⛵ Youth exchange: Young Audiovisual

📌 Location: Kingswood, Grosvenor Hall in Ashford, United Kingdom

⏰ Dates: 

Phase #1: 22 January – 2 February 2023
Phase #2: 26 February – 9 March 2023: OPEN
Phase #3: 7 April – 18 April 2023: OPEN

👣 Number of participants: 36 participants

🏁 Participating countries: UK, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria

🚲 Organizer: Abroadship.org

🍇 Apply here: Application form

🚦Deadline to apply: welcome to apply any time

📱Inquiries about this youth exchange: Justinas at hello@abroadship.org

💰💶 Costs: 

  • 100% accommodation, food and program materials are covered by the grant from Erasmus+
  • 80% traveling costs (only most economical option: lower priced ticket of public transportation plus one piece of any size luggage, meaning we do not compensate seat reservation, taxi, insurance, special plans of extra, plus, regular, etc.) are covered, up to the maximum expenses:
    • €20/participant for UK;
    • €275/participant for Lithuania, Spain, Italy
    • €360/participant for Greece, Romania, Bulgaria
  • For traveling reimbursement, it is mandatory:
    • online tickets: forward emails with e-tickets, boarding passes and invoices, it has to contain price and date.
    • offline tickets: bring original receipts (originals), copies will not be accepted.
  • Reimbursements will be sent as soon as possible, latest 30 June 2023, once (and if) participants take part in
    • full duration of the programme
    • fill the evaluation forms
    • present all the traveling documents

Code of Self Branding

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Goals and Objectives

Everyone has a unique perspective on the world and the ability to share it with the rest of us. This individuality is what we want you to bring.

No matter if you are a nerd or a drag queen, you already are what the world wants to see.

In this Youth Exchange, we will embrace our oddness and create videos to discover our authentic selves, as well as empower others to do the same.

Abroadship.org is inviting you to Young Audiovisual project. It is a three-phase project in which you will have the opportunity to learn how to make promotional videos without the need for expensive equipment, as well as to learn and experiment with others on how to use video to build your own brand.

“Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that being said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different…in the end, it has made me the happiest.” – Lindsey Stirling

Who Should Attend

Participants’ backgrounds include unemployed youth (18-30 years old + 1 leader with an unlimited age) who want to self-develop in order to be hired or pursue an entrepreneurial path, or who are still building their personal branding and identity.

  • Eager to learn or develop further your skills in video making
  • Ready to participate in an intercultural environment and eager to challenge yourself in working on an high-speed Youth
  • Exchange full of practical assignments
  • A resident of UK, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Spain, Romania.
  • Able to work and communicate in English

Overall focus

  • Get acquainted with media literacy
  • Receive practical skills in filmmaking in all stages (pre-production, production, post-production)
  • Self-brand through offline and online media, such as Facebook, Linkedin, blogs, websites, articles, photos, videos
  • Promote your unique personal values and qualities in the labor market
  • Explore ways to promote and disseminate videos online
  • Adapt Media Literacy to your own methods of working with your target groups
  • Produce a promotional video
  • Develop communication, teamwork, and leadership skills and get equipped with tools for self-development

Methods used

  • Experiential and entrepreneurial learning through playing
  • Group dynamic processes, simulations and teamwork activities
  • Inputs from experts through non-formal education lectures and facilitated processes
  • Startup Hypothesis testing
  • Dynamic workshops and presentations
  • Outdoor and community assignments
  • Intercultural sharings, learnings and reflections
  • Learning by doing in a group setting or individual processes.

Programme

The program of the training course (phase 1) is divided in 3 major blocks.

  • Getting acquainted to media literacy
  • Self-branding through self-awareness and teamwork
  • PractiCing video skills by filming

Delivery Style

The methodology is a combination of:

  • learning by experience – learning from experiencing different activities and putting them into practice
  • learning to play, playing to learn – connected with learning through games, from actions and playful environment
  • media practices – having youth as media creators
  • each one teach one – learning and teaching one another, discovering who we are by seeing ourselves through the lens of another person

Methods

  • group dynamic processes;
  • teamwork activities;
  • lectures and facilitated processes;
  • group simulations and demonstration tutorials;
  • dynamic workshops and presentations;
  • online work and assignments;
  • intercultural sharings and learnings;
  • learning by doing in a group setting or individual processes.
  • Helping out with household duties, supporting the kitchen and cleaning the training spaces.

Financial Costs

  • 100% accommodation, food and program materials are covered by the grant from Erasmus+
  • 80% traveling costs (only most economical option: lower priced ticket of public transportation plus one piece of any size luggage, meaning we do not compensate seat reservation, taxi, insurance, special plans of extra, plus, regular, etc.) are covered, up to the maximum expenses:
    • €20/participant for UK;
    • €275/participant for Lithuania, Spain, Italy
    • €360/participant for Greece, Romania, Bulgaria
  • For traveling reimbursement, it is mandatory:
    • online tickets: forward emails with e-tickets, boarding passes and invoices, it has to contain price and date.
    • offline tickets: bring original receipts (originals), copies will not be accepted.
  • Reimbursements will be sent as soon as possible, latest 30 June 2023, once (and if) participants take part in
    • full duration of the programme
    • fill the evaluation forms
    • present all the traveling documents

Where

It is England, baby! Since the UK chose BREXIT, this is one of the last Erasmus+ opportunities. Grosvenor Hall place is 2 hours from London, set in the beautiful grounds of a former manor house. Find map of the location here.

When to Get There

Youth Exchange #1

Arrival Day: 22 January 2023

Programme: 23 January – 1 February 2023

Departure Day: 2 February 2023

Youth Exchange #2

Arrival Day: 26 February 2023

Programme: 27 February – 8 March 2023

Departure Day: 9 March 2023

Youth Exchange #3

Arrival Day: 7 April 2023

Programme: 8 – 17 April 2023

Departure Day: 18 April 2023

Allowed to stay in UK days: This is a great time to explore United Kingdom. We will not have a lot of free time during the programme, thus if you want to explore country, please arrange extra days. You are allowed to come max 7 days before the YE or leave after max 7 days after the YE, but the total amount of the days that are not part of the programme is max 7 days. If you decide to stay more than 7 days longer than the official programme, you will have to cover the traveling expenses yourself. During these extra days, you have to find your own accommodation and no other expenses are covered (we will cover just flights on different days).

Practicals – What to Bring

  • Warm thermo (merino woold for instance) clothes for outdoors (take into consideration rainy British weather) and indoors;
  • Small backpack (not necessary, but very practical for the outdoor walks);
  • Towel, cosmetics, shampoos and Hairdryer, if needed
  • EU Passport (EU ID card is not anymore accepted after the BREXIT);
  • Medicines;
  • Insurance – this is critical! Please bring European Health Card and Insure in other ways because we do not provide and are not liable for any incidents
  • It is essential to bring with you personal equipment. We will not provide the equipment so the effectiveness of your personal learning and the training course itself can be increased if you work with tools you already know and have.

    Therefore bring with you:

    • Smartphone, Video or Photo Camera with filming function (as professional as possible, preferably DSLR)
    • Memory storage (or external hard drive)
    • Laptop and photo and video editing software
    • Chargers, UK plug adapter, card-readers, cables

Weather

In Winter temperature in Grosvenor Hall ranges from 1 to 8 degrees, sunshine lasts ± 2 hours and of course of course of course (not so) beautiful rain (rains ± 13 out of 30 days) is a constant friend and a mandatory discussion subject in all conversations. 

Check the weather forecast here.

Medicine, Allergies and Diet

If you have illness, physical limitations and/or use medicine we need to know about, please inform us.

The food will be vegetarian with meat available in the morning if you can not live without it. If you have a special diet, let us know, indicating what you can and cannot eat, so that we can arrange suitable food.

How to Apply?

Fill this application form: https://forms.gle/uF5eks87SEpsSFVx9

In order to apply for Young Audiovisual project, you must be over 18 years old and a citizen of one of the partner countries. Contact the partner organisation from the list below if you need any support.

 

Abroadship.org UK / Greece hello@abroadship.org
YOUTHub Bulgaria office@youthub.bg
La Vibria intercultural Spain info@vibria.org 
Inovatyvi karta Lithuania inovatyvi.karta@gmail.com
EUROSUD Italy eurosudngo@gmail.com 
Point of Vyou Poland pointofvyou@gmail.com

Visit Us

Abroadship.org is a platform for worldwide learning opportunities abroad. For information about this or other opportunities, any practical matters, please visit us at Abroadship.org or hello@abroadship.org