✨🎬 Erasmus+ Training Course in France Exploring Digital Storytelling, Collective Art and Creative Advocacy for Youth Workers 🎨🌍 Shooting Stars 🇫🇷

ABOUT THE PROJECT
🎯 Shooting Stars is a 12-day Erasmus+ Training Course and artistic residency designed for 30 youth workers and artists. The programme functions as an experiential art laboratory, combining digital and audiovisual tools, collective creation and storytelling to address social cohesion, cultural divides, misinformation and European identities.
🏰 The training takes place in the medieval village of Saint-Montan (PACA region, France) and culminates in public artistic presentations during the local Surprisologis festival, attended by thousands of visitors.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES & FOCUS
🎥 Digital and audiovisual storytelling for social impact
🎭 Collective art and creative advocacy
🧠 Personal and European identity exploration
🤝 Social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and media literacy
🌍 Transmedia creation for youth engagement

LEARNING METHODS
🛠️ Experiential learning and learn-by-doing
🧩 Interdisciplinary exchange and peer learning
💬 Emotional and collective intelligence
🌿 Outdoor education and non-formal education methods
🔁 Continuous reflection and evaluation

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
🌅 Mornings dedicated to collective training sessions
🎨 Afternoons for individual and collective creation, peer feedback and technical workshops
🌙 Evenings open for participant-led activities
📅 Key phases include creation kickstart, storytelling, collective production, festival preparation, public presentation and evaluation

ACTIVITY DATES
📆 15 April 2026 – 27 April 2026

PARTICIPANT PROFILE
🧑‍🏫 Youth workers and artists
🎨 Interested in digital tools, storytelling and collective creation
🌍 Motivated to work on identity, social cohesion and creative advocacy
🗣️ Working language: English

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇹🇷 Türkiye

VENUE & GREEN TRAVEL
🚆 Mandatory green travel only (train, bus or car-pooling – no flights)
🧳 Up to 6 travel days allowed
💶 Maximum reimbursement (green travel):
🇫🇷 France: 285 €
🇮🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇵🇹🇪🇸 Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain: 417 €
🇧🇬🇹🇷 Bulgaria, Türkiye: 535 €

COSTS & SUPPORT
🏠 Accommodation and food fully covered
💳 Participation fee: minimum 50 €
📜 Youthpass certificate provided

ORGANISERS
🎬 Organiser: Tiliade
🎭 Co-organiser: La Petite Ourse

APPLICATION DEADLINE
📅 1 February 2026 (24:00 UTC)

APPLICATION LINK
🔗 http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14300

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