The Youth Exchange really started on the second day, with some team-building activities. Dividing into groups with participants from different countries, they for example had to produce the most accurate map of the world. There were some interesting creations! In the afternoon, the Australian participants organised a workshop during which they taught the other participants, their main expertise: circus. Participants …
Author: Raphael
Day1 – Arrival in the UK
After a long journey for some of the groups, all the participants finally arrived in the UK where they all met each other. They were welcomed with a buffet dinner prepared by our partner Vale of York. Really excited for the start of our National Treasures #YouthExchange in the UK. Pleased to welcome participants from @acerbrasil, @_IFALL (Sweden) & …
Timetable of the Youth Exchange in the UK
The Youth Exchange is just a few days away and we’ve prepared a busy week for our participants from Brazil, Australia, Sweden and United Kingdom:
“I am incredibly excited about what the next 8 months will bring” – Greg, EVS volunteer in Brazil
Intro: My name is Greg Reeve, 28 from London, and I have come to Brazil to volunteer to develop Rugby activities in a disadvantaged community in Sao Paolo. I have previously worked as a community coach for Harlequins, and in various schools and clubs around the world and have come to realise that Rugby can offer so much to individuals on …
“I’ve been developing some work-arounds for the language barrier” – Sebastian, EVS volunteer in Sweden
I’m Sebastian Edwards & I’m a performer with Lamplight Circus and a trainer with Westside Circus in Melbourne, Australia. My work as a circus and physical theatre practitioner centres on the use of circus skills to illustrate narrative and thematic concepts and frequently incorporates themes and aesthetics drawn from fairytales and speculative fiction as well, increasingly, as queer issues. I …
“So far I feel most proud of creating choreography for the dance activity” – Madhavi, EVS volunteer in Sweden
Hello! I’m Madhavi and I have come from Australia to Orkelljunga Sweden to bring and teach circus! I am 19 years old and am working for an NGO on the other side of the world doing what I love. I find it incredible and inspiring as coming from a small town in Western Australia where I had gotten into circus …
First testimony from Danny, EVS volunteer at ACER Brazil – “what a life changing experience this is”
Hi, my name is Danny Pollard and I am currently volunteering for Everything is Possible (EiP) in Diadema, Sao Paulo Brazil. My receiving organisation and partner of EiP is ACER, who have a strong mission statement: “To rescue the dignity of children and young people promoting the transformation of the social environment. Serving our community using strategies for social transformation …
“York students in trip of lifetime to Australia”
This month, the Bristish participants spoke about National Treasures and the Youth Exchange in Australia, to their local newspaper ‘THE PRESS’. Click here to read the article. York students in trip of lifetime to Australia PUPILS from two York secondary schools spent a week down under as part of a youth exchange project which focuses on inclusion. Six students from …
The Australian volunteers make the headlines in Sweden
Our Swedish partner IFALL just sent us this picture of their local newspaper. The Australian EVS volunteers in Sweden made the headlines in December 2017. In this article they share their experience within the National Treasures project.
ABC Melbourne speaks about the Youth Exchange
Great News! The National Treasures heat again the media thanks to the great work from Westside Circus. They invited ABC Melbourne to see the show and speak about the project… and they did! They published a video on their Facebook account followed by 100.000 people; and also on their website. Read the article via: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/national-treasures-program-sees-teens-share-culture-and-skills/9175094