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Academy of Experience

Sometimes it's challenging to make a wise decision, for example, or to cope with disappointment or failure - I feel overwhelmed by bad feelings, I feel I can't meet the challenges I face. Moreover, I'm an adult now and my brain is supposed to be ready to cope with my emotional upheavals. Children's brains are not yet able to do this.

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#EAYW podcast: Jan Lai

Welcome to our new #EAYW​ podcast! This is a place for you - community of practice - to get inspired and to hear opinions of other experts in youth work.

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Essence+ is an Erasmus+ KA1 project which aims to bring together and share the essence of the experiences and good practices of the Academy of Experience over the last 16 years.

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Training of Trainers - the Essence of Experience

THE ESSENCE OF EXPERIENCE is a training of trainer’s course to share in fact the essence of our 10 years’ experience in outdoor and experiential education

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Joe Rogan - Jewel

Jewel is a Grammy award-nominated singer-songwriter, author, actress, and philanthropist.

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Who is a volunteer?

Who is a volunteer? What volunteering means and what it involves? What if volunteering was one opportunity that could help you create the life you dreamed of?

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What is Experiential Learning and Debriefing?

What is Experiential Learning and Debriefing? Why is it important? How you can use it in youthwork?

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Michele di paola - Save the world but don't walk to the school

What is common in ancient theatre and online games? How can we make use of the developments of the digital world? What does it mean that education is broken compared to games?

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Peter Hofmann and Paola Bortini

What is mindful parenting about? Self-compassion is building capacity for parents to deal with the storms of parenting life...

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What is Digital youth work?

What is Digital youth work? Digital youth work means proactively using or addressing digital media and technology in youth work. Our role is to empower young people and their capacity to be active in a progressing digital society and increasing use of technologies.

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In order to become a healthy adult and develop the self-control necessary for social integration, a child must be able to safely experience independence, competence, playfulness, and spontaneity. Freedom to express one's emotions, while being loved, cared for, touched, and trusted.

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Non-formal learning

What is Non-formal learning? In what ways does it differ from formal and informal learning? What are its main principles? Here are a few answers to these questions...in a nutshell!

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What is Trauma?

What is trauma? Contrary to popular belief, trauma is extremely common. We all have jobs, life events, and unpleasant situations causing us daily stress.

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International youth work

What is an international youth work? What comes to mind when you hear the term international youth work?

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I have to stop every now and then to give myself time, and that's more important than completing the task. It's actually what prevents burnout.

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Trauma-Informed Care understands and considers the pervasive nature of trauma and promotes environments of healing and recovery rather than practices and services that may inadvertently re-traumatize.

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YOUTRAIN videoproject

Project “YouTrain” is a long-term strategic partnership, which aims to increase the quality, reach and impact of non-formal education activities by creating a video toolbox for educators, and by promoting the use and production of educational video-tutorials in general.

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International youth work - Yocomo

What is an international youth work?

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Joe Rogan - Máté Gábor

Dr. Gabor Maté is a physician, speaker, and author regularly sought for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress, and childhood development.

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The Human Brain

A brief introduction to core concepts regarding brain structure and function that provide the basis for developmentally sensitive and trauma-informed caregiving, education and therapy.

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What is Trauma informed approach

The new scientific findings on the topic of childhood trauma and the brain help us understand some of the reactions of youth experiencing adverse experiences in their childhood.

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Erasmus+: European Voluntary Service (EVS)

Mina is an Iraqi-Kurdish/Danish volunteer in the association Vluchtelingenwerk, which gives the chance to people to help asylum seekers and refugees by doing simple things.

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The Heartland Project is a unique initiative that combines outdoor experiential education, cultural mediation and mindfulness with art expression to help professionals build resilience and overcome challenges in their personal and professional lives. In this blog post, we'll explore the advantages and disadvantages of this approach and how it can help professionals achieve their goals.

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Heartland is a unique and innovative project that addresses the critical issue of mental health and well-being in helping professionals. By using non-formal educational methods, the project promotes resilience, destigmatizes mental health issues, and creates a supportive community for those who dedicate their lives to helping others.

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The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown

Brené Brown studies human connection - our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

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Youth

Have you ever wondered what is youth work? Where does it come from and what’s its purpose? Watch EU-CoE youth partnership's video for the answers

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