International youth program

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The International Youth Program is aimed at young people between 14 and 25 years of age and offers opportunities for self-realization, adventure, social commitment and the development of personal interests. It is not an organization, but is used independently in their work by institutions such as schools, homes, youth groups and companies that have responsibility for young people. The basis for the activity of the participants are the local possibilities that are networked for the program.

In Baden-Württemberg, the program is issued as the Baden-Württemberg youth badge in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the Youth Service Center .

Structure and goals

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , jointly founded in 1956 in the United Kingdom by the German experiential educator Kurt Hahn and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , has developed into national programs in around 60 countries . Boys had access to the program from 1956, girls from 1958.

In Germany in 1996 the sponsoring association Das Internationale Jugendprogramm in Deutschland eV was recognized as a national program publisher by the International Association of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award . This is non-profit and a recognized independent youth welfare agency . Institutions and organizations that want to use the program can obtain a license for this from the sponsoring association .

Based on the pedagogy of Kurt Hahn, the international youth program promotes practical action, social commitment , personal experience in the field of nature and the environment, sporting activities and hobbies. Children and young people are to be trained and encouraged to participate in activities through the program parts Service , Talents , Fitness , Project and Expedition as well as the bronze , silver and gold levels. In addition to the opportunity for practical action, participants are also offered fun, adventure and opportunities to make new friends. Qualifications such as initiative, reliability, ability to work in a team and planning skills should be promoted.

According to the sponsoring association, over 8 million young people from more than 140 countries have taken part in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award program (as of 2019).

In the UK, the award program is well known and 2.4 million UK participants have achieved one of the levels of the award (as of 2016). At UK universities, skills developed by participating in the Awards program may include : This may be taken into account when applying for a study place .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. In: Duke of Edinburgh: Naval officer, family man and tribal icon. BBC, accessed May 26, 2019 .
  2. ^ About the award. In: www.dofe.cz. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 60 years of The Duke Edinburgh's Award. Retrieved on May 26, 2019 (English): "[...] more than 2.4 million recipients in the UK alone [...]"
  4. ^ Tess Reidy: Is the Duke of Edinburgh award really uni application gold? In: The Guardian. September 12, 2015, accessed May 26, 2019 .