To celebrate the final day, we organised a Easter Eggs Hunting activity. Even the Swedish group which had to leave a little bit earlier, hunted eggs in the train to London. Finally, all participants left Kingswood and made their way back home.  

On the sixth day, participants took place in many group activities, where team work, problem solving were keys. In the morning, while some took part in a Buggy build race, the other did some abseiling activities. For the first activity, they used a variety of equipment (wooden spars, polythene barrels, ropes etc) and worked together to design, build and drive …

On the fifth day, we all cleared up and got ready to move to Doncaster. After a tasty fish and chips, participants travelled to Kingswood Dearne Valley. In the evening, we organised a fashion show using recycling material. It was a fun night! (pictures uploading)

On the fourth day we were all lucky to have two workshops ran by Brazilian and the UK groups. ACER Brazil use football as a non-formal education every day; and this is why they brought their expertise in football to this youth exchange. After a lunch prepared by the Swedish group, we all headed to a Cricket workshop organised by …

On the third day, the Swedish group ran a drama workshop; Participants learnt a lot as well as having fun. After a delicious lunch prepared by the Brazilian, all the participants headed to York centre for a cultural visit and some free time. York is a historic walled city with a rich cultural heritage and a cathedral which history date …

The Youth Exchange really started on the second day, with some team-building activities. Dividing into groups with participants from different countries, they for example had to produce the most accurate map of the world. There were some interesting creations! In the afternoon, the Australian participants organised a workshop during which they taught the other participants, their main expertise: circus. Participants …

After a long journey for some of the groups, all the participants finally arrived in the UK where they all met each other. They were welcomed with a buffet dinner prepared by our partner Vale of York.   Really excited for the start of our National Treasures #YouthExchange in the UK. Pleased to welcome participants from @acerbrasil, @_IFALL (Sweden) & …

Great News! The National Treasures heat again the media thanks to the great work from Westside Circus. They invited ABC Melbourne to see the show and speak about the project… and they did! They published a video on their Facebook account followed by 100.000 people; and also on their website. Read the article via: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/national-treasures-program-sees-teens-share-culture-and-skills/9175094    

It’s difficult to believe how fast this week has gone! An incredible week.   So the project ended with the presentation of each participant’s Youth Pass and an evaluation meeting, before each group started their journey back home. A Big thank you to Westide Circus for the amazing organisation of this Youth Exchange; and to the participants for being so …

The seventh day was the big day as at the end of the day, participants had to perform in front of a real audience. But first the day started with an initiation to Australian Football. The workshop was well run by the Australian Football League (AFL)… We’ve learnt a lot! Then participants headed to Westside Circus headquarter in order to …