Connecting through Science

Connecting through Science
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Info Pack
Info Pack
Dear partners and friends,
we are really happy to inform you that our Youth Exchange “Connecting through Science”
was approved by Dům zahraniční spolupráce and supported by the Erasmus+: Youth in
Action grant.
This Youth Exchange will take place in Lednice, Czech Republic in the week of 24th till 31st
October 2014. Lednice is set in a beautiful environment of South Moravian region in
UNESCO Czech heritage.
This project will connect young people interested not only in science but also in selfeducation, active citizenship and meeting new people from all over Europe. There will eight
persons from the Czech Republic and five persons from following countries: Croatia, Estonia,
Netherlands, Slovakia and Slovenia.
You are reading an Info pack now that will help you with the basic information you will need
during your stay in the Czech Republic.
If you want to take part in this project, the first thing what you have to do is to fill in the
Application form and send it back to us ([email protected]) no later than 20th September
2014. This information will help us to better prepare our project for you to make you happy.
Moreover, you will be chosen according to the information in your Application form by our
EYCB team.
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Connecting through Science
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Please, be aware of the fact that it is compulsory for all participants to have travel insurance
covering the duration of your stay in the Czech Republic, including the days of your arrival
and departure.
If you have any special needs (allergies, diets, disabilities, disadvantages, etc.) let us know,
we need to arrange everything in advance and it might be a problem to solve your special
needs if you don´t tell us about them until you arrive to the Czech Republic.
We will tell you the date you can start buying train, plane or bus tickets to get to the venue of
the project (see the Travel guide). Attention! – we won´t be able to refund any expenses
made before the date we will tell you! Your travel ticket must be issued with arrival and
departure dates on 24th October (arrival) and 31st October (departure).
We kindly ask you to choose the most economical and eco-friendly way of transport (e.g.
student fares, cheap airlines, 2nd class trains, etc.). Also be aware of your travel cost
limitation. We reimburse the travel cost ONLY up to the limit designated for your country.
The best way for cooperation is send us your travel plan before booking for our approval. So,
please, send us your choosing ticket before booking for final confirmation if it´s OK for
reimbursement. We will reimburse only those ticket that will show the currency, dates of your
travel, places you are traveling from/to and your name (or number of passengers). Keep all
your tickets (also from your local buses and trains).
When you have booked your tickets, we need you to send us your travel details (date, hour,
cost, flight number, flight company…) including the additional transport to Břeclav or
Lednice. In case you electronic flight tickets, please send them too. Please, include estimated
time of arrival to Břeclav train station of Lednice bus station.
Please send us your participants list and travel details including copy of your booked flight
ticket or bus/train ticket no later than 10th October 2014!
Each notational team is sending four participants and one group leader, so make sure that you
are sending two boys and three girls or vice versa. The age limit is 18 – 30 years of age. There
is no age limit for the group leader.
Supported by Erasmus+: Youth in Action, Dům zahraniční spolupráce (www.dzs.cz/eu)
Connecting through Science
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The description of this youth exchange:
The Erasmus+: Youth Exchange “Connecting through Science” aims especially at youths who
are interested in the world around them, who are interested in science, who are looking for an
opportunity to experience other European countries and who would like to learn something
about science as well as active citizenship. This project will also encourage participation of
young disadvantaged people (special needs, learning difficulties, socio-economic status or
cultural differences).
The main aims of this youth exchange are the following:
1) to increase mobility opportunities in order to discover new cultures, traditions and lifestyles (learning from others)
2) to improve the level of key competences and skills of young people in order to enable them
to expand their career perspectives (growing as individuals)
3) the presentation of science as a means for developing participants’ abilities and
competences using non-formal and informal educational methods (I am impressed by nature +
learning through game)
The project also aims at the personal development of participants: supporting them in
expressing their own opinion and presenting their own ideas, views and expanding their
mental horizons.
During the six working days of this youth exchange, the participants will work with the
following topics: integration, sharing ideas and experience, bioethics, physical and visual
impairments or disabilities, interactive genetics and active citizenship. All the topics and
activities will lead to developing the key competences and to achieve all the mentioned goals,
methods of non-formal education, improvising the disabilities on ourselves (in order to gain
empathy) and discussion with experts in the field of science will be used.
An important part of this youth exchange is “learning by doing”. Our participants will have
the opportunity to present their own work and action plans, strengthening their self-esteem
through this activity. Moreover, they will have a chance to express themselves in a project
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booklet which will be the summary of the project outcomes, including individual activities,
their main aims, methods and competences that should be improved. There will also be basic
information about the programme Erasmus+: Youth in Action and about organizations taking
part in this project. Furthermore, participants´ posters will be published in the booklet together
with other ideas and initiative of the participating youths.
An overarching aim of this youth exchange is to spread awareness of this project topic among
general public. During our youth exchange we will also have a discussion with the policy
makers of our region, the regional governor Ing. Jaroslav Parolek, who will give us insight
into what is being done by the policy makers on the regional level to support the non-formal
education, science, young scientists and active citizenship.
When this youth exchange is finished, our participants´ competences will have improved and
they will have gained new friends from Europe. The main activity of the project is Poster Fair
where the participants will present their poster in a popular way followed by discussion with
the other participants but also with other invited guests. This activity will take place in the city
of Brno, which is associated with the famous scientists, J. G. Mendel.
Thirty-three participants from six countries will take part in our project, namely: the Czech
Republic, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia and the Netherlands.
Country list and maximum travel costs
Country
Organization
Count people
Croatia
SYNCRO –
Centar za osobni i
profesionalni
razvoj
Seiklejate
Vennaskond
Youth Connectors
STEP – Society
for territorial
progress
Zavod SRC3
Estonia
Netherlands
Slovakia
Slovenia
Travel cost per
group (€)
4 +1
Travel cost
per person
(€)
80
4+1
170
850
4+1
4+1
170
80
850
400
4+1
80
400
400
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Accommodation
You will be accommodated in pension Jordan (http://www.pensionjordan.cz/en/) in rooms for
3-4 persons.
The arrival day is Friday 24th October 2014 and departure will be Friday 31st October 2014.
The contact details of the venue are the following:
Pension Jordán, nám. Malinovského 55, 691 44, Lednice, Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 519 340 285
+420 539 050 753
Fax: +420 537 039 626
GPS: 48°48´3.54´´N, 16°48´6.55´´E
Please, see the Travel guide for your traveling options.
What to prepare / bring
There will be an “intercultural evening” during the project. For this, please bring traditional
meals, candies, drinks, flag or other national symbols and some prospects about your
countries and region. Also you can tell us some interesting things about your country.
The last week of October in the Czech Republic is usually colder, with the temperature about
10-18 degrees Celsius. It might be chilly in the morning, sunny, cloudy or rainy during the
day and again colder at night. The weather can vary, so please do check the weather forecast
for Lednice before you pack your suitcase.
Most of the course will be held indoors, but if the weather is nice, we shall do the activities
outdoors. We recommend you to take some trek shoes, some comfortable clothes for indoors
and also some nice clothes for trip to Brno. We will play games so take some comfortable
shoes and clothes that you will not cry over if you slip on the grass and strain it green. Shoes
or slipper for indoor are recommended.
Take your medication – it is good to take pills from your country (you know yourself the best,
so take with you painkillers, antipyretic, something against cold that works for you).
When you arrive to Prague or Brno or another bigger city, make sure you exchange some
Czech money (Czech crowns – CZK), you can buy some food and drinks on place where the
project is hold. Also you can use ATM or in lot of places pay by credit/debit card.
Supported by Erasmus+: Youth in Action, Dům zahraniční spolupráce (www.dzs.cz/eu)
Connecting through Science
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If you need any help or you have any questions,
don´t be afraid to contact us!
Eva
[email protected]
+420 737 626 858
The mobile number is here only in case you need our help during your journey and for better
communication without Internet connection. For non-urgent communication we prefer to use
e-mail.
See you soon in Lednice!
Your EYCB team! 
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