The long-term vision of this project is to contribute to the promotion of increasingly prominent social goals such as environmental protection, sustainable development and healthy lifestyles, and on the other hand to create jobs and encourage youth entrepreneurship.
BASIC INFORMATION
Topic: promoting prominent social goals such as environmental protection, sustainable development and a healthy lifestyle.
Dates: from 27.03. - 04.04.2021.
Location: Samobor, Croatia
Age of participants: 18 to 22 years
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
- increase participants' knowledge of nutrition and its impact on their physical and mental health as well as on their learning abilities;
- develop practical skills of participants in (sustainable) gardening and farming; increase knowledge of how to grow food yourself;
- encourage respect and recognition of the potential of rural areas;
- promote greater understanding and respect for nature and local society;
- promote Erasmus + and youth mobility.
METHODS AND ACTIVITIES
WORKSHOPS
During the practical workshops, outdoor education methods will be applied in order to promote an active lifestyle, in line with the project objectives.
The project will conduct 2 types of workshops with the following objectives:
1 - theoretical workshops aimed at increasing participants' knowledge of nutrition and its impact on their physical and mental health as well as their learning abilities, as well as supporting the process of exchanging their experiences and national realities on sustainable agriculture and eco-tourism. Participants will be given time and space to express their personal views, present examples of practices from their communities and devise actions that can be taken to promote healthy eating through agriculture and tourism. In the theoretical part, one of the main goals is to increase the knowledge of participants about the topic of Erasmus + and the opportunities it offers to young people. The main methods to be used will be discussion, simulation and role play.
2 - practical workshops aimed at increasing the skills of participants in the field of gardening and farming with experience in how to plant and grow food with their own hands. They will also increase participants ’knowledge of preparing healthy meals, as they will be able to recreate their traditional dishes with healthy, organic ingredients, as well as create menus for their daily diet. Through hands-on workshops, participants will also increase their intercultural awareness by communicating with the local community and creating first-hand experiences in a rural setting. The main methods to be used will be outdoor education methods.
INFLUENCE
This project is expected to have the following impact on participants:
- change of awareness and connection with nature, which provides young people with a changed perception of the environment in relation to previous experience;
- creating a place to connect participants with nature and develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment; increasing their motivation to deal with nature and help find solutions;
- developing behaviors for environmental protection, especially by encouraging emotional connection with nature;
- improving participants' attention, stress levels, self-discipline, interest and enjoyment in learning, and physical activity and fitness;
- supporting ecotourism and sustainable agriculture as activities that value and promote natural resources;
- a higher level of motivation and interest for participation in international projects, especially within the Erasmus + program.
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