What is youth work?

The owner of this badge has completed the 2 tasks required for the “What is youth work?” activity which forms a part of the learning playlist “How to set up a youth club”. The skills, knowledge and attitudes gained and demonstrated through completing these tasks include: 
Gaining knowledge about youth work in general.
Finding out about Youth Work Ireland Midlands and what they do.
Reflecting their own definition of youth work.
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Completing these two tasks means they have successfully worked to gain the “What is youth work?” badge and are now on their way towards achieving the overall “How to set up a youth club” badge. 

Você precisa concluir 2 tarefas para receber a patente

Tarefas

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: 2 activity organisers

What means youth work for you? Do you agree with the definition above? Would you like to add something to it? 
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Write your answer in the text field below.
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Task no.2

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Check out the Youth Work Ireland Midlands website or their social media channels. What can you find? Which projects are the most interesting ones for you?
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Write your answer in the text field below or upload screenshots from what you found. 
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Task no.3

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Read this little metaphor: 
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The Stonecutter:
There are days when I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.  Yet at the one hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before. 
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What do you think about it? What does this story mean related to youth work? 
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Atividades

Stonecutter: What is youth work?

(Volunteers) Stonecutter - How to set up a youth club

Organização

Youth Work Ireland Midlands

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