INSPIRATION: Sailing and sail training as a learning environment in youth work
Channel: SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre
Date: 05/12/2022

Input from Sintija Lase about her passion and lifestyle, a sea and sails, that are a great learning opportunity and an inspiring environment for youth work. Direct link to the presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NMQGiIVujwe_Mn1ukFU4tEWMYmg44ypa/view?usp=sharing

The adventure of going into the sea may disclose some treasures in yourself and others you were not aware of. And you may also face challenges that will push your limits to discover your real capacities. It is yet a wonderful opportunity to meet yourself and others as we are when the salty sea water washes all our "social make-up" away. No simulations. Real learning by doing in team. Co-working and co-living with limited resources, space, and immediate impact to our actions. Sometimes scary, yet rewarding experience that everyone should try at least once. What can you learn at and from the sea? What can sail training do for young people that other practices cannot? What are advantages and disadvantages to use sail training when working with youth? How can you become a "sailing youth worker"? What are the opportunities to include sail training in your daily youth work practices? Is sailing a solution to the need of more sustainable travelling? Trainer, project manager and sailor Sintija Lase will try to answer these (and other your) questions by sharing her 10-years long journey into sail training as a method in youth work and belonging to the international sail training community. She will also share some fresh results of a recent Erasmus+ project "WATCH Leaders' for Better Sail Training"