There are new residents in the premises of Lille Youth Centre: Estonian Youth Mental Health Movement
In September, the Estonian Youth Mental Health Movement established itself in the premises of the Tartu Youth Work Centre. Representatives of the movement describe themselves as an organization that unites young people infected with the motivation bug, whose fondest dream is a society where Estonian youth can grow up in an environment that supports mental health. ENVTLi's activities include advocating for the needs of young people at a societal level and, if necessary, raising their voice (in a polite manner, of course). Also […]
The nationwide youth work week takes place in November
From November 23-30, 2020, the nationwide Youth Work Week will take place again. The organizer and leader of Youth Work Week is Teeviit. You can read more about Teeviit and Youth Work Week here. As part of Youth Work Week, the Tartu Youth Work Centre is organizing, for example, a networking seminar where you can be inspired by Victoria Villig. Additionally, every day we will release cool videos featuring Tartu Mayor Urmas Klaas […]
A new art and design club has started at Ilmatsalu Youth Center
As you may have read in our previous news, a new volunteer from Spain, Violeta, is working at Ilmatsalu Youth Center. In addition to the cooking club, which takes place on Fridays, Violeta now also runs an art and design club on Wednesdays at 3:00 PM. One of the general ideas of the club is to do various activities related to material reuse. For example, with the young people, we sewed shopping bags and […] for the youth center from old curtains and fabric scraps.
Klaudijus, a volunteer at Lille Youth Centre, explains why he decided to come to Estonia
You can find the Estonian translation below. In English: When I graduated from vocational school I didn’t know if I should go to university and what field I should study, I couldn’t find a job at the time, but I later got an offer to volunteer at my city’s cultural center. After a while, someone said that […]
Come participate in the online Thinkathon!
Do you want to express your thoughts and opinions? Now you have the opportunity to do so. And you can do it with other young people from Europe and Canada. All young people's opinions are important! So, put together your team and be sure to register to participate in the online discussion. Registration is open from October 1st to December 1st. Be part of the change! #thinkdigitalfuture Register: 👉 https://bit.ly/3cEbggF [...]
Violeta, a new volunteer at Ilmatsalu Youth Center, talks about why she came to Estonia
You can find the Estonian translation below. In English: One day in April during quarantine I was wandering… What would I say in the future if someone would ask me: “what about you, Violeta? Where were you in 2020?” I thought, I don’t want to have to say that I spent the days watching Netflix and Tik Tok. […]
Tartu youth centers offer free educational workshops for classes and youth groups
Starting from October, Tartu Youth Work Centre's youth centres offer the opportunity for classes or simply youth groups to attend workshops held in the youth centres' premises or outdoor areas. The content of the workshops is related to young people's daily lives and learning, and the aim is to enrich school education with non-formal, playful activities. The workshops are primarily designed for participation with a class group, but groups of friends, organizations, etc., are also welcome. The duration of the workshops is […]
As of last week, the Tartu Youth Work Centre has three new European Solidarity Corps volunteers!
As of last week, the Tartu Youth Work Centre has three new European Solidarity Corps volunteers! Meet Beáta, Violeta, and Klaudijus! Beáta is from Hungary, Violeta from Spain, and Klaudijus from Lithuania. When we asked the volunteers why they came to Estonia, their answers were as follows: Beáta: “Because of the adventures. When I started to looking for volunteer programs all I knew [...].
A new volunteer, Beáta, started at Anne Youth Centre.
You can find the Estonian translation below. In English: Hello! My name is Beáta which sounds very special but it’s a very widespread name in Hungary where I came from. My hometown, Csákberény is close to the Vértes-hills, so nature has been playing an important role in my whole life. So has the music, I used to […]
A health day is coming to Ilmatsalu‼️
Ilmatsalu Youth Center and Ilmatsalu Hobby Center have once again joined forces. Specifically, on Tuesday evening, September 8, those interested in physical activity are invited to Ilmatsalu for a health run or a walk, depending on their ability and desire. We started planning the health day at the beginning of the year, but due to the general caution in the world, we are also being careful and organizing the health day a bit more modestly. We made a small change to the route. While we originally planned to […]