Our Dances
KA1 Youth Exchange
25 January – 04 February 2019
Hungary
About the host organisation
Légáramlat is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded in Budapest, Hungary by active university students to promote active lifestyle, create opportunities for their peers to try sports like sailing and paragliding in which organization members are highly experienced. Our main goal is to provide young people with equal opportunities to participate in the events, projects organized by our organization and our partners to try out new sports they usually would not have an opportunity to do, to grow personally and professionally in safe non-formal learning contexts.
We seek to show to young people that their world does not over with the walls of their communities, there are many different opportunities to get actively involved in Erasmus+ programme, to grow, learn, travel, get exposed to different cultures, try new things that they are usually deprived from.
About our project
Nowadays it is important to preserve and value ethnic identities while encourage cross- cultural exchange. Language and cultural barriers are two aspects that can influence the level of geographic mobility within the EU. Moreover, studies shown that in many countries the proportion able to speak at least one foreign language has decreased such as Hungary (-7 points to 35%) while in others at least half of all respondents are unable to speak any foreign language, as its the case of Romania (52%).
The goal is to develop knowledge, abilities and positive attitudes of 48 young people supported by 10 group leaders from 2 partner countries HU and RO in the field of intercultural understanding through dance by organizing a youth exchange.
25 January – 04 February
Telkibánya, Hungary
Objectives planned to be met by the end of the project:
Increasing the capacity and adaptability to intercultural environments by making full use of the freedom of expression through dance among the participants.
Increase the level of tolerance and solidarity towards other cultures, as well as cherish diversity of the participants.
Increase the capacity to promote intercultural understanding and involvement in international activities in nonformal context of the partner NGOs.
Result and Impact:
The participants will develop through our project trans-disciplinary competences. The participants will take an active part in discovering intercultural understanding through movement and dance. For all of them this would be the first encounter with the nonformal learning methods. We will promote our project through a promotional video and will increase its visibility through a flashmob organised in the local community.
The profile of participants
The target group of this project is represented by people having in common the same issue: scarce interaction within multicultural environments and limited tolerance and solidarity towards other cultures. The group will consist of 48 young people and 10 group leaders coming from the two partner countries. Each partner organisation will select 24 young participants aged 16-18 years old, and group leaders according to the table from bellow. Our project is addressed to any person who meets the basic eligibility criteria set out in the Program Guide and the selection process is based on non-discrimination principles.
Each partner organization will select the participants as follows:
Romania
24 Participants aged 16-19
3 group leaders aged over 18 (min 1 teacher)
Aeroclubul Turbulencia
Hungary
24 Participants aged 16-19
4 group leaders aged over 18 (min 1 teacher)
Légáramlat Nonprofit kft
Methodology
To fulfil our activities, we make full use of participative nonformal educational methods like: animation of the participants, dance, improvisation, freestyle, learning by doing, reflection sessions, individual learning, active participation in group activities, playing to learn and learning to play, simulations, debriefs, outdoor activities
Moreover, our participants will engage in follow-up activities aimed to protect the topic of intercultural understanding in their local communities. They will also become more aware of how they and other peers could benefit from other opportunities of the Erasmus+. Our project encourages a positive attitude of the participants towards society and encourages them to engage and contribute to the creation of other Erasmus+ projects, on the medium term.
Venue, accommodation and meals
The Youth Exchange will take place in beautiful Telkibany, located on the edge of Europe's highest plateau, surrounded by gorgeous valleys, near shady beech trees and flowing creek valleys. Thanks to its natural features, the area is perfect for hiking and for organizing excursions. The surroundings dazzle those who just want to relax with their intact wildness and beauty.
Accommodation and food will be arranged at Aranygombos Telkibany, located on the southern slope of the Medves Plateau in the middle of a 6-hectare park. The centuries-old beech trees on the north side of the park never existed under forestry cultivation, giving it a real inconvenience. The park is inhabited as a natural habitat by many species of birds, but is also popular among squirrels. The area of the hotel is surrounded by forests on three sides, so it is not unusual for the balconies to see deer, deer and foxes. Due to the direct natural surroundings of the hotel, guests coming to town can discover the feeling of waking up to birds.
Transport
No participant can arrive later than the arrival day or depart earlier than the day of departure. Skipping activity days is also prohibited.
For both groups, the transport will be arranged by our organization, both ways with a authorized contracted bus.
Dissemination of the project results
Each group is expected to organize a dissemination activity once they return back to their communities. The purpose of this activity is to spread the results of the project among other people. By deciding to take part in this project, the participants are assuming the responsibility of organizing the dissemination activity in their community. More detailed information about this will be provided during a dedicated session, in one of the activity days.
Insurance
The participants are required by Erasmus+ program to have a valid travel insurance that covers liability to third parties for the whole period of the projects including the travel days. Supplementary, we also recommend our participants to get the European health insurance card. You are free to choose your insurance.
General Information
✰ Weather conditions: in the area of Telkibany, the average temperature in January is between -10 °C and 5 °C. Please check accuweather.com for more updated information about the weather.
✰ Dress code: Casual comfortable sportswear, slippers or sneakers for indoor and comfortable shoes for outdoor activities. According to the meteorological release, we do expect snow during our mobility, so please pack warm clothes.
✰Intercultural evenings: each country is expected to prepare a short program to present their culture and eventually to bring some typical local drinks and snacks. The intercultural evening is the time when participants have the opportunity to get to know each other’s culture better in an informal context. We encourage the participants to be as creative as possible in presenting their culture, to use theatre, dances or live presentations. We do not provide video-projector for this event and any kind of promotional video or power point presentation will be presented exclusively in spare time.
✰ Meals: we will provide you with three meals/day and two coffee breaks. The meals will take into account all the participants dietary aspects such as allergies, intolerance, and preferences. If you have any special requirements regarding food (allergies, intolerances, vegetarian, vegan, etc.) you are obliged to mention them in the application form. Otherwise, we might not be able to accommodate your requirements.