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Status update from the UK

Our team is in advance stages of preparation for Inclusion TV, here is the latest update from the team:

Paul Oxborough - all the equipment is checked, sound, lighting, cameras etc. the van is being serviced and will be picked up on Wednesday ready for an early start on Thursday.

Andrew Ox - looking forward to the drive to Austria and working with the young people on the documentary team with James Stier,

Amy Stables - flight booked to Munich will arrive in Austria in Friday very excited, has been working with Paul to get the equipment ready and packed

James Copson - first time in Austria, very excited and looking forward to managing the blog/reporting team. Flying with Amy into Munich on Friday

James Stier - will be travelling from Denmark driving down to Austria, main responsibility is to make a documentary about the event to be shown on the last day of the project.

Trevor Keough - part of the Momentum team working with Leo and the professionals - Trevor is the link between the professionals and the young people's technical team. 

See you in Austria. Get some sleep now as there will no time for rest when we arrive!

 

Inclusion TV Sheffield

 

In April 2012, Momentum held a 3 day inclusion conference in Sheffield. It was attended by youth workers and a variety of organisation members. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However this wasn’t your average conference, this was the first Inclusion TV project.

Inclusion TV uses a series of discussions, exercises and learning which takes place in a television studio setting. 

The cameras and equipment are fully operated by young people who are taught in a matter of hours how to use the equipment. Last year this role was undertaken by students from mainstream education as well as students from special schools.
 

The atmosphere created was incredible, for both the young people and conference attendees. The young people were given the opportunity to share their learning with the youth workers whilst the conference was informative, creative and hands on.

I believe all parties took a lot from the conference and I strongly believe the same experience will be created in Austria. 

The Inclusion TV blog

Here at Momentum we would like the week to be fun and interactive. Therefore we would like to invite each and everyone of the participants to contribute to the Inclusion TV blog.

This blog will be running through the whole week and we hope that participants will continue to add and create posts throughout the week.

Below are some step by step instructions on how to create a post on Blogger. 

 

The address for the blog is:
 www.itvaustria.blogspot.com 
 

Instructions on how to post

Those that are interested in blogging must create or own a Gmail account. Once you have done this email amy@momentumworld.org from this account. You will receive your confirmation email and away you go.

Once you have competed signing in at www.blogger.com you need to click on the Inclusion TV blog.

In the top left corner of the screen there is a orange box which say ‘New Post’. Click on this box to begin adding your own thoughts to the blog.

There is a box at the top of the screen where you can add a title for you blog and the text goes underneath, the layout is like that of a word document.

Once your happy with your post you can click ‘Publish’ or ‘Save’ to continue working on it later.

There is also a Blogger app available through the App store (for Apple) and Google Play (for Android). Through this you can sign in using your email address and create posts throughout the course.

There will be lots of help available if anyone is having difficultly creating a post. Feel free to drop through an email if you would like to discuss this before the course at amy@momentumworld.org 

Information about Austria

Austria is a federal republic and a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in East Central Europe. 

It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakiato the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. 

The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft).

The majority of the population speak local Bavarian dialects of German as their native language and German in its standard form is the country's official language.

Other local official languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

Meet the Momentum team in Austria

Operations Director

Trevor Keough

Hello. I am Trevor Keough and I am the Operations Director for Momentum responsible for all logistic, planning and financial matters as well as being involved in training and facilitation. I enjoy our work with Momentum, making a difference in young people’s lives. I want to do more of this and help to build a successful social enterprise, growing and providing employment for others.My other interests are my family, hill walking, rugby, golf, travel and current affairs.

Creative Director 

Paul Oxborough

Since the age of 17 I have worked as a trained Youth & Community worker, I professionally qualified in 1992. Since then I have used innovation and technology to push the boundaries in my youth work in order to make projects educational, empowering and inclusive. I set up a successful film training company in 2000 and I am a founding Director of Momentum. My work has allowed me to travel the world and meet some inspirational characters along the way. I am married with two teenage girls and I enjoy reading, motorbikes, running and new gadgets.

Creative Assistant

Amy Stables

I first worked with Momentum in 2007 when I was studying for my A-levels. Unsure what interest to pursue at University, Momentum gave me the opportunity to develop my film making skills through working on international projects. This is where my love for filmmaking grew. Now, having completed my degree in Film and Television production. I am back working for Momentum, on projects which benefit young people like myself. I am an example of how Momentum work with young people long term and help provide an array of opportunities. I have a passion for the outdoors, traveling and photography.

We will post further blogs later in the week sharing information about the volunteers and other staff working to make this project incredible.

We are Momentum

About Momentum

Momentum is a not-for-profit social enterprise, founded in 2008 and registered in England as a Community Interest Company limited by guarantee.

Our vision is that education should enable everyone to develop to their full potential, contribute to a more inclusive society, and build a sustainable future. Our mission is to enhance the career prospects of young people. We achieve this through a wide range of personal development and leadership programmes, and international projects. We aim to complement formal education provision and we work in partnership with schools and other educational organizations in the UK and many other countries. We place particular emphasis on enterprise, inclusion and the use of film and media as a tool for education.

Our aims are:

·         To inspire young people to expand their horizons and aspirations, deal successfully with transitions, and become ready for the world of work.

·         To increase young people’s understanding of global issues.

·         To encourage participation in social enterprise and community action projects (local, national and international).

·         To cultivate an international network of motivated young people.

·         To recognise, value and celebrate young people’s positive contributions to society.

·         To add value to formal (school / university) education provision.

·         To promote intercultural understanding.

Momentum offers:

·         Film and media training for young people

·         Film based documentary and heritage projects for schools.

·         Staff training for teachers on creative use of video to support learning.

·         Long term extracurricular social enterprise / community action projects for secondary schools.

·         Student leadership development courses.

·         Organisation of international projects, visits, exchanges and volunteering opportunities.

·         International training courses for school / youth group project leaders.

·         Professionalism and career skills workshops for sixth form and university students.

·         International leadership courses for young adults.

·         International consultancy (specialist strategic, project and events expertise for the education and youth sectors).

Momentum’s philosophy and approach

Momentum prides itself on developing programmes which are relevant and appropriate to the requirements of our clients and stakeholders, so this proposal is intended as a starting point: as already mentioned, it can be developed and evolved further if Youth United consider that additional inputs or different approaches would improve the programme.

In all our work, engaging young people, and the staff supporting them, is they key to developing a successful project. Our approach is based on:

·         Four cornerstones – education, empowerment, equal opportunity and participation.

·         Partnerships focused on supporting, developing and rewarding young people.

·         Longer term engagement, not one-off activities – building in follow-on opportunities      to every project.

·         A mixture of challenge and fun; effort rewarded with further opportunity.

·         Use of technology, creativity and innovation as tools for learning

·         Encouraging innovation by our staff, particularly in use of film and media.

·         Inclusion, intercultural learning and intergenerational dialogue.

We work across both the formal and non-formal education sectors. In all cases, we promote a youth and community work approach in empowering the young people and staff we work with. We believe that non-formal learning is an essential part of youth development, alongside school or university education. We especially believe that young people should be given opportunities for international experiences (including international events in their own country) whenever possible, because these can dramatically accelerate the personal development process.

We try to ensure that there are tangible outcomes for any client or beneficiary organisation, in terms of pilot projects or new, concrete examples of young people participating in a meaningful way. Every project or training programme should have something to showcase as a result.

We expect participants to take their learning seriously, and to maximise the experiences they go through, e.g. by getting opportunities to present their learning or practical work to each other, to their families, teachers and peers, or to project sponsors: it is important that they gain recognition for the role they have played in the project.

We promote mutual benefit: we believe that every individual has something to offer as well as something to learn. Sharing and developing expertise is not a one-way process – everyone involved in a project should learn from each other.

Further information

For more information about Momentum, including past experience and current projects, please visit www.momentumworld.org

Email: paul@momentumworld.org
Twitter: @momentumlive
Facebook: www.facebook.com/momentumlive

Build up work and planning

In England, Spain, Germany and Austria a team of people are planning an amazing event...

Welcome to Inclusion TV. Next week it begins. This blog will be the please to be to find out information about the project. Pass on the address:

http://itvAustria.blogspot.com

We go live tonight start passing on the above address 

Paul x

This Blog Will Go Live 28/8/2013

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