Nowadays there is pretty much infinite number of activities one can devote himself to. This is, apparently, part of the reason why it is so complicated for a person, no matter of the age group, to make a choice what exactly to be engaged in. The second half of the issue is very likely hidden in the lack of non-formal education that, to some extent, is capable of providing much more valuable information than traditional way does. Sadly, modern schools are more orientated around technical, therefore practical, side of our existence and tend to ignore the others. As a result, we have dozens of youngsters who have no clue about themselves, their own interests and possibilities. They encounter difficulties in choosing life path that suits them the best and, most usually, just follow someone else’s. It is the point where self-realization dies.
In this project we are going to introduce and reinforce the idea “multiple intelligences” provided by American developmental psychologist Howard Gardner. He claimed that our intelligence, the ability to understand the world around us, is complex and cannot be measured with an IQ. For someone it is easy to understand how a tree grows, but almost impossible to get clear realization of a random musical instrument and make it function. Same goes for people who are successful in music but decelerating at sports. A single IQ test is purely based on mathematical and logical way of thinking, which is only one out of eight presented in Gardner’s theory.
Our goal is to help young people discover themselves. To make them understand that human beings are all unique, and that we are not some kind of machines to be identical in everything. This seems even more relevant for people with fewer opportunities and disadvantages, who are usually blindly labeled by the society. This project will show the way for those, who are lost, by introducing a completely different way of assessment one’s personality and potential.
Coordinator Organization: VšĮ Inceptus (Litvanya)
Partners:
- Yasar Universitesi (Turkey)
- Mladinski Senat Strumica (Macedonia)
- Asociatia Dezvoltarii Tinerilor Romani Europeni (Romania)
- Majami, O.Z. (Slovakia)
- Adefis Juventud Internacional (Spain)
- Fundacja Sempre A Frente (Poland)
- Mittetulundusühing Youth Senate Tallinn (Estonia)
- Câmara Municipal De Pinhel (Portugal)
Program: KA1 Youth Exchange
Start Date: September 27th, 2015
End Date: October 5th, 2015