🇭🇺 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Hungary 🎲 Play-Full: The Common Play Ground — Creativity, Learning and Connection 🌿

When was the last time you truly allowed yourself to play? Not as entertainment, not as distraction — but as a genuine way to learn, connect, and create? Play-Full: The Common Play Ground is an Erasmus+ youth exchange bringing together 35 young people from 7 European countries for a week of non-formal learning through play at Balatonalmádi, on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary.

🎯 About the Project

This youth exchange explores play not just as an activity, but as a powerful educational tool. Through non-formal learning experiences, participants engage with different dimensions of play — structured and rule-based, performative and expressive, nature-based and adventurous, and free-flowing. The project is organised by Puentes Hungary in partnership with organisations from Croatia, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain.

📋 What You’ll Explore

🎲 Different forms of play — from structured to free-flowing

🌲 Nature-based and outdoor adventures

🧠 Reflection on learning processes, group dynamics, and creativity

🤝 Collaboration and connection across differences in an international environment

💡 Space to co-create, experiment, and bring your own ideas into shared activities

🎨 Creative expression without pressure or need for results

🏡 The Venue

The exchange takes place at a former Jesuit monastery operating as a Cultural Center in Balatonalmádi — a lively holiday town on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, 100km southwest of Budapest.

🛏️ Rooms of 3–5 people, mixed by nationality and separated by gender — each equipped with shower and toilet

🌳 Spacious community space and garden

🥗 Absolutely delicious vegetarian food throughout the programme

✈️ Travel & Reimbursement

Maximum travel reimbursement per country:

💶 Croatia and Slovakia — €285 (green transportation required)

💶 Italy and Romania — €309 / €417 (green transportation strongly recommended)

💶 Greece and Spain — €309

⚠️ All travel plans must be discussed with and approved by Puentes Hungary before purchasing tickets. Unapproved tickets may not be reimbursed. Contact: puenteshungary@gmail.com

👤 Who Should Apply

This exchange is for young people aged 18–26 from Hungary, Italy, Romania, and Slovakia (citizens and residents can apply). Each partner country sends 4 participants + 1 group leader (no age limit for leaders).

⚠️ Partners from Croatia, Greece, and Spain use their own application process — contact the respective partner organisations directly.

Priority at selection is given to applicants who express genuine motivation to take an active role throughout all project phases — from preparation to dissemination.

🔎 New to Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges? Everything you need to know about how the programme works is right here: https://youthworkshub.org/15107/

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 8 — 15 June 2026

📍 Balatonalmádi, Hungary

⏰ Deadline

1 May 2026

📬 How to Apply

📝 Application Form: https://forms.gle/MBW44dPHWP5HSn8J8

📎 Infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19AUuTO3Un8flTOk3UL7e2EUa1RXRh73a/view

📧 Marina Luka: puenteshungary@gmail.com

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