🎲🎭 Erasmus+ Training Course in Italy 🇮🇹 Toy Story Using Traditional Games as Tools for Social Inclusion in Youth Work 🇮🇹

Toy Story is an Erasmus+ Training Course hosted in Varzi (PV), Italy 🇮🇹, designed for youth workers who want to use traditional games, theatre, and play-based methods as educational tools to support young minors at risk of social exclusion.

The training brings together participants from different European countries to explore how games can foster inclusion, creativity, relationships, and sustainable community projects through experiential and non-formal education.

🧩 About the Training Course
🎲 Erasmus+ Training Course for youth workers
👥 21 participants (3 per country)
🌱 Focus on traditional games, theatre origins, and experiential learning
🤝 Highly participatory and practice-oriented methodology
🌍 Intercultural learning in a natural, rural environment

🎯 Project Objectives
🎮 Train youth workers to use games as educational tools for social inclusion
🤝 Support work with young minors facing social and/or geographical exclusion
🧩 Co-create an innovative educational game
📢 Strengthen dissemination and community impact through local follow-up activities

🛠️ Methodology
🎲 Learning through traditional, national, and intercultural games
🎭 Theatre-based techniques and embodied learning
🧠 Reflection, co-design, experimentation, and peer learning
🌿 Nature-based activities in mountains and forest surroundings

📢 Dissemination Commitment
📌 Dissemination is a core part of the project
💻 Digital dissemination via social media (photos, videos, results)
🏫 Physical dissemination through local events, seminars, or meetings
🤝 Participants are expected to actively share outcomes in their communities

👤 Participant Profile
👥 Youth workers and young professionals
🎂 Aged 22–30
🗣️ Able to communicate and work in English
🌍 Residents of one of the eligible countries
🔥 Motivated to participate in a high-intensity learning programme
🤝 Ready to apply learning locally after the training
⭐ Priority given to participants with fewer opportunities

📍 Dates & Location
📅 10–18 March 2026 (travel days included)
📍 Varzi (PV), Italy 🇮🇹

🏡 Accommodation & Programme
🌿 Residential programme in a rural and natural environment
🍽️ Full board accommodation provided
🤝 Shared living experience as part of the learning process

✈️ Travel & Costs
✈️ Erasmus+ travel reimbursement according to programme rules
📄 Tickets and documentation required for reimbursement

🌍 Eligible Countries
🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇷🇴 Romania 🇦🇱 Albania 🇹🇷 Türkiye

📅 Application Deadline
📆 As soon as possible (rolling selection)

📘 Infopack
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGzKzkAcAc/zj4zyWDo1Eqf0LHEjTaUHg/view

📝 Application Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC-x8AsBptG6icrUtvnFkUGhTjLl6xOZ5wghIOPvlEr-edcg/viewform

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