CoL Virtual Exchange: Tackling mental health (Youth Goal #5)

Thursday, March 21, 2024 17:00 - 18:30

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CoL Virtual Exchange: Tackling mental health (Youth Goal #5)

Thursday, March 21, 2024 17:00 - 18:30

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Welcome to the Cities of Learning Network’s Virtual Exchanges, an opportunity for young people from all Cities, Regions and Islands of Learning to connect, exchange, have fun and learn together!
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This exchange, called Tackling mental health (Youth Goal #5), has the goal to connect young people coming from several cities, regions and islands of learning, in order to learn about the 11 European Youth Goals and specifically about goal #5: Mental Health & Wellbeing, and then to share experiences and insights on the topic, and to discover how to better nurture one’s own mental health and wellbeing on a daily basis.
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To help us delve into this topic, we’ll be joined by Blaž Kavčič, a young entrepreneur, volunteer and mindfulness coach from Ljubljana City of Learning (Slovenia), who will be co-facilitating the exchange and guide us through this journey of discovery.
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If you’re curious to get to know Blaž a bit better, we interviewed him last year on episode 2 of our Future Learning Podcast: check it out here!
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Together, we will:
learn about the 11 European Youth Goals and especially #5: Mental Health & Wellbeing
discover some mental health practices that can be beneficial in our daily lives
learn about and practice mindfulness
share experiences and insights on the topic
explore digital Open Badges for learning recognition
have fun and meet people coming from different European countries
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The Virtual Exchange will start at 17:00 CET on Zoom and it will last approximately 1h30.
This activity is aimed at young people aged 16-30 coming from any of the Cities, Regions and Islands of Learning.
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To participate, register HERE﻿
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Find out more about Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges:
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I have participated in the Virtual Exchange “Tackling mental health (Youth Goal #5)” organised and implemented by the Cities and Regions of Learning Network in the framework of a series of activities carried out for promoting engagement of young people throughout the cities, regions and islands of learning across Europe.
To earn this badge, I have completed at least 2 out of the 3 badge tasks, the evidence of which has been verified by the facilitators of the Virtual Exchange.
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In this meeting, co-facilitated by young expert Blaž Kavčič from Slovenia and aimed at delving deeper into the topic of mental health and wellbeing, participants have:
developed their digital competences
learned about the 11 European Youth Goals and especially #5: Mental Health & Wellbeing
discovered some mental health practices that can be beneficial in their daily lives
learned about and practiced mindfulness
shared experiences and insights on the topic
learned about the Cities and Regions of Learning Network
learned about digital Open Badges for learning recognition
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The Virtual Exchange took place online on March 21st 2024, from 17:00 to 18:30 CET.
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This activity is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

You have to finish 2 tasks to get the badge

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Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Watch this video where Simon Sinek, author of the book "Start with why", explains the golden circle theory:
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Now explain your Why, How and What related to one of your passions/projects/purposes…

Task no.2

Evidence verified by: self-approved

Go for a walk and do the 5-4-3-2-1 mindfulness exercise (5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell and 1 thing you can taste).
Now write down what you saw, touched, heard, smelled and tasted.
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This task is for reflection and is self-approved.

Task no.3

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Practice your Mental Health ABC, and especially the A: Ask.
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Write at least 3 OE (Open Ended) questions and 3 I-statements for the following scenario:
It’s the middle of the summer and you notice your friend suddenly wearing a hoodie.
You’ve noticed a Gillette a week earlier, while visiting him.
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Open Ended questions are questions that don't have a yes/no answer: "How are you feeling?", instead of: "Are you ok?"
I-statements focus on your personal feelings and experiences: "I've noticed that...", rather than: "You look sad."

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Time to complete: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Network of Cities and Regions of Learning

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