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Foster Care Organisation
European Conference

8.-11. August 2002
Tampere Finland


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YOUTH PROGRAM

Thursday, August 8th

14:00 Reception opens, you're all VERY welcome!
LET'S HAVE FUN!

18.00 WARM UP: WELCOMING PARTY FOR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS Location: Hall ¹
- Listening to drum rythms
- Getting to know each other and splitting into multinational groups
- Getting to know your OWN group
- Preparing to present ourselves "the youth programme" at the GET-TOGETHER party

18.45 Youth says "hi" at the GET-TOGETHER PARTY Yee!¹

Friday, August 9th

9.00 FRIDAY SOURCE
Location: Studio ¹
- Warm up and information over today's activites
- Music: Alex street band J
- Theater group Villa Artes performs
- Videos
- Message from the IFCO board

10:30 BREAK
(beverages, cookies etc. available at the lobby)

11:00 WILLA ARTES musical performance (about 1h)
- Finnish foster home presents its theatrical skills

12.30 LUNCH

14:00 ADVENTURE TRIP TO AN ISLAND OF VIIKIN ! ¹
- All hop an a ferry o, departure from the harbour, ask details from youth programme staff

ISLAND PROGRAM:
- Games and playful competitions
- Go out in search of adventure in international groups
- A chance to find out what does "löyly" for the heat in Finnish Saunas… æ
- Swimming in the lake (with or without sauna!)
- Barbecue: "sausage a' la grill"
- Music, music, music

17:30 "Kick off for La Murca Festifal!"
- An exciting kick off for Friday's workshop to all of you interested in bringing forth the voice of young people in care through music and drama in the closing ceremony
- Includes e.g., drumming and drama in Latin American rhythm and spirits (!)

19:30 Reunion with adults: FINNISH EVENING ON THE ISLAND CONTINUES
- Dancing
- Mingling and socialising
- Barbegue dinner
- Ball games and other fun
- Boating on the lake

23:30 Last chance to return to the city from the island
- Earlier options also exist for those you want to hit the pillows earlier (= go to bed in deasant time)

Saturday, August 10th

9.00 SATURDAY SOURCE
Location: studio
- Dance performance
- "Youth in Action" - a video showing from the previous evening in the Island of Viikin!
- Main speakers:
§ Marjatta Bardy
§ Jari Sinkkonen
- A chance to voice out opinions, comments, feelings and such with the lead of main speakers

10.30 BREAK
(beverages, cookies etc. available at the lobby)

11:00 LA MURCA WORKSHOPIT ¹
Focus: To bring out "the voice of young people in care" through versatile channels of expressions such as art, speech, music and drama

1) Art La Murca - for those of you who love to express oneself through art

2) La Murca - for those who prefer music and drama

12:30 LUNCH

14:30 TIME FOR AWESOME FUN AT SÄRKÄNNIEMI AMUSEMENT PARK ! (The funniest place in Finland!) ¹
- Load into busses from the railway station, ask details from youth programme leaders
- Once there take a small splash or get completely soaked in the Log River or if you are a speed-lover, try aerial rides like Tornado, Flying Carpet, Corkscrew or Sky Flyer which are sure to give you a fantastic drill!!!!
-Remember to try waffles with cream…yammy!
- Have fun, fun, fun…

19.00 LUCKY YOU! EVENING CONTINUES IN SÄRKÄNNIEMI GROUNDS

- Come and see the playful and curious ambassadors of the sea: the Bottlenose Dolphins AT THE DELFINARIUM
- Get prepared for an exciting evening with new and old friends from all over the Europe
- Evening programming includes a pleasant meal, games and other fun and of course, a great DISCO with DJ ??? that plays all your favourite tunes !

Sunday, August 11th

09:30 REHEARSAL FOR LA MURCA AND ART WORK SHOPPERS
- Meeting for those participating the youth performance " the voice of young people in care " in the closing ceremonies

10:00 PLENARY
Location: Isosali, together with adults
- A young person in foster care tells her story

11:30 BREAK
(beverages, cookies etc. available at the lobby)

12:00 CLOSING SEREMONY

- " the voice of young people in care " - La Murca Festifal will be a part of the closing ceremonies (more detailed information during the conference)
- What was created at the kick-off on the Island of Viikin and in the work shops will be performed through music, art and drama
- The clips of the video filmed during the youth conference will be shown (!)

Good bye- Au revoir-Auf wiedersehn-Näkemiin-Adjö!
Hope to see YOU in the next conference!

Further information:
IFCO 2002
Perhehoitoliitto ry
Kauppakatu 26 A 2
FIN-40100 Jyväskylä
FINLAND
tel. +358 (0)14 3344900
fax +358 (0)14 3344910
email
jaakko.vaismaa@perhehoitoliitto.fi
homepage www.perhehoitoliitto.fi/phengl.htm

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