Youth Tools Residencies

Project blog bringing insights into the project Youth Tools Residencies, 2025-1-CZ01-KA153-YOU-000297555, focusing on GEN Z and GEN Alpha realized by Mission: Reconnect with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme.

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Anxiety, loneliness, critical thinking, the impact of algorithms, the manosphere, and the future of work.

These were the key topics of workshops prepared and run by the participants of the second activity of the project Youth Tools Residencies, with the aim of increasing their competencies needed to deliver quality youth activities.

This activity is a continuation of our exploration that we started in January in Czechia within the project ‘Youth TOOLS Residencies‘, 2025-1-CZ01-KA153-YOU-000297555 realized with the support of the Erasmus + Programme. The project focuses on exploring needs, interests of Generation Alpha and Z and reflecting on how we need to change our youth work to be able to meet these interests. and respond issues that these generations are facing.

Thank you to our Macedonian partner, EduArt - Association for education and development of young people for hosting us and partners for support NomadwaysСдружение НИЕ - "Association NIE"CYA.EUInstytut InnowacjiFlourish NGO

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The second activity started!

Roblox, VR, Amazing Generation - just several keywords from the first day of the international activity that we started in Krusevo.

Why? The goal of the activity is to increase the understanding of youth workers on the needs of Generations Alpha and Z, as well as to support the development of their competencies needed to address issues such as radicalisation of youth or eco anxiety.

This activity is a continuation of our exploration that we started in January in Czechia within the project ‘Youth TOOLS Residencies‘, 2025-1-CZ01-KA153-YOU-000297555 realized with the support of the Erasmus + Programme.

Thank you to our Macedonian partner, EduArt - Association for education and development of young people, for hosting us.

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Pozvánka na webinář v českém jazyce týkající se generací Z a Alfa. V rámci projektu Youth Tools Residencies se snažíme lépe pochopit potřeby mladých lidí reprezentující generace Z a Alfa. V rámci projektu Skill Compass se snažíme zlepšit kvalitu kariérového poradenství.

A proto zveme na jeden z webinářů, který se bude dotýkat právě kariérového poradenství pro mladé lidi reprezentující generace Z a Alfa.

Pokud máte zájem, odkaz na registraci: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pxJX-H0hSfOPZtxP8Qo5bA

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Interested in GEN Z & GEN Alpha?

Are you interested in learning about GEN Z & GEN Alpha? Follow us on PADLET: https://padlet.com/olehlovai/youth-tools-residencies-ix4h9o1r2fbdizv

On our board, you can access various materials that we gathered so far, as well as the report from the first international activity that took place in January in Czechia.

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Do you think that generations Z and Alpha are different from other generations? Lazar shares his impressions from the training course organized within the project  ‘Youth TOOLS Residencies‘, 2025-1-CZ01-KA153-YOU-000297555.

What about your attention span? Can you watch this video until the very end?

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Ewa and Petya share their impressions while participating in the first activity of the project ‘Youth TOOLS Residencies‘, 2025-1-CZ01-KA153-YOU-000297555.

During the training course, participants had the opportunity to visit Brno, especially the democratic GEEK school.

What will they take back from this experience?

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Can you discover something new during a project supported by the Erasmus+ Programme? Do you think that intergenerational dialogue is the key?

For Anass and Arayik, the training course ‘Youth TOOLS Residencies‘brought not just an opportunity to discover new tools and meet up with other people but especially to learn about the importance of intergenerational dialogue.

Do you communicate with people representing different generations?

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Can you balance your online and offline persona?  Have you heard about democratic schools?

Iveta is sharing her impressions from the first activity of the project ‘Youth TOOLS Residencies' that 'Mission:Reconnect' organized in January 2026 in Czechia.

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Are we catching up with GEN Z and GEN Alpha?

“Hopefully, yes.” “We need to do more to stay relevant for young people joining our activities.” “We belong to GEN Z and GEN Alpha and know what they need.”

One question and three possible answers. What would be your answers as youth workers, leaders? Can you take a moment and reflect if and how you are following the trends and changes all around?

We took the moment, and in January we met with a group of youth workers and leaders in Czechia to reflect on the needs and interests of GEN Z and GEN Alpha, with the simple goals – to explore if our youth work methods are still relevant or outdated, to discuss the similarities or differences that the representatives of these generations share, as well as to discuss environmental issues that seem to be important for young people belonging to GEN Z.

Moreover, we also visited the school GEEK in Brno and had the opportunity to question our approach towards education and why it is triggering for us when school does not look like it did back in our childhood.

Furthermore, we also took a look at the methods and tools that we use and reflected on things that have changed. Do we use inclusive language? Are we using interactive methods? What are the things that are really outdated?

We did not have clear answers to all the questions that we asked; nevertheless, we got inspiration and a so much-needed moment for reflection.

The activity was realized within the project ‘Youth TOOLS Residencies‘, 2025-1-CZ01-KA153-YOU-000297555 focused on exploring the needs of GEN Z and GEN Alpha and developing the competencies of youth workers to address the needs of young people representing these generations.

The project is realized with the support of the Erasmus + Programme and brings together youth workers from Czechia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, France and North Macedonia.

For any questions, please, contact the coordinator Mission: Reconnect.

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The first training course is DONE

We realised the first training course within our project YOUTH TOOLS RESIDENCIES. And from now on, we will bring you activities and materials that we used during this activity.

If you are curious to know more about what we did. Check out the project PADLET.