🧠 “eMINDcipation” Training Course in 🇫🇷 France! 🌍 Strengthen Critical Thinking for a More Inclusive & Sustainable Future! 🌱💬

Project Type: Erasmus+ Training Course
Location: Rabastens, France 🇫🇷
Dates: 8–15 November 2025
Application Deadline: 29 October 2025
Application Email: communication@viabrachy.org
Infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mVCVHnEiNxMYwaUGLScVWXS8vm1HMuYV/view?usp=drivesdk

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🌟 About the Project

In an age of overwhelming information, fake news, and fast-changing social realities, critical thinking has never been more essential.

The Erasmus+ training course “eMINDcipation: Critical Thinking for a More Inclusive and Sustainable Society”will gather youth and social workers from France 🇫🇷, Belgium 🇧🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, and Spain 🇪🇸 in the countryside of Rabastens, South-West France, for a powerful learning experience that combines theory, reflection, and practice.

Through interactive workshops, field activities, and intercultural exchange, participants will question biases, challenge assumptions, and explore how to build a more inclusive and sustainable world — starting with their own perspectives.

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🎯 Objectives

• 🧠 Strengthen critical thinking and media literacy skills among youth workers.
• 🤝 Promote tolerance, inclusion, and diversity in communities.
• 🌍 Encourage intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding.
• 🌱 Support participants in developing tools and methods for non-formal education focused on sustainability.
• 💡 Inspire creative and responsible action towards building a fairer society.

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👥 Participant Profile

Open to youth workers, social educators, and active citizens (18+) from:
🇫🇷 France • 🇧🇪 Belgium • 🇬🇷 Greece • 🇪🇸 Spain

Participants should be:

• 🗣️ Actively involved in youth work or community initiatives
• 💬 Open to sharing and questioning personal beliefs and attitudes
• 🌿 Interested in critical thinking, inclusion, and sustainability
• 🌍 Eager to engage with diverse perspectives and cultures
• 🤝 Committed to full participation throughout the programme

No technical background is required — just curiosity, motivation, and an open mind!

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🧭 Programme Overview

Theme: Critical Thinking for a More Inclusive & Sustainable Society
Dates: 8–15 November 2025

Example Activities:

• 🌍 Workshops on media literacy, bias, and cognitive reflection
• 📰 Fieldwork with local partners (podcast, independent press, art projects)
• 💬 Group debates and intercultural discussions
• 🎨 Creative sessions on addressing complex social issues
• 🤝 Community living activities to promote teamwork and shared responsibility

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🏡 Venue & Accommodation

• 📍 Location: Rabastens, near Toulouse, France 🇫🇷
• 🏠 Participants will stay in local guesthouses and Airbnbs in shared rooms.
• 🥗 Meals: Vegetarian, local, and seasonal food prepared by a cook.
• 🧳 Participants are responsible for maintaining shared spaces — an essential part of the non-formal learning approach promoting community and cooperation.

Bring: warm clothes (November can be chilly!), water bottle, rain jacket, notebook, and a curious mindset!

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💶 Costs & Reimbursement

• ✈️ Travel, accommodation, food, and training costs are fully covered by the Erasmus+ Programme.
• 💰 Travel costs reimbursed according to official Erasmus+ distance bands (proof required).
• 🧾 Participants must keep all tickets, invoices, and boarding passes for reimbursement.
• 💬 Each sending organisation may request a small administrative contribution.

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🌍 Participating Countries

France 🇫🇷 • Belgium 🇧🇪 • Greece 🇬🇷 • Spain 🇪🇸

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📅 Application Deadline

🕓 29 October 2025

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🔗 How to Apply

Send a short introduction (who you are, where you’re from, and your motivation) to:
📧 communication@viabrachy.org

More info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mVCVHnEiNxMYwaUGLScVWXS8vm1HMuYV/view?usp=drivesdk

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