Youth Center Cooking Club: More than just cooking
Many don't know that one of the coolest clubs at the youth center is the cooking club. At first glance, it might seem like there's nothing special – just cooking and eating. But in reality, there's much more to the cooking club. Read nine reasons what young people gain and learn through cooking club activities: 1. Financial literacy During cooking club activities, young people learn about budgeting, saving tips, price comparison […]
Cooking unites and educates
Right from the start of Lillekese Youth Center's operations, young people showed great interest in baking. We support their desire to cook with a cooking club, but cooking is also one of the most popular activities on Active Youth Day. At first, it worked well when young people let us know a week in advance what recipe they wanted to introduce to others on Active Youth Day, including what they needed to buy from the store […]
Youth Exchange in pine-scented Elva
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kus oleks parem veeta koos noortel aega ja meelerahu praktiseerida, kui looduslähedases kohas, mis seob teineteist? Juuli esimesel nädalal kogunesid Eesti, Leedu ja Hispaania noored kaunisse loodusesse, et osaleda eriliselt sisukal noortevahetusel. Rahvusvaheline noortevahetus on erinevate Euroopa riikide noorte omavaheline kohtumine, mille raames noored õpivad enda jaoks olulisi teemasid ning samuti nii enda kui […]
Summer adventures at Ilmatsalu Youth Center
Imagine a summer day where creativity flies freely like birds in the sky, where every young person can be an inventor, a game master, and an adventure seeker. Such were our summer days at Ilmatsalu Youth Centre! Throughout the summer, our days are filled with laughter, discoveries, and challenges. Let's take a moment to look back at those colourful and meaningful summer days, which proved that youth creativity is boundless and summer is […]
Young people from Anne and Lilleke went to a friendship camp in Elva!
The youth from Anne Youth Centre's older and younger target groups got to know each other better while having fun together at a camp. The two-day camp began on the shore of Elva Arbi Lake with a refreshing swim, a water safety workshop, and a visit to Elva Youth Centre. We would like to thank youth workers Dagmary Kuslap and Riin Pross, who agreed to give us a tour and organize fun activities for the youth at the youth centre, even though they were already on summer vacation! The campers stayed at Tartu […]
The Youth Summer Camp is in full swing
Mid-June always signifies that a couple of months of active youth work camp summer await at the Tartu Youth Work Camp. On June 17, a lively opening event took place, featuring a greeting from the mayor, a parade, and the swearing-in of youth camp participants, officially marking the start of the 2024 youth work camp summer. The first youth camp participants have already put on their work gloves and started diligently working! This summer, a total of 199 young people will gain youth camp experience, […]
Car-Free Avenue youth area is back!
From July to August 12, seven days a week from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the coolest youth area will be open! The most exciting co-organizers, wonderful guests, and performers will be present! All activities are FREE! The youth area on Car-Free Avenue will kick off on July 6! At the opening, there will be sports activities, a giant bubble workshop, a photo booth for taking pictures with friends, and the opening will conclude with a concert by An-Marlen and boipepperoni. […]
The Tartu Youth Work Centre once again received the silver-level recognition for "Supporter of National Defenders".
With the participation of the President of the Republic Alar Karis, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur, Commander of the Defence Forces General Martin Herem, and Commander of the Defence League Major General Ilmar Tamm, special recognition and silver and gold level “Supporter of National Defence” awards were presented on June 18 at Lillepaviljon to 113 Estonian companies and organizations for their contribution to Estonian national defence in supporting reservists. Among others, Tartu Youth Work Center also received a silver-level recognition. The awards were given […]
Visit to the AHHAA Science Centre
On May 31, we visited the AHHAA Science Centre with the youth from Lilleke. The young people were very excited about the visit, and the registration list filled up within a couple of days. We timed the visit so that the young people could explore new activities within the framework of "Ahhaa, Adrenaline!" The activities were very adventurous – the young people got to slide down a steep slide, test their coordination skills, and try out activities at various heights. Additionally, a memorable part was the labyrinth, [...]
A look at a foreign volunteer's time at the Tartu Youth Work Centre
Written by: Klajdi Kaziu Role: Volunteer, part of the European Solidarity Corps programme of the European Union ENG:It was an Easter holiday, when I departed Albania, to start a new volunteering experience as a youth worker here in Tartu. After a few years of intensive work in democratization and peacebuilding in my country, I decided to […]