DevelopMENS

On June 18th, 2024, Bulgarian sports development association, held an event under the " “DevelpMENS: Youngsters personal and social development through self-determination theory, critical thinking and media literacy” project. The event was attended by young people as well as coaches, teachers, sports specialists and experts working on the topic. The project is international and brings together partners from 6 different countries – Italy (L'ORMA – coordinator), Croatia (Vere Montis), Bulgaria (Bulgarian sports development association) and partner countries from the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BRAVO), Albania (New Vision) and Kosovo (Heimerer College).

On March 26th, 2024, the first meeting under the DevelpMENS: Youngsters personal and social development through self-determination theory, critical thinking and media literacy project was held. This is a transnational project that brings together a consortium of partners from 6 different countries, including Italy (L'ORMA - applicant), Croatia (Vere Montis), Bulgaria (BSDA) (Programme Countries) and Bosnia (BRAVO), Albania (New Vision), and Kosovo (Heimerer College) (Region 1 – Western Balkans Countries). The meeting analysed the project plan and the activities foreseen for the next 3 years.

DevelpMENS: Youngsters personal and social development through self-determination theory, critical thinking and media literacy is a transnational project that brings together a consortium of partners from 6 different countries, including Italy (L'ORMA - applicant), Croatia (Vere Montis), Bulgaria (BSDA) (Programme Countries) and Bosnia (BRAVO), Albania (New Vision), and Kosovo (Heimerer College) (Region 1 – Western Balkans Countries). The project amins at enhancing the personal and social development of young people through the integration of self-determination theory, critical thinking, and media literacy into formal, non-formal, and informal education. It involves conducting scientific research and focus groups on self-determination theory, intrinsic motivation, and soft skills, developing educational content based on the research findings, and creating a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to disseminate the knowledge and skills acquired.