Collage of Europe Vizovice, Czech Republic APV – 20/05/2016–22/05/2016

Asociace DICE – Development Initiatives for a Common Europe, z. s., is happy to invite you to the advanced planning visit of an international youth exchange funded by the Erasmus+ programme called “Collage of Europe” to be held in Vizovice, Czech Republic from 20th to 22nd August 2015.

Summary of the project Collage of Europe is a youth exchange that will bring together 40 participants and 2 facilitators from 8 different countries. The advanced planning visit will be implemented from 20th to 22nd May in Vizovice near the Moravian town of Zlin, famous as the birthplace of the Bata shoe company. It will help all the group leaders prepare for the activities of the youth exchange together. The idea is to gather participants from different backgrounds, geographical and social circles in order to form a “human collage”, using the methods of non-formal education. Basically, we will organize various activities – such as role plays, discussions, group work, etc – in order to eliminate the prejudices or judgments that are based on misinformation. We want to achieve that by experience that cannot be doubted – meeting in person. We aim towards higher understanding among different religions and cultures. The main objectives are to raise discussion about our perception of European identity, the advantages of globalization and to share thoughts with each other as well as develop the capacity of communication among participants in order to promote dialogue based on enriching ourselves with a respect for diversity. At the end of the week, the participants will have a unique chance to express themselves in a massive collage that will be formed by everyone's input and later printed as a billboard poster on display in Zlín, our base of operations.

Our partners Dunavska mreža (Croatia) Seiklejate Vennaskond (Estonia) Modavi federazione provinciale di Napoli ONLUS (Italy) Digg’Out (Netherlands) MOJU- Associação Movimento Juvenil em Olhão (Portugal) Asociatia SZMISZ (Romania) Multi-Faith Centre Derby (United Kingdom)

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Group leaders‘ profile We are looking for youth leaders and youth workers with various levels of involvement within their sending organizations motivated to improve their non-formal skills and acquire new competences through non-formal education. No upper age limit has been set, however all participants are required to have reached the age of 18 by the start of the project activities. The group leaders should be comfortable working in English, have some previous experience with youth projects and be able to facilitate activities as to be agreed upon during the APV. It is necessary that the same group leaders attend the APV in May as well as the main activity in June, since during the APV we will divide tasks and activities. It will also help create a safe and friendly environment for the participants of the youth exchange.

Working methods The methodology of the APV as well as the main activity will be non-formal education. Non-formal education is purposive but voluntary learning that takes place in a diverse range of environments and situations for which teaching/training and learning is not necessarily their sole or main activity. These environments and situations may be temporary, and the activities or courses that take place may be staffed by professional learning facilitators (such as youth trainers) or by volunteers (such as youth leaders). The activities and courses are planned, but are seldom structured by conventional rhythms or curriculum subjects. They usually address specific target groups, but rarely document or assess learning outcomes or achievements in conventionally visible ways. All participants, including the group leaders, are entitled to receive a Youthpass during the main activity – a document that recognizes the learning outcomes of the participants of Erasmus+ projects. More information at: https://www.youthpass.eu/en/youthpass/

Accommodation The APV will be organized in recreational facility “REVIKA” in the town of Vizovice in the Zlín region of the Czech Republic, around one hour from Brno, the second largest city in the country. The complex is located in the middle of Vizovice Hills offering beautiful nature and captivating views of the Moravian countryside. The facility has many amenities for free time activities, such as a minigolf course, tennis, multi-purpose and volleyball courts and a swimming pool. Accommodation and meals are fully covered by the programme. During the APV, the group leaders will be accommodated in the main building in triple or quadruple rooms. Website of REVIKA:

http://www.revika.cz/

Travel Major airports in the vicinity of Zlín are located in Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest. You can easily reach Zlín by bus or train from these cities. You will be picked up in Zlín and taken to the venue accompanied by our staff. We recommend you check the following websites when searching for tickets.   

skyscanner.com ryanair.com, easyjet.com, wizzair.com jizdenky.studentagency.cz, eurolines.com, cd.cz/eshop, simpleexpress.eu, le.cz

Travel costs for the APV are covered by the programme up to the amount indicated in the table below. They will be reimbursed to the group leaders during the main activity in June upon the presentation of all the original tickets and receipts, including for the return. Note that all group leaders must leave and come back to their sending country within a reasonable amount of time from the project’s arrival (20/05) and departure (22/05) days in order to be eligible for reimbursement (no more than 1 day for the arrival and 1 day later for the departure). Please check in with us or your sending organization before proceeding to purchase any tickets. Sending country Croatia Estonia Italy Netherlands Portugal Romania United Kingdom

Maximum amount reimbursed per participant 170 € 170 € 170 € 170 € 270 € 170 € 170 €

About Asociace DICE Asociace DICE – Development Initiatives for a Common Europe, z. s. is a non profit, non governmental, apolitical association founded in the region of Zlín in southeast Moravia. The motivation to create this organization came from a need to provide opportunities and raise European awareness in a region where this information is not always easily accessible. The main aims of the organizations are to support education, dialogue, cultural life and active citizenship among youth, particularly in the Zlín region, to create a platform for personal development and self-fulfillment of young people, and to create and coordinate opportunities within the framework of European educational programmes, especially in the field of non-formal education. Through the success of informal meetings and sessions where we discussed documentary movies that we watched, we became the official organizer of Zlin's ever “Jeden Svět” festival of documentary movies. We also cooperate actively with University of Tomas Bata in Zlin, which is very important for us as it helps us get young people involved in our activities. One of our main aims is to connect the formal and non formal spheres of education. We believe that this is the way of achieving complex educational background for local youth in order to support successful involvement in the labor market. Our base is growing and as new members are joining, getting educated and developing various activities of our team, the idea of providing new skills and opportunities leading to personal development gets fulfilled. In cooperation with University, we have also opened the contact center where students can come and get information about different mobility projects or education opportunities within European programs in general.

See you in the Czech Republic! Asociace DICE staff