Heart 4 Art!
Start date: Nov 1, 2016,
End date: Feb 28, 2018
PROJECT
FINISHED
The "Heart 4 Art!" It is an international youth exchange owned by key action 1 of Erasmus + program.This educational program will take place for ten (10) days (20 May 2017 to 29 May 2017 )in Thessaloniki, Greece.The program will bring together 52 young people from Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Croatia, Poland, FYROM and Romania. Each partner organization will send young men and women, without pedagogical criteria or social status, which are:• Over 18 years (preferably 18-35) and active in their communities.• Ready and able to participate in all duration of the program.• Representatives of youth organisations who are planning to start activities with youth and the arts in education for Human Rights in response to situations of economic and social crisis in Europe.• Employees in the youth field with relevant experience that has to do with minorities and vulnerable groups that are planning to implement activities using creativity and arts.• Actors, Dancers, Painters and artists in general who want to discover a new way to use the arts to address various issues, especially on human rights.• Able to work in English, as they will be the working language of the youth exchange.The program is designed to engage players with experimentation and creative activities, theater, generally with the arts as mixing tools and training methods in Human Rights. The youth exchange will particularly focus on facilitating an intercultural dialogue, developing awareness of European citizens and empower participants to value diversity. The working methods will be used throughout the program are several non-formal education, experiential and creative methods will include: brainstorming, discussions, small and large workgroups, introductory activities (to break the ice), team games , lectures, simulations, dialogue, outdoors activities, theater, footwear roles, individual and group presentations and reflections.