🇳🇱 Bring Play & Nature to Education! 🌍✨ Join the Connect & Play Training Course in Ommen, Netherlands!

Ready to transform your workshops with play, connection, and nature? 🚀🌟 The Connect & Play Erasmus+ Training Course, hosted by Stichting EnvironMental, invites 30 youth workers and educators from 8 countries (Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine) to Ommen, Netherlands, from 30 July to 5 August 2025! 📚 Over 7 days, learn to design dynamic, engaging learning experiences that integrate playful and nature-based methods. 🤝🌳

📝 What Will You Do?

• 🎯 Master learning design models & theories for engaging workshops 📖
• 💡 Explore group dynamics, systemic approaches, & connection-building 🛠️
• 🗳️ Understand the power of play, including risky play, in education 🎲
• 🌍 Work with nature elements to enhance learning experiences 🌱
• 🤗 Design & deliver your own workshops with peer feedback 🗣️
• 📜 Earn a Youthpass certificate to showcase your learning 🚀

📖 Key Topics

• Learning design: theory & practice.
• Group dynamics & connection.
• Importance & types of play (including risky play).
• Nature-based learning methods.
• Designing impactful learning challenges.

🏠 Where Will You Stay?

• 📍 Ommen, a serene town in the Netherlands 🏞️
• 🛏️ Comfortable accommodation with all meals covered 🥗
• ✈️ Travel costs reimbursed (e.g., €417 for green travel, €309 for non-green from most countries; €56/€28 for Netherlands) 🚌
• ♿ Venue is accessible for people with disabilities 🧑‍♿
• 🗣️ Working language: English 🗳️

🧠 What Support Will You Get?

• 📚 Expert-led sessions combining theory, practice, & reflection 🎓
• 🧑‍🏫 Guidance from EnvironMental Foundation to design workshops 🤝
• 🌟 Networking with 30 educators & youth workers from 8 countries 🌍
• 🤗 Peer learning & knowledge exchange in a playful, supportive setting 📋
• 🎯 Tools to create engaging, nature-based learning experiences 🚀

👤 Who Can Apply?

• 🙋 Youth workers, trainers, leaders, mentors, or coaches from Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, or Ukraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦
• 💬 Proficient in English & passionate about play-based education 🗣️
• 🌟 Motivated to integrate play, connection, & nature into workshops 🤗
• 🗡️ Committed to full participation & sharing outcomes locally 🚀
• 📝 Apply via: https://environ-mental.nl/connect-play-30-july-5-august/ ✍️

📅 Event Dates: 30 July – 5 August 2025
📍 Location: Ommen, Netherlands 🇳🇱
⏳ Application Deadline: 23 June 2025 (24:00 UTC)
📩 Contact: Joanna Nikolova, askaway.environmental@gmail.com, +359 890 521 282
🔗 Training Overview: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/13618
🔗 Application & Infopack: https://environ-mental.nl/connect-play-30-july-5-august/

🌍 Eligible Countries
Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine