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Active Living: Building a Healthy Foundation for Youth
Seminar
13-17 April 2025 | Youth Centre Piispala , Finland
Project theme:
- Holistic well-being of the youth
- Influence of sport & active lifestyle to the well-being of the youth
- How can youth workers support the holistic well-being of young people through sport and physical activities?
Project description:
This seminar for youth worker offers an opportunity to enhance youth workers’ understanding on the connection of an active lifestyle to a healthy living and holistic wellbeing of the youth.
The versatile seminar programme includes hands-on activities and workshops that will support participants non-formal learning while giving space for personal reflections.
Aims of the seminar:
- for the participants to learn about ways that support healthy living and holistic wellbeing of the youth.
- for the participants to reflect on how their learning can benefit their work.
- to support knowledge-sharing of different practices related to the seminar theme.
- to support cultural exchange and non-formal learning from different participating countries and organisations.
Through this seminar the youth workers will have a better understanding of the connection between physical activities and holistic wellbeing of the youth. Youth workers will be able to utilise different activities in their work that can support the physical as well as mental health of the youth.
Profile of the Participants:
The seminar is aimed at people working with the young people, such as youth workers, trainers and youth leaders.
Participants should be aged 18 or above, no maximum age limit.
Language of the seminar and activities is English. Participants should be able to work with English.
Project will include max. 30 participants from Europe.
Seminar Location:
Piispala is the biggest of the eight national Youth Centres in Finland. Our mission is to promote youth activities and support the good life of children and young people. We also serve as a versatile centre of leisure, sports and wellbeing for families, seniors, businesses and sports groups. Our main target group is camp schools.
We conduct and develop youth work on regional, national and international level. On international level we carry out ESC and Erasmus+ projects.
See more: https://piispala.fi/en/
See virtual Piispala: https://valveuni.fi/piispala/
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Apply now! Application deadline (24h UTC): 10 March 2025 Date of selection: 14 March 2025Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/13163
This Seminar is
for 30 participants
from Ukraine, Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth coaches
Working language(s):
English
Youth Centre Piispala (Youth NGO)
Established in 1982, Piispala is a youth center located in Kannonkoski in the north of Central Finland and situated in the middle of pure nature by the Lake Kivijärvi.
Our primary mission is to promote youth activities and support the good life of children and young people. We also serve as a versatile centre of leisure, sports and wellbeing for families, seniors, businesses and sports groups. You are welcome to visit us all year around, and by using our services, you support Finnish youth work as well.
Piispala is one of the 9 Finnish Youth Centres that are supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture and guided by the Youth Act and the National Youth Work and Youth Policy Programme. The common goal of Finnish Youth Centres is to promote the participation, influencing opportunities and conditions to work in society for the youth, and support their growth, independence and community spirit.
Contact for questions:
Tea Kangasvieri
E-Mail:
Phone: +358417301651
Costs
Participation fee
There is no participation fee.
Accommodation and food
Accomodation in shared rooms. There will be two
people sharing one room. Each room has a
bathroom.
We respect different dietary needs, when we know
about them in advance. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the dining hall.
Travel reimbursement
Travel costs are reimbursed to the participants
against travel tickets and receipts. The amount
will be calculated based on the travel distance of
the participant.
Example of maximum amount of travel
reimbursement:
10–99 km -> 23€
100–499 km -> 180€ (210€ green travel)
500–1999 km -> 275€ (320€ green travel)
2000–2999 km -> 360€ (410€ green travel)