This is a project blog in which the participants identify
their roles in society as contributors and decision makers and tell about it
within the framework of a Nordplus Junior project called “The Role of Youth in
Society”.
The ROLE OF YOUTH IN SOCIETY - basic
information about the project
Project number NPJR-2014/10269
Duration 1.8.2014-1.8.2015
Coordinator Porvoo International
College, Finland
Contact person Anita Eglite-Osmane
Cooperation
partners
Iceland, Verkmenntaskolinn a Akureyri
www.vma.is
Latvia, Riga Trade Vocational Secondary school
www.rptv.edu.lv
Estonia, Lääne-Viru College
www.lvrkk.ee
Lithuania, Karalius Mindaugas Vocational Training Center
www.kaupa.lt
Purpose of the
project
The project is focusing on developing good social skills and a strong self-image of young people
who have a responsible attitude to society stressing on the following issues:
1.
to increase involvement of youth in society
through the campaigns:
·
Media's effects on young people minds (ICELAND)
·
Both society and business benefit from
multicultural teamwork skills (FINLAND)
·
Volunteering and intergenerational solidarity
(LITHUANIA)
·
Charity for our feelings of well-being (LATVIA)
·
Throwing away prejudices and racism (ESTONIA)
2. to present opportunities for personal self-growth, skill
enhancement and leadership development
3. to enable youth to work with adults in active
collaboration toward local community needs
4. to allow youth to identify their own interest
5. to work in collaborative multi-cultural teams towards a
common objective that benefits society
Project content
· 3 students and 1 teacher from each country in
every mobility are taking part.
· Within every mobility, 5 multicultural groups
are created with 3 students in each.
· Every mobility has a different campaign topic.
· Each partner school before the mobility has to
do preparations in advance.
Before every mobility
will be posted on the blog:
· presentations of mobility team members, facts
about the participating school and country,
· opinions, comments, interviews and discussions
about the youth role in society and its contribution
· topic related task for each team to attach a
fact based essay-max.400 words and a
· 3-5 minute video clip
In every mobility:
· team presentations and evaluation of home work
· 5 multicultural groups of students made
· case study situation presented for the multicultural
teamwork workshops
· allocation of tasks of campaign planning and
implementation
· campaign preparations
· campaign held
· evaluation of the campaign
The host school:
· is responsible for the planning, arrangements
and implementation of a campaign
· will provide its experience in learning and
teaching methods about campaign planning and
implementation to the project group
· will organize a visit to a local youth organization
about the importance of youth strength in this particular society
The result of every
mobility:
· the best essay and video selected
· the most creative case study situation discussed
· the campaign implemented and evaluated
