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Green mindsgreat minds

Guide for Youth workers

Sustainable development and robotics in Youth organisations.

The organisations

Monchy Saint Eloi

L.EA.R.N. Institute

MenteseYouth Group

Computer Gr

Wykrzyknik

France

Poland

France

Greece

Turkey

Index

1. Innovative methods of work with youth

3. Tips for Youth workers on motivating Youth to act

5. Guidelines on how to connect environment and robotics in everyday practice

2. Guidelines for Youth organisations on improving their European collaborations

4. Comparison on different European Youth organisations

Innovative methods of work with youth

Know How

” Nine-tenth of education is encouragement” Anatol France

” All man by nature desire to know” Aristotle

Knowledge
Competence
Experience
Responsability
Performance
Network
talent
Skills
Goals
Vision
Professional
Social

The chapter was created as a result of cooperation and exchange the experiences of partners. The aim was to face the challenges of working with youth, to propose modern techniques and teaching methods, which at the same time would be compatible with sustainable development.

Knowledge
Competence
Experience
Responsability
Performance
Network
talent
Skills
Goals
Vision
Professional
Social

Experiments and DIY

Art and emotions

Know - how

Games and fun activities

New technologies

Empowerement

Art and emotions

The main benefit that participants get while participating in this type of artistic projects is the fact that creative process leads to holistic development and broadens the spectrum of the perception of the surrounding world.

Self Grown Ideas

New technologies

In education, we can see that new technologies are more and more often used and make thelearning process more interesting so students achieve much better results. What’s more it is much more ecological process because it does not require, for example, the use of paper and following the spirit of the times, it becomes more attractive to youths.

Self Grown Ideas

Empowerement

The main idea of empowerment is handling od decision-making to the ‘clients’ in the educational relationship, in other words it shifts the power of making decisions from theprincipal to the teacher and then from the teacher to the student. The youths have many great ideas but we have to enable them to implement them.

Self Grown Ideas

Games and fun activities

It is very important to make the process of learning an enjoyable experience, therefore teaching will be effective. Through play, teens develop thinking skills and abilities that help them to succeed in their future. The topic of play in education is often brought up in context of children, but this method is forgotten when teaching young people.

Self Grown Ideas

Experiments and DIY

The real knowledge comes from exploring. That is why it is so important to let the students use all the senses to understand certain process. In this case, learning happens ‘by the way’ and is real not just theoretical. It helps to understand and remember some phenomena.

Self Grown Ideas

“NO-HOW"

25 ways of how NOT to do sustainable education

Teach only about environment

Never take pictures or videos

For you, results is the most important

Learning is more important than doing

Transdisciplinary is meaningless

Never share best practices with your colleagues

Never involve families

Never ask for young people's opinion

Always complain about money

Don't be curious about what others do

Create only big and complicated projects

Never contact external experts

Stay in the building , it is safer

If young people have other ideas than yours , turn your head away

More advanced youth should have more work

Youth should work alone because they are too noisy in groups

Make sure genders don't mix

Pay attention to the fact that boys should always be leaders

Special needs youngsters should never, ever be involved

Assessing your project is a waste of time

Don’t show off your projects

Everybody should be, behave and have the same opinions.

New technologies should stay at home

SILENCE!!!!

The best way of teaching is exposition of knowledge and theory

Guidelines for Youth organisations on improving their European collaborations

"The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible"Jacques Chirac

Youth

Youth workers

Youth workers

One can not teach or educate others if he himself does not have a proper knowledge. Before we start thinking of organizing international activities, projects or meetings with youngsters we should first consider professional development of youth workers. The easiest way to ensure professional development for youth workers is by participating in Erasmus+ program, which gives you almost unlimited opportunities.

For more information

KA153 –

a Youth workers Mobility

Prepare

Mobility projects for Youth Workers

about funding

Youth (13 to 30 years old)

Youth Exchanges are meetings of groups of young people from at least two different countries who gather for a short period to implement jointly a non-formal learning programme (a mix of workshops, exercises, debates, role-plays, simulations, outdoor activities, etc.) on a topic of their interest, seeking inspiration from the European Youth Goals.

For more information

Who –

a Youth workers Mobility

Prepare

can participate

about funding

Tips for Youth workers on motivating Youth to act

"The youth is the hope for our future" Jose Rizal

"Good habits formed at youth make all the difference" Aristotle

Taking action is everyone's responsability. So why not starting from a very young age?Of course, youth need grown-ups to lead the way, but as soon as they see the goal, they get involved and in the meantime develop their sense of altruism and creativity.

Daily life

Integration of families in the organization

Erasmus Projects

Children from Monchy Saint Eloi's daycare center picking carrots in the farm

Daily life

Build up a team of yuth workers (animators) who is soldary and involved

Create a friendly, caring and emotionally safe atmospher .

Set up meetings like a children's council where each one appreciates or suggests new projects. Priviledged moments where everyone can make an active contribution.

Respect the children's pace, opinion, taste, and

Make children actors of their daily life. Create committees. ( snacks distribution, table washing, activities leadership, sanctions decisions, arguement settling...)

Encourage children, especially ones with a low self esteem to challenge themselves, push their limits further

Children warming up at Monchy Saint Eloi's daycare center

Integrating families in organizations

Propose game evenings (videos, board games, etc.), independent meals, cultural outings (theater, shows, movies) between parents, children and counselors.

Integrate families in the elaboration of activities during holidays and extracurricular time. They can thus share their desires and be a source of proposals.

Parents feel trusted and will trust the organization in return. Children will feel proud to show the center to their parents

Children warming up at Monchy Saint Eloi's daycare center

Erasmus projects

The Erasmus project allows us to have a support of mobility and exchange that the young people can use to organize their own trip abroad. A first exchange between the young people and the Erasmus group made of Greeks, Polish, Turkish and French was set up. By means of a video call prepared beforehand by the young people, they were able to exchange with the participants of the different countries. Ask questions about places, itineraries, customs and what opportunity can be offered to them.

Children and partners talking about Erasmus project through a video call

Comparison on different European Youth organisations

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn" Benjamin Franklin

"The world belongs to the energetic"Ralph Waldo Emerson

The first step towards understanding sustainability is to live it daily. Infants and young children start by seeing people who exhibit thes behaviours. Here is how it is dealt with in the different youth organisations visited during the project.

As educators explain what they are doing to the students, they learn through song or poetry. Children older than three can start to reason about the necessity of activities and understand how their actions affect the environment. Also, whenever feasible, -they use recyclable materials urging kids to just use a half flush on the toilets - they encourage kids to turn off the water once they have finished washing their hands - they encourage kids to recycle paper and trash in their rooms, at home, and in the neighbourhood. - they educate kids about electtricity and urge them to switch off lights.

Children stuffing old socks to create an octopus

They are good at promoting environmental awareness through "green housekeeping practices" such as eco friendly gardening, healthy eating, waste reduction, recycling and water and energy conservation. They encourage children's critical thinking and help them understand and respect environment. They collaborate with families and kids to study local animals. Both their educational programs include sustainability concepts because they are dedicated to preserving the environment for the benefit of their children's future.

Children peeling the potatoes they had picked up themselves that will be cooked and served for lunch

Kids are inspired to think imaginatively, develop, and design solutions to issues in the real world by robotics. Plus, it encourages kids to think of fresh, original ssolutions to issues as they arise. teaching Computational Thinking Through Coding turns into a game. Additionally, robots can inspire young people to think creatively and independently. It is a place where students may express themseves, explore on their wn and with others, learn new skills and solve problems; all of this while enjoying themselves. Children are introduced to the engineering design process through robotics. When it becomes robotics, a child's coding has an impact on the real world since it determines how the robot moves and responds. the robot is a tool for thought.

Youth educators coding a robot.

Guidelines on how to

connect environment and robotics

In everyday practice

"Sometimes, a technology is so awe-inspiring that the imagination runs away with it."Daniel H Wilson

Robotics and other combination will make the world pretty fantastic compared with today" Bill Gates

Responsable
Progress
fighting pollution
waste sorter
smart watering
overcome challenges

Sustainability and Robotics

Literacy
energy
Efficiency
Creative
wind turbine
Development
saving
Breakthrough
Serving the future
Innovative
solar panel
Common resources

Ideas on robotics and environment

Robotic waste sorter

Smart home

Smart cities

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Smart house

Consider living in a home where the temperature is set differently in each area and the air conditioning can be turned on before you even arrive. Imagine having the ability to quickly and easily close all the awnings and roller blinds in your home, even after you have left. Consider having the ability to control your lighting, electrical devices, and particularly your water heater to conserve energy while your "Ghost" virtual presence scenario protects your house or place of business from criminal activities.

Robotics and environment connection

Objectives

Robotics for children

Smart cities

Cities in the digital age must continuously overcome additional challenges, but in order to provide it, they must "smarten up." With the new opportunities provided by new IT, telecommunications, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, we can improve daily living for inhabitants while also making our cities more resource-efficient and functional

Robotics and environment connection

Objectives

Smart citizens

Robotics for children

Robotic waste sorter

Recycling and garbage segregation are easy yet efficient methods of lowering the quantity of waste discharged in our landfills. Yet, some individuals are either ignorant of or actively prefer to disregard the reality that waste segregation and recycling are environmentally acceptable approaches to the issue of management and disposal of garbage. There are recycling centers in the most countries, however the procedure is laborious and done by hand.

Robotics and environment connection

Objectives

Robotics for children

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More specifically, Mobility projects for youth workers aim to: § _Provide non-formal and informal learning opportunities for educational and professional development of youth workers, contributing to high quality individual practice as well as to the evolution of youth work organisations and systems; § _Build a community of youth workers that can support the quality of projects and activities for young people in EU programmes and beyond. § _Develop local youth work practices and contribute to capacity building for quality youth work of the participants and their organisation, having a clear impact on the participating youth workers' regular work with young people. You can participate in : Study visits and different types of assignments Networking and community building Training courses Seminars and workshops

The design of smart cities can offer innovative intelligent integrated technological solutions (Smart Cities Solutions), contributing decisively to the reduction of the environmental footprint, to saving resources for the Local Government, ensuring for all citizens a clean environment, health, safety and, finally, better quality of life.A smart city with a central robotic system should manipulate:

  • electric vehicles,
  • charging stations,
  • water meters,
  • parking spots,
  • garbage cans,
  • smart benches,
  • city lights,
  • • COVID portals and many other facilities of the city.
You should consider one of the European Commission’s priorities:
  • Inclusion and diversity
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Digital transformation in the field of youth
  • Participation and civic engagement

Most of governments has introduced recycling regulations, but these actions have not yet had an impact on people's attitudes. The developed of a solution to this could be a robotic system that automatically sort steel cans, aluminum cans, glass bottles and plastic bottles in recycling centers. Robotic waste sorters can use additional flexible systems, like numerous cameras to more accurately detect the waste items. In order to promote the Circular Economy, which places robotic technology at the service of waste management agencies, two autonomous robotic municipal trash sorting systems are being built and put into operation in Heraklion and Chania, Greece. This will maximize the efficacy of the existing recycling centers.

In a smart city Every citizen should have a "mobile app" for information on the City's intelligent solutions. interactive comunication with all municipal or regional services to report issues affecting daily life. The essential components of a smart city infrastructure are listed below: • sufficient and smart water supply • supply of electricity and smart control. • improved governance, particularly e-government and citizen involvement. • eco-friendly surroundings. • Sanitation (including solid waste management). • better transportation infrastructure. • Safety and secure, especially for women and kids. • Affordable housing options designed especially for the poor.

  • Optimum digitalization and IT connectivity
  • Both health and education.
  • Environment protection

How to create a kid-friendly smart home application. The following aspects should be developed as an example.A. controlling a home's interior and outside temperatures, and B. checking whether a window is open or closed.C. alarm activation when a sensor detects movement.D. displays when it rains.E. Create an Android application that displays all the data (also available on a browser).

Mode of operation: Our robotic construction will recognize through sensors the type of waste and with proper programming will separate recyclable or non-recyclable materials into separate bins. The weight of the items plays an important role in the sorting as it will be able through the sensor to designate heavy items to go into a third bin. Each object has a different colour so that the sensor can tell which bin to throw it into. Once their separation is complete, separate forks take over to move the bins to their respective locations. PROGRAMMING- Robotic kit: For the needs of the course, the robot kits Mindstorms EV3 and Spike Prime can be used. → EV3 is used to create the object placement path, as well as to create the forklift. → While the spike is used to separate the objects, through its

its sensors.→ PROGRAMMING of the construction is done using word blocks with the respective educational software of the above kits.

You should consider one of the European Commission’s priorities:
  • Inclusion and diversity
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Digital transformation in the field of youth

The duration of activities must be between 2-60 days Duration of the project if from 3to 24 months Minimum 2 organizations from 2 different countries must participate in the project. There is a maximum of 50 participants per activity. Erasmus+ funding covers: transport, individual support (accommodation, food) and organizational support (preparation of participants for the mobilities or costs connected with visa or insurance)

The οbjectives of building a smart house is to attain the ideal levels of comfort, safety, and energy efficiency while also protecting the environment. The owner of such house can, for instance, better control the temperature of the house without using excessive energy by using the remote control to operate the household appliances. Awnings should be raised or lowered in advance to provide summertime cooling, conserve electricity, and cause less pollution and environmental damage. Also, the ability to remotely turn on or off the home's lighting saves energy and reduces environmental pollution.

  • Visualization, control and management of lighting and electrical devices.
  • Friendly and multilingual interfaces.
  • Possibility of voice commands through "Google Assistant" and "Amazon Alexa".
  • Secure connection to the local network via Wi-Fi.
  • Ability to schedule scripts and commands
  • Maximum economy and comfort through intelligent scenarios.
  • Low cost of implementation in existing or new installations

The main objectives of the Smart Cities Mission are as follows: • Promote economic development. • Improve the quality of life of people by using technology that offers smart results. • Generate employment. • Increase income, especially for poor and marginalized people.

- a non-profit organisation, association, NGO; European Youth NGO; a public body at local, regional, national level; a social enterprise; a profit-making body active in Corporate Social Responsibility; - an informal group of young people - Minimum two participating organisations from two different countries - The project must last from 3 to 24 months - You can apply for a project in February or October (in some countries additional round in May is available) - The youth exchange must include minimum 16 maximum 60 participants (group leaders excluded) - In these projects you may receive funds for:transport, accommodation, hosting of the group (food, activities etc). No proper funds are expected from participants.

With construction paper, kids can construct a city model complete with streets, traffic lights, and buildings. Electric self-driving cars in the smart city would go along predetermined routes and come to a stop when they saw red traffic signals. The project can be split into two sections. A. The first section will involve programming an Arduino kit to regulate the traffic lights' ,green and red, whenever there is traffic on the road. B. The second section would involve construction vehicles with Lego bricks, that would stop at red lights and re-start at green ones. The line follower approach could also be used to have self-driving robotic vehicles that follow lines drawn on highways. An example is provided at the following image.

A challenge for energy conservation and environmental protection is the technology of automation, control, and management of appliances and services in household settings. A smart house can be constructed by replacing old home appliances with contemporary models. A wi-fi system can be installed in the recent electrical devices including washing machines, dryers, air conditioners, refrigerators, ovens, heating boilers, televisions, surveillance cameras, and even door locks so they can link to the home's main network. The owner of a smart home can manage, activate, and control all of these devices remotely by establishing a Desktop or smartphone app.

  • The utilization and combination of expertise available in educational/research institutions for the benefit of local communities.
  • Investigating its economic exploitation potential as a low-cost stand-alone product that significantly improves existing industrial recycling infrastructures.
  • Improving the existing sorting system by managing to process more recyclables and sorting more types of recyclables.Achieving higher recovery success rates (97-99%) of recyclable materials.
  • The creation of a low-cost integrated system, immediately applicable in industrialenvironments.
  • The system design to satisfy the need for less space, time as well as for easier installation.