Last September, our dear member Liisu decided to get a Mediterranean breeze and leave for a 11-month ESC volunteering experience in Terrassa (Catalunya) with our colleagues from La Vibria. After the first few months, we have asked her to share with us some insights of her life in Spain so far, and the result is … Continue reading “Living in Spain: Culture shocks” | Anna-Liisu’s adventures in Terrassa (PART II)
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Last September, our dear member Liisu decided to get a Mediterranean breeze and leave for a 11-month ESC volunteering experience in Terrassa (Catalunya) with our colleagues from La Vibria. After the first few months, we have asked her to share with us some insights of her life in Spain so far, and the result is … Continue reading Anna-Liisu’s adventures in Terrassa (PART I)
Date: Monday, 30th of January 2023Time: 18:30-19:30Place: Online (you will get the link after registering through the form) Are you 15-19 years old, have you participated in any of our latest local projects (Shokkin Kamp, Literature Club…) and you would like to know how to get involved and participate in other similar activities? Join our … Continue reading Online Shokkin Chit Chat session
Hello! My name is Jaanika, I am 30 years old and I am from Estonia. In the beginning of 2022 I started my long-term ESC volunteering experience in the Netherlands together with the Lava Legato Foundation. It has been a great experience so far, and I expect a lot more to come from it. Before … Continue reading “My ESC adventure in The Netherlands” | Jaanika’s blogpost
Places: 2 participants Venue: Marseille (France) Hosting organization: Bokra Sawa Project Dates: 4th to 10th February 2022 Deadline to send application form: 20th January 2022 Description This project aims to support youth workers in developing their capacity to popularize culture through non-formal education in order to reach and inspire youth. During the seminar, participants will have … Continue reading [CLOSED] Seminar “Popularizing culture through non-formal education” in Marseille (France)
After a way too long pause in our local and international activities, it finally feels like it's time to re-start our shokkiness and continue where we left it: striving for high-quality educational and development opportunities for young people in Estonia. How was the previous year? For sure, 2021 wasn't an easy year. The still ongoing situation made it … Continue reading New membership cycle 2021/22
The 5th (and last!) edition of our Shokkin Kamp took place in a new place for us, EELK Laagrikeskus Talu, in the beginning of December 2019. Participants arrived to the venue in the morning of Saturday 7th and had some time to explore the new territory. There we found many interesting things there such as a … Continue reading Shokkin Kamp: Your Decision to Act! VOL.5 – Review
"Have you ever considered becoming an incredible youth leader? If yes, ‘Lead It like You Mean It’ has to be a ‘must’ project in your to do list! Recently I was lucky enough to become a part of an inspiring and extremely motivating Erasmus+ training course held in Brandbu, Norway by Shokkin Group Norge and Shokkin … Continue reading “Lead it Like You Mean It” – Training Course Experience
Shokkin Group has been very busy in the previous season and after evaluating the year results and putting our plans together, we are ready to start the membership 2019/2020 recruitment for new or recurring members. YAY! How was the previous year? 2019 was a year full of activities. We carried out: 10 member meetings, 1 … Continue reading New Shokkin membership 2019/2020
Our project Critical Escape has been underway now for many months, so let us introduce the rooms that we have created! When we started to brainstorm the topics, we mapped the most common social problems among the youth in Estonia. We involved social workers and youth workers, as well as active members of the community … Continue reading Critical Escape Update: Our rooms!