YWIS – Youth work in schools
School-based youth work is becoming international
The aim is to define the role and opportunities of youth work in schools. Another aim is to incorporate informal education opportunities to formal education and to integrate the objectives of youth work and curricula.
European wide co-operation developing youth work in schools.
Project implementation
Activities
YWIS consists of four work packages: Project management, Best practices of local networks, Mixing and testing best practices and Arranging learning and teaching activities. YWIS organises transnational meetings, workshops and training, and publishes materials and reviews concerning youth work in schools for international use. Moreover, each partner establishes local collaboration and disseminates the results through national networks.
Project results
After YWIS youth work in schools is better identified in partner organisations and regions. Cooperation between schools and youth work organisations is established to facilitate and develop young people’s informal education. Youth work is better integrated into school curricula and practices. Youth workers’ competence has strengthened and new contents have been introduced to carry out youth work in schools.
Topical in YWIS!
The English manual, YWIS book, is published!
Pilots have started in Mikkeli and Vantaa in Finland and in other countries, too.
In March 2025, an English-language training package of School youth work (live) in Mikkeli.
More information to come!
At the end of the project, you can study the themes of school youth work in our online courses.
You can become a pilot by contacting the project manager!
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YWIS book
European Perspectives and Good Practices on
Youth Work in Schools and Educational Institutions
Inspiration and Approaches for Youth Workers
Learning course in Mikkeli in March 2025
The aim is to define the role and opportunities of youth work in schools. Another aim is to incorporate informal education opportunities to formal education and to integrate the objectives of youth work and curricula. YWIS further increases the quality of youth work through four themes:
- Sustainable development.
- Democracy education.
- Student wellbeing work.
- Strengthening the sense of community.
Facts
Marita Mattila
Project manager
marita.mattila@xamk.fi
+358 50 312 5094
Saila Heiskanen
RDI-specialist
saila.heiskanen@xamk.fi
+358 50 448 8080
Veronica Hellström
RDI-specialist
veronica.hellstrom@xamk.fi
+358 50 337 0209
YWIS – Youth work in schools
Info
Budget
Project partners
Juvenia youth Research and Development Center is co-operating with
Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo (Portugal),
Panepistimio Thessalias (Greece) and
Saaremaa Noorsootöö Keskus (Estonia)
