Volunteering at Tartu Noorsootöö Keskus – My experience
Ever since February of this year, I’ve been a volunteer at Tartu Noorsootöö Keskus, TNTK for short under the European Solidarity Corps program of Erasmus+. At this organization, my work has ranged from being a youth worker to an event organizer, to working with really young children or young adults, to being the person in […]
Changes in opening hours during the period 27 September - 2 October
Due to the learning journey of Tartu Youth Work Centre's youth workers to Iceland from September 27 to October 2, there will be changes in the opening hours of Tartu youth centers. Anne Youth Centre for the 7-11 age group is open as usual Mon-Fri 12-18. Anne Youth Centre for the 12-19 age group is open Mon-Thu 13-19, Fri 14-21, and will be closed this weekend. From the new week, October 2-7, the center will be on collective leave. Both Ilmatsalu and both Lille youth centers […]
Youth Initiative Talent Show
We bring you a look back at a youth initiative that took place at the Ilmatsalu Youth Center. On September 19, two young people wanted to organize a Talent Show at the Ilmatsalu Youth Center, the aim of which, according to them, was to offer all participants the opportunity to perform for others. We started by having the young people fill out a small project form designed for youth, where they write down what and when they want to organize, who it is aimed at, and what […]
Volunteering in Estonia
It’s hard to realize that my volunteering project is going to the end. Before my coming, I’ve thought that 8 months is quite long period of time. But when I see my schedule for September, my last schedule, I understand that time has run so fast. I had no idea about youth work, about Estonia […]
Young people hiked to the Piusa Ancient Valley together with youth workers.
Hike on the Piusa Primeval Valley hiking trail August 18-19 ~15 km. Youth workers and hike organizers Elisabeth and Liisi, along with young participant Aliise-Gea Vares, share their memories of the hike: We started our hike from Tartu bus station. We waited for the Tartu-Võru bus, which was a little late. Since there were 16 of us, it took time to load our belongings and get on the bus, so […]
Youth Work Camp Summer 2023
Youth Summer Camp 2023 has concluded for this year, and in the last days of August, with rain falling outside, it is probably the best time to summarize this eventful summer and look back at everything. Preparations for the Youth Summer Camp began already at the end of last year, but the real momentum for the camp's preparations started in spring as the Youth Summer Camp approached. In spring, we visited various schools in Tartu […]
The Youth Work Camp Summer concluded at the Estonian Student Youth Work Camps gathering
The long and activity-filled youth work camp summer is now behind us. Traditionally, the youth work camp summer concluded with the 2023 Estonian Student Youth Work Camps gathering, held from August 14-16 at Toosikannu Holiday Center. Youth work camp participants from Tartu, Tallinn, Viljandi municipality and city, and Pärnu met at the gathering. The three-day program was packed, including both competitions and performances. Over the three days, the youth work camp participants competed in volleyball, tug-of-war, [...]
International Youth Day was celebrated at Lille Youth Centre on August 12!
International Youth Day is celebrated on August 12th, and this year, the Lille team decided to organize a festival-style youth day party. At the 3-hour event, there was an opportunity to get glitter face paint, Waf soft-serve ice cream, capture fun photos in a photo booth, participate in a mocktail workshop, and join various competitive games. The aim of the party was to offer young people a free and enjoyable environment where they could enjoy colors, company, music, ice cream, and [...]
Tartu youth workers learned practices from their Finnish colleagues
In June, our youth workers went on a study trip to Helsinki, Finland, focusing on street youth work and generally getting acquainted with Helsinki's youth work. In the first part of the week, Aseman Lapset provided us with street mediation training. Street mediation is a conflict resolution method based on the principles of Restorative Justice. A certain part of our team had already received this training, but acknowledged that the training was a necessary reminder and also provided a lot of new […]
Anne Youth Center brought together young people from across Europe to strengthen their mental health through sports
From July 3-10, the Tartu Youth Work Center organized a youth exchange “Mental Health through Sport” (translated as “Mental Health through Sport”), which, in addition to five Estonian young people, also involved young people from Italy, Latvia, Portugal, and Belgium, and in total there were almost 60 of us!The activity days were divided by country. For example, the Estonians were responsible for the first day, dedicating it primarily to getting to know each other. Additionally, they introduced […]