A few months ago, we were in Australia for an amazing week organised by Westside Circus. The following video highlights some of the activities undertaken during this Youth Exchange. Participants learnt a lot from this experience.
During a week, young people from Australia, Brazil, Sweden and United Kingdom gathered together for a Youth Exchange in England, where they learnt more about each others’ cultures. At the end of the project we asked some of the tutors what impacts they think this project had on their young participants. Simon Clarke, CEO of Westside Circus: “It was a …
To celebrate the final day, we organised a Easter Eggs Hunting activity. Even the Swedish group which had to leave a little bit earlier, hunted eggs in the train to London. Finally, all participants left Kingswood and made their way back home.
The seventh day started with a team building activity: Working against the clock, teams had to complete a series of time-dependent construction challenges; a great way to think strategically and develop their communication and leadership skills together. They also did some archery. Finally in the afternoon, participants went flying down zipwires; a great exhilarating ride to end the week. The …
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 …
On the fifth day, we all cleared up and got ready to move to Doncaster. After a tasty fish and chips, participants travelled to Kingswood Dearne Valley. In the evening, we organised a fashion show using recycling material. It was a fun night! (pictures uploading)
On the fourth day we were all lucky to have two workshops ran by Brazilian and the UK groups. ACER Brazil use football as a non-formal education every day; and this is why they brought their expertise in football to this youth exchange. After a lunch prepared by the Swedish group, we all headed to a Cricket workshop organised by …
On the third day, the Swedish group ran a drama workshop; Participants learnt a lot as well as having fun. After a delicious lunch prepared by the Brazilian, all the participants headed to York centre for a cultural visit and some free time. York is a historic walled city with a rich cultural heritage and a cathedral which history date …
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 …
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) & …
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:
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 …
