Project „Diggiloo” training-meeting in Amstelveen
From April 20-22, the second training meeting of the Erasmus+ project “Diggiloo – Digital Cultural Production from Youth to Youth” took place in Amstelveen, with Margit, Liisa, and Eeva participating as representatives of the Tartu Youth Work Center. Topics covered in the training included the future of augmented and virtual reality, technical tools for digital production, and digital tools in youth work. In addition, we visited the Amstelveen city government and youth-focused institutions P60 and Future Face […]
Spring break with Tartu Youth Work Center April 24-28, 2023!
Spring has arrived, and the end of April is already on the horizon, which for schoolchildren clearly means one thing – SPRING BREAK! It has become a tradition for the Tartu Youth Work Center to offer something fun and out of the ordinary for young people on this occasion, and this time is no exception! We celebrate spring break from April 24th to 28th, i.e., Monday to Friday (centers are closed on weekends). Activities take place every day […]
FREE TRAINING FOR YOUTH: Street Art + Augmented Reality = Your Reality?!
Last autumn, a 500 m2 mural was completed under Tartu's Sõprus Bridge, a collaboration between young people from Tartu and Tampere. Now, the Finnish Institute offers young people in Tartu the opportunity to experiment with how a physical street art piece can find new expressions in the world of augmented reality. To this end, we are organizing a free training consisting of four workshops for young people up to 19 years old. As a result of the course, one or more virtual artworks will be created, with the street art piece serving as the starting point. [...]
Manga drawing course is open for participants!
In cooperation with the Tartu Youth Work Center, Tartu Folk High School is organizing a free course for young people aged 12-19, starting April 14th, titled “Manga Drawing. Japanese Comic Art”*. The course is designed to support the integration of Estonian and Ukrainian youth. The course will take place in two groups. Each group has 12 spots (six for Estonian and six for Ukrainian youth). Dates: April 14th - June 16th (Fridays) Group I at 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Group II at 3:45 PM-5:15 PM. The course takes place at Anne Youth Center […]
ESTEEM – YOUTH WORK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELL-BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE
ESTEEM – Youth Work is Responsible for the Well-being of Young People is an innovative 24-month Erasmus+ cooperation partnership project implemented by five organizations in Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, and Spain. The ESTEEM project focuses on the well-being of young people and measures that can be developed and offered to young people in youth work to improve and strengthen their well-being. As there is no single definition of well-being, we have studied existing and […]
New interest clubs with open participation are starting!
Spring is here and life awakens. New beginnings are also taking place at the Tartu Youth Work Center, where new club activities have started. At the Lille youth center for the older target group, a culture club has awakened from its winter slumber, taking place every Wednesday from 4 PM to 5:30 PM. Culture is all around us, and it is up to us to give it meaning. The idea of the culture club is primarily to develop it together with the young people themselves […].
An additional round of youth self-initiative projects by Tartu Youth Work Center has opened to support the integration of young war refugees from Ukraine into Estonian society
From March 16 to May 31, 2023, it is possible to apply for up to 600 euros from the Tartu Youth Work Center's additional round of youth self-initiative projects, which can be used to create events or activities that support the integration of young war refugees from Ukraine into Estonian society. Applications can be submitted by all young people up to 19 years old operating in Tartu, and the project must take place in Tartu. Applications can be filled out in Estonian, Russian, English, or Ukrainian [...]
Starting March 3, the Ukrainian Friends Club will be operating at the Tartu Youth Work Center.
Starting March 3, the Tartu Youth Center will host a Ukrainian Friends Club, led by Ukrainian-speaking youth worker Sofiia Pasternak. Young people from both Ukraine and Estonia are welcome to participate in the club. Each meeting will feature different activities, such as crafts, sports, cooking, games, etc. The club is FREE for everyone! No registration is required. Club times in March-April: For 7-11-year-olds March 17 at 3:30-5:00 p.m. […]
Let's get to know volunteer Mariia
Let's get to know Mariia, the foreign volunteer at Tartu Youth Work Centre. Mariia introduces herself in more detail: Hello! I am Mariia, I came from a small town Fastiv, that is located in Ukraine. In Estonia I’m about to work as a volunteer in a Youth Center for eight months. So, there is some information about me, to introduce myself. […]
Why is international volunteer work important? – First thoughts after arriving in Tartu
Manuel, a volunteer at the Tartu Youth Work Centre, describes to us in more detail why he considers volunteer work important. So, you want to work as a volunteer, huh? That’s great! But what can you actually do? Hmm, maybe you could work in an animal shelter, that sounds awesome. You could even try and join an anti-food waste organization, collecting food [...].