My practical placement

One and a half month ago I started my practical placement in a youth house in Varissuo. The youth house is about 10 minutes away from where I live. It is a place for young people to meet others and spend time together. The youngster’s ages range from 6 to 24 years. These youngsters all have different backgrounds and therefore it is very interesting to work with them as everyone has his or her own character. The younger children would spend their afternoon at the youth house and play games, do their homework or handcrafts there. They are also given the opportunity to play with others. Most of the children are quite active but really nice. I had also been able to talk to some of them in English but sometimes they did not understand anything and as a result I tried to get into contact with them via body language which was working quite well.

After 4 pm the elderly youngsters are coming to spend their leisure time at the youth house. They are offered to play pole, table tennis, board games, any kind of handcrafts or just talk to each other. Moreover, there are some events being organised every now and then, for example a pole playing competition, a disco night, … In addition, the youngsters can also play football during some times of the week.

I have done some wall paintings and some finnish backing so far which you can see on the pictures below . We painted the walls to make the building look more accessible for youngsters and more colourful.

Furthermore, I participated in the events we have had so far and tried to get into contact with the youngsters. There are some board games and a lot of materials for doing handcrafts.

Paintings on the wall

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