Training Course "Process Theatre Youth Work" in Italy (Fully Funded)

An opportunity to attend a one-week training course in Italy on tools for working with violence and conflict in groups of young people through elements of collective facilitation. 27 participants from 9 European countries will participate in this course. This project will be organised by the Art of Process Association in Ecovillage Torri Superiore, Italy with a number of NGOs in the partners countries and with co-funded through the Erasmus+ European programme of the EU.

About Project

The course will offer participants tools to work with violence and conflict in groups of young people through elements of group facilitation and process work combined with theatre and clowning exercises. By working on the cultural identities and European heritage as a history of exchange but also of conflict, participants will learn to recognise the invisible elements that hinder intercultural communication and improve their understanding of themselves and of the groups they belong to

About the Venue 

The medieval village of Torri Superiore is a small jewel of popular architecture located at the foothill of the Ligurian Alps, a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the French border, close to the coastal town of Ventimiglia. Originating in the thirteen century, the village is structured in three main bodies with more than 160 rooms, all connected by an intricate fabric of stairways.

Its complex structure has often been compared to a fortress or a labyrinth, perched on the mountainside.The village has been entirely restored and is now open for ecotourism, courses, meetings and programs of environmental education.

Finance and Benefits

The course is co-funded through the Erasmus+ European programme of the EU, therefore travel and most of the participation costs are covered.

- Your travel Expenses will be reimbursed up to a maximum amount that depends from the country where the travel starts.

For Participants from Italy (green travel - no fly) - 210 Euro

For Participants from Ireland (flying allowed) - 275 Euro

For Participants from Spain, France, Slovenia - 320 Euro

For Participants from Greece, Portugal, Netherlands - 320 Euro

For Participants from Estonia (flying allowed) - 360 Euro

- To make travelling by land more realistic for participants from Greece, Netherlands and Portugal it will be possible to refund the costs for food and accommodation along the way up to a maximum of 120€ (all included).

- the participation fee is between 50€ and 150€. The amount will be self-determined by the participants themselves based on their possibilities. 

- Participation fee will be used to contribute to the costs of accommodation and training activities.

- Participants will be accommodated in The medieval village of Torri Superiore .

-  The participants will stay in shared rooms within the ecovillage.

Eligibility

- This Course available for Youth workers, activists, educators and theatre practitioners interested in holistic tools for conflict management and transformation like process work, systemic theatre and social clown.

- You should be a resident in one of the following countries ( Italy, Spain, France, Estonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Portugal, Greece and Ireland )

- You should be over 18 years old

- Able to work and Communicate in English

- Able to attend to the full duration of the activity in order to participate.

Timeline

Deadline: Application deadline is 18th of April 2022

Selection: Date of selection is 26th of April 2022

Arrival: Arrival day is Monday 23rd of May between 14h and 20h

Departure: Departure day is Wednesday 1st of June after breakfast. 

How to Apply?

If you want to participate in this training, please fill this questionnaire before Monday 18th of April, 2022

More Details

First: check the info-pack of the project from here 

Secondly: Check info of Contact on the Official website from here

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