WHAT IS A YOUTH EXCHANGE PROJECT?

Travel

Travel abroad for free with your friends

Meet

Meet young people from various European countries

Plan it

Plan and spend your time for 10 days as you wish

Learn

Learn about interesting and cool stuff outside of school.

Sounds too good to be true? Well it is true with Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges

OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF YOUTH EXCHANGE

Youth exchanges allow groups of young people from different countries to meet and live together for up to 21 days. During a youth exchange, participants carry out a joint work programme (a mix of workshops, exercises, debates, roleplays, simulations, outdoor activities, etc.) that was designed and prepared by them before the exchange.

Youth exchanges help young people to:

develop competences
become aware of socially relevant topics/thematic areas
discover new cultures, habits and life-styles, mainly through peer-learning
strengthen values like solidarity, democracy, friendship, etc.

WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS:

you travelling abroad with your friends and classmates (including fascinating locations as Azores or Madeira)
meeting similar aged young people from various countries in Europe
spending quality time together – learning, interacting, exchanging ideas for 10 days
learning about interesting topic (marketing, game design, filmmaking) in non-formal way
ALL expenses are covered (travel, food and accommodation)

A YOUTH EXCHANGE CONSISTS OF 3 STAGES:

BENEFITS

Getting out of your comfort zone – travelling abroad and speaking English for 10 days
Traveling to foreign countries and various exotic locations, like Azores or Madeira
Meeting interesting and cool people from other countries who can become lifelong friends
Experiencing different learning than in school where you are the ones deciding what to learn and how you will do it
Opportunity to increase various competences useful in life and labour market – public speaking, presentation skills, team work and communication, sale skills, etc.
Opportunity to get further involved, go to more projects, become a volunteer or facilitator