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Crew Beyond Borders

Crew Beyond Borders Adventure-Based Learning Methods for Youth Work AN OVERVIEW Crew Beyond Borders – Adventure-Based Learning Methods for Youth Work is an international training course held aboard the Helena, a sailing boat equipped for non-formal education, navigating the waters of the Mediterranean. Framed within the Erasmus+ Programme and aimed at youth workers, the project explores and promotes adventure-based learning as a powerful and innovative methodology in the field of European youth work. PROJECT OBJECTIVES Its main goal is to develop soft skills and provide new educational tools by immersing participants in an intensive, hands-on experience where sailing, cooperation, physical challenge, and shared responsibility become drivers of personal and professional growth. The unique setting of the sailboat enables participants to engage in a non-traditional learning environment, fostering reflection on leadership, communication, sustainability, and intercultural understanding. Objective 1: To critically explore and validate adventure-based learning as a transformative pedagogical approach within non-formal youth work. To deepen the participants’ understanding of experiential education theory, with a specific focus on adventure-based learning and its historical and epistemological underpinnings. To analyse the pedagogical potential of risk, physical challenge, and uncertainty in fostering reflective learning and identity development. To co-create a shared educational framework that integrates adventure-based learning into broader youth work strategies across diverse socio-cultural contexts. Objective 2: To enhance the personal and professional competences of youth workers by embedding experiential and embodied learning practices into their educational methodologies. To facilitate critical self-reflection on the educator’s role, positionality, and relational dynamics within participatory and immersive learning environments. To develop key transversal competences—such as adaptive leadership, emotional intelligence, and resilience—through embodied practice and group-based challenges. To strengthen participants’ capacity to design, facilitate and assess competence-based learning pathways grounded in real-life, experiential processes. Objective 3: To foster intercultural learning, global citizenship, and transnational cooperation by creating a mobile and situated educational space that transcends traditional institutional boundaries. To activate meaningful intercultural dialogue through shared physical experiences, narrative practices, and collaborative problem-solving at sea. To position the sailing journey as a metaphor and method for rethinking educational spaces as fluid, horizontal, and co-created. To promote sustainable cross-border cooperation among youth organisations through the development of common pedagogical values, mutual recognition of competences, and long-term project planning. OUTPUT From a knowledge perspective, participants will develop a solid conceptual understanding of adventure-based learning within the broader field of experiential and non-formal education. They will be introduced to the pedagogical roots of this methodology, its applications in diverse youth work settings, and its connections to transformative learning theories. In terms of skills, the project focuses on fostering transversal and pedagogical competences that are essential in contemporary youth work. These include the ability to facilitate group processes in non-conventional settings, design experiential learning activities with clear educational outcomes, manage risk and emotional safety, and guide structured reflection and debriefing sessions. Regarding attitudes, the immersive and collective nature of life on board is designed to encourage openness, humility, and an ethic of care. Participants are invited to re-negotiate their roles not only as educators but also as learners and co-creators of the experience. Attitudes of curiosity, empathy, intercultural sensitivity, and environmental awareness are intentionally cultivated throughout the journey, creating a safe but challenging space for inner and relational development. Finally, the behaviours developed during the course are expected to extend beyond the project itself. Participants will practice responsibility, initiative, and sustained engagement in collective tasks such as navigation, cooking, cleaning, and facilitating onboard activities. These behaviours—anchored in shared living, mutual trust, and real-time feedback—support the internalisation of collaborative practices that can be transferred to the participants’ everyday work with young people, especially in contexts where traditional education fails to engage or empower. INFOPACK HERE Time July 2026 – March 20278 Months Where Helsinki, Finlandia Beneficiaries Young people aged between 18 and 30, Youth workers and trainers. funding KA150-YOU – Erasmus accreditation in youth (KA150-YOU) Partners

YOUthCARE4Planet

YOUthCARE4Planet EU Youth Cooperation and Regenerative Empowerment Initiative Across the Mediterranean AN OVERVIEW YOUthCARE4Planet is a Euro-Mediterranean initiative designed to strengthen the role of young people in sustainability, international cooperation, and community transformation. The project promotes innovative climate practices, training paths, participatory labs, and transnational activities to enhance skills, awareness, and collaboration among young people across the Mediterranean region. Co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg NEXT MED programme, YOUthCARE4Planet combines non-formal education, sustainability, and civic engagement to foster long-term, positive impact within local communities. It aims to build a stable network of youth and environmental organisations through joint actions, knowledge sharing, and coordinated communication. PROJECT OBJECTIVES Youth Empowerment: Strengthen young people’s skills on sustainability, climate justice, and Mediterranean cooperation. Euro-Med Connectivity: Build a long-term network across Mediterranean youth and environmental organisations. Education & Training: Provide training programmes and practical activities that encourage sustainable behaviours in local communities. Civic Participation: Increase youth engagement in environmental decision-making and territorial governance. Shared Communication: Develop common communication tools, strategies, and campaigns to raise awareness on environmental issues. Long-term Cooperation: Establish solid foundations for future collaborations beyond the project duration. OUTPUT International training pathways for young people, youth workers, and educators. A stable Euro-Mediterranean network for sustainability and climate justice. Joint communication activities (posts, videos, campaigns, press releases) following Interreg NEXT MED visibility guidelines . Local and transnational events focused on youth participation. A collection of best practices and operational guidelines for partner organisations. Community engagement actions promoting environmental care and awareness. Production of multimedia content and educational materials for dissemination. Time 11/09/2025 – 11/09/2028 36 months Where Tunisia, Italy, Greece, Egypt, and additional Mediterranean countries involved through the project network. Beneficiaries Young people aged 16–30 participating in training and activities;Youth workers, educators, and facilitators active in the youth sector;Youth and environmental organisations across partner countries;Local communities involved in sustainability actions and civic engagement; funding Interreg NEXT MED – European Union Partners

RISE – Reclaiming Influence for Social Empowerment

RISE – Reclaiming Influence for Social Empowerment is an Erasmus+ project that promotes youth participation and social empowerment. Through training activities, exchanges, and meetings with policymakers, the project provides tools to understand and address power dynamics, develop advocacy campaigns, and build youth activism networks. RISE takes place in Italy and France, involving 150 young people in a journey of active citizenship and leadership.

Crew Beyond Borders

YOUthCARE4Planet

RISE – Reclaiming Influence for Social Empowerment

SHIELD European AI-Powered Gender Based Violence Reduction Initiative

European Solidarity Corps

YouthLens

YOU(TH) CARE FOR CHANGE