ESC: The Mountain Youth Hub – 2 Months of Volunteering at the Youth Center Smolyan

NC “FUTURE NOW 2006" was established in 2006 by experts in the fields of education, training, non-formal learning, and youth work at local, national, and international levels since 2009. Each year, the organization works with over 900 children and young people from Bulgaria and across Europe. Annually, between 50 and 150 youth workers, teachers, trainers, and instructors participate in the programs of FUTURE NOW. MISSION: "To enrich the process of personal development and learning, inspired by nature." VISION: We bring our ideas for the future to life in the CENTER SCHOOL IN NATURE. SLOGAN: Free and Responsible. The organization's values are: freedom, active inclusion and intercultural dialogue, equity, support for personal development, and ecocentrism. Areas of action include: youth work, sustainable development and ecological responsibility, innovations in education, hybrid and distance learning, vocational education and training, and lifelong learning. The main areas of activity • Non-formal education, personal development for children and young people • Development of training and educational programs for formal and non-formal education • Training for teachers, trainers, and youth workers, Main goals • To develop competencies in young people for implementing civic and youth initiatives at local and national levels • To promote ecological and adventure education • To encourage non-formal education and trainin