracting, reaching and involving others;
• create realistic actions planning that will be followed during and after the training course.
International group of 27 participants from Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Denmark, Italy, Romania.
The training course was designed as a set of mutual learning situations in which the participants had the space to experience and reflect upon the diverse experiential exercises and discussions held during the training course. The course required an active participation and engagement on individual and group level. Our methodology was based on non-formal learning methods, experiential learning and a participatory approach.
Personal development of the participants in terms of being active agents of change.
Improved skills of teamwork and leadership.
Creation of national teams that actually took action of non-conventional active citizenship.
Trainer and training design.