“Escape to Educate” is an innovative training course exploring the transformative potential of escape rooms in educational settings. Participants will embark on a handson journey delving into the intersection of gaming, problem-solving, and learning. Through engaging workshops, practical exercises, and immersive experiences, educators will discover how to harness the captivating nature of escape rooms to enhance student engagement, critical thinking, and collaborative skills. From designing educational puzzles to integrating escape room concepts into curriculum development, this training equips educators with the tools and insights to unlock new avenues for impactful learning experiences.

Objectives:
• Explore Escape Room Dynamics: Deepen understanding of escape room principles, mechanics, and psychology to effectively translate these elements into engaging educational experiences.
• Integrate Escape Rooms into Youth Workers activities: Learn practical strategies and methods for incorporating escape room concepts and activities into diverse educational contexts.
• Foster Collaborative Learning: Develop facilitation skills topromote teamwork, communication, and problem-solvingamong students through collaborative engagement with escape room challenges.
• Enhance young people engagement and learning outcomes: Identify innovative approaches to enhance young people motivation, curiosity, and learning efficacy through immersive and interactive escape room-based learning experiences.

Project activities: youth worker exchange in Serra da Estrela, Portugal from June 10-18, 2024
Target group: 24 youth workers representing a partner organization
Project programme: Erasmus+
Type: Accreditation
Project coordinator: Romania 🇷🇴
Project members: Latvia 🇱🇻, Greece 🇬🇷, Italy 🇮🇹, Portugal 🇵🇹, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Croatia 🇭🇷, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Spain 🇪🇸

🇪🇺 Project “Escape to Educate” funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.