(Volunteers) Stonecutter - How to set up a youth club

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This Learning Playlist supports you on your way to set up a youth club affiliated with Youth Work Ireland Midlands.
You can learn what is youth work about, which steps you need to consider and how to build up a committee. You will be lead through this step by step and recieve helpful material and check lists to stay on track. 
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You might be wondering why this playlist is called "stonecutter". Check out the short story below and relate it to youth work. What do you think about it?
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If you would like to know more about this platform, the Cities and Regions of Learninf network and OpenBadges, follow this link to another activity that explains all of it. 
This is what you need to know for now to take part in the Stonecutte Learning Playlist: 
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Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

Stonecutter: What is youth work?

Mandatory

10 minutes

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Stonecutter: Steps to setting up a youth club

Mandatory

Unknown duration

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Stonecutter: Tips for effective youth work

Mandatory

15 minutes

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Content

In this activity, we would like to give you sime helpful tips and advice when implementing a youth club. And one of the things that can help you is to have a structure and a plan about what you are going to do. So have this in mind and go through it everytime:
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Sign in / Register
Pay their nightly contribution of €1 / €1.50 / €2 / €2.50 / €3
They are put into group’s
A leader(s) is allocated to each group 
Young people must tell leader when going to shop / toilet etc
Activities begin
Shop is opened  (optional)
Clean up
Return home
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In some situations you might be wondering about how you can connect or communicate in the direct work with young poeple so the following tips can support you in this:
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And now let's think together of ingredients that are needed for a successful programme. Follow this link to a jamboard to add your own ideas. What ingredients would you have on your shopping list?
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This way you can participate in the playlist and the individual activities: 
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Log in (or create a free account if you are using the platform for the first time).
Click on "participate" in the playlist. The playlist is now saved in your account and you can view your progress. 
Look at the individual activities in the playlist. Click on participate to start the activity. Read through the activity and engage with the tasks and learning experiences. You will find all the websites and documents mentioned under 'materials' in the activity.
For each activity you complete, you will receive a digital badge: upload a proof, e.g. a photo or a screenshot, or write your answer to a question in the text field.﻿

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Tips for effective youth work Get this badge

The owner of this badge has completed the tasks required for the Stonecutter: Tips for effective youth work activity which forms a part of the learning playlist “Stonecutter: How to set up a youth club”. The skills, knowledge and attitudes gained and demonstrated through completing these tasks include: 
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Gaining knowledge about effective youth work.
Finding out about what happens in the youth club and what skills are needed to work there.
Reflecting their own definition of effective youth work.
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Completing these tasks means they have successfully worked to gain the Tips for effective youth work badge and are now on their way towards achieving the overall “Stonecutter: How to set up a youth club” badge. 

Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Look at all the information above about the youth club structure, the tips and the ingredients for a successful session in the youth club. What do you think about it? Is anything important to you missing? Did you add an ingredient to the jamboard?
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Tell us about it in the text field or upload a screenshot of the ideas you added to the jamboard. 

Stonecutter: A good committee

Mandatory

10 minutes

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Stonecutter: Committee roles

Mandatory

15 minutes

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Skills

ESCO

#promote local youth work

Activities: 5

Started: 1

Completed playlist: 0

Time to complete: 50 minutes

Organisers

Youth Work Ireland Midlands

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