The project "Intercultural Learning through Arts" is designed to offer space and time to 40 youths and 8 leaders from 8 partner NGOs (Cyprus, Bulgaria, Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Greece, Turkey) for collaboration in planning, implementing, reflecting, evaluating and disseminating the power of Arts for intercultural learning. Youths and partners NGOs discussed within and between them, the need to implement this project after they realized through experience the following:
-Youths irrespective their cultures feel comfortable to join and cooperate through Art-based activities (and sports, dances). Definitely then, a project oriented to this field will have greater impact.
-Arts-based and action-oriented methods are known to foster creative thinking and lessen tension and cultural prejudice between people.
Art is also a powerful tool for fostering collaboration and intercultural learning. Thus, in this project we will share and develop Arts-based methods such as Theater, Music, martial arts, dance, art therapy which are interactive activities and can involve anyone irrespective their competences, special needs and fewer opportunities.
Activities include energisers/ice breakers/role plays (prepared by youths), daily reflection, evaluation and debriefing of sessions, guest/expert input on social inclusion/intercultural dialogue with activities along with youths irrespective their origin and Activities with Martial Arts Sensei and Iconography artist. Also, we will have first aid classes. Furthermore, we will have ongoing collaborative sessions for creating common partnership final products (booklet, video, photoalbum, website, new activities for inclusion), intercultural evenings, teamwork (orientation, teambuilding, treasure hunt), activities with locals in Municipality area, and recreational time together (movie time, evening games, dance etc). Also youths will lead with their leaders the planning and implementation of learning by sharing and involving all pax into their activities (which will followed Arts) irrespective their background.
Objectives of the project:
1.To suggest and share Art-based activities for intercultural learning and social inclusion
2.To motivate youths to collaborate through Art-based activities under NFL, irrespective their origin and culture
3.To enhance the development of key competences (social, intercultural, languages, creativity, l2l) to youths when collaborating in Art-based activities
4.To increase self confidence and inspire youths to join more international mobilities.
5.To create tangible (video, booklet) and intangible (ex. friendship, partnership) results.
6.To provide space and time for developing ideas for future projects between participating countries.