Call for Training Course Impro(ve) Yourself
13 – 20 November 2025 (including travel days)
Lithuania
About the project
“IMPRO(ve) Yourself” is an 8-day Erasmus+ training course that brings together 24 youth workers from 8 countries to explore how improvisational theatre, experiential learning, and creativity development can empower youth work.
The Erasmus+ training course IMPRO(ve) Yourself will take place in Lithuania, about 40 km from Vilnius and is designed for youth workers who want to strengthen creativity in their work. The project is built on Guy Claxton’s theory of five creative habits – Collaborative, Inquisitive, Persistent, Imaginative and Disciplined – and uses the dynamic methods of improvisational theatre to explore them in practice. Participants will experience how collaboration, curiosity, resilience, imagination and discipline can be fostered through non-formal education and how these skills can be meaningfully applied in youth work as well as in everyday life.
Through IMPRO(ve) Yourself, participants will strengthen their ability to foster creativity in young people, learn to use improvisation as a powerful educational method, and develop their own resilience, teamwork and problem-solving skills. At the same time, they will broaden their international network and exchange good practices with colleagues from different countries.
Involved countries
Lithuania, Greece, Czech Republic, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Georgia
The venue & accommodation
Accommodation
We’re going to stay in a very welcoming place called “Keliautojų namai“ (Travellers Home) located in beautiful area of Trakai (around 40 km away from Vilnius). Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms with 2–5 people per room, grouped according to gender.
Each room will be equipped with basic furniture (beds, bedding, towels, storage space).
Important information
Throughout the week, all meals will follow a vegetarian/vegan diet. We will also accommodate any allergies. This practice is part of our training sessions and reflects our commitment to sustainability.
Friendly and Safe Environment. Our training course is an alcohol-free space. We want to create an atmosphere of clarity, focus, and mutual respect, where all participants can feel safe, supported, and fully engaged.
Weather
Average highs around 4–5 °C, lows around 0 °C Weather feels cold, damp, and windy, warm clothes, waterproof layers, and sturdy shoes are recommended.
The eligible participants
There will be 3 participants per country
The participants:
- are aged 18+
- Czech citizen or resident
- have at least basic level of English
- A youth worker, educator, youth leader, youth policy representative, or
volunteer actively working with young people. - Interested in developing creativity and flexible thinking, looking for new
ways to empower young people.
Financial conditions
Accommodation, food and all materials at the project will be covered by the Erasmus+ programme. The travel costs for the Czech participants will be covered within the limit of 309 EUR.
Plase note that in case you are selected for the project, you will be asked to pay a membership fee of 900 CZK (or 35 EUR for payments from abroad) – we will use this contribution to cover the compensation for the trip coordinator, the costs of materials and preparation, and the complete support of the participants before, during and after the trip. Instructions for paying the membership fee will be sent to you by e-mail, along with instructions to confirm participation and other steps.
The membership fee also ensures your membership in the Youth Progress organization, free entry to all local activities and is paid annually – if you decide to go on another project with us this calendar year, you will not have to pay it again.
Your participation in the project is fully financed by the ERASMUS+ program. However, the program does not reimburse us, the sending organization, so thank you for helping us continue to provide these great opportunities to young people. 
* In case of cancellation of participation by the participant, the contribution is non-refundable.
** In case of cancellation of the project by the organizers or due to force majeure, the contribution will be refunded to the participant’s account.
*** The membership fee may be waived in exceptional cases, e.g. if the participant faces a financial disadvantage, which will be evaluated individually by the sending organization.