Mental Wellbeing

To quote the Beatles famous hit ‘Let it be’, “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be” This song really resonates with me as it’s telling me …

Non-Formal Education in the EU

Last time we spoke about what non-formal education is and why it is both useful and important. This time I want to tell you about how non-formal education is becoming more officially recognised, the ways in which the EU supports non formal education and how you can be involved.  Since non-formal education is so beneficial, varied and more importantly accessible …

Celebrating Midsummer

As we have now been meeting online with RYEurope board, we have noticed many new things about our homes and home countries. Some of us have been sweating with +30 degrees, and some of us have been freezing in the cold rain at the same time, in other side of Europe. We have also got to know different traditions from …

Non-Formal Education

This week I want to talk about non-formal education, what it is, why it is important, why it is useful and what support it receives from the EU.  Before we answer what is non-formal education it might be first easier to answer what is formal education. This is anything where there is a structured programme or curriculum with an assessed …