Workshop: “My Most Incorrect Self”
Have you recently felt overwhelmed by schoolwork and unable to make it to training, even though you really want to? Are you often sick, do your emotions constantly fluctuate, and are your relationships with loved ones strained? Yes, that's a pretty familiar feeling, right... but believe that it's possible to cope with all of this if you change your attitude! We visited Kivilinna School [...]
The Tartu Youth Work Camp is looking for summer employers
Are you an entrepreneur and have you considered that during the summer, active helping hands could assist with a lot of work? Would you like to offer young people their first work experience and an unforgettable summer experience? If so, this is your chance! The Tartu Youth work camp is looking for great employers who would like to offer young people an awesome summer work experience. The aim of the Youth work camp is to offer school students [...]
Tartu Youth Work Centre was chosen as the Youth Centre of the Year
Yesterday, February 8, the Ministry of Education and Research recognized contributors to the youth sector at the "Thanks for Youth" competition. The Tartu Youth Work Center was awarded the title of Youth Center of the Year. The Tartu Youth Work Center stands out for developing youth work both locally within the city, nationally, and internationally. When presenting the laureate title, the center's team's street-based youth work, the development of digital tools and competencies, and the inclusion of young people at risk of exclusion and those with special needs in youth work were highlighted. The center also published [...]
The main prize of the Hack@Youth hackathon went to the youth information app “Lyfe Eesti”
On January 21-22, the Hack@Youth hackathon for digital tools in youth work took place at Anne Youth Center, where the main prize of 1000 euros was won by the app “Lyfe Eesti”, which provides information on youth centers. Over two days, five teams consisting of youth work and IT professionals developed a variety of solutions, all of which addressed bottlenecks in current youth work. For example, several teams sought solutions to simplify youth registration at youth centers or events. […]
The new director of the Tartu Youth Work Centre is Margit Kink.
Margit Kink took office as the new director of Tartu Youth Work Centre at the beginning of January, having previously served as the head of Anne Youth Centre. Prior to that, Margit Kink worked for eight years as a continuing education coordinator at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy and for a year and a half as a culture specialist at Elva Rural Municipality Government. Kink notes that the practical experience and skills she gained in her previous roles will support her in this new position. At the Culture Academy, she developed as a person, [...]
Are you smart enough to do smart youth work?
Due to the societal situation of recent years, the Tartu Youth Work Centre has intensified its focus on smart youth work and digital topics. Since digital youth work has its nuances compared to traditional youth work, it is necessary to make conscious decisions when implementing it. In 2020, Liisi Trumm, the head of Lille Youth Centre, researched the digital youth work competencies of Tartu Youth Work Centre's youth workers as part of her university seminar paper. The study was conducted using […]
Sexual health workshops at Lille Youth Center
Every Wednesday in January, sexual health trainings will take place at Lille 9 as part of the Healthy Lifestyle Club! Over four weeks, various sub-topics of sexuality will be explored, self-love will be learned, and the Tartu Sexual Health Clinic will be visited. Youth workers Markos Parve and Sirli Solom invite all young people to educate themselves! First (Jan 5), we will conduct an introductory training where we will generally explore sexuality, discuss consent, and the Sensoa flag system. In the second week [...]
6 tips on how to set goals for the new year...
Reflect on the past year: For example, make a list of activities that went well this year and that you are particularly happy with. These can be both larger and smaller challenges (e.g., trips experienced, books read, courses completed, enjoyable events). Set specific activities: For example, use months for this. Mark what you would like to do each month at that specific time. You can list […]
Ilmatsalu Youth Center looks ahead to the new year
Before we look to the new year, let's take a moment to look back. In the second half of 2021, specifically on July 29, August 28, September 29, November 17, and December 18, joint planning and discussions took place at our youth center. On these days, young people, together with youth worker(s), planned what could be done at the youth center. Many of the young people's ideas have been implemented. From kayaking, sports outdoor activities like orienteering, […]
Youth Worker, Don't Forget to Take Care of Yourself!
Liisi Trumm, head of Lille Youth Center. The slogan #teenendalehead (do good for yourself) of the recently concluded Youth Work Week strongly emphasizes the importance of mental health and connects the topic with youth work. How these topics are related can be examined from two aspects: firstly, how participation in youth work helps young people improve their mental health, and secondly, how youth workers themselves maintain their mental health. In this article, I will focus on the latter aspect, […]