CoMuSYc aims to play an active role in fighting again the risk for social exclusion, providing tools and strategies for keeping open the lines of dialogue with marginalized youth, helping them in expressing their fears, and valorizing their key competencies and skills in an open Europe. The use of creativity will allow these young people to become active members of a democratic Europe, supporting them in rethinking their possibilities to find new opportunities in the labour market.
Objective
The core innovation of CoMuSYc resides in its idea of creating a series of learning access points in everyday experience, where individuals will be put in the condition of expressing their ideas with imaginative, structured nf/if cultural and artistic learning.
CoMuSYc seeks to develop Project Results that support the creation of new pathways to initial vocational education and social integration. By fully utilizing peer mentors aged 18-30 as motivators (active involvement of target groups in project tools design and development), the CoMuSYc approach combines these elements to bring ‘back’ into learning and engaging marginalized youth and support their social and economic integration. The CoMuSYc approach places the key competencies, especially soft skills, of the European Reference Framework for Lifelong Learning (ERF) at its heart, and equips the trainers and tutors that support young people with adaptable and effective tools.
Results
The Comusyc partnership aims to develop an “integrated” approach, joining the efforts of 7 organizations from 5 countries that have different profiles and backgrounds and a common proven track record of supporting young people (including NEETs) into active citizenship and participation. A similar multiplicity of focuses and ranges of action will guarantee an advantageous sharing of experiences and expertise, creating a consortium able to develop transnational methodologies for the valorization of informal learning approaches to address social exclusion.
Toolkit: it has been realized with the aim to present a series of strategies on how to use music and the arts to deal and cope with the most common problems, difficult and frustrating situations, that youngsters 18-30 years of age face in their everyday lives. These strategies are intended to be resources for individuals to be applied autonomously, as well as in formal and informal settings under the leadership of a professional.
To see the online version of the toolkit click here, or read the PDF version by clicking here.
Newsletters: the purpose of the CoMuSYc newsletters is to provide updates on the evolution of the project. Therefore, through these half-yearly publications, it is possible to have a precise overview of the project, its activities, and its relevance.
Newsletter #1 – June 2022
Newsletter #2 – February 2023
Newsletter #3 – June 2023
E-manual: it was designed as a comprehensive guide to using art as a means to support young people with communication difficulties, self-confidence issues, and cognitive and emotional difficulties. Therefore, with the use of art-based activities, this manual offers a variety of practical tools and strategies to aid young people facing these challenges. The activities provided in this manual are crafted to be versatile and applicable for use with various individuals and groups.
To see the online version of the E-manual or upload the pdf click here.
Impact Guide: it gives an overview of the project, the organisations involved, the structure of the project, the instances developed to achieve its goals, and the project outcomes.
You can learn more about the CoMuSYc Impact Guide by clicking here.
Useful links
Project Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/COMUSYC
Project Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/comusyc/
Project website: https://www.comusyc.eu/