5 important things I have learned working as a volunteer in youth work
As a child, I dreamed of becoming a teacher. I imagined how kind and caring I would be. I didn't think I would have problems communicating with young people. Come on, I'm young myself and know all the bloggers they follow! But now I had the opportunity to work as a volunteer with young people at Anne Youth Center in Tartu. And "What's going on?" was the main phrase for the first two months […]
Youth meeting ""We are the ones who start the change""
Laura Kiviselg, youth work specialist at Anne Youth Centre, provides an overview of the youth meeting held in Pärnu. From 26.02-01.03.2020, a youth meeting titled "We are the ones from whom change begins" took place in cooperation between Tartu Youth Work Centre and NGO Animus Team. The youth meeting, which took place in Pärnu, addressed social, environmental, and self-awareness topics. Each project day focused on a different theme. On the first project day (27.02), we focused on society and civic activism. We started the day with […]
Tartu Youth Work Center opens an e-youth center
Due to the state of emergency in the country, the youth centers of the Tartu Youth Work Centre have been closed to visitors since last Friday. However, the provision of youth work services to young people has not been suspended. Thanks to the current situation, youth workers are actively developing their digital competencies to be available to young people through smart youth work. Since the beginning of this week, young people have been able to participate in youth center activities via Instagram (@annenoortekeskus, @ilmatsalunoortekeskus and […]
Announcement!
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government has decided to declare a state of emergency in Estonia. In connection with this, the youth centers managed by the Tartu Youth Work Center will also be closed starting today. We encourage young people to contact our youth workers through social media channels – they are there for you even when the centers are closed! Also, follow our centers' Instagram accounts to participate in exciting activities and challenges through the digital world! […]
Health at Lille youth center
Starting in March, the Lille Youth Centre's Healthy Lifestyles Club will focus on a specific theme each month. So, it was decided with the young people that the club's theme in March would be sleep, in April human relationships, and in May stress. However, this does not mean that if young people are very interested in some other topic during that month, it will be completely ignored. Addressing topics of interest to young people is […]
President Kersti Kaljulaid visited Lille Youth Centre
This week, the President of the Republic Kersti Kaljulaid is visiting organizations and companies in Tartu and Tartu County and also familiarized herself with the Lille Youth Center of the Tartu Youth Work Center. The management of the Tartu Youth Work Center gave the guests an overview of youth work in Tartu: past achievements, future directions and goals, and the specifics of youth work in the city of Tartu compared to other municipalities. Challenges in the field were also discussed. In 2019, Tartu's Young Achiever of the Year […]
The Ilmatsalu Youth Center once again hosted the "M1N1 Multi-Event" sports competition.
Overview of the sports event held in Ilmatsalu by Rando-Kristen Kangro, youth work specialist at Ilmatsalu Youth Center. On February 26, another sports event, "M1N1 Multi-Event," was held at Ilmatsalu Youth Center. As the name suggests, this is not a competition for professional athletes. However, this small initiative has brought excitement to the lives of young people in Ilmatsalu and encouraged them to be active. The concept of the "M1N1 multi-event" is simple: the competition should offer fun and a sense of achievement to boys of all ages and [...]
There's a new mural in the kitchen at Anne Youth Center!
Kristina Kraani, youth work specialist at Anne Youth Centre, looks back at the completion of the Anne Youth Centre kitchen mural. One somewhat grey morning, an artist named Arte Seifo entered Anne Youth Centre, bringing not only a box of ideas but also several different acrylic paints, brushes, and a large compass to draw lively circles on the wall. The mission was to have a colorful mandala on the kitchen wall by the end of the evening. We, the youth workers, began to […]
Anne Youth Center is also accessible to young people with mobility impairments
Since February, the Anne Youth Centre of the Tartu Youth Work Centre has been accessible and user-friendly for young people with mobility impairments. Last year, the Tartu Youth Work Centre began implementing a program of innovative youth work models to prevent social exclusion among young people. The aim of the innovation program is to better consider the needs of different user groups and to integrate teenagers with visual, hearing, and mobility impairments in Tartu into the youth centre's activities. As part of the innovation program, with the help of the City of Tartu, the Anne Youth Centre has completed […]
Tartu Youth Work Centre has its own radio show, Noorteaken.
The aim of the radio program, broadcast in cooperation between Tartu Youth Work Center and Ring FM, is primarily to serve as a voice for youth information in Tartu. Noorteaken is broadcast every Friday at 11:00 a.m. on Ring FM radio. The Tartu Youth Work Center launched its radio program last year in cooperation with the radio channel RingFM to better engage young people. Previous positive cooperation with RingFM, which broadcasts in Tartu County and southern Estonia, culminated in a joint decision to start […]