Track One

2-year long project involving partner organisations in the consortium from Armenia, Georgia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and … (Last partner to be specified)

“Track One” aims to increase the quality, and thereby outreach of youth work by encouraging
innovative & collaborative practices between organisations active in the field of youth, using outdoor adventure education as the main working methodology.
In other terms, the project brings together organizations active in the field of youth and creates opportunity to share experiences & different approaches in workingwith young people, specifically focusing on using Outdoor Adventure Education as a methodology

During all its stages “Track One” sets the following SMART objectives:

To explore and promote Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE) as an effective and inclusive tool in youth work

To create space for sharing knowledge, exchanging experiences and good practices among youth workers and partner organizations, particularly using OAE in Youth work

To build up common knowledge and create public resource platform in the area of OAE and experiential learning to be accessible for the partner organizations as well as for any other external stakeholders;

To Increase knowledge of the theoretical and pedagogical background of OAE method

To discover the opportunities of cooperation and promotion of OAE under local and international programs and foundation;

To build solid international partnership in the education and youth fields using OAE and Experiential learning methods;

To create a concrete tangible outcome, a publication tracking the learning methodology used during the whole project and its learning impact on the individuals directly and indirectly involved into the project.

Track One consists of three stages, each of them involving series of smaller activities

Stage 1: Training and capacity building

On this stage we aim to empower participants representing partner organizations by training them, showing the best practices existing in the partner consortium and preparing them to transfer the learning into their local realities. This stage consists of an introductory Training Course in Georgia hosted by Youth Association Droni, Job Shadowing in Warsaw, Poland,hosted by Polish organization Manufacture of Science and Adventure, and 2 Study Visits, thefirst in Lupeni, Romania, hosted by New Horizons Foundation, and the second one … (To be specified when the final partner is confirmed.)

Borjom-Kharagauli National Park, Georgia

Number of pax: 5 per organization.

Profile: Youth workers, youth leaders, volunteers in the organization, key-staff

Pax from: All partners

Warsaw, Poland

Number of pax: 2 per organization

Profile: Youth workers,youth leaders, volunteers in the organization, key-staff

Pax from: Armenia, Georgia,Ukraine

Warsaw, Poland

Number of pax. 2 per organization.

Profile: Youth workers,youth leaders, volunteers in the organization, key-staff

Pax from: Armenia, Georgia,Ukraine

Venue TBA

Number of pax: 3 per organization.

Profile: Youth workers,youth leaders, volunteers in the organization, key-staff

Pax from: All partners

Each organization runs them individually

Number of pax: 10-30youngsters, at least 3meetings of 4 hours minimum.

Profile: Young people 14-25 y.o.

Ukraine
Number of pax: 7 per organization. (1/2 group leader, 5/6 participants.)
Profile: young people, participants of local activities
Pax from: All partners

Stage 2: Local Empowerment

his stage targets to create the series of local activities designed and run by the participants of the stage 1, with the support of partner organizations. In a short-term understanding, within the project context, it serves the purpose of putting the learning into practice and creating good examples of using outdoor adventure education in grass-root youth work. In long-term, we envision it to promote OAE as an educational methodology in general and support the partner organizations to establish/upgrade educational modules using nature and OAE principles in their youth work.Apart from the series of local workshops, stage 2 also includes a youth exchange in Ukraine, hosted by NGO Logos, bringing together young people recruited during the local activities, allowing them to be part of an educational, international outdoor youth project.

Stage 3: Dissemination & Follow Up

his stage targets to create the series of local activities designed and run by the participants of the stage 1, with the support of partner organizations. In a short-term understanding, within the project context, it serves the purpose of putting the learning into practice and creating good examples of using outdoor adventure education in grass-root youth work. In long-term, we envision it to promote OAE as an educational methodology in general and support the partner organizations to establish/upgrade educational modules using nature and OAE principles in their youth work.Apart from the series of local workshops, stage 2 also includes a youth exchange in Ukraine, hosted by NGO Logos, bringing together young people recruited during the local activities, allowing them to be part of an educational, international outdoor youth project.

Georgia

Number of pax: 7 per organization

Profile: Participants of stage1 & stage 2 of Track One project,representatives of academic and public institutions, other relevant stakeholders.

Pax from: All partners

Georgia

Number of pax: 4 per organization.

Profile: 2 Core team members,2 participants of previous stages of Track One project.

Pax from: All partners

Partners

Youth Association DRONI is a non-governmental organization with the mission to promote the establishment of a modern, healthy, educated and perfect society. In order to meet this task the association has been implementing the educational and youth development programs.
The organisation aims are to support the young people’s physical, spiritual and educational development and to develop educational initiatives in the field of civil society, conflict resolution, human rights and peace-building, to promote intercultural relations in Georgian society or Youth.
DRONI implements various activities based on the interests of members. While being member you can get involved in diverse projects every week – starting from graffiti, finishing with creating maps. Get more insight about our projects on our blog on this website. If you are interested in becoming a member, write to once you are certain on becoming a member, fill out the application form. Please mind, that we only open the call on certain periods.

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION means education, training, awareness raising, information, practices and activities which aim, by equipping learners with knowledge, skills and understanding and developing their attitudes and behaviour, to empower learners to contribute to the building and defence of a universal culture of human rights in society, with a view to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. (EDC/HRE Charter)
EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP means education, training, awareness-raising, information, practices and activities which aim, by equipping learners with 6 knowledge, skills and understanding and developing their attitudes and behaviour, to empower them to exercise and defend their democratic rights and responsibilities in society, to value diversity and to play an active part in democratic life, with a view to the promotion and protection of democracy and the rule of law (EDC/HRE Charter).

OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Outdoor experiential education uses organized learning activities that occur in the outdoors, and uses environmental experiences as a learning tool. The adventure in a forest, river or the sea is the learning path here. Try to become part of the group and then part of the nature.

MEDIA LITERACY provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet. Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy. Have a look on our website www.recmag.ge

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: it’s important that young people are able to design and run their initiatives and projects. Here, at DRONI young people can learn about fundraising and coordination.

ART AS A TOOL: Art is a unique language that can be understood without a diploma. We use art to connect, meditate, express and discuss. Here, at DRONI you will see many activities involving various types of arts: theater, graphic design, graffiti and street art, music, dance, photography, videography and digital storytelling.

ICIRLD is a non-profit organization registered in Armenia in 2004. Since its creation it has realized more than 200 projects both on local and international levels. The organization has a wide network of partner CSO and well established cooperation with various international organizations operating in Armenia. ICIRLD serves as one of the main expert organizations for the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs on international cooperation non-formal education and international/European cooperation. Organization’s strategic clusters of intervention are
• promoting and developing international dialogue and culture of peace,
• realizing projects aimed at personal development of young people
• realizing development and education activities for the deprived urban and rural communities of Armenia.
THE MISSION of International Centre for Intercultural Research, Learning and Dialogue is to build a world where Cultural Diversity is RESPECTED and VALORISED, where the “Culture of War” is replaced by a CULTURE OF PEACE, and where people from different cultural backgrounds work hand in hand for the solution of global problems and for sustainable development.
Since 2005 ICIRLD is strongly engaged in regional development projects in the regions of Armenia, where it mostly works with deprived urban and rural communities supporting initiative groups and Civil Society Organizations operating there through various types of support and training programmes. ICIRLD has organized several international projects in regions of Armenia on the topics of Supporting rural youth work, establishing community centres, social entrepreneurship, promotion of volunteerism, European affairs etc.
• Educational Outdoor Learning Summer Camps in Regions of Armenia
• International trainings for EVS volunteers on how to organize and conduct Summer Camps with intercultural learning
• recruiting participants,
• local level promotions,
• to follow the general workflow,
• conceptual work
info@intercultural.center
Intercultural.center
https://www.facebook.com/icirld/
Andranik str. 52/20, 0064 Yerevan, Armenia

Logos Ukraine was founded in 2013 by the group of friends that had attended multiple different international projects. During several years being a part of multicultural environment we imbued the idea of global diversity and international neighborliness.
The main goal of the organisation is to bring the idea of intercultural cooperation to Ukrainian young people providing them with various opportunities to explore the world and broaden their outlook. Three main areas of work of the organisation are: international exchanges, non-formal education and tolerance popularization. Since last year we are also focused on the hygiene of information and creation of methods how it could be implemented in daily life. Our team is group or young and active people who want to bring some positive change to local and international society.
Through our activities, we provide youngsters with opportunities for learning and self-development. We want to make an impact to the society we live in showing people how great and diverse this world is. We act consciously and meaningfully.
We want to develop society we live in and build it according to our peace values. Among our value there are tolerance, learning and developing, flexibility, enjoying and improving society.
In 2018 we participated as partners in more than 40 international projects, seminars, events, workshops, festivals, open events and exchanges . In 2019 we took hold and took part in 57 projects providing opportunities for young people from Ukraine to develop themselves and work on their capacities.
We have also organized local projects and participated as co-organizers in international ones. During these years members of the organisation participated in various international projects and exchanges.
Supporting the idea of Ukraine being a part of the European family we want young people of our country to have a chance to meet other cultures of this family, get familiar with the values and share the experience.
In May 2018 we hold the project “Carpathian.Lab”. An ideal opportunity to explore the beauty, diversity, fragility of the Ukrainian Carpathian mountains. The goal of the project was to engage youth into range of workshops on up-cycling and sustainable practices.
In July 2019 we organized and hold the youth exchange “CARPATHIAN EXPLORE” promote intercultural exchange and awareness, and connect young people from differing national, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We aimed at learning about different European cultures, cuisine and nature promoting sustainable and ecological life-style, encouraging active citizenship through learning about problems and challenges in different countries.
Continuing spreading ideas of outdoor education LOGOS hold the youth exchange “CARPATHIAN STORIES” (August 2019) with important themes of environmental awareness and sustainability, equipping participants with skills in digital media literacy, and providing an intercultural exchange in an outdoor setting using non formal learning and experiential education.
Additionally, we were partners in the youth exchanges and training courses about outdoor education, where our participants were able to discover or to compare new opportunities, to meet people living close to the nature everyday and having a better understanding about tradition life and to find out more about different cultures.
NGO Logos Ukraine is a partner organization of the project “Track One”. Logos Ukraine will organize Youth Exchange in Ukraine in June 2021. As a partner organisation Logos will fulfill their goals and objectives, send participants to the activities, facilitate workshops, implement outcomes and provide support during the whole project.
emir@logos.ngo
www.logos.ngo
www.facebook.com/logosngo
07301, Ukraine, Vyshhorod, Dniprovska street, 3A/26

New Horizons Foundation – founded in 2000 – is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Lupeni, Hunedoara county, Romania, that runs non-formal education programs, nationally and internationally, and it is primarily geared towards youth, teachers and schools.

The working methods of NHF programs include service learning and adventure education, and our main innovative educational programs are : the VIATA Camp , the IMPACT Program (an international network of Community Initiative Clubs for Youth) , Architects of Education, Community Schools and Semester Abroad Program.

VIATA Camp, the first adventure education camp in Romania, takes place on the Straja mountain resort, Hunedoara county.
It is an experiential education program that uses adventure education and service learning as main tools.
In our ropes course camp, every week participants experience different activities (high and low ropes course, rock climbing, hiking, orienteering etc.) and learn practical skills  necessary in everyday life.  VIATA Camp, using adventure education takes participants out of the environment they are used to and offers activities that have a higher level of challenge.
We use fun and adventure to promote life skills and positive values between young people .
VIATA Camp brought together around 15 000 participants so far, and it is not only a place for recreation and entertainment, but a life experience.

New Horizons Foundation believes in the transformative power of education, which is why we work with youth, teachers, school principals, and volunteers to transform the educational system and to truly help young people to become better, stronger and wiser.

Fundacja Pracownia Nauki i Przygody (Manufacture of Science and Adventure) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2010. Since 2012 we are a foundation. Our goals are very simple: we
want to change the world through education. We are inspired by experiential, adventure, outdoor education and modern science communication.
We use outdoors as a tool – we believe that natural environment creates the best conditions to achieve our goals and also teaches the youth to respect the nature.
Our team consists of teachers, trainers, tourists, hikers, scouts, sailors and scientists. We believe that this variety of backgrounds and areas of
expertise boost the team’s synergy!
Our goals are very simple: we want to change the world through education.
Outdoor education is not very well known in Poland and only few teachers, educators, youth leaders use methods based on experiential education. We want to change it!
We believe that there are many skills and abilities (mostly social skills) that are not trained in Polish educational system, so we do our best to fill in this gap.
We organize trips, workshops and projects for youth and adults that help them develop and learn.
One of our favorite tool is a Low Rope Course – we are pioneers in Poland in applying it in education.
We run several continuous projects:
• Discovers Meeting – classes for children based on chemical, biological and physical experiments;
• Conference Adventure Education;
• Academy of Adventure Education;
• trainings for trainers, teachers and educators promoting the methods we use;
• Mobile Low Ropes Course projects
• Urban playground games for seniors.
We are a member of international networks: Outdoors As a Tool and European Institute of Outdoor Adventure Experiential Education.
We run a lot of international projects with our partners
*We run a lot of projects to promote outdoor education. We are the first organization in Poland who use Low Ropes Courses for educational
purposes. Our goal is to promote this tool, so we organize international Low Rope Course training every year. In our work we are following
environmental standard of European Ropes Course Association who attaches great importance to outdoor activities implemented with respect for nature.
*Our team participated in network “Outdoors as a tool” since 2013;
* In 2014 we were a partner organization in Train The Trainers – outdoors as a tool training course, Netherlands.
*In 2016 we were a partner organization in Train The Trainers – outdoors as a tool training course, Sweden.
* In 2016 we are a partner organization in Outdoors as a Tool – Sustainable living in Nature, Netherlands.
*In 2017 we are a host organization for training course “Experiential education for social inclusion”, Poland
Apart from the above mentioned events, in our every day activity we concentrate on delivering positive and valuable educational experience to children, teenagers and adults.
We work with schools, students and NGOs in Warsaw and Poland.
Co-training training course
Hosting job shadowing
Organizing local workshops
Participating in study visits, seminar, etc.
pracownia@naukaprzygoda.edu.pl
www.naukaprzygoda.edu.pl
/pracownianaukiiprzygody
str. Rymkiewicza 19a, 01-644 Warszawa, Polska

Piedzīvojuma gars (in translation Adventure Spirit) is a Latvian youth organization. It was officially established in 2011 and is continuously working towards young people development. Our main method in our youth work is outdoors that we use for non-formal learning, personal & professional development, including marginalized youth and others.
We are part of an international network “Outdoors as a tool” and on national level we are active members of Latvian Youth Council.
Mission: Excellent human and nature cooperation.
Vision: Constant development by creating adventures and opportunities for us and others
Values: Nature, Inclusion, Safety, Cooperation
We cover wide variety of activities for our members and youth: adventure hikes, boat rides, climbing, personal development workshops and training courses, school excursions based on teamwork, 24-hour challenge days, night games, urban riddle games etc.
We also deliver activities for private sector (such as business companies) focusing on team building, leadership and communication competencies.
Besides that we create international non-formal educational programs where outdoors is used as our main method – LEC (Love Every Challenge), Fear(less), ROC (Results of Curiosity) and many more.
For last two years we also cover most regions of Latvia where we actively work with youth aged 11-19 that are possible school dropouts. In these projects we focus on prevention by using non-formal education and outdoors methodology
Same as before, we basically do only activities related to outdoors and outdoors education.
• Being a consortium member, taking part in the joint decision-making process.
• Recruiting participants based on the given profile for each activity. Conducting their preparation and supporting dissemination activities.
• Hosting one of the mobilities within the project – Study Visit.
• Supporting the visibility and dissemination activities of the project.
international@piedzivojumagars.lv
www.piedzivojumagars.lv
https://www.facebook.com/Piedzivojumagars/
Latgales 11, Riga, Latvia

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