Skills first, subjects second
The goal of every Euroweek seminar is the same: intensive trainings and workshops that create and enhance multiple intelligences in the participants. The program concentrates on four target skill areas — intellectual, social, communication and leadership abilities — and uses a cross-cultural approach that gives every workshop a much wider perspective than a single classroom could.
What that means in practice depends on the group. A week for primary pupils looks nothing like a weekend for professionals — but both are built from the same toolkit of workshops, games and conversations, adjusted in content, language and pace.
What we train
Intellectual skills
Critical and analytical thinking, problem solving, general knowledge shared through country presentations and themed debates.
Social skills
Teamwork, listening, empathy and cooperation — practised in mixed international groups from the first morning.
Communication skills
English in daily use, presentation techniques, body language, group discussion and public speaking.
Creativity and leadership
Innovation workshops, creative challenges, moving debates and tasks that hand the group over to its participants.
A taste of the program
These are examples of the workshops our Youth Leaders prepare and lead. The final schedule is always tailored to the school's request and the age of the group.
Language and identity
- Goal Setting
- Alphabet Workshop
- Crossword Workshop
- Language Workshop
- Identity Workshop
- Word Story Exam
People and society
- Leadership Workshop
- Stereotype Workshop
- Refugee Workshop
- Rules of Ethics
- Communication and Body Language Workshop
- Personality Test
- Personality Development Workshop
- Peace Workshop
Team and creativity
- Teamwork Workshop
- Creativity and Innovation
- Team Building Games and Energizer
- Moving Debate
- Listening Workshop
- Craft Workshop
- Dream Workshop
- Travel Workshops
World and environment
- Climate Change Workshop
- "Make the World the Safest World for Us"
- Environment Workshops
- Recycling Workshop
Future and career
- CV Writing Workshop
- "Do What Makes You Happy"
Where and how seminars happen
A standard seminar lasts 5, 7 or 10 days — sometimes longer, according to the school's request. Groups live and work in one of the four towns that have hosted Euroweek for decades: Międzygórze, Rozanka, Długopole Zdrój or Długopole Dolne, all in the Kłodzko Valley.
Days are full: morning workshops, afternoon activities and games, cultural evenings prepared by the volunteers, and trips to nearby towns and mountains. Everything runs in English — with other languages appearing naturally depending on who the volunteers are.
For schools that cannot travel to the valley, the program travels instead: two Youth Leaders visit schools anywhere in Poland. You can read the conditions on the Get Involved page.
A multilingual space
English is the common language of every seminar. Depending on the current team of volunteers, participants may also hear — and try — other languages, which have included over the years:
Our students
The program runs for primary school, junior high school and high school students, as well as university students and adults. Each age group gets its own adjusted activities — read more on the Projects page.