"Kaunas Challenge" - a youth capacity building programme

Thursday, May 19, 2022 14:00 - 15:30

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M. Daukšos g. 34, Kaunas 44383, Lithuania

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"Kaunas Challenge" - a youth capacity building programme

Thursday, May 19, 2022 14:00 - 15:30

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M. Daukšos g. 34, Kaunas 44383, Lithuania

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The educational programme Kaunas Challenge is designed to include youth in the joint creation of changes in Kaunas and its district. It is implemented within the Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022.
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You will meet with Kaunas Challenge programme coordinators to learn about its activities and what skills it aims to develop.
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Every September, a group of Kaunas Challenge participants (15 to 18 years) is selected. The programme takes place from October to March. The programme starts with analysing and creative solutions to real challenges existing in Kaunas city and its district. Then, participants carry out practical tasks, developing projects initiated by the youth and learning how to work in a team. It is an opportunity for young people to realise their ideas for the city together with the team of Kaunas 2022.
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Young people who participate in the programme can continue their activities in the alumni club. They are empowered to learn from the existing experience and experiment with implementing their own ideas. The long-term vision of the alumni club is to enable young people to create and implement one of the significant events of 2022.
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Find out more about the Kaunas Challenge programme on Facebook and Instagram.
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Kaunas Challenge programme carries out its activities in the TEMPO space in the Old Town of Kaunas. Anyone can stop by to become acquainted and share their ideas for the city.
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This study visit activity is a part of a Cities of Learning study visit organised from 16 to 21 May 2022 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The study visit is realised within the Erasmus+ co-funded strategic partnership "Online 21st century skills education".
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Visual promoting Kaunas Challenge programme:
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Image source: Kaunas Challenge Facebook page﻿
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Kaunas Challenge: kick-off event of the 6th programme edition:
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Badge earners met with Kaunas Challenge programme coordinators to learn about its activities and what skills it aims to develop. The educational programme Kaunas Challenge is designed to include youth in the joint creation of changes in Kaunas and its district. It is implemented within the Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022.
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During the visit participants had opportunities to learn about:
how this youth programme is realised;
what 21st-century skills it enables to develop;
how the programme support skills awareness and recognition;
TEMPO space and its activities;
Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022 activities.
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This study visit activity is a part of a Cities of Learning study visit organised from 16 to 21 May 2022 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The study visit is realised within the Erasmus+ co-funded strategic partnership "Online 21st century skills education".

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Participate in a visit. Learn about the Kaunas Challenge youth capacity-building programme. You can upload photos from the visit and share your reflections on the following questions:
What did you take from this visit?
What 21st-century skills does this programme support?
How can you engage with arts, culture and creative industry organisations in your city?

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M. Daukšos g. 34, Kaunas 44383, Lithuania

Skills

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#stimulate creative processes

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#consult team on creative project

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#employ pedagogic strategies to facilitate creative engagement

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#promote cultural venue events

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#coordinate events

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#promote youth work in the local community

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Vilnius City of Learning

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21st-century skills study visit

Vilnius City of Learning

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