Be Happy, Be a Polyglot – An Erasmus+ youth exchange in Macedonia

The project “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot” is a mobility of young people - youth exchange, hosted by CET PLATFORMA Skopje in Krushevo, N. Macedonia that brings together 37 young people and youth leaders from N. Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania and Spain.

LANGUAGE LEARNING

Promoting the importance and benefits of learning new languages by exploring the similarities and differences between 3 Slavic and 3 Romance languages.

COOPERATION

Exchanging good practices, experiences and competencies between 37 young people and youth leaders by using experiential, non-formal and peer-to-peer learning.

INTERCULTURAL LEARNING

Fostering mutual understanding, intercultural learning and cooperation between participants from different cultures and backgrounds by allowing them to live and work together for 7 days.

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People of #BEEPbyCET

The beautiful humans and amazing participants of #BEEPbyCET who have made this Erasmus+ Youth exchange in Krushevo, N. Macedonia a BIG success and an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

Planning follow-up activities, learning about Youthpass and final evaluation of the youth exchange

The last session of the youth exchange “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot” started with an emotional energizer where the group shared what they liked, disliked and what they were taking home from the project and Krushevo. After that, it was time to plan the follow-up phase of the project which will consist of local activities…

Time to put the gained knowledge into practice! Workshop in Krushevo’s high school about importance of learning languages and Erasmus+ programme

On the last day of our youth exchange “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot”, we went from the breakfast directly to the local high school “Naum Naumovski Borče” in Krushevo where we were meeting the students after their big break. After…

Planning and presenting ideas for future Erasmus+ projects

In the afternoon session of Day 5, the participants became the facilitators. The task was to brainstorm ideas and plan our own Erasmus+ project. We had a lot of fun, but it was a challenging task. The aim was to observe and practice the process of developing a project idea and to think about the…

Learning about Erasmus+ programme and final preparations for workshop in a local high school

Like the previous days, the 5th day of our youth exchange “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot” began with a fresh and engaging energizer. After “Romeo and Juliet,” we split up into the teams we had established the evening before to complete the last-minute preparations for the workshop that would take place the next day at…

Creating visibility materials and preparing for workshop with highschool students

The afternoon session of Day 4 of #BEEPbyCET began with an energizer proposed by a mate of the project, Stefana, which consisted of creating a circle and passing a ball with our feet without touching the floor. After this energizer, we presented yesterday’s task in which we went to the city to exchange a pen…

Discussing and dramatizing the importance of knowing a foreign language

To start day 4 of our youth exchange “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot”, we have done all the playful punishments accumulated from yesterdays such as giving hugs, singing or doing push-ups and squats. In addition, we have reflected together on the importance of learning and knowing language and the difference between dialects that exist in…

Let’s speak Italian and Romanian

The afternoon sessions of #BEEPbyCET continued with exploring the Romance languages, this time the Italian and the Romanian language. Both of the workshops held by the Italian and Romanian groups were full of interesting activities, useful words and funny tongue twisters. The Romanian tongue twisters and pronunciation were a bit difficult for most people, but…

Nosotras hablamos español! Learning Spanish and trading with the locals

Today we started with the learning of the Spanish language which is the first of the Romance languages in the project that we will explore today. Of course, before starting the Spanish workshop, we did a fun energizer that woke us up and prepared us for the day. First, the Spanish team has presented some…

Learning and practicing the Serbian and Bulgarian language

In the afternoon, after lunch, we started again with language learning activities in the Serbian and Bulgarian languages. Each national team, before starting their workshops, introduced a new energizer. The first team has been the Serbians who started their workshop with an energizer that had a goal not to laugh when the person in the…

Let’s learn a new language – Macedonian is first on the menu!

The morning of the second day of “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot” started with a competitive energizer of the knight protecting the princess from the mighty dragon. This led us energized into the first-morning session that was dedicated to planning and preparing for the next two days of activities. The aim was to organize workshops…

Building the team spirit and presenting partner organizations

The afternoon sessions started with a team-building activity by trying to finish an ‘Impossible mission’. The mission was to work together as a group in order to complete 18 creative and demanding challenges that the whole group had to complete together in just one hour. The mission was successfully completed which taught the participants to…

Getting-to-know each other and first introductions

We are super excited to start with the activities of our Erasmus+ youth exchange “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot” in Krushevo after the long trips of the participants to Macedonia. The morning sessions of the first day were all about getting to know each other, learning our names, sharing about our backgrounds, experiences and countries.…

Let’s kick start the new adventure called “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot”

We have started with the implementation of the youth exchange “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot” in #Krushevo that from the 1st to 8th of November 2022 brings together young people and youth leaders from Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain and Romania. The main aim of the project is to bring together 37 young people and…

Everything is ready for the start of the youth exchange”Be Happy, Be a Polyglot”!

We are days away from the start of the implementation of the youth exchange “Be Happy, Be a Polyglot” in #Krushevo that from the 1st to 8th of November 2022 will bring together 37 young people and youth leaders from Macedonia, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain and 🇷🇴 Romania. The main aim of…