Magazine YOUNG FU firstand last issue

Swimming in the young world

The last youth exchange which took plce in Basko Polje, in 2009, called Editors of  EU, was a real success due to the full involvenent of the people gathered together from differnt countries, having differnt nationalities, ways of thinking and behaving and different background tradition.

Nowadays we leave in a society in which the time and space  have  different values and  in which people are becoming  more selfish, taking  care just of their  lives and  being locked  in a self-oriented world. They don't  realize  that  by giving more they can achieve more. Following  this code  the participants of the  last youth  exchange  íound  themselves  in the situation  of using  the abilities  and knowledge  they gathered  during  the camp,  this  is why,  in a selfless gesture,  the organizing  team has decided  to continue  bringing  this unique  opportunity  to other  people  also. By being  in the camp we hope  that they  can discover  themselves  and become more open-minded and-more  aware  of the world  they  live  in, taking  into consideration  that the  real world does mean lots  of people  and  lots of unique  characteristics,  a varlety  of  life experiences  which can be  in total contrast  of those  one owns, but also  a limitless  source oi learning  and discovering.

The 2011 youth  exchange,  entitled  EU Tick,  focuses  on promoting  pro-activeness  among  the participants,  making  them more  aware  of the  role one  can play  in a peer  to peer  interaction  and also  as a group  representative.  The  activities  planned,  most organized  and  facilitated  by  the  participants,  will help  them  improve  skills and abilities  like:  communication,  problem solving,  dealing with  technology  and also  the ability  of understanding  and  using  new  information.

 
Basko  Polje can be called, without  any  exaggeration,  the perfect  non-formal  learning  environment as it gives  the participants means of interaction  and  relaxation  while  learning  new things about  themselves  and others. Being  an outdoor  camp  situated  on the  seacoast  and  also  close  to the mountainside,  in an environment which does not have  any outooor connection, and here I am speaking  about  the online activity,  they are  forced  to  interact  making  them  to return  to  the basics of human  relationships.  This  is why  the output of the project  goes  beyond  the magazine,  which the participants  put together,  as  it has a more  important  human  output  of strong  friendships and future  collaborations  and plans.


Countries:

Introduction

As you  can  see  in the previous  map of Europe,  participants  of the Youth  Exchange are people  from  the different countries.  We would  like to provide  information  about all these  states. Each has various  culture,  traditions,  customs,  typica! events  and meals  etc. But the base  of our characters  is almost  the same, because we are from the same continent.

 Some  of  the participating  states  are  in the  European union, while another  are candidates  to be admitted,  People  from the  "non-EU"  states  can learn more  about the system  of this  organisation and  they will be able, after becoming  relevant member,  to take part in discussion  about  their admission  and  activities. And  this  is why we are here to  talk about  the  EU and share  our opinions  and knowledge  of it.  lt will help  us to get know each other  better.

We think no matter  the country  you are comming from, your  origin,  age,  if you are male or female... - we all can  talk  together,  have  fun and make new friends  from abroad. We hope you will gain  interesting  facts  about  us from  this magazine  and  you will  be  inspired  to explore  on your own.

Help EU Tick

Dear participants!
We are happy, that you are reading these words! It means you are about to join our project!!! We are looking forward to you impatiently! 
In this blog you will find all necessary information about the Help EU Tick youth exchange including goals, program elements, promoters, methods used, some practical information & procedure. We invite you to read the blog carefully and check actual changes during the time before the youth exchange, so that you are well informed before you come in Croatia!

Basic info:
Youth in Action program under 3.1. action: Cooperation with the Neighbouring Countries of the EU
Tittle of the project: Help EU tick
Coordinating and hosting organization: o.s.Point – podpora a sociální integrace, Jugoslávská 9, 787 01 Šumperk, http://www.pointos.eu/
The date of exchange:  11 th – 18th Juny 2011
The place of exchange: Croatia, Basko Polje
Partnership: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Spain
Money: Event is co-sponsored the European Union - Youth in Action Programme, participation in youth exchange, including accommodation, meal and ensure the program is free, transportation to the place of exchange is 70%covered.

Short summary:
The youth exchange gathers young people from across Europe to discuss the role of youth in EU and politics. Built around the current youth agenda in Europe, the project will put forward its perspectives on the role of youth in politics - how to get involved in politics and acquire knowledge about matters related to policy based on improving the communication skills of the participants. By the means of editorial activities and theatre, young participants from different counties will be concerned in the same aim – to create their own issue of the newspaper. The newspapers will consist of ideas, actions and recommendations of the participants on developing the youth and policies in the Europe. It is a document reflecting the thoughts and beliefs of the European youngsters involved in policy. Examples of good practise carried out by the participants in their home countries are included in the press release.

Project goals and background: 

Our Plan - Keeping the project very hands on with the young people using active learning methodologies

1. The group will learn about how countries are governed. 
2. The group will learn how to active participate as youth leaders in politics 
3. The group will develop their understanding of elections process,
4. The group will develop the materials, organise and facilitate the elections
5. The group will develop their communication and leadership skills through a variety of activities   (this will be the main focus of the project) 
6. The group will be involved into the team activities (Cetina River rafting)
7. The group will reflecting their thoughts, ideas, actions and examples of good practise in their own issue of the newspaper.And why newspaper?While the members come from different places and have different backgrounds, they are all concerned that young people should have their say about youth issues in the media. We believe that young people are not fairly represented in the media. We believe that the way to change this is to ensure that young people have their voices heard when youth issues are presented in the newspaper, the radio or on television. In this way, they will present young people’s perspectives. To do this, o.s.Point work together to develop their skills to engage the media through doing interviews on issues of interest to them and assists young people from different countries by providing them with support as well as by facilitating the involvement of young people with the media.

INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPANTS

Information about participants

• Promoters:
  • Albania - Active Youth, http://www.riniaaktive.org/
  • Belgium - My heart Association
  • Bosnia and Hercegovina - Omladinski klub "Pod Istim Suncem" Jablanica, www.okpis.org
  • Croatia - HELP - Split,  Udruga za pomoć mladima, www.helponline.hr
  • Czech republic - o.s.Point - podpora a sociální integrace, www.pointos.eu
  • Macedonia - Volunteers Centre Skopje, www.vcs.org.mk
  • Slovakia - AMAVET-Asociácia pre mládež vedu a techniku, www.amavet.sk
  • Spain - Asociación Juvenil de Cazalla, www.cazalla-intercultural.org
• Contacts:

Eva Johnová – project manager – e.johnova@seznam.cz, tel. 775326026

Martin Farkas – co-ordinator – martinfarkas.point@gmail.com, tel. 775326026

Instruktors: Petra Kalibová, Petr Meliš, Michal Kristinek

Directly to the camp tel: + 421 911 253 733

• Information about participant:

 Below you will find all organizations in alphabetical order. Visit their websites and look for common interests and differences. Use the course to make new friends and connect your organisations and maybe you can build a project together in future.  Add info and photo (if you want) about yourself, this way we can break the barriers between us before the project start :-) Betka is a blog master and she can add you to this blog if you e-mail her to: Lizzy.Forman@seznam.cz

Eva Johnová, Czech Republic:

My name is Eva, I´m 29 and I´m part of the organisational team.
I like travelling, cinema and freediving. This things make me feel real good.

What are you comming with? What do you want to learn?
What do you expect to take back home?

I´m expecting active participation of all participants, I hope you will have fun while learning:-) Personally I wish I meet new great people and make new partners for future projects.
I also hope that I improve my english:-)

What are you affraid of ?
I´m suposed to be a boss of this action, so that´s my biggest fear:-D.
I hope you will ejoy the action!

Martin Farkas, Czech Republic:

I´m Martin, coordinator of this action. I will be responsible for your travel cost and some organisational aspect connected with this action (accommodation, food, etc).

I like sleeping and footbal, footbal and sleeping. So please, don´t wake me up often there:-)

What are you comming with? What do you want to learn? What do you expect to take back home?

I expect to have a lot of fun.

What are you affraid of ?
Bad weather.

 

 

Miloš, Czech Republic:

My name is Miloš. I´m responsible for all camp. I will need you to not smoking there,

because I love Basko Polje very much and I don´t want to have "burning" Basko Polje camp.

What are you comming with? What do you want to learn? What do you expect to take back home?

I like respect and fair play.

What areyouaffaidof?
"Burning" Basko Polje camp.

   

Filip Závada, Czech Republic:

My name is Filip Zavada and I'm comming from Czech Republic. I'm 24 and I study Technical University in Ostrava. My specialization is engeneering geodesy and I like it very much.
My hobbies are cycling, running, reading books and hiking with my girlfriend Tereza.
I joined the exchange 'cause I like meeting new people, chatting in various languages and having fun with them.

Tereza Formanová, Czech Republic:
My name is Tereza Formanová and I´m from Czech republic.I study Faculty of Law at Masaryk´s univerzity in Brno.
I´m just in the first year of my studies,
but I thik I´ve chosen the best school for me. Maybe I would like to become a judge,
but it is still long-distance future.
have many hobbies, but my favourite are playing the flute, singing, reading books and hiking.
I spend a lot of my free time with my boyfriend Filip and also with my family.
They are really important to me. What I expect from the Exchange of Youth?
Mainly meeting new friends from foreign countries and having a great time with them :).
I´m looking forward to you all!!!

Gabriela Juhászová, Czech Republic:
My name is Gabriela Juhászová and I’m 16 years old. I’m from the Czech Republic, my hometown is Prostějov. I go there to Gymnázium Jiřího Wolkera. I don’t have my favourite hobby, but I enjoy reading, listening to music and hanging out with friends. I also like watching films, that’s why I often go to the cinema. I’m not very keen on sport, but sometimes  I go swimming or play table-tennis. In winter I go skiing with my family. I think I’m friendly, kind and polite. I’m quite hard-working too. In a crazy way I like school, but I think, that this is only because of the people, who I meet there every day.
I’m very honored that I have the opportunity to join this project and I hope I can help as much as the others of Czech „team“. :-) This project is a big chance for me to practice my English, learn something new about Europe and EU and – of course – meet new  friends from abroad.

Alžběta Formanová, Czech Rerpublic

My name is Alžběta and I´m seventeen years old. I live in Prostějov and I study there Gymnázium Jiřího Wolkera. I´m writing blog about this project. My hobbies are playing the violin, singing, reading, painting, watching films, swimming, riding on roller skates, listening to jazz or classical music and playing theather . What I expect from the Exchange of Youth? I look foward to meet new friends,
I spend good time with them and I improve my English.

Martina Fibí Smékalová, Czech Republic
 My name is Martina Smékalová and I live in Prostějov. I study therory and history of dramatic arts in Olomouc. My hobbies are film (  not only wathing.... I make it :)) dance and I like listen jazz music.

Anes Ivkovic, Jablanica
Hi, I´ m Anes Ivkovic. I´ m from Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I ´m 17 years old and I attend secondary school in Jablanica. I like football and only football :)  I´ m  one of OKPIS members and we re glad to come to Basko polje.
What do you expect to take back home? I hope a lot of fun and hope I´ ll learn something new and of course meet new people and make new friends :)

Emir Salihamidzic, Jablanica

My name is Emir Salihamidzic. I am from Jablanica Bosnia and Herzegovina. I m 26 and I m one of  OKIPS. I study Faculty of Law. I like music, singing Bosnian music SEVDAH because it s awesome. I like summer and swiming on Jablanica lake .I love people, friendship ... I hope we have a good time and a lot of  fun of course meet new people and something learn of EU.

Anel Čilić, Jablanica

Hello, my name is Anel Čilić.I'm member of  Youth club "Under the same sun" Jablanica.
I'm 20 years old ( 1991 ), and I have been graduated from high school this year. I'm now Hotel and Tourist Technician. I'm traditional dancer for 10 years, and because of that I was in many countries like a Turkey,  Macedonia, Serbia, Greece, Croatia.... Also I'm active member of two sport teams, Extreme sport club "4 seasons" Jablanica and handball club "Turbina" Jablanica. People who knows me said for me that I'm very sociable and always open for cooperation. In my opinion it is very important for every young man. Also they said I'm good as an individual, but also said that I'm very good for group work. I had never talked much about myself because I think a word of other people describe us better, even if they mention some of our fault. See you at the camp.
With all due respect,
Anel Čilić

Anel Djuliman, Jablanica

Hello! My name is Anel Djuliman. I'm from Jablanica, Bosnia and Heryegovina. I'm 22 years old,and I'm one of OKPIS..I study Faculty of Law. I love football, play football and football is my life ;D !! I hope we have a good time and a lot of  fun of course meet new people and something learn of EU.See you at the camp

Anca, Belgium

My name is Anca, and I can’t wait to be in Croatia.

I am born in Romania, currently studying in Belgium and on my way to discover the entire world. I am madly in love with the Sun and with the turquoise waters. I am a Taurus with Sagittarius rising which makes me be the kind of person who loves adventures, new experiences, new people, new emotions. I am always interested in new places and I do consider I have a happy-go-lucky disposition most of the time. I am restless, outgoing and very independent because I love freedom and spontaneity. I laugh a lot and smiling must is on my daily basis.

Travelling is my life and my life is travelling so waking up early in the morning to catch a flight is not something I hate, but something that gives me goosebumps. I consider Earth is pure Paradise so I have promised to myself till I die I will have seen more than half of it.

I am ambitious, I have a positive and optimistic outlook and I do consider no matter how large the challenge may be, things will turn out okay.

Life has shown me that if you can dream it, you can do it…so I keep saying this to myself every day. In fact, I know I have just one life so I try to do things to remember.

See you soon and hope to spend some awesome days together!

Boomer, Belgium

Hey! My name is Boomer, and I’m 18 years old. I came from Romania, a beautiful country actually, and I can't wait to know all of you.
“I'm a good guy, with bad intentions” : )), but I am a kid too, with good heart, with a swing of knowledge and a strong desire to spend time with you.
I am that kind of person that you can make any kind of jokes, and you can laugh till the morning even if you have the biggest problem of your life. Even your cat is death or something; I am the man who makes you laugh. I like to do as many friends I can, so I hope you are all friendly : )) I like to spend time on the beach, and I really like to swim.
Is true that my English is a little bit rusty, but I’m  trying to do my best. See ya’ .
Best wishes.
XOXO

Mihai Gavrilă, Belgium

My name is Mihai Gavrilă and I'm 26 years old. I study Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza (student in gent at arteveldehogeschool). my hobbies are photography, read books and watches.

 Adelina Luntraru, Belgium

My name is Adeline Luntraru. I work like online marketing manager and I study  PR andcommunication - master. I like traveling, socialising. I read books, listen music and watch films in my free time.

Learning Needs Analysis

No matter how fantastic our project can be and how important our key roles are,It doesn´t make sense to do something, what is not needed.We don´t want to realize the project for you, we want to do it WITH you! You are people working in the field at various levels of experience and skills. The learning needs analysis helps us to identify where you are in terms of your knowledge, skills and competencies, versus where you wish to be - what are your learning goals? And ideally, before a youth exchange takes place! By conducting a learning needs analysis with all participants, we can identify what programmes are needed and we will be better able to support you.

• For that reason we are eager to know.
• What skills and knowledge you already have?
• What skills/knowledge/competencies do you need to develop?
• What do you wish to achieve?
• What is your expectations, your fears?

You may have a range of different motivations for joining this youth exchange. Tell us the reasons you choose to take the youth exchange

• For personal development purposes, e.g. communication, leadership or management skills.
• For professional advancement, e.g. upgrading of skills to enhance employability or change careers.
• To bring additional skills to the workplace, e.g. presentation skills or information technology skills.
• To develop skills which will benefit the local community.
• To sample a topic which they might consider studying in greater depth.
• To prepare for further study/full-time education.
• To resolve personal problems, e.g. conflict resolution.
• To facilitate/accommodate life changes, e.g. retirement or parenting.
• To make or maintain social relationships.
• For escape or stimulation.
• For interest only.

Please, make a group of participants who are motivated and interested in our topic, because we all are creating spirit of the training!

The questionnaire bellow can help the participants setting their own learning goals. To leaders can the questionnaire help to finalize the list of selected participants according to the field of work, interests and balance in the group. Ask your participants to fill the questionnaire in, gather the information and sort it into categories that help you identify themes/topics that need to be addressed. You can send us the questionnaire to the following e-mail address: e.johnova@seznam.cz or you can bring it to the APV.

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Country:

First name:

Last name:

Your age at the start of the training:

Describe briefly your present occupation and your profession/your educational background:

Level of English: (bad, medium, good, excellent)

What is your motivation for joining this youth exchange?

What do you wish to achieve?

What skills/knowledge/competencies do you need to develop?

What do you really like? Detail the people, situations and activities, which do you enjoy most:

Who will (besides you) benefit from this youth exchange and in what way?

Other remarks or questions

TIMETABLE AND METHODS USED

Participants' Self-evaluation: During and After the Course

The Coaches/ facilitators and/or co-ordinators can work with participants to encourage them to reflect on their participation on a youth exchange. It is important that participants think about how they might have impacted on the overall success of the youth exchange. Ultimately, participants need to take responsibility for their own learning. It is important that participants get sufficient support and encouragement, but not all responsibility resides with the facilitator. However, sometimes, there may be a tendency to blame the tutor or the teaching styles for lack of understanding.

Encouraging participants to reflect on their own participation in the learning process helps them understand how they can have a central role in the success, or otherwise, of a course. Monitoring their own performance helps participants engage in critical thinking. Participants might ask themselves:

• Did I have realistic expectations at the start of the course, and were these met? If not, why?
• Was I fully aware of what was involved, e.g. time commitment, etc?
• How might I better inform myself in future?
• Was I comfortable in the group? Why, why not?
• Which elements of the course did I enjoy most? Why?
• Which elements of the course were problematic? Why?
• Did I make a positive contribution to the class?
• Did I respect the tutor and other students?
• Did I participate willingly and engage in the group activities?
• Did I act in any way that might have had a positive or negative impact on the group dynamic? How and why?
• Could I have worked differently to get more from the course?
• Did I make all the necessary efforts to complete readings, projects, etc., on time?
• Did I stretch myself to achieve my absolute best, or did I only do enough to get by?
• Did I at any time show resistance to tasks? How might this have been frustrating for the tutor or other students?
• Did I encourage others?
• Did I help others in the group by sharing information, offering assistance with studying, etc.? If so, how did this impact on the group dynamic?
• At any time, did I behave in a way that would have intimidated another student? If so, how did this impact on the group dynamic?
• Did I communicate effectively?
• If I disagreed with the tutor, or other student, was the point made in a constructive, logical fashion?
• Did I take steps to address any problems I had with the tutor or programme organisers?
• How will I apply what I have learned?
• What are my new goals/targets?
• Are there any new skills that I would like to acquire?

Practical Tips

• Present and illustrate content concisely in simple terms.
• Define technical terms when using them.
• Avoid jargon.
• Organise and structure content appropriate to the level of the course.
• Begin each learning session by motivating learners, expressing positive expectations, and sharing your objectives.
• Be enthusiastic.
• Vary methods of presentation/teaching styles.
• Use audio visual aids, charts, etc.
• Involve the students - provide opportunities for questions and group work.
• Use student led seminars - team presentations, research exercises.
• Pose challenging questions.
• Encourage feedback.
• Promote peer tutoring.
• Use varied forms of assessment.
• Explain assessment.
• Give real life examples/practical applications/case studies.
• End each session with a conclusion that connects what has happened today with what will be covered during the next session.
• Request feedback at the end of each session about the material covered, methodologies used, pace of the class, etc.,
• Be guided by learners during teaching. Continually observe their reactions, acknowledge them, and modify teaching when indicated.

TIMETABLE AND METHODS USED

Day layout

Evening activities from 20:00-21:00

• intercultural nights:

As you already know there are intercultural nights included in the daily program. Every evening there will be a cultural programme which will represent each country. It means providing information about the customs and habits, traditions and rituals, culture and history as well as getting some knowledge about political atmosphere and scene (main political parties, president, currency, elections). It can be also a presentation of the national youth policy in your country. It´s up to each team what programme they prepare, what way they will present their countries. I don't want you to bring anything special to eat as we don't have access to the kitchen...Drinks are another chapter..:) But in particularly for this evenings you can learn us games you play in your country, music, dances and everything you think is appropriate....traditional or not for a party.
• Evaluation or reviewing:Evaluation is a key component of any youth exchange. Evaluation can mistakenly be tagged on at the end of a youth exchange when it should be conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure that the youth exchange is meeting the needs of the participants and the overall programme objectives. It is also helpful to include some form of follow-up analysis some time after the youth exchange has finished. This will allow participants to reflect on how they have been able to implement what was learned over the duration of the youth exchange.

TIMETABLE AND METHODS USED

Day layout

Afternoon Activities 16:00-18:00

• Journalistic and editorial activities - creating newspaper:

Newspaper as a tool of group work, role-plays and as a tool to express opinions, ideas and interest of participants for the matters of actual social and political issues in their countires and in Europe.

• Groupwork:Organising participants into groups provides an opportunity for students to work closely with their peers. The group(s) will be asked to solve a problem, perform a certain task, or to debate a topic. Benefits of group work: Involves participants actively.
  • Facilitates the exchange of ideas and opinions.
  • Develops communication skills.
  • Promotes team working skills.
  • Develops leadership skills.
  • Demonstrates the value of exchanging ideas
  • Highlights how to consider more extreme/radical opinions and negotiate for a consensus opinion.
  • Requires participants to deal with conflict, or establish ground rules for managing disagreements.
  • Enables participants to discuss course content in the specialised language of the subject.
  • Encourages participants who may be reticent about presenting their ideas in large group/class situations.
  • Requires participants to divide work/task into manageable blocks.
  • Ensures co-operation on the delegation of tasks.
  • Allows participants of mixed abilities to work side by side and draw on individual strengths to complete the task.

• Role-plays:

Participants will be presented with a scenario and asked to act out situations in the controlled environment of the camp.
Role-plays:

• Motivate students to learn as they are actively engaged
• Promote and develop critical and creative thinking, attitudes, values, and interpersonal and social skills.
• Provide opportunities for students to see both sides of a debate
• Give students insight into unfamiliar roles in different and varied situations
• Allow students to discuss issues or topics which they might or Icebreakers, warm-ups, and energizers Every day the warm up/ icebreaker, energizer will be done from a nation, so please prepare a warm up session. By ‘warming up’ the group with enjoyable icebreakers or energizers, trainers help participants relax, be more responsive, and participate more positively. The energizers will be used frequently during a training session, whenever people will look sleepy or tired. Icebreakers help the participants play and learn together and set the stage for continued training together. Warm-up activities are usually used to begin a session on a positive note or to ‘recharge’ if the group’s energy seems to be low. Some groups begin with a simple stretching exercise to get warmed up. At other times, energizers may be introduced. Even when people are interested and concernedabout the subject being covered, they can get tired and sleepy. Energizers give people a quick break and may add some humour, contributing to a positive group spirit.
• Topic of the day:
  Each national group will pick a topic, which would like to discuss with the others and during morning activities/programm will try to involve others into it. This way all participants have opportunity to become a coaches and take responsibility for the ‘coaching process’ and for concrete tasks in the project, which will help them to improve their leadership skills, communication techniques, organising content, designing structured activities and processes, giving and receiving feedback, etc.
  • Step: Analysis of the needs of your territory and target group This is the starting point of your one-day programme. Include your topical requirements that all participants can discuss and the reasons that this topic generates, show to the others that there is something necessary to change in the society, expldinarily feel uncomfortable discussing Enable quieter students to participate and express themselves in a more outspoken and direct way.

TIMETABLE AND METHODS USED

Day layout:
Morning activities from 9:00 - 13:00
  

1. Icebreakers, warm-ups, and energizers
   Every day the warm up/ icebreaker, energizer will be done from a nation, so please prepare a warm up session. By ‘warming up’ the group with enjoyable icebreakers or energizers, trainers help participants relax, be more responsive, and participate more positively. The energizers will be used frequently during a training session, whenever people will look sleepy or tired. Icebreakers help the participants play and learn together and set the stage for continued training together. Warm-up activities are usually used to begin a session on a positive note or to ‘recharge’ if the group’s energy seems to be low. Some groups begin with a simple stretching exercise to get warmed up. At other times, energizers may be introduced. Even when people are interested and concernedabout the subject being covered, they can get tired and sleepy. Energizers give people a quick break and may add some humour, contributing to a positive group spirit.
2. Topic of the day
   Each national group will pick a topic, which would like to discuss with the others and during morning activities/programm will try to involve others into it. This way all participants have opportunity to become a coaches and take responsibility for the ‘coaching process’ and for concrete tasks in the project, which will help them to improve their leadership skills, communication techniques, organising content, designing structured activities and processes, giving and receiving feedback, etc.
   1. Step: Analysis of the needs of your territory and target group This is the starting point of your one-day programme. Include your topical requirements that all participants can discuss and the reasons that this topic generates, show to the others that there is something necessary to change in the society, explain your motivation/inspiration why do you want to solve that problem. Include also how you think your activity will benefit the other participants.
   2. Step: Define the aims of your one-day programme. The aim is a perfect situation you would like to reach. You need to fix precise objectives: Specific – Measurable – Achievable – Realistic – Timed
   3. Step: Working methods use. Include how you wish to demonstrate this activity –  by means of discussion, role-playing, games or visits, brainstorming, etc. Used methods should be connected with: Principles and practice of non formal education taking into account participant’s needs, expectations, motivation and previous experience as a starting point for the planned activities. Diversity of methods in a way that fits all learning styles, combines actiond, reflection, speculation and creativity.Resource table with brochures, books and other materials useful for participants. Facilitated reflection at the end of each programme day, so that learning is ensured and participants “Have a say” in the way the activities are done and the content within them. Don´t forget to create an evaluation activity that is itself engaging and enjoyable! (filling forms could be boring:-)) Create evaluative processes that will fully engage learners and provide you with the feedback that you want and that you will be able to use.
   4. Step: Make your own timetable : this step will help you to ensure that  the methodology  you decided to implement is coherent with the objectives of your one-day programme .
   5. Step: Take into consideration that your partners will be from different backgrounds and cultures, different realities and the contexts young people are living, different experiences and distance between the groups as well as other communication barriers. You might strengthen your partnership, ensure everybody has a role and share common objectives.

PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS

Special recommendations:

• The weather in Croatia in June can be quite hot but also chilling. Prepare for temperatures between 20 and - 28 degrees. To check the exact temperatures for Makarska (and any other place in the Croatia), visit http://meteo.hr/index_en.php
• There is a half-day trip planned (rafting) and we will have to carry food and water with us, so it would be handy to bring small travelling bag. Sandals, nylon t-shirt, swimming suit,... under lifejacket needed. Remember extra clothes as you will get wet!

• The location of the youth exchange is situated near the sea - and the stay can be a challenging experience, therefore participants should be equipped with: sunscreen, sunglasses, swimming suit,atc.Other must not forget items are slippers, towels, shampoo, shower gel, diving equipment...

Currency

Exchange Euros-Sterling is usually 7 Croatian Kuna (HRK)

Important!

In case of allergies, special health needs, illnesses, vegetarians or any other special notes in your team – please let us know in advance!

Do not forget to bring passport, identification card, student card (e.g. ISIC), health insurance card Please, bring a national flag if you can !!!

Useful links:

www.croatia.hr

www.baskavoda.hr

http://www.mint.hr/default.aspx?id=4493

Contact:

Person in charge of the project:

Eva Johnová

e.johnova@seznam.cz

Tel: +420 775 326 026

Martin Farkas

martinfarkas.point@g-mail.com

Tel: +420 775 928 626

Directly to the camp: +421 911 253 733

PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS

Accommodation:

Groups will be sharing tents with up-to 4 -5 other people. The groups will be not mixed, each country will have their own tent.

→ do not forget your bed linen or sleeping bag!

 

Hygiene: shared bathrooms and toilets.

Catering:

→provided 3-times a day. Dishes are prepared by Hotel Alem and served directly in the hotel (5 mins from the camp)

• Breakfasts – continental. Consist of tea, bread + additive (varies each day - butter, marmelade, sausages, cheese, fish spread, vegetables,...)
• Lunch and dinner – dishes based on pork, chicken or beef meet, potatoes, pasta, rice and vegetable.

First meal: 11. 6. 2011 – dinner at 06.00 pm

Last meal: 18. 6. 2011 – lunch at 01.00 pm + „small take away“

Some information about place:

• hotel restaurant, small supermarket, postal/information/exchange office and sport feasibilities (basketball, small futball, volleyball, ping-pong) available in the camp
• surrounded by pine trees. Nevertheless, climate is hot and wet, please mind enough water!
• pebble beach, please mind the sea urchins 
• located at the foot of mountain Biokovo - beautiful panorama but dangerous to visit! Suitable shoes needed.

 

Electricity, internet:

There will be additional electricity supplied to the campground. It will be possible to run an electrical appliances and items like laptops and phones within the campground. There is not wifi connection in the campground, the one possible way how to get to wireless is to go to Baska Voda, situated 20 mins from Basko Polje camp. There are free wi-fi restaurants.

 

Attention: Please, do not bring expensive, valuable things (like gold, special rings, family/national heritage, too expensive camera,...) – unless really neccessary. Nobody will be responsible for it but you.