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Tartu Youth Work Centre has three new European Solidarity Corps volunteers since last week! 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 was that I want to go to northern Europe. Unfortunately I know nothing about the history and the culture of Estonia so I hope I will have a chance to expierence it’s diversity during these twelve months." Violeta:"I decided to turn my life upside down…

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 play on clarinet for ten years – of which for six years I was playing in the The Youth Wind Orchestra of Székesfehérvár and as an adult I was playing on piano for two years. I’ve gained an Adult education BA and Cultural mediation MA…

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 a run around the lake, the route now follows the light traffic road to the school and back to the youth and hobby center. Registration begins at 5:30 PM, start at 6:00 PM. Afterwards, the health enthusiasts will move along the light traffic road to the school and then back from the library. At the checkpoint, located by the library, participants will receive a raffle ticket, which…

Tartu Youth Work Centre's youth centres changed their opening hours! 🔷 Anne Youth Centre Mon-Thu 13:00-19:00, Fri 14:00-21:00 & Sat 13:00-17:00. 🔷 Ilmatsalu Youth Centre Wed & Thu 13:00-19:00, Fri 13:00-20:00 & Sat 11:00-16:00. 🔷 Lille Youth Centre Mon-Thu 13:00-19:00, Fri 14:00-21:00 & Sat 13:00-17:00. More detailed information on the centres' Instagram pages: Anne IG -https://www.instagram.com/annenoortekeskus/ Ilmatsalu IG - https://www.instagram.com/ilmatsalunoortekeskus/ Lille IG - https://www.instagram.com/lillenoortekeskus/

This year's theme for Tartu Wisdom Day is: "Wisdom Circulates in Tartu!". On the first day of school, September 1st, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, a BIG entertaining back-to-school celebration will take place in Tartu! 💡 At the Wisdom Day fair area, you can explore and actively participate in workshops offered by various providers of hobby education and activities! Various competitions and games will also take place! At the same time, a diverse stage program will provide entertainment, and delicious treats can be purchased from vendors. The main performer of the event is Reket! Many surprises are also expected! You can explore various extracurricular activities from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM! At the same time, there will be many exciting things happening on stage: 3:00 PM OPENING 3:30 PM Youth DJ School 4:00 PM JJ-Street Dance School 4:30 PM Youth DJ School 5:00 PM Kolm Põrsakest 5:30 PM Evella 6:00 PM Thanking 6:20 PM Slackline show 7:00 PM…

  Young people from Tartu city and rural municipality, group leaders, and youth work camp organizers met this week at the Tartumaa youth work camp gathering to reflect on their experiences, exchange knowledge, and compete in various sports. The gathering is a traditional event, with nearly 80 participants this year. Groups presented their symbols, flags, and emblems, original youth work camp songs, and group videos, which were judged by a jury. In addition, they competed in volleyball, tug-of-war, relay race, and archery. The overall winner of all disciplines was the Hummuli group, which will represent the city of Tartu at the national youth work camp gathering. According to Grete Sarap, director of the Tartu Youth Work Center, this year's youth work camp season required more attention than before to the safety and health behavior of young people. Camp participants with symptoms of illness, as well as those who had been in contact with a virus carrier, had to stay away from the event…

From July 24-26, the Ilmatsalu Youth Centre once again took young people to the forest for nature survival training days. The location was also an old acquaintance – Simisalu Nature House and Kollassaare. The trainer was also our old friend Erki Vaikre from Estlander MTÜ. One might think that the training content was the same as previous times. Yes, it was, but with the exception that everything discussed during the training days was also translated into sign language. We had a wonderful opportunity to organize joint survival training days with the Estonian Deaf Youth Organization (EKNO). We started planning quite early, when a state of emergency was still in effect in Estonia. As there were still difficulties with accommodation and restrictions applied to accessing RMK forest cabins,…

This year has particularly highlighted the necessity and potential of smart youth work in reaching and supporting young people. In connection with this, we created a YouTube channel at the beginning of the year, where we post monthly videos about our activities and topics relevant to young people. So far, videos from the TNTK account have been viewed 1376 times, and we have gained 23 followers in a short period. New videos are available on our channel monthly. To be the first to receive notifications about new videos, follow our channel. Video topics vary according to our activities; for example, you can find both tip and campaign videos there. Be sure to check out our channel and feel free to let us know in the comments what kind of videos you'd like to see on our channel...

On July 15, a football match, hopefully becoming a tradition, took place at Mart Reinik Stadium between youth and youth workers. The youth workers kicked off the ball on the field, and a fairly even game began. That was the initial impression. However, the youth quickly scored the first goal, and the first half ended 3:1 in favor of the youth. By the end of the first half, it was noticeable that the youth workers were 'running out of steam' and tired, and this was even more apparent in the second half. The final score of the game was 5:1 in favor of the youth. The awards ceremony took place at Lille Youth Center, where the winners received medals and a cup. The youth team played with the following lineup: Liisa Veddel, Kätliin Maddi, Matheo Nuga, Rasmus Antsi, Ragnar Antsi, Marti…