Non-formal learning - Youth Center Vratsa

Non-formal learning

The non-formal activities and training that the team of Youth Center – Vratsa conducts are based on the methods of non-formal education and learning through experience. The young people had the opportunity to participate in numerous non-formal training and workshops.

Youth Center – Vratsa organized initiatives on topics like “Prevention of Internet addiction”, “Healthy eating, dietary supplements and anabolic steroids”. A lot of meetings presented the opportunities of the program ” Teach for Bulgaria”. The non-formal training program “WITHOUT PLAN”  building the capacity of young people to develop and manage events. Youth Center Vratsa organize board game night that attracts a lot of young people. Other training and debates on some of the following topics “Aggression among young people”, “Motivation for continuing education”,” Human rights education”, “My place in nature” and many more. In this year’s Summer program the youth workers had informal training in partnership with Mindhub Vratsa, where the kids learned to program in a fun and interesting way. We had and training about Emotional intelligence for children. We had Fire Workshops organized by the fire group FireLab.

On 27 of January 2022 the youth workers from the Youth Center – Vratsa held a training on the topic “Tolerant together – let’s say No to the language of hate on the Internet” with students from Dimitraki Hadjitoshin Professional School, Vratsa. This activity was part of the campaign on the occasion of International Safer Internet Day. Youth workers were thankful for the materials they used during the training to their friends from the Safenet Center. The young people took an active part, taking seriously the issue of sending implicit photos between peers and beyond. When sexting happened the consequences of it could be dramatic if the person didn`t seеk help. Youth workers discussed all this, the image we built in the social networks, the rules we had about using different applications. Youth workers commented on the positive and negative consequences of reckless actions in cyberspace. On 28 of January the youth workers from the Youth Center – Vratsa held the second part of the training on the topic “Tolerant together – let’s say No to the language of hate on the Internet” with students from Dimitraki Hadjitoshin Professional School, Vratsa. The training “Tolerant Together – Let’s Say No to the language of hate on the Internet” is part of the activities of the Youth Center – Vratsa in the implementation of Project BGLD – 1.003 – 0004 “Youth Center Vratsa – a factor in the development of the Northwest”, funded by the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021. The publications on the site reflect only the opinion of the authors. The Program Operator of the “Program Local Development, Poverty Reduction and Improved Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups” is not responsible for the content and information. On 7 of February, the youth workers from the Youth Center – Vratsa took part in the Erasmus + project of the Culinary trade school. The project was about social entrepreneurship. The youth workers used several informal activities to explain the basic concepts of social entrepreneurship to the participants and prepare
them for active work during the week. The youth workers were grateful for the opportunity to get involved in this project. At the end of February the youth workers from the Youth Center – Vratsa held a lesson on “Fundamental Rights and Freedoms” with children (from Turkey, Greece, and Romania). They came by the Erasmus + program at the “Vasil Levski” primary school in Vratsa.

From 18 of March to 20 of March, the first “YOUTH WEEKEND” for 2022 took place, organized by the Youth Center – Vratsa together with the Association “Futura”. The Cycling Club “Vratsa – Cycling Society” took part. The events were attended by 15 young people from Vratsa, Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Plovdiv and others. Seminars with the active participation of young people were held throughout the day, one of which was on “Training and development of young people in and outside the country” and various informal, sports and educational and entertainment activities were carried out. A bicycle tour around the city and the surroundings of Vratsa was organized and conducted by the cycling club “Vratsa – Cycling Society” chaired by Angel Angelov. Young people took part in non-formal training for teamwork. As part of the campaign “Motivation for continuing education”, a discussion was held about “Training and development of young people in and outside the country” and non-formal training for teamwork is part of the activities of Project BGLD – 1.003 – 0004 “Youth Center Vratsa – a factor for Development of the Northwest “, funded by the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021. The publications on the site reflect only the opinion of the authors. The Program Operator of the “Program Local Development, Poverty Reduction and Improved Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups” is not responsible for the content and information.