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Step in Lithuania
From 13th to 21st of September, in Jovariskes, a little village close to Lithuanian city Trakai, the international training course for youth workers "Step to Citizenship" took place. 20 youth workers from Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have participated in intense programme, dealing with questions of working with Russian-speaking minority youngsters, active participation, and non-formal education. The interesting thing about this training was also the Russian as the working language.
Together, we were working to understand, what are the competences of the youth worker, what the sense of belonging is and what are the principles of non-formal education. Also, in the programme were used some unusual methods - as night outdoor, which for many appeared to be a big challenge, though after the hot discussions and evaluation, we have agreed the outdoor itself could be a very effective method.
Good news - most of the participants were teachers or youth workers, who didn't count themselves as young people - meaning, that the non-formal education is taking more into account.