WHEN DOES THE TRAINING BEGIN AND END?
The training will be held from 8th to 11th of August.
You are welcome to arrive on August 7, to join us for a welcoming dinner at 7 PM on spot.
You can also arrive in the morning of 8th of August before 10 AM.
We start with the sessions at 10:00 AM on August 8. We expect you to be there on time, to co-create a great training atmosphere.
The training ends at 4 PM on August 11.
WHERE IS THE VENUE?
The training will be held in the community yard of MTÜ Lapsed Õue/NGO Kids Outdoors that has a junk playground and an outdoor kindergarten. The address of the place is Kreutzwaldi 15, Tartu.
HOW TO ARRIVE?
1. Arriving by public transport
If you use public transport, take either bus no 6 or no 3.
At the railway station, take bus no 3 from the the stop Raudteejaam.
At the bus terminal and or in the city centre, take bus no 6 (near bus station, there is a stop Soola. The nearest stop to the centre is Kloostri).
You can buy the bus ticket with a bank card from the bus.
The bus takes you to Metsamaja bus stop.
Our venue is right behind the bus stop, on the very same side of the road.
2. Arriving with city bikes and Bolt scooters
All over Tartu city, there are electric bicycles. Using them requires smartphones and an app called Tartu Smart Bike.
You can also use Bolt scooters.
3. Arriving by car
If you come wit a car, there is a parking area right next to Metsamaja bus stop and another just across the road.
If you want to drop off your things first, go to the Waldorf School (Kreutzwaldi 64). You can also park there.
We are supporting car sharing. If you come with a car or need a shared car, you can let us know after the pre-event in August.
There are three options for accommodation:
(1) Staying at the school building (Tartu Waldorfgümnaasium) across the road from the venue, Kreutzwaldi 64.
Two spacious shared rooms will be at your disposal with mattresses, pillows and sleeping bags. Of course, if you prefer, you can also bring your own sleeping bag or blankets and sheets. Please bring a pillow case.
You'll have access to shared showers. Please bring a personal hygiene kit and a towel.
As we want to offer you the best experience possible during this short training, we won’t have breaks long enough for you to return to Waldorf School during the sessions. However, we will make sure you have a private (inc indoors) reflection and resting area at the venue.
(2) Bringing a personal tent or a hammockAt the venue, there is enough space (and shade) for tents and hammocks. Please bring all the equipment yourself.
You'll have access to shared showers in our community house. Please bring a personal hygiene kit and a towel.
(3) Other
If the possibilities are not suitable for you, you can also stay at a friend's place, a hotel or other accommodation establishments in Tartu on your own costs.
However, we'd be really happy if you chose school or tent accommodation, as it gives more possibilities to be with other participants.
WHAT CLOTHES SHOULD I BRING?
Be sure to follow the weather forecast of Tartu.
Take rain- and windproof clothes with you as most of the activities will take place outdoors.
For hands-on junk playground activities please take comfortable clothes that can get soiled and worn out.
Don't forget the swimwear! River Emajõgi is in 10 minutes walking distance: bring your swimwear for a refreshing morning or evening swim. Swimming clothes and towel will also be useful during a sauna evening at the riverside.
A notepad and pen to take notes.
Your personal water bottle.
A small back bag for personal stuff.
Vegan food will be served 3 times a day. Coffee and tea breaks are part of the training.
Before the event, we will ask about the food allergies and preferences. We will do our best to consider everyone’s justified needs.
WHO ARE THE TRAINERS AND ORGANISERS?
Jérôme Fink from Germany. Jérôme has more than 13 years of experience as a playworker in Kolle 37 junkyard playground that is located in Berlin. During the training, Jérôme will give the most practical advice on building and maintaining junkyard playgrounds, he introduces the role of play worker and shares his experiences from Kolle 37. https://www.kolle37.de/
Suzanna Law from the UK. Suzanna is a mobile play worker, adventure playground trainer, and the founder of Pop Up Adventure Play NGO situated in USA/UK. In the training, Suzanna will be introducing the role of playworker. She will talk about free play and game theory and share her knowledge and experience from popup playgrounds. www.popupadventureplay.org
Charlie Moreno-Romero from Colombia is an anthropologist and democratic educational researcher. In the training, Charlie will open up the subject of democratic education and the role that junkyard playgrounds can play in democracy.
Mari-Liis Viirsalu, Liis Kuresoo, Sigrit Rosental, Marta Peebo and Leene Korp from the NGO Kids Outdoors/MTÜ Lapsed Õue are the facilitators and organisers.
Travel and participation costs are covered by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU and are free for you!
Participants will have to buy their tickets in advance and will be reimbursed after the activity. If this arrangement is an obstacle for your participation, please let us know.
The tickets will be reimbursed up to a maximum amount that depends on the country where the travel starts.
To be eligible as a participants, your country of departure and arrival have to be the same.
WHAT ABOUT THE RISKS?
During hands-on sessions you can try out healthy risk taking. You will have a chance to try out real tools. It is advisable to wear protective footwear. We offer working gloves.
We’re sure you are aware of your skills and limits, but make sure to have health insurance in case something should happen.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND OBLIGATIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS
1. Full participation
To receive a full amount of our EU grant (that also covers your free participation), it is important that all the participants will be in the training full time.
You can only cancel due to force majeure e.g. you get very ill.
Otherwise, we might ask for your help to find a person to substitute you, and a partner organisation in your country might be able to help you with this.
2. Green travel
If you are planning to come by car, we later ask you to try to cooperate with other participants to reduce the project’s environmental footprint.
Flying from Latvia or Lithuania will not be an option for this event. Please make sure that you comply with this condition if you apply.
We expect you to fill in a self-assessment questionnaire before and after the training to map the change in knowledge and attitudes and skills.
Every participant needs to fill in a participant's report issued by the EU after returning home from the event.
By applying for the course, you consent to sending us your travel documentation that we need for the final project report.
We expect you to contribute to dissemination activities. This could mean sharing a post of your experience on social media, writing an article for publishing through your organisation or other appropriate channels, giving a presentation or similar activities.
We also kindly ask you to try out junk playground methods in your work and share that experience.
Who can I contact if I have questions?
Please contact us at kolahoov@gmail.com for any questions before the event.