Activity objectives

The Adventure Europe training cycle will provide participants opportunities to: 

• experience adventures in the outdoors and reflect on their personal learning 

• learn the basic theories behind experiential learning and reflective practices 

• develop skills in processing an experience with their target group 

• have their own experiential learning journey and reflect on how to transfer it into their professional context 

• to use Adventure and Outdoor Experiential Learning approach for the learning and increased wellbeing of their youngsters 

• implementing their learnings in their local working environment supported by coaching 

• learning how to use Erasmus+ opportunities and mobility projects for their target group 

• create a network of potential future partnerships in Erasmus+ projects. 

Description

Adventure Europe is a long-term training course for youth & youth care workers, who are interested in adventure and outdoor experiential learning approaches, to support the learning, wellbeing and positive mental health of the young people they work with. The programme is part of the Strategic Partnership for Inclusion coordinated by SALTO Inclusion & Diversity, with the aim of supporting the participation of young people with fewer opportunities in Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps mobility programmes.

The training is organised in three phases. It starts with a residential outdoor training in the natural environment of Viroinval, Belgium, where participants take part in adventure‑based and experiential learning activities. This phase focuses on experiencing, reflecting and learning within a group context.

After the residential phase, participants engage in a period of coached practice through five online coaching sessions. These sessions support the implementation of learning in participants’ local working environments. The training cycle concludes with a residential consolidation meeting in Viroinval, where participants reflect on their learning journey, exchange experiences and further develop the use of adventure and outdoor experiential learning in their practice.