Opkikker International call for participants
What is Opkikker?
Opkikker is a big event organised by KLJ. It’s a weekend of fun, games, workshops and activities for around 650-750 participants. Those participants are all local leaders or volunteers of local KLJ-groups.
As KLJ, we would like to organise an international exchange on the same days as the event. The exchange will have a separate programme, a separate group of participants, a separate theme. But we will use the facilities of Opkikker and take the opportunity to meet and see real Belgian youthwork. We will connect with Opkikker on 2 different occasions: The Opkikker evening and the Opkikker morning. Other information
- Theme: Youth Engagement
- Timing: o European participants: 14 April 2020 – 20 April 2020 14 and 20 April are arrival and departure days. On these days, no activities are planned. o Non-European participants: 14 April – 23 April 2020 14 and 23 April are arrival and departure days. On these days, no activities are planned.
- Location: De Hoge Rielen, Molenstraat 62, 2460 Kasterlee, Belgium
- Spoken language: English
- Programme: days marked with * are only for the non-European participants
Date Time Activities
Morning 14 April 2020 Arrival day Afternoon
Evening
Morning Getting to know each other
15 April 2020 Afternoon Different kinds of youth work
Evening International evening
Morning
16 April 2020 Afternoon Field trip
Evening
Morning Motivation of young people
17 April 2020 Afternoon Organising a board in a youth movement
Evening Free evening
Morning Leadership training 18 April 2020 Afternoon
Evening Opkikker evening
Morning Opkikker morning: games
19 April 2020 Afternoon Finding new members: connecting with youth
Evening Summary and evaluation
Morning
20 April 2020 Afternoon Departure day / tourist day
Evening
Morning
*21 April 2020 Afternoon Agricultural field trip
Evening
Morning Training on business models
*22 April 2020 Afternoon Start-up of youth groups
Evening Summary and evaluation
*23 April 2020 Morning Departure
Afternoon
Evening
International evening
For the international evening, participants are asked to bring some food, music, clothes or even games. Everything that could represent your nation or region is welcome this evening. Keeping up the tradition, we will have all participants doing a little presentation, representing their own country. For whom?
For everyone
- who is active in youth work; - who has a first experience with leadership; - who speaks a little English; - OR wants to learn about these things. Facilities
- Free Wi-Fi - Free parking Bedrooms
Most bedrooms are for 4 people. Some of them are for 2. Everyone gets 1 towel. Participants needs
- Duvet cover - Pillowcase - Sleeping bag - Drinking can - Flashlight - Something that could represent your nation or region (for the international evening) - A little money to have a drink during Opkikker or to buy any souvenirs Accessibility
By plane:
We recommend to land in Brussels Airport Zaventem and take the train from there. If you want to know which train you have to take, look below by “train”. If you land on Schiphol (Netherlands) or Charleroi, please contact us, so we can find the best route for you.
By train:
Take the train to Tielen Station. For more information and tickets, you can go to https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
The station is about 2km away from the Domain. You can continue your route by bus of by foot.
By bus:
Take line 200 from Tielen Station to Lichtaart Hoge Rielen. When you take the bus, you better ask the driver to inform you when you arrive at your destination. There is no need to make a reservation. Plan your route via https://www.delijn.be/en/?vertaling=true
By foot:
You can also go by foot. The station is about 2km from De Hoge Rielen. The route is marked by a yellow-red marker.
By car:
If you come by care, then drive to this address: Molenstraat 62, 2460 Lichtaart. Let us know your estimated time of arrival and we will wait for you at the entrance.
If any of these transport options is an issue, don’t hesitate to let us know. We can pick you up at the train station if necessary. Travelcosts
Depending on the distance between the country of origin and Belgium, each participant will receive a limited budget to cover the travel costs. Please find them in the table below.
Country of origin Travel grant per participant
Germany €180
Belgium €20
Malta €275
The travel costs for Filipino participants will be covered by Trias, since they are not part of the Erasmus+ project. Contact
If you have any more questions, pleas contact me on [email protected] of give me a call on +3214 24 41 54.