Venue: Rahula (Estonia)
Project Dates: 6th-13th May 2023
“Gamechangers 2.0” will be a training course aiming to equip educators and youth workers with practical knowledge of civic education and game-based learning tools to raise the level of young people’s active citizenship.
Training for youth workers on game-based learning
In this training course, participants will:
- foster common understanding of civic education, active citizenship and it’s role in youth work.
- exchange best practices of civic initiatives in the Baltic region.
- introduce educational games as a means of fostering active citizenship in young people.
- equip participants with tools of educational game design.
- provide space for developing educational games on the topic of active citizenship.
- test the developed game concepts with young people.
The ideal participant should:
- be working with young people (13-30) on regular basis (teacher, youth worker, social worker, youth leader, educator, trainer, camp leader);
- be interested in bringing game-based learning into their own practice;
- have basic experience with non-formal education or experiential learning;
- have strong interest in using the new methods in their daily work;
- be a resident of Lithuania, Sweden, Poland, Latvia or Estonia.
Submit your application form by February 28th 2023