Do you want to know more about games that can be used to work on environmental topics with young people? Or do you want to learn how to set up a cool environmental campaign? Or maybe you want to gain experience on what it is like to work on common topics in an international group in a nice surrounding and a great atmosphere? Then register for either one or both of the green workshops!
Introduction
2010 is the year of the environmental Naturefriend and you can become one by registering for the Green workshops. The Green workshops are the follow up of our activities in outdoor and experiential education and connect these with the themes of sustainable lifestyle and developing a relationship with nature. The Green workshops consist of two separate training courses; the Green Games and GetGreen campaigning training course. This is the call for the Green Games.
What are the Green games?
The Green games take place in May 2010 near Berlin in Germany. It is meant for youth leaders, youth workers and youth trainers to learn and develop non formal and experiential education methods connected with environmental themes. During this training the participants will experience an ongoing process of discussion, sharing and experiencing the potential of these methods.
Practically this means
- a positive approach towards environmental issues
- getting to know Naturefriends from other countries and work with them on common projects
- learning new skills
Who can join?
Everyone that is:
- pro active and both wants to learn and share their knowledge
- interested in non formal and experiential education methods connected with environmental topics
- between 18 and 30 years old, with exceptions possible on both sides
- able to understand and speak English
The team will select the participants based on the criteria mentioned above and taking into consideration geographical, gender and experiential balance among participants. Priority will be given to participants actively involved in IYNF member and partner organisations, but there is also space for other participants from all over Europe.
Why do we organise the Green workshops?
We want to connect and inspire active volunteers in the Naturefriends network to combine experiential and non-formal education methods to develop a relationship with nature and environment in their youth work. We provide the participants with tools and methods for attractive and effective ways of training and campaigning on environmental issues. During the training courses the participants exchange develop methods for environmental education and campaigning that can be used in activities with e.g. local youth groups.The participants can bring this fresh knowledge and skills to their own organisation to motivate their local youth groups.
What you need to apply?
To register, please use our on-line registration form, which is the only way to enlist this activity. If you also attended the first part of the Green workshops, the GetGreen campaigning, you will get a 40 % discount on this second training course.
Depending on the time of application people can get a discount or pay a surcharge for the participation fee:
- Early birds registering until 5 April will get a discount of 10 EUR
- Standard deadline is April 12
- Late birds registering after April 12 risk there will be no space in the activity any more and will have to pay a surcharge of 10 EUR to their normal participation fee
The registration form, besides your personal data, includes also questions to your motivation and experience. Please reply the questions fully; your answers will be the basis for IYNF to select the participants for the activity.
After you register, you will get immediately an automatically generated confirmation of your application. This only means that your application was successfully processed by the system.
All participants will be informed about the decision (accepted/rejected/waiting list) as soon as they are made by email to the address you provide in the application form (please make sure it is a correct one). Accepted applicants will receive an admission sheet with instructions for further action. In case you did not receive any email from us in the expected time, please contact us by email or phone.
Do not forget to read this!
Participation fees
We want to offer this activity to you at an affordable price, and ask for a small contribution to our costs in the form of a participation fee.
IYNF follows a policy of fair prices, dividing Europe into five regions according to the different income levels. In addition, Students and Naturefriends (members of IYNF member or partner organisation) have a combinable discount and there is a special reduction rate for Registered IYNF Volunteers. You can find the price valid for you at the intersection of your region and your status in the tables below.
A: Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Finland, Norway, Denmark, UK, Sweden, Luxembourg, Ireland
B: Netherlands, Belgium, France
C: Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Malta, Portugal, Italy
D: Czech Rep., Croatia, Estonia, Turkey, Hungary, Ukraine
E: Poland, Slovakia, Albania, Macedonia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania, Belarus, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, B & H, Latvia, Lithuania
For being a student and / or a member of IYNF we would need a proof by sending a copy of your student or membership card by fax, post or a scan per mail. If you would like to know if you are a registered IYNF volunteer or not, please send an email to iynf [@] iynf.org.
Travel regulations
IYNF will provide travel reimbursement to all participants covering 70 % of total travel costs. The maximum reimbursed costs (70%) are:
- 290 EUR for travels over 1000 km,
- 250 EUR for travels not exceeding 1000 km,
- 120 EUR for travels not exceeding 500 km and
- 50 EUR for travels less than 300 km.
Please note that IYNF wants you to choose the most ecological travel means. To stimulate this we give the highest discount if you travel bus and a lower discount if you travel by train. In case you need to take a plane you have to consult us to get permission for it. You can read more about this in our travel regulation.
And if you would like to come but cannot pay the fee
We don’t want money to be an obstacle for anyone to participate to our activities; on the other hand we want committed and motivated participants, who value the opportunity. Therefore, we employ the principle ‘pay what you can, and a little bit more’. So do contact us if money is an issue, but you do want to come.