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 […]
Young people interested in extreme sports will be delighted by the mini-ramp in the yard of the Ilmatsalu Youth Center
Thanks to the "For Youth" project fund, the Tartu Youth Work Centre has built a mini-ramp for young extreme sports enthusiasts in front of the Ilmatsalu Youth Centre. It all started on November 24, 2020, when the team of Ilmatsalu Youth Centre went around Ilmatsalu as part of Youth Work Week to ask local young people spending time on the street, "What does Ilmatsalu need?". The Youth Centre compiled the thoughts and wishes of Ilmatsalu residents in a simple questionnaire. Analyzing the questionnaires and feedback [...]
Youth centers are moving to Car-Free Avenue for the summer
For the summer, Tartu youth centers are moving from indoors to Autovabaduse Puiestee, where activities ranging from crafts to training await children and young people for a month. The youth area is open from June 29th to July 29th, every day from 2 PM to 8 PM. Days are divided thematically: entrepreneurship, health and safety, nature, youth participation, and movement. On weekends, there will be family and theater days. On Tartu City Day, June 29th, […]
The Youth Summer Camp kicked off to the beat of drums.
On June 26, young people from the Tartu Youth Work Camp gathered in Kassitoome Valley to joyfully kick off the summer camp season. At the camp's opening event in Kassitoome, the youth met their groupmates and leaders for the first time, received their employment contracts and camp shirts, and played introductory games. Afterwards, they proceeded to Town Hall Square, where the campers took an oath, sang Maasika Klaarika's song, and listened to greetings from Mayor Urmas Klaas, the head of youth work sector […]
The Tartu Youth Work Centre received recognition from the Ministry of Defence as a "Supporter of National Defenders".
At the appreciation event dedicated to supporters of national defense held on June 19, the Tartu Youth Work Center received the “Supporter of National Defenders” recognition from the Ministry of Defense. For the first time, the “Supporter of National Defenders” recognition was awarded to 50 Estonian companies and organizations, as a token of gratitude for maintaining the income of reservists during training and for other benefits offered to national defenders. Nearly 200 companies and organizations were nominated for the “Supporter of National Defenders” recognition, from which the jury selected 50 most outstanding ones, […]