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ERASMUS+ TRAINING COURSE on Growth Mindset, Learning Agility, and Neuroscience of Learning
ERASMUS+ TRAINING COURSE on Growth Mindset, Learning Agility, and Neuroscience of Learning
19th to 27th of July, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania (including travel days)
19th to 27th of July, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania (including travel days)
In an era where young people are navigating unprecedented social, emotional, and educational challenges, the role of the youth worker has never been more vital and complex. To truly support the next generation, youth workers must move beyond traditional methods and design dynamic and empowering learning environments that foster resilience, adaptability, and lifelong growth.
This training course brings together dedicated youth workers from 7 partner organizations with a shared mission: to reimagine how we educate, inspire, and support young people while gaining insights into growth mindset, learning agility, educational neuroscience, and personalized learning strategies.
And here’s the best part: You won’t just be absorbing theory. You’ll be actively applying new concepts, reflecting on your own learning processes, experimenting with strategies, and designing practical tools to implement in your work. This is a hands-on, minds-on experience where you’ll gain direct insights into how learning happens and how to enhance it for yourself and others.
What’s in it for you?
Gain practical strategies to enhance your own learning process.
Develop tools to foster a growth mindset in yourself and the young people you work with.
Learn how to structure and personalize learning for maximum impact.
Connect with passionate peers from across Europe and join a vibrant learning community.
Return home with an actionable learning strategy to apply in your personal and professional life.
Let’s embark on this journey together. Ready to unlock your learning potential?
TRAINING COURSE AGENDA:
Phase 1: Preparing for the journey Before we meet in person, you’ll:
Reflect on your current learning habits and challenges.
Explore key concepts in growth mindset and self-directed learning through curated resources.
Join a virtual Kick-off session (1h) to align on goals, expectations, and get a shared understanding of mobility.
Define your own learning objectives and a challenge you want to work on during the training.
Phase 2: The learning journey (7 days) Over an immersive week, you will explore the following:
🗓️ DAY 0
Saturday, July 19th
Arrival of participants is expected on Saturday, July 19th, during the day.
Check Travel Section for more info!
🗓️ DAY 1
Sunday, July 20th
Discovering your learning mindset: Build connections with fellow participants and explore your personal learning experiences. Engage in interactive exercises to reflect on how you learn best and what obstacles might be holding you back.
🗓️ DAY 2
Monday, July 21st
The science of learning: Dive into the neuroscience of learning and discover how memory, focus, and motivation shape our ability to acquire new skills. Learn practical techniques to optimize learning processes.
🗓️ DAY 3
Tuesday, July 22nd
Developing a growth mindset: Understand the power of mindset in shaping our learning journeys. Explore strategies to develop resilience, embrace challenges, and shift from a fixed to a growth-oriented perspective.
🗓️ DAY 4
Wednesday, July 23rd
Creating your own learning strategy: Learn how to set clear learning goals, track progress, and develop habits that support lifelong learning. Experiment with different learning techniques to find what works best for you.
🗓️ DAY 5
Thursday, July 24th
Playful learning & creativity: Discover the role of play, curiosity, and creativity in learning. Engage in interactive workshops using gamification, storytelling, and experiential methods to deepen understanding.
🗓️ DAY 6
Friday, July 25th
Co-creating tools & methods for youth: Work in teams to design practical tools and nonformal education methods that help young people develop learning strategies, understand the neuroscience of learning, and foster a growth mindset. Share insights and refine your ideas through peer feedback.
🗓️ DAY 7
Saturday, July 26th
Finalizing & presenting your learning tools: Present the tools and methods created, receive constructive feedback, and explore strategies for implementation. Wrap up your journey with final reflections, feedback sessions, and peer coaching. Celebrate your learning with a closing ceremony and Youthpass certification!
🗓️ DAY 8
Sunday, July 27th
Departure of participants from the venue.
YOUTH WORKER'S PROFILE
Are you a passionate youth worker, educator, trainer, or active volunteer eager to develop your learning mindset and bring innovative strategies to your work with young people? Then this training is for you!
👤 Age:
18 years old+ (no upper age limit)
👤 Experience:
previous experience in youth field, non-formal education, Erasmus+ Programme is required (recommended minimum 2-3 years experience)
to be active in their sending organisation (staff, volunteer, employer)
👤 Language:
minimum requirement is English Intermediate
ACCOMMODATION - ARCCA STUDENT HOUSING, BUCHAREST
📍Address: Campus Vitan Village, Energeticienilor Boulevard no. 9-11, District 3, Bucharest.
🌐Website: https://arcca.ro/camine-studentesti-private-bucuresti-vitan-village/
🏨 Accommodation conditions:
Accommodation provided:
check-in on July 19th, Saturday
check out on July 27th, Sunday
🏨 Facilities:
Participants will stay in double rooms in a private student campus. Each room has its own bathroom, a small fridge, a microwave.
In the same building you have a special room where you can make a tea in the evening and play some board games.
In front of the building there’s a mini-park where you can stay until late. The space has security and the access is limited only to residents.
A self-service laundry and drying room is available on campus for your convenience. The cost is approximately 4-5 euros per use.
Smoking is forbidden in the rooms and in the common spaces inside the buildings. Smokers can use for smoking the balconies, the terraces, and the spaces outside the buildings.
🧳 What to Bring
🧳 What to Bring
To ensure a comfortable experience, we recommend packing the following personal items: toiletries and cosmetics, flip-flops.
🍽️ Meals & Catering
🍽️ Meals & Catering
Participants will enjoy three meals a day - breakfast, lunch, and dinner - as well as two daily coffee breaks, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to recharge and connect with other participants. All dietary preferences and restrictions, including vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, lactose-free, and gluten-free options, will be accommodated.
TRAVEL AND REIMBURSEMENT RULES
✈️ The best option is to fly to Henri Coandă Airport (OTP).
💸 The maximal international transportation costs that can be reimbursed is up to:
🇧🇬 Bulgaria - 285 EUR using green transportation such as car sharing, bus, train (distance band 100 - 499 km)
🇬🇷 Greece - 309 EUR (distance band 500 - 1999 km)
🇱🇹 Lithuania - 309 EUR (distance band 500 - 1999 km)
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - 309 EUR (distance band 500 - 1999 km)
🇵🇱 Poland - 309 EUR (distance band 500 - 1999 km)
🇪🇸 Spain - 395 EUR (distance band 2000 - 2999 km)
IMPORTANT: Please take great care of your travel documents (tickets, Boarding passes and invoices and fuel receipts in original if you come by car)! We will collect all the physical documents you have during the mobility and fill in together a Reimbursement Form.
IMPORTANT: For participants traveling by green transportation, all subsistence costs - including meals and accommodation en route - will be covered.
TRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORT TO THE ACCOMMODATION
🚍Step 1: Take Express Bus Line #100 from Henri Coanda Bucharest Airport (OTP) to Piața Unirii 2 (Unirii Square):
The bus departs from bus station located directly outside the arrivals terminal. The 100 bus operates 24/7. Every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes during night. The bus ride to Unirii Square takes approximately 40–60 minutes, depending on traffic conditions. The program of the bus can be found at the airport station and online. (https://www.stb.ro/linie?100).
🚍Step 2: Take Bus no. 123 from Piața Unirii 2 (Unirii Square) to Arcca Vitan Village (the venue):
From Piața Unirii 2 station take the bus no. 123 in the direction CET Vitan. You will go down at Energeticienilor station and afterwards walk 3 more minutes to get to the venu: return 50 m, cross the street and continue 100 m more in the opposite direction of the bus.
💸 How to pay for your trip:
Best option! You can buy your ticket from the machine located in the bus station using both cash and card. The cost of one trip is 3 RON (0.60 EUR). This price is the same regardless of how many stations you travel.
You can pay for the trip directly in the bus contactless by using Mastercard or Visa.
🔍 More info about transportation: http://stbsa.ro/eng/index
IMPORTANT: However you choose to pay for your trip, please make sure to buy your ticket because there are high chances for a control❗️
IMPORTANT: We do not cover taxi or private car (such as Uber or Bolt). Also, please keep in mind that we strongly recommend you to avoid cabs from airport.
IMPORTANT: For those who want to explore Bucharest or any other parts of Romania, please consider coming 2 days before the mobility or staying 2 days longer after, on your own expenses.
PREPARATION OF PARTICIPANTS & PRE-ASSIGNMENTS
✨ Intercultural eveningsWe will have traditional evenings during the project through which you will have the chance to represent your country's culture. Unfortunately, we don’t have budget to reimburse you the expenses made for the things that you are bringing, but try to be creative and funny! You can bring typical costumes, food, sweets… everything you find representative that could also fit in your luggage! You can show videos, photos, sing and dance traditional dances from your countries!
✨ Make sure you have a valid heath insurance for the whole duration of the mobility!
ABOUT MONOMYTHS ASSOCIATION (HOST ORGANISATION)
Imagine that you could go back to school, but instead of geometry and spelling, you could learn valuable skills that transform your work and life - like how to handle difficult conversations, solve problems through playful creative methods or build brick by brick your life-project.
We guide young people and qualify youth workers both vocationally and personally, both independent and in cooperation with other experts and mentors, by developing their know-how and methodology on 4 main areas: positive intelligence, talent management, creativity and entrepreneurship education.
During the learning process, the youth workers and youngsters discover that there is more than one path, that with customized training they can gain strength to embrace changes and appreciate small things that make them happy. Ultimately, they become conscious, determined and positive about their journey, and make a positive impact in their community.
Check more info:
🌐 Our website: www.monomyths.ro
🌐 Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/monomyths
🌐 Monomyths Learning - our educational platform https://learning.monomyths.ro/
We guide young people and qualify youth workers both vocationally and personally, both independent and in cooperation with other experts and mentors, by developing their know-how and methodology on 4 main areas: positive intelligence, talent management, creativity and entrepreneurship education.
During the learning process, the youth workers and youngsters discover that there is more than one path, that with customized training they can gain strength to embrace changes and appreciate small things that make them happy. Ultimately, they become conscious, determined and positive about their journey, and make a positive impact in their community.
Check more info:
🌐 Our website: www.monomyths.ro
🌐 Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/monomyths
🌐 Monomyths Learning - our educational platform https://learning.monomyths.ro/
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
The international NGOs making this learning journey possible are:
🇹🇩 Monomyths Association, Romania
🇧🇬 Loesje, Bulgaria
🇬🇷 Dream Team, Greece
🇱🇹 Loud&Clear, Lithuania
🇪🇸 Xano Channel, Spain
🇵🇱 Laja Foundation, Poland
🇨🇿 Petrklíč help, z.s, The Czech Republic
ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME
This project is coordinated by Monomyths Association, Romania, and co-funded through Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission.
So what is ERASMUS+?
Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life. It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The programme also:
supports the European Pillar of Social Rights
implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
develops the European dimension in sport
The outcomes of Erasmus+ are available in reports and compendia of statistics, as well as through the Erasmus+ Projects Platform. This includes most of the initiatives funded by the programme and a selection of good practices and success stories. If you would like to know more about the Erasmus+ Programme, check out the following site.
YOUTHPASS CERTIFICATE
All youth workers attending the training coruse are entitled to receive an international certificate that validates the collection of key-competencies, knowledge and attitudes acquired or improved during the mobility. The Youthpass certificate can be used during the learning process as a self-reflection tool where you explore the following 8 Key competencies:
Facilitating learning
Designing programmes
Managing resources
Collaborating in teams
Communicating meaningfully
Displaying intercultural sensitivity
Networking and advocating
Assessing and evaluating
Being civically engaged
Discover and read more about the Youthpass competences here!
LIFECOMP FRAMEWORK
LifeComp is a European framework that helps young people develop the essential skills to thrive in life - personally, socially, and as lifelong learners. It focuses on managing emotions, staying adaptable, building strong relationships, thinking critically, and continuously improving yourself. These aren’t school subjects but real-life superpowers that help you handle challenges, work with others, and grow into the best version of yourself.
By mastering these skills, you can stay confident in tough situations, communicate better, make smarter decisions, and keep learning without feeling overwhelmed. Whether it’s dealing with stress, working in a team, or staying motivated, LifeComp gives you the tools to navigate life!
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