Our project is concerned with bringing practice-based research through the arts into education. Its focus is finding ways to support education practitioners from all disciplines, professions and organisations to use the arts to conduct high quality research that is based primarily through practice rather than text. We are proposing developing a module (level 7) designed to encourage a wide range of education practitioners to conduct practice-based research through the arts, enabling them to develop innovative new means to explore and enhance teaching and learning, as well as their professional subject development. Although a significant number of cultural organisations are conducting practice-based research in the arts, it is rare to find this kind of research and reflection in the educational disciplines such as mainstream education, youth, social and health care, business, maths, science and engineering education. Arts practices can have a significant impact on education research; for instance, drama, music, dance and visual arts can be used to: understand how learners internalise mathematical concepts, reflect on how decisions are made in the midst of action in leadership education, or investigate the use of the intuitive alongside the rational and analytical in the educational experience of engineering students. These and many other methods of arts-based research can be used as a lens to provide unique insights into the learning processes that lie beyond the scope of conventional text- or number-based educational research.Non-textual arts-based forms of research can provide valuable insights into pedagogical and professional practices not only within the arts but especially when applied to fields that normally lie outside of the arts. Reflection and reflexivity – the subjectivity of the research process are brought to the fore, yielding novel but rich insights into formally familiar practice. Making a photographic installation with dementia patients can be an enlightening experience for both teacher and learner when studying educational impairments; staging critical incidents in theatrical form of the everyday routine of leaders can reveal unquestioned assumptions embedded in practice in executive management education.The project aims to bring together arts based researchers and education practitioners from all disciplines and professions to create a course that equips participants in different spheres to develop innovative research-based creative pedagogies in their different spheres of experience and expertise.

“TED3 – Tools for Employment and Environmental Education Development” is an Erasmus+ Capacity Building project designed to contribute and foster quality competences-making for the NGOs sector and empower the relevance of the environmental resources and sustainable development adoption. The aim of the project is to focus on the growth of the social employment and youth work practices design in the framework of the third sector to provide youth workers with best practices and tools, create more sustainable employment, adopt a more eco-friendly attitude, and invest in social entrepreneurship.“TED3” objectives are:- The design and tailoring of a set of methodologies, techniques, tools and competences-making activities among the local communities implied in the project- The promotion of cross-sectorial best practices, ideas, samples exchanges and territorial promotion and preservation workshops in the NGOs field- The management of the own environmental resources and potential employment in our countries in connection with the use of resources in a productive and sustainable way- The production of educational hubs, toolkits, project management practices and webinars as a bridge to transfer to youth workers and communities the impact and transferability of the project results, and continue disseminating its benefits.The Consortium is composed by 8 partners from Europe (Poland, Italy, Spain and Belgium) and from Latino-America (Peru, Brazil, Mexico and French Guiana). TED3 begins in July 2018 and end in December 2019: • In the 1st phase all partners will prepare their own groups, Organizations and the stakeholders until the Kick-off event will begin in Poland: documents, task distribution and strategic framework of the project will be then confirmed and detailed;• In the 2nd phase all partners will take part in an international training course taking place in Mexico, prior the development of the upcoming Job Shadowings (Peru, French Guiana, Spain and Poland until the end of 2018, and Brazil and Italy by the beginning of 2019);• In the 3rd phase, Local Meetings (Belgium, French Guiana, Poland and Peru) will take place to multiply the impact on the youth society, the social enterprises and the local stakeholders;• In the 4th phase we will host an international training course in Brazil to collect and encompass all the methods, tools, activities and techniques we have designed and launch them to the public aftermath, plus envisaging the last phase details;• In the 5th phase a Closing meeting will happen in Italy and the project will be heading to the end: evaluated, processed at all its steps and prepared to be transferred upon a strategic plan.The expected outcomes are a toolkit, a webinars' set, online educational hubs/platforms, a collection of best practices for social employment and skills development for NGOs. The 80% of the budget of the project is planned to be granted by the Erasmus+ program and the 20% will be co-financed.

"The FEELING OF BEAUTY project is a Cooperation Project for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices implemented in the Partnership of 3 international Organizations: RAiDO Foundation International Center for Supporting Youth and Adults from Poland (Project Coordinator); Nuoriso- ja luontomatkailukeskus Inari Oy from Finland and ASSOCIACIO CULTURAL TABALA from Spain.The main goal of the FEELING OF BEAUTY project is to jointly develop an innovative method of working on building proper/correct sense of self-worth, including a sense of own beauty through proces of photography (portrait photography sessions) and therapeutic art methods together with the process of their widespread dissemination in a group of parents with children with disabilities, adults People with disabilities. The project encourages and motivates to active citizenship and ethical behavior in relation to lifelong learning. It strengthens the development of social and intercultural competences, critical thinking and media literacy among socially excluded people with fewer opportunities. The project addresses and promotes the social and educational value of European cultural heritage, promotes equal access and social inclusion of people from disadvantaged backgrounds compared to their peers into transnational activities and mobility when access is difficult or limited. All project partners work with socially, culturally and linguistically excluded groups who are national minorities in their countries.26 employees / staff of Partner organizations (including Deaf / Hearing Impaired people from Poland), who work on behalf of including people with fewer opportunities in their local communities, will participate in international mobilities. The project is ultimately addressed to the disadvantaged group, which are the parents of people with disabilities, with fewer opportunities, adults with disabilities.Activities in the project are the FEELING OF BEAUTY training cycle (TC in Poland for 26 people of staff organs and local TC, run by the international staff of the project for parents of people with fewer opportunities in Finland and Spain. During the TC they will acquire knowledge in psychology, photography , art therapy, make-up, bodypainting, eco-jewelry, photo processing programs.ALBUM / GUIDE FEELING OF BEAUTY containing tips and information about the FEELING OF BEAUTY method and photos from photo sessions from 3 countries is the main result of intellectual work in the project. It will be released in three language versions: English / Polish; English/ Finnish / Saami Language and English/ Spanish / Valencian, so as to reach groups with specific language needs that are involved in the project. An additional result will be calendars for 2022 presenting photos from all photo sessions in the project.Activities disseminating the results of activities are three photographic vernissages at the end of each of the TC (3 countries). At the end of the project, the cycle of INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC OPENINGS FEELING OF BEAUTY will be main activities disseminating the results of intellectual work ALBUM / GUIDE FEELING OF BEAUTY.All activities in the project are available to Deaf / Hearing impaired people from Poland.Project activities and results have long-term impact. The project deepens the positive image of other cultures, supports dialogue and intercultural meetings of people from different environments, cultures and methods / languages ​​of communication; helps to prevent and counter prejudice, racism and any attitudes that lead to exclusion, and develops a sense of tolerance and understanding of diversity. We believe that the project will arouse interest in the group of parents of people with fewer opportunities and change the way of thinking about this group, notice them from the ""more beautiful"" and more attractive side. The results of research on the FEELING OF BEAUTY method collected during the course of the course will allow for the development and modification of the method, contributing to its development and work for many groups of recipients in the work of Partner organizations participating in the project."

You(th) 4 Cul/Fu(ture) is in line with Europe 2020 strategy, namely it directly contributes to the realization of all three mutually reinforced priorities, with particular focus to organizing actions that could influence the “smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation” . The project is in line with two flagship initiatives proposed by Commission such as Youth on the Move: “young people need more opportunities to have entrepreneurial experiences, to receive support and guidance on business plans” and Agenda for new skills and jobs: “The accent must be put on training to ensure the basis to stimulate the appearance of new entrepreneurs” and contributes to achieving Commission’s objectives in the field of social entrepreneurship (Social Business Initiative, Entrepreneurship2020 Action Plan)The project aims to develop an educative innovative pathway for boosting employability potential of NEETs throughout creative and cultural entrepreneurship education (‘c/c-e’). Our project will deliver structured innovative approach towards educating youth on how to integrate entrepreneurship within the development of creative practices and to bring a creative approach to the development of new social businesses. Throughout project activities we will support unemployed youth in their ability to create innovation and provide them with entrepreneurial skills and attributes to commercialize their creative & cultural knowledge. Both youth workers & young people participating in the project will get theoretical knowledge on cultural economy & creative initiatives and develop techniques to move their creative & critical thinking to entrepreneurial thinking. The project has following specific objectives: - to build capacity of consortium in the field of ‘c/c-e’, enable transfer of practices among the partnership and foster cooperation between EU and EaP countries;- to create environment for networking and to equip youth workers with knowledge and specific competences in ‘c/c-e’ education;- to create enabling environment for transferring the knowledge on ‘c/c-e’ to NEETs and foster their transversal skills, sense of initiative & entrepreneurship and creative thinking;- to create comprehensive learning materials – toolkit and online platform – targeted to youth workers, stakeholders in the field of social entrepreneurship and potential entrepreneurs;- to promote social, cultural and creative entrepreneurship, active citizenship and NFE on EU level and in EaP countries;- to promote European policies in the field of social entrepreneurship and E+ on EU level and in EaP.The project’s main output will be development of new models of working with young people with fewer opportunities, innovative tools and guidanance in the field of c/c-e education. The project foresees a training course, job shadowing mobility for EaP youth workers, implementation of labs and competition on national level, seminar, toolkit & online platform development.

Reflective learning is the solution for better performances in formal and non-formal education activities. Learners who are able to take control over the learning experience are more likely to obtain better results. The Education and Training MONITOR of the EU 2018 signals out the following situation: the most effective practices that schools can promote include ‘promoting group work and critical thinking’, ‘creating a space for dialogue in the classroom on controversial issues to ENCOURAGE SELF-REFLECTION and mutual understanding’. The same study reveals the fact, that at least 34% of the schools in the EU cannot guarantee a learning experience that involves self-reflection and therefore the entire learning process suffers together with the interest of young people. Romania, Italy, Greece, Spain and Poland are countries that do not range among the top players in formal education in the EU, so solutions in the non-formal field, aimed at supporting formal education, are highly needed.Aims and objectivesThe general aim of the project is to support young people from poor educational backgrounds to develop reflective learning competencesThe project objectives which are planned to be achieved in a 2 year duration are:-to raise the awareness of youth workers and other educators in the communities of the project and across the EU regarding the importance of reflective learning through specific instruments and activities that are build-to make the reflective learning competence more operational together with the direct target groups – youth workers and young people from poor educational backgrounds.-to design and validate training tools focusing on reflective learning which have a wide range of applicability. Therefore, youth workers will be prepared to increase the level of self-empowerment or self-development and, more importantly, develop the level of adjustment to new social and economic situations in today’s Europe.2. Activities that support the attainment of objectives:A1 Creating intellectual outputs IOs- all partners are involved in the process- we start working on IO1 on the second month of the project and we finish IO4 three months before the project. -target groups: youth workers, young people, NGOs and formal education establishmentsIndicators for each of the IOs are the number of direct and indirect beneficiaries, the qualitative indicators (relating to the content of each IO) and also the open source characteristic of these IOsA2 Training Courses- these training courses will be prepared by all 4 partners and will be organized by the leading partner at its premises in Romania. The training courses will take place in the 21st and 22nd weekof the project.Target groups: youth workers (for the first training course) and young people (for the blended mobility)Indicators: development of the reflective learning competence using Gibbs model (we will measure hem through the impact this skills will generate in the approach toward learning we observe among young beneficiaries)A3 Multiplier events- will take place in Romania and Poland and will reunite participants from NGOs and also from other types of organizations/institutions (schools, HEIs, private companies, public authorities). These events will take place on the 22nd month of the project respectively on the 23rd month of the project.Target groups: NGOs, schools, HEIs, youth workers, teachers, adult educatorsIndicators: the number of participants, how many of them will use the instrument in their daily activity (we will monitor this activity)A4 Transnational meetings- 5 meetings will be organized (one kick off meeting, one final meeting and 3 progress meetings) target groups: project managers and staff form the 5 consortium organizationsA5- Focus groups testing and feedback activities organized by each of the partner organizationsThroughout the period of the project, each of the organizations will organize at least one focus group for each IO and at least one testing activity for each IO. This activity is aimed at equipping the project with constant input and feedback from beneficiariesTarget groups: youth workers and young peopleThe budget for these activities will be covered from the project implementation budget.Indicators: the qualitative input and feedback (measured through conclusions drawn after these meetings)