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Youth meeting in Norway

From 10 to 17 August 2009, the House of Europe in cooperation Yvelines with the Conservatory of Dance Sartrouville took 10 young Yvelinoise in central Skjergardsheimen at Øygarden near Bergen in Norway. There was a meeting of young people around the Hip-Hop, organized by the association Basecamp Diaconal Youth Service, as part of the Action 1.1 of the European Youth in Action.

Forty young Estonian, French, Irish and Norwegians between 13 and 18, accompanied by 8 facilitators found themselves in Norway where they have lived an unforgettable week. They managed to go beyond the language barrier and build great friendships in Europe.


Throughout the week, young people showed perseverance, patience and a lot of enthusiasm to learn the choreography Ole Petter Knarvik - dancer known in Norway for being a semifinalist in the shows "Norway's Got Talent "and" Dansefeber "(equivalent of" Incroyable Talent ") - to present a dance-hip hop" Unique "in the cultural center of Fjell.


Each group also presented a dance based on their preferences: Hip-hop Estonians, contemporary and classical dance for the French, traditional dance for the Irish, etc..


To prepare this show, the youth participated in workshops in the morning and attended dance classes every afternoon. Whatever their level of dancing, everyone was able to get involved in the success of this show. The dance was not the only occupation for young people. They also promoted the show in the region by creating posters, writing an article for the local newspaper, participating in a radio and by distributing flyers in the supermarket Fjell.


The day of the show, over 120 people came to cheer on our young Europeans, proud of having managed to get a good show for an hour a week.


Young people also have been able to enjoy their stay in Norway to sample the local cuisine, enjoy amazing landscapes, visit the beautiful city of Bergen, camping on the island of Langoy, and even fish for mackerel in Norwegian waters!








This trip also allowed them to discover new cultures, new customs, new languages. In fact, each evening, a cultural evening was set. Each group was thus able to present his country by making sample local delicacies, hosting games, showing typical dances, making listening to music etc..

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Youth meeting in Serbia

Six French youths, members of the House of Europe in Yvelines, left this summer sports camp Djerdap in Serbia, near the border Romanian to find 24 young Europeans between 18 and 25 from Poland, Italy, Serbia and Macedonia.

On the road between Belgrade and Djerdap
Along the Danube

The French group

The project "Let's Be Active in Europe", born of the cooperation between Europe House of Yvelines and the Serbian NGO Centre for Non Violent Resistance, was funded by the Action 3.1 Cooperation with countries neighboring the EU "the European Youth in Action program.

The main theme of the meeting focused on Europe, broadly, seen through intercultural dialogue, European citizenship, active participation, European values, but also the sport as a tool to promote cohesion among young people.

Games

The purpose of this exchange was to bring together young people from the European Union and Balkan countries, so they can learn about themselves, explore their cultures, develop their sense of belonging to Europe and make them aware of their role in society. To achieve this, partner organizations have set the following objectives:

• bring youth from different social and cultural
• create a space for dialogue
• foster a sense of shared common values

Energizer

To achieve these goals, 4 workshops were designed by the supervising team.

leaders

During four days, young people were given the opportunity rotating between the modules offered through a rotation system that allowed them to discover a new theme each session and discuss with different people. The workshops aimed at promoting intercultural learning focused on European values and identity, European citizenship and active participation and intercultural dialogue. The animators have used non-formal learning methods, such as role play, debates, simulations, etc..

Rating

The afternoons were was spent in sports (swimming, volleyball, badminton, climbing, etc..) that have helped foster cohesion between groups and promote a healthy lifestyle. In the evening, parties were bi-national program. Participants were instructed to present their countries by offering games, animations, music, local gastronomy, etc.. This has enabled young people to discover the particularities of each country and get to know each other in a friendly and relaxing.

Evening "odd"

Finally, this week has been decorated with spare time, output in the region, boat trips and overnight in Belgrade.

Belgrade by night

Through these workshops, these moments of reflection and informal, participants were able to gain confidence, be more tolerant learning to accept differences, explore the meaning of values Europe and their multiple identities and learn more about their ability to be active citizens locally, but also Europe.