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The parent

Improving equal opportunity for young people through non-formal & informal youth education YOUTH EVENT 14-16 April 2007. The parent. The school. Our perspective today…. the wider family. the parent. the school. the community. The traditional model…. Non-formal education. peer groups.

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The parent

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  1. Improving equal opportunity for young people through non-formal & informal youth educationYOUTH EVENT 14-16 April 2007 Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  2. The parent The school Our perspective today… the wider family the parent the school the community The traditional model… Non-formal education peer groups Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  3. Traditional model… Child’s mind to be ‘moulded’ Our perspective today… Children are active citizens in their own right Children need to be supported & guided in developing their capacities to exercise their rights Children have a right to be heard and to participate in decisions that affect them Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  4. how can we break the cycle of deprivation? Traditional model… Parents are always right Our perspective today… Primary responsibility for the well-being & development of the child rests with the parent but… Many parents are in full-time employment Many parents have a first language that is not that of their country of residence Poverty & social exclusion is usually ‘inherited’ Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  5. Traditional model… Success/failure in the formal education system determines a child’s future Our perspective today… In the EU today 15% of young people aged 18-24 left school before completing secondary education & are not in further education or training ‘Soft-skills’ - resilience, problem-solving, communication, leadership – are equally important in today’s ‘knowledge-based society’ • Facts, Facts, Facts can be learnt, learnt, learnt, but skills need to be honed, fine-tuned and developed on a regular basis. Peter Torp Madsen, Bureau Member of the European Youth Forum, COYOTE no.11 Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  6. Step in ‘non-formal’ and ‘informal’ learning…. non-formal and informal learning activities within the youth field are complementary to the formal education and training system, have a participative and learner-centred approach, are carried out on a voluntary basis and are therefore closely linked to young people's needs, aspirations and interests; by providing an additional source of learning and a possible route intoformal education and training, such activities are particularly relevant to young people with fewer opportunities; Resolution of the European Council on the recognition of the value of non-formal and informal learning within the European youth field – April 2006 Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  7. Non-formal & informal learning as an agent for social inclusion…. Some examples from the Eurochild network • PARTICIPATION • NON-FORMAL EDUCATION & SCHOOLS Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  8. Based on Roger Hart’s Ladder of Participation 1997 "Participation means it is my right to have the opportunity to be involved in making decisions, planning and reviewing an action that might affect me. Having a Voice, Having a Choice - My Voice, My Choice." Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  9. How do we contribute to social inclusion? • Everybody has the right to be heard. In Funky Dragon – the Children & Young People’s Assembly for Wales – they’ve decided to include representatives from special interest groups.. • Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Young People • Young Disabled People • Young Carers • Have been Homeless • Have been in the Youth Justice System • Long term health problems (but not a disability) • Minority Ethnic Young People • Looked After Young People Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  10. “If schools were more like real life, maybe kids would enjoy it more!” Participant in Eurochild conference on Policy & practice for social inclusion of children & young people – the role of non-formal & informal learning. Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  11. Community schools - the Netherlands • Team of youth workers working with schools in the neighbourhood of Hoogeveen • Many of the children and youngsters are living in multi-problem families. Many are traveller families • Some 69 nationalities represented in the neighbourhood • Most  do not participate in ‘normal’ organised activities for socio-economic & financial reasons • Most kids get few experiences of “success” • Through activities during & outside school hours kids learn:- • Social skills • Specific skills: arts, sports, drama…. • Participation in the community www.verlengdeschooldag-hoogeveen.nl Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

  12. FOOD FOR THOUGHT… Who is Eurochild? Membership association of children & youth organisations 44 members in 20 European countries Promoting the rights & welfare of children & young people – based on the UNCRC Committed to fighting social exclusion & poverty among children & young people Eurochild AISBL 53, rue de la Concorde 1050 Brussels - Belgium www.eurochild.org

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