Art Camp - European Cultural Heritage for the Inclusion of Art in Education

This project involves 5 organizations from 3 countries: cultural associations and schools. It intends to promote basic and transversal skills/competences, promote the empowerment, participation and the active citizenship of young people. The main target group for this project is young people aged 15-19, at the peak of their ability to develop and interiorise new skills and competences that will be fundamental to their future. This target group will allow to address three very relevant European needs: Reduce the early school leaving rates, responding to the ET2020 strategic framework “the rate of early leavers from education and training aged 18-24 should be below 10%” Reduce the number of adult workers with lower skills and competences, responding to what is stated in the 2015 Joint Report of the Council and the Commission for the implementation of the ET2020 strategic framework “one in four adults in Europe is caught in a low-skills trap — one that limits access to the labour market while simultaneously closing avenues to further education or training” Reduce the number of NEETs through identifying and quickly acting with those at bigger risk. Taking into account both the mentioned needs and the target group, the project directly aims to: Develop and enhance different skills and competences: communication, languages (namely English) critical thinking, interpersonal and intercultural competences, creativity and innovation, tolerance and respect for human rights, feelings of European citizenship Form adults that will view lifelong learning as an important and useful path to follow Form adults that will actively participate in their community life and that understand how acting locally might produce and have strong impacts in the European and World stages Form adults that understand international mobility as an opportunity for personal growth and improvement Contribute to the inclusion of all youngsters (special needs, disabilities or socioeconomical) Project outputs, multiplier events and learning/training activities are: OUTPUTS Letter of recommendation Art in Education – produced by youngsters/youth workers and school staff for local and European authorities Art Camp toolkit – produced firstly for the youth worker’s training and improved throughout the project length, it will support those implementing an Art Camp Local Festival (local contest with cultural heritage as main theme and developing theatre, dance and music performances, promoted by both schools and associations, each participating team will have 20 youngsters) LEARNING/TRAINING ACTIVITIES International youth workers training – to capacitate the youth workers with the needed toolkit to organize each local Art Camp Festival Blended Mobility – learn about local cultural identity and heritage, and common European groundArt and performing arts in education – production of the Letter of recommendation. Reflecting in international group about the learning they did and the new competences and skills. MULTIPLIER EVENT I Forum for the Arts in Youth and Education – final conference/Art Camp International Show with local/national authorities on youth and education The main impacts are: YOUTH WORKERS / SCHOOL STAFF (participating in the short term training)More competent in interpersonal relations in international context Improved teamwork skills, namely international teamwork Greater communication competences Development of transversal skills Language skills More competent in knowledge/skills/attitudes cementing strategies with youngsters YOUNGSTERS (participating in Art Camp/blended mobility) More skilled and competent in: communication, languages (namely English) critical thinking, interpersonal and intercultural competences, creativity and innovation, New positive behaviours: tolerance and respect for human rights, feelings of European citizenship Understanding lifelong learning as an important and useful path to follow Active participating citizens Inclusive youngsters Understanding the importance of acting locally to produce impacts in the European and World stages More willing to participate in international mobility Understand international mobility and intercultural relations as an opportunity for personal growth and improvement Acquired liking for all art forms, specially performing arts PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS (including youth workers/school staff)Improved and enlarged scope of work developed (nationally and internationally) Implementation of innovative responses to mitigate existing issues (school abandonment, school result, NEET related issues, youth unemployment) Expansion of the local network for youth related issues Experience in international project management Improved teamwork skills, namely international teamwork Willingness to implement new projects and develop new and different responses Expansion of international network Motivated skilled staff with a sense of innovation