LC "What's your world" VO 2009
 YOUR WORLDIn 2009 Rotterdam will be the European Youth Capital. From the beginning of 2009, young people will be at the center of attention, have the opportunity to really make things better in their own city and, of course, take part in a whole host of fun and interesting events and activities organized for, by and with young people. YOUR WORLD is the brand name of Rotterdam European Youth Capital in 2009 Rotterdam Rotterdam has been divided into 12 boroughs and one of them is the borough of Hillegersberg Schiebroek. This part of the city is extremely busy with a lot of preparatory work to make 2009 a successful year for young people. This borough has started a panel of young people and they have designed around 24 projects to be carried out in 2009: art and cultural activities, sports activities and they would like to start a project which gives them the possibility to get in touch with other young people from other European cities, with the aim to exchange information about each others world, about each others life. A successful tool and proven concept are the Learning Circles.  Learning Circles and the Global Teenager ProjectA Learning Circle is a highly interactive, project-based partnership among a small number of schools located in different countries. The borough of Hillegersberg Schiebroek (Rotterdam) is looking for schools in other European cities to take part in two Learning Circles, during the period of March, April, May 2009. Therefore the YOUR WORLD educational coordinator, Mastery Education, and Global Teenager Project* join hands. GTP is active in over 32 countries and offers Learning Circles in five languages for over 10 years. Two thematic Learning Circles: “What’s your world”? Primary Education: schools/classes with students, age 10 - 12 years old, facilitated by Mastery Education Secondary Education: schools/classes with students, age 13 - 15 years old, facilitated by GTP Netherlands  When? The Learning Circles start with "Week 1" on Monday March 2nd 2009, The general theme of both Learning Circles is: “What’s your world?" and focuses on living as teenagers in Europe. * The Global Teenager Project is supported by IICD in The Hague and partners with iEARN international. |