Are you ready to embark on a unique journey filled with adventure, new friendships, and environmental awareness? We invite you to join the “Eco-Adventures: Green Skills through Sport and Nature” youth exchange project, taking place from 15.10.2025 – 21.10.2025, in the beautiful natural setting of Międzybrodzie Bialskie, Poland!
Why Join Us?
- Adventure and Fun: Kayaking, hiking, survival skills, and team challenges in stunning natural surroundings await you.
- Environmental Impact: Learn valuable green skills, take part in lake cleanups, and engage in meaningful discussions on climate change and sustainability.
- Cultural Exchange: Meet peers from Poland and three other partner countries, share cultures, stories, and make lifelong friendships.
- Personal Growth: Build confidence, teamwork, leadership, and intercultural communication skills.
Who Can Participate?
We are looking for young, motivated individuals aged 18-30 from four participating countries (Poland, Spain, Romania, Portugal). Each group will consist of 6 participants, including a group leader. No prior experience is required—just enthusiasm, openness, and a passion for nature and learning!
Highlights of the Project:
- Water ecosystem protection workshops
- Zero waste survival training
- Trekking and climate change workshops in the mountains
- Interactive team-building activities on Lake Międzybrodzkie
- Workshops on conscious shopping and greenwashing prevention
- Evening intercultural sessions and reflection by the campfire
Learning Objectives (SMART)
- Green skills (practical): By the end of the exchange, each participant will demonstrate at least 3 practical green skills learned during workshops and outdoor activities (e.g., waste reduction, eco-friendly habits), documented in a short final reflection.
- Teamwork & leadership: During the programme, every participant will take an active role in at least 2 team challenges and practice one leadership action (e.g., facilitating a task, coordinating a team step), confirmed by team feedback.
- Climate & nature awareness: By the end of the exchange, each participant will identify at least 3 climate-related impacts observable in natural environments and propose 2 realistic local actions young people can take.
- Greenwashing prevention: By the end of the greenwashing workshop, each participant will correctly recognise at least 3 common greenwashing tactics and apply a simple checklist to assess one real advertisement/campaign.
- Conscious shopping: By the end of the conscious shopping activities, each participant will create a personal list of 5 conscious shopping rules (e.g., reading labels, avoiding impulse buying, choosing durable products) to use after the project.
- Intercultural competence: Throughout intercultural evenings and mixed-team activities, each participant will learn and share at least 2 cultural insights from partner countries and describe one similarity and one difference in sustainability attitudes.
- Learning reflection (Youthpass): During the final evaluation, each participant will name at least 3 competences developed during the exchange and give one concrete example for each as a basis for Youthpass.
🗓️ Schedule
📚 Workshop Materials
- 📄 Green Skills (presentation)
- 📄 Greenwashing (presentation)
- 📄 Sustainable Fashion (presentation)
- 📄 Food Without Waste (presentation)
About Erasmus+ Program:
This project is funded by Erasmus+, a European Union program supporting education, training, youth, and sport across Europe. It offers young people an incredible opportunity to travel, gain new skills, and connect with peers internationally. Upon completion, participants will receive the Youthpass certificate, officially recognizing their learning outcomes and experiences gained during the exchange.
About Zielone Śląskie:
The Social Cooperative Zielone Śląskie is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness, sustainable living, and social integration among youth. With extensive experience in international youth exchanges and educational projects, Zielone Śląskie creates impactful programs designed to empower young individuals and communities to actively participate in environmental protection and sustainable development.
Important Documents:
- Valid ID or passport
- European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for EU/EFTA participants
Don’t miss this opportunity to have an unforgettable experience, discover the beauty of nature, and contribute positively to our planet.
Useful Links:
- 📄 Download the Infopack – all the key information about the project, travel, accommodation, and what to bring.
