YOUTH EXCHANGE-

HOLISTIC EDUCATION
SUMMARY
These last years due to the technological revolution and publicity, youngsters are exposed to
more stimulus in a day than an 19th century person in his entire life, being this fact a
substantial change in our life that maybe our mind is not prepared enough. Then, it is possible that
this huge amount of information could be related with the actual and never seen states of
anxiety, depression and other emotional and mental problems in the youth.
Besides, it is known that formal education in Europe are focused in contents, in an awesome
quantity of knowledge that the pupil has to learn without time for thinking about it, and with no
empowerment of their emotional, creative and reflexive mind.
Taking all this into account, it has been planned a project that will use a holistic learning in a non
formal education way, to work all these sections with teenagers around different countries of
Europe, because maybe these skills have not been well worked in their education and they are
needed in this new eternal changing world.
Then, related to all that has been said before, the project that will be done is an eight days
youth exchange during September of 2020 in Toledo, where using non formal education,
emotional intelligence, creativity and reflexion will be empowered through a constant
intercultural exchange between all the involved countries with an inclusive mutual
understanding, trying to be openmind and waken up people, fostering the vision of cooperation,
because at the end, we are one.

Participants profile Aims

1. Boost their affective capacities and

This is an opportunity of youth exchange
emotional intelligence, for themselves
for teenagers from 18 to 25 years old,
and for their relationship with others,
with an interest of living with youngsters
using as basis inclusion and
of all people, willing to take part of a
peacefulness.
meaningful cultural exchange.
2. Take into account the importance of
Besides, it will be a chance to share
soft skills in their daily life, increasing
experiences and activities with other
their self-knowledge, speaking skills and
people with the same interests, wanting
empathy.
to cooperate, create and learn things that
3. Empower their reflexive and creative
could empower themselves to become
thinking as the basis to face common and
each time better.
difficult situations, promoting their
proactivity, resilience and improving
Location and date their way of managing and solving
conflicts.
4. Learn and consolidate cooperation,
collaboration and help as a way of living.
TOLEDO - SEPTEMBER 2020

General idea Partners colaboration

Any organisation interested in develop a

Doing a social and personal meaningful
experience raising youth in their personal,
social and ecological aspects through non
formal education.
How to apply
If you and your organisation are
interested in taking an active part in this
project, please send us your data (PIF –
partnership identification form)
holistic education approach where
empowering creativity, emotional
intelligence and reflexive thinking using non
formal education, will be welcomed.
Having in mind the possible heterogeneity
and the different needs that youngsters of
different European countries could have, it
it suggested to all the partners to be an
active part of the project, in order to give
ideas not only redacting the project but also
during the exchange on September.
Moreover, the teenagers that are going to
participate will suggest activities to develop
related with the exchange aims, first in the
previous preparation inside each country
organisation,and after in the implementation
for the rest of involved countries.

Contact:
E-mail: forojoventoledo@gmail.com
Subject: Youth Exchange – Holistic Education