Youth Exchange “Partners Today, Partners Tomorrow”
Haskovo, Mineralni Bani, Bulgaria /16.10 – 23.10.2010/
Day programme
16.10.2010 /Saturday/
International groups arrive. / Accommodation. Evening meal/
The international groups will be picked up from Sofia airport by bus and taken to the hotel in Mineralni Bani
21:00 Opening the Exchange, Get to know games, Discuss the exchange programme, Confirm Safety and common rules for the Exchange
Day 1
17.10.2010 /Sunday /
8:30 - 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 9:45 Energizer - Bulgaria
9:45 -10:30 Workshop 1. „Poverty and social exclusion”- clarification of the concepts - common session
10.30 - 12.30 Making Social snapshot of youth at risk communities, using methods of art - work in international groups.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Free time. Publishing comments in the Blog
14:30 -16:00 Workshop 1- „Poverty and social exclusion” Presentation of the output of working groups
16:00 – 18:00 Team building activities, interactive team games
18:00 – 19:00 Prepare for «Welcome» party
19: 00 – 20:00 Evening meal
20:00 Day evaluation
20:30 Leaders meeting
21:00 «Welcome» party
Day 2
18.10.2010/Monday /
8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 9:45 Energizer - England
9:45 – 12:30 Workshop 2: „The voice of young people in the European Union”-simulation
Working in mixed groups. Each group / EU Parliament committee / will discuss and propose measures trends in the various policies to combat social exclusion.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Free time. Publishing comments in the Blog
14:00 – 15:00 Workshop 2: „The voice of young people in the European Union”- continuation. Common session- groups’ presentation of the trends, parliamentary debate, decision making.
15:00 – 15:30 Workshop 3. – Common session, multimedia presentation of official EU documents.
15:30 -16:30 Team work activities; sports games
17:00 Meeting local authorities from Mineralni Bani
18:00 Sightseeing of local cultural and historical places, Mineralni Bani
19:30 – 20:30 Evening meal
20:30 – Day evaluation
21:30 – Leaders meeting
21:30 – 23:00 Cultural activities - entertaining games, presented by each partner’s group
Day 3
19.10.2010 /Tuesday/
8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 9:45 Energizer – Spain
10:30 – 12:00 Meeting youngsters from local risk communities, studying at School in Mineralni Bani
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Free time, comments in Blog
14:00 – 18:00 Workshop 4. „Active citizenship for Social Inclusion „Open Space technology”
19:30 – 20:30 Evening meal
20:30 Day evaluation
21:00 Leaders Meeting
21:30 Disco
Day 4
20.10.2010 /Wednesday/
8:30 - 9:30 Breakfast
9:30- 9:45 Energizer Bulgaria
9:45 – 12:30 Workshop 4 „Active citizenship for Social Inclusion 2 ” – work in mixed groups
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Free time, comments in Blog
14:30 – 17:00 Team work activities – interactive games; making sculptures out of natural materials
17:00 – 19:00 Sports games; Prepare for intercultural evening
19:00 – 20:00 Evening meal
20:00 Day evaluation
20:30 Leaders meeting – prepare for the trip to Plovdiv
21:00 Intercultural evening
Day 5
21.10.2010 /Thursday/
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:30 – 12:30 Trip to Plovdiv; Sightseeing of local cultural and historical places
12:30 – 13:30 Packed lunch
14:00 – 19:30 Plovdiv – Old City & Antique Theatre
20:30 – 21:30 Evening meal
21:30 Free time
Day 6
22.10.2010 /Friday/
8:30 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 9:45 Energizer
9:45 – 12:30 Workshop 5. „Partners Today, Partners Tomorrow”- common session discussing future partnership
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Posting comments in Blog
14:00 – 19:00 Sightseeing in the town of Haskovo; Visit historical museum; Shopping
19:30 – 20:30 Evening meal
20:30 Final evaluation; End of exchange; Youth Pass certificates
21:30 <> party
23.10.2010/Saturday/
International groups depart. Promises for new meetings, hugs and maybe tears…