Every journey into the future is better with a Companion. The European Academy on Youth Work has launched the Companion for navigating innovation and futures thinking in youth work – a reflective resource created by the field, for the field. Drawing on learning from the Academy’s work between 2018 and 2025, the Companion brings together…
Welcome back to Kranjska Gora. I want you to once again feel the crisp air surrounding the 4th European Academy of Youth Work venue. Today, the special Slovenian green is looking even greener, if that’s even possible. The sun is shining brightly, and your skin actually feels warm, the kind of spring warm you enjoy…
Today we finally got some sun in Kranjska Gora, which everyone seemed to enjoy. Coffees, discussions and games moved to the outside terrace, and we could finally see the mountain peaks through the fog. The day started (actually it felt like yesterday simply continued) in the final session of the deep dive groups. It was…
Welcome to the second day of 4th edition of EAYW, or in the words of a colleague from my Deep Dive group: the day we finally started doing something. The ultimate understatement, from my perspective here in the evening, as I sit down to write this blog. Feels more like the day we did everything…
Written by: Ana Pecarski
You would like to join the European Academy on Youth Work, but you cannot join the residential event in Slovenia? There is still a chance to join us – follow our live stream! We are warmly inviting you to follow our live stream, which will be available on YouTube channel and our Facebook page! You…
Change is everywhere in youth work: Sometimes it is quite visible and it comes through political instability, digital transformation or rising mental health concerns. At other times, change happens more quietly, until it becomes impossible to ignore. Our last webinar from the “Meet your future – Tools to navigate the future of youth work”…
What does the future mean to youth workers and for young people? What does it mean to prepare for the future when the world already feels like it is changing faster than we can keep up? These were the central questions in the second webinar from the “Meet your future – Tools to navigate the…
We are inviting practitioners from across Europe (and beyond) to contribute to the programme of the 4th EAYW event, taking place 5-8 May 2026 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia in the form of contribution. This edition is of the EAYW a bridging event: a moment to celebrate what has been built through the Academy so…
We are happy to invite you to the last webinar of a series of three webinars on the topic of “Meet your future – Tools to navigate the future of youth work”. The webinars, based on the Futures Toolbox and the Futures of Youth Work research are 2-hour long interactive online sessions where you have…