The most valuable part of educational trips is not only the knowledge and practical skills gained, but also the changes they bring to the participants themselves. Some find the courage to travel independently for the first time, others discover new interests, and some return home with ideas they are ready to share with others.

This was exactly the experience of our adult learners during a group learning mobility in Wrocław, Poland, in December 2025.

The mobility took place within the European Union's Erasmus+ programme, Adult Education sector.

Project number: 2025-1-EE01-KA121-ADU-000328467

Mobility type: Group Mobility of Adult Learners.

The educational programme was organised in cooperation with Anna Woźniakowska Studio and focused on creativity as a tool for adult development, social inclusion and environmentally sustainable living.

Participants explored the activities of Polish creative studios and an adult education centre, learned about reusing materials, created collages from old newspapers and magazines, and discovered screen-printing techniques on paper and fabric. Through practical workshops, they saw how creativity can give a second life to old clothes and other items that might otherwise be thrown away.

However, the most important outcomes were not the artworks themselves, but the new possibilities participants discovered for themselves.

According to our learners' feedback, experiences like this help them overcome the fear of independent travel. They gain confidence in their ability to organise their own trips, find interesting courses, exhibitions and workshops abroad, even if such opportunities previously seemed beyond their reach.

One particularly interesting outcome was something we had not anticipated. One participant was so inspired by the journey and the creative approaches she discovered that she proposed developing her own workshop using reused paper. We are now discussing the content and programme of this new learning activity together.

For Craft Depo, this is an especially valuable result: our learners are gradually becoming educators themselves, ready to share their knowledge and inspire others. This is how lifelong learning develops - when participation in workshops becomes the beginning of a new stage of creative and personal growth.

Another source of pride for us was the environmentally friendly way the trip was organised. 2025 was a record year for Craft Depo in terms of the number of green learning journeys. We are increasingly choosing more sustainable ways of travelling and demonstrating that international learning can go hand in hand with environmental responsibility.

The visit to Wrocław once again highlighted the importance of international learning opportunities for adults, especially those who have rarely travelled or previously had limited access to such programmes.

New skills, greater self-confidence, independence and a willingness to share knowledge - these are the outcomes we consider the greatest achievements of this group mobility.

The mobility was financially supported by the European Union's Erasmus+ programme.

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