Day6 – Problem Solving Activities

On the sixth day, participants took place in many group activities, where team work, problem solving were keys. In the morning, while some took part in a Buggy build race, the other did some abseiling activities. For the first activity, they used a variety of equipment (wooden spars, polythene barrels, ropes etc) and worked together to design, build and drive …

Day2 – Team Building & Australian Workshop

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 …

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) & …

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    

Evaluation & Departures – Eighth day

It’s difficult to believe how fast this week has gone! An incredible week.   So the project ended with the presentation of each participant’s Youth Pass and an evaluation meeting, before each group started their journey back home. A Big thank you to Westide Circus for the amazing organisation of this Youth Exchange; and to the participants for being so …