🎪 Training Course in Norway on Clowning, Circus Arts & Youth Work 🤡🎭✨ Circus at the End of the Universe 🇳🇴

Step into a world of creativity, laughter, and learning! This Erasmus+ Training Course in Balestrand, Norway will explore the art of clowning and circus skills as powerful tools in youth work — with a special focus on working with youngsters with fewer opportunities. Using non-formal education, participants will dive into the concepts of failure, inclusion, and emotional well-being, while gaining hands-on experience in circus pedagogy and social circus approaches.

💡 Activity Type
Erasmus+ Training Course

🏢 Host Organisation
Creative Connections (Youth NGO)

📍 Location
Balestrand, Norway

📆 Period
Dates to be confirmed (Selection date: 15 August 2025)

⏳ Duration
As per programme schedule

📚 Fields
Youth work methodologies,
Social circus and clowning,
Inclusion and intersectionality,
Emotional well-being,
Non-formal education

💬 Language(s)
English

🎯 Eligibility criteria (Who can apply?)
Open to participants from:
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium (DE, FL, FR), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇲🇰 Republic of North Macedonia, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden

Applicants must:

• Be youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, youth project managers, youth support persons, social pedagogues, probation officers, or similar professionals working with youth
• Be 18+ with legal residence in one of the eligible countries
• Have a good command of English
• Be committed to participating fully in an intensive and physical training programme

🧪 Responsibilities / tasks

• Explore the clowning attitude and meet your inner clown
• Discover the concept of failure and its transformative role in youth work
• Learn circus disciplines and cooperative learning methods
• Transfer circus pedagogy into social and community contexts
• Use creative methods such as Theatre of the Oppressed, Creative Writing, and Social Theatre
• Develop inclusive practices through intersectional perspectives

🌟 Why to join?
You’ll gain fresh, creative tools for your youth work, connect with like-minded professionals, and strengthen your capacity to support emotional well-being and inclusion. This is a space for laughter, risk-taking, and growth — all in a stunning Norwegian setting!

📩 Application info
🔗 Apply via: SALTO Portal
📅 Application Deadline: 10 August 2025 (24:00 UTC)
📅 Selection Date: 15 August 2025

💰 Compensation
✔️ No participation fee
✔️ Accommodation & meals fully covered (shared rooms for 3–5 people)
✔️ Travel costs reimbursed according to Erasmus+ distance bands (green travel encouraged)
✔️ Youthpass certificate awarded upon completion

🌐 Official link
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/13789