It’s the middle of November and we are ready to start off with a new chapter of the #EAYW! As you have maybe read in our previous blog post, the EAYW Advisory Board sees the Academy as a platform for exchange of reflections and insights on creative and innovative practices in youth work. This focus…
In our previous blog post, we announced that the second edition of EAYW is confirmed. In order to help us think about the direction the Academy could take in the coming years and support us in its conceptual, pedagogical and methodological preparation, the EAYW partnership invited a group of external stakeholders – experts from youth…
The EAYW partnership is looking for two researchers to carry out a study about innovation in the context of youth work. Innovative approaches and readiness to react to ongoing changes and developments are needed to respond effectively to young people’s changing needs and interests in today’s changing societies. The corona pandemic has proven this need…
On 17th – 18th February 2020, the Steering Group of the 2nd edition of the European Academy on Youth Work had its first meeting in Ljubljana to start preparing the process for the 2nd EAYW event planned for November 2021. How can youth workers respond to current trends and developments, and how important is it…
We hope you’ve been able to browse through all the workshop reports and the final report of the 1st edition of the Academy and you’ve found some inspiring information. If you still haven’t, don’t worry; we have all the workshop reports available on our Contributions subpage and Final Report available here. Before the end of…
Wooow! Believe it or not, this is our last article regarding the presentation of our contributions! Today we are dealing with the topics of violence, discrimination, youth unemployment and improving existing methods. Let’s kick off and find out more about them! Have you heard about “light violence”? And did you know that it is rising…
In youth work, we often are thinking about strategies and practices how to approach young people, how to work with them and how to give young people possibility to reach their full potential. Sometimes, we are the ones who are creating new strategies and practices, but sometimes we can use already existing materials. This is…
In youth work we need to follow trends, especially those related to communication with young people. How to rethink our communication with youth and still promote democratic values? And how to take care of ourselves in this process? This is what we are discussing with the three contributions presented today! Communication is not an easy…
During the first EAYW, we discussed about trends in youth work, quality and innovation. Even though this topic is quite broad, we managed to receive really good insights into different aspects and trends, with the help of participants and contributors. Future trends and challenges, as well as an overview of the current situation can be…
“Never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart In youth work acitivites, we put great emphasis on learning – we learn from different situations and different people. We have different styles and different preferences in learning. We…