ACTIVITY PROGRAMME - YOUTH EXCHANGE

Activity n° 1
Participating
Komunitní centrum Spokojený svět z.ú., ERDEM KAPUKAYA, YIGIT DURMAZ - two informal groups of young people
organisations
Activity 9
Duration
Venue (if more than 1, please add additionnal rows) Dates
City/Town Country Start date End date
Narman, Erzurum Turkey 02 July 2022 06 July 2022
Izmit, Kocaeli Turkey 07 July 2022 10 July 2022
Activity Programme
Timetable Activities Non-formal and informal learning methods used

DAY 0 - 1/7/2022 - arrival

AM Bakov - Praha - Istanbul - Erzurum - Narman (train, plane, bus) following the online itineary, keeping in touch with awaiting group in Turkey

an intensive practising the survival Turkish phrases, ice-breaking activities, small chat with hosting
PM transfer by bus from the airport, accomodation at dormitory, and families
families, checking the understanding, and rules
DAY 1 - 2/7/2022

kick off meeting - detailing the programme, checking any extra need, general
AM
information about Erasmus program, dividing into workgroups
official welcome at the townhall - town representatives, local media, a town tour -
PM
final meeting at Friendship park at the local hill
groups work, brainstorming fresh ideas, creating the name tags, easy language - body language, visuals,
notepads and pencils, short presentations of the particiants, the town, the Erasmsus program
Czech group - short introduction of Czechia, tour of the town in small groups of 4 (2+2), 6 groups,
introducing to the local farmers, shopkeepers, explaining the realia, documentary, taking pictures

DAY 2 - 3/7/2022

1 - social media - how to use them in a practical, positive way, avoiding risks work in mixed small groups under supervision of the leaders, and local media guy - resposible for
AM
2 - creating first promo materials of the locality, online info to Czechia media - TRT, Tonwhall website, Instagram
sport and games at the local grounds, involving local teens - football, basketball, relaxing, taking part in games, follow-up activities - the motto Judge the game, not the player.
PM
chess/begamon/Rummy at the local library youth centre There is only GOOD or BAD football/chess does not matter whih team you play with
DAY 3 - 4/7/2022
1 - planning the future, important life issues, options for further developement 2 - pair work, creating a mind map, SWOT in a easy way, motivational exercises, the forbidden words -
AM
visuals from previous day, creating postcards, shooting, streaming videos NO MAYBE, WE CAN, IF but FOR SURE, WE WILL, WHEN, AFTER, ASAP
organized Tour de villages, 3 mixed groups - meeting local families, comparing kindergarden level English Turkish learning - showing real subjects, calling it proper names, taking
PM
reality, documentary, fighting stereotypes notes, videos, recording songs, involving old relatives
DAY 4 - 5/7/2022
Kizmizli Peri Bacalari - visit of a local natural reservation, mini self guided groups, teamwork - the easy English presentation of each group, using Google translator, effective data searching, brainstormin of how to
AM promote the place but keep the place safe (horse riding tours, motorcyling v. balloon trip)
looking for perspective of the region, how to promote the place
snowballing (in 2, then in 4, later in a group) of pros and cons of developing moders tourism, discussion /
PM Pros and Cons of increasing turism, environmental issues, farewell party
learning about the ways of enjoyable, but also sustainable traveling
DAY 5 - 6/7/2022
transfer to Erzurum - historical visit of the centre - focus on modern history - self guided tour prepared beforehead by young adult Turkish teachers, role-playing - journalists x
AM
Ataturk - War of Indepence, train depature for Ankara/Izmit visitors x turist guides x locals - looking for similarities, and differences, reportage
overnight train journey - Erzurum - Ankara - shooting videos of the countryside, mid evaluation - expectations, the feelings now, how tireness effects learnig process - emerging into the
PM
streaming online, summarizing the days spent in Narman, reality, feedback - what to keep going, what to do differently,
DAY 6 - 7/7/2022
overnight train journey - Erzurum - Ankara - videos, documentary, discussions - mixed multilanguage streaming, finalizing the unfinished tasks from 1/2 stay, diaries, reopening the
AM
modern history, young people chances to travel, to study Erasmus chances topic - brainstorming new ideas, practicing the patern - keep a good structured
high speed train Ankara - Izmit, comparing new technologies in EU a TR, arrival to work in groups, changing one representative a while, comparing the diccoveries, using different approaches - looking for
PM
Izmit, meeting with partner group, accomodation the positives, merge them, how to solve / beat the negatives without useless humiliation
DAY 7 - 8/7/2022
1, 2 - city introduction - the contrasts, the technologies, similarities (earthquake, learnig about the historical events, Turkish students trying to explain in the easiest way to partners, avoid the academical
AM
revitalisation), Izmit as a hub for all Turkey, promotions English - the priority is understanding, later fous on improving the language
Izmit live - food factory - Pismanye - the original sweet, Izmit - a mixture of all self guided small groups led by the local leaders, interviewing the proffesionals, asking questions in
PM
Turkey, meeting with local young people, sports, and games a logical way - discovering the background, easy outcomes
DAY 8 - 9/7/2022
try to nderstand the mentality, modern history attitudes - supervised little discussion national groups, sharing the thought, looking for
AM Izmit - 2nd part of the Ataturk history - new state, the process, the leadership positive similar connections, understanding differences in a spicy way, not as a crucial problem to tackle with

technological centre, IQ park - revitalised factory, brownfield, earthquake simulator, taking part in the interactive activities, solving puzzles in international teams, using their theoretical school
PM
focus on the tourism developement, new parks, free time activities learnt by heart knowledge in a practical way - physics, chemistry, science
DAY 9 - 10/7/2022
finishing the promos, tangible products - postcards, photographs to be brought final evaluation in groups, anonymous feed back in the group, highlighting the pluses - making a list of top ten best specific moments of the
exchange, motivation to continue, to share those moments with other to inspire, not to show off - the positive approach
back to the hometowns, focus on the further cooperation
AM, PM
in terms to stay in touch, share stories, join any Erasmus scheme offered, final planning the future cooperations, just brainstorming of possible topics of new proejcts for the groups of young
evaluation, cetrificates, informal farewell party people, how to involve schoolmates, coworkes, good bye ceremony
DAY 00 - 11/7/2022 departure
providing more feedback withing the national groups, following the online apps, motivation to keep in touch with partners
CZ group - Izmit - Istanbul - Praha - Bakov (bus, plane, train) via social network, and later meet again F2F - maybe at univesities, Erasmus exchanges
AM, PM
planning further project local activities, diseemination, brainstorming fresh ideas, discussing the time line -
TK group - Izmit - Istanbul - Erzurum - Narman (bus, plane, bus)
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