Corners of Europe : Erasmus+ project

Work with high school students and community’s youth representatives might involve:
o Media and News activities: working on digital youth newspaper, films, animation, blogs or vlogs. ICT workshops with high school students and community youth representatives; assisting community’s youngsters with ICT (if possible).
o Drama and Dance activity with Vaiņode’s youngsters and high school students. There will be a great possibility to improve drama and theatre skills with real actors from Liepaja’s Theatre, to participate in performance, to improve public speaking and learn about emotional intelligence.
o Debating sessions. Assisting with European topics and experience would be really supportive.
o Participation and assistance in Leadership Programme. Participation and organising leadership workshops and events. Improving leadership skills through learning sport leadership and participating in organisation of sport and culture festivals for young learners and children with different abilities.

o Non formal learning and coaching: outdoor activities improving and developing survival and camping skills. Participation in non formal learning and training activities. Once a month a camping event or hiking. School apple orchard has plenty space to develop, design and plant.
o Photography unites people. Why not to try to recreate Photography as hobby and business together with the young?
o Fishing is quite popular among young people in Vaiņode. They can teach to fish, and together have lots of fun and fresh fish.
o Fashion trends and designs can involve not only girls. There is a possibility of working with professionals in this are to create Fashion Club or magazine.
o Creative workshop/ DIY crafts with young learners and students with special educational needs. Crafts and arts fair organising.
o Youth House meetings. Once a month. Food? Vegan food? Food fads and trends? Searching, learning and making food together with high school students and community youth representatives. Lunch with high school students and community youth;
o Social work in community to assist senior residents of the community together with high school students and community youth representatives.
o Finding out the needs of the community. Planning and sharing responsibilities for social work. Helping and assisting community people in need. Assisting young people in organising charity work for those in need.
o Youth Club activities with high school students and community youth representatives: board games testing, playing; new/old films, animation watching, discussing; music and songs creating (Vaiņode’s youth are very talented and more than 50% of them play a musical instrument and 90% sing!);
o Sport activities with high school students and community youth representatives. Handball is our specialty: there are all age handball groups (even senior!) to join, but there is a need for other sports: basketball teams and other sports are very waited for.
o Latvian language learning. Latvian is one of the most unique and beautiful languages in Europe. It is possible to learn it, it is proved!
o Language and culture learning events organised by volunteers with high school students and community youth representatives. Like European Countries Day.
o Cycling teamwork. Involving high school students, parents and community youth representatives into more active lifestyle. Searching of potential cycling routes to cycle safely and with pleasure to enjoy nature. Organising cycling events/marathons. Skiing, skating and ice hockey as alternative for winter.

o Entrepreneurial learning workshops. Roundtable discussions, sharing ideas and experiences, research on potential business for the young. The venue: youth house or local business representatives invite to their enterprises.
o Nature, charity and active lifestyle oriented events will be very welcomed.