Imagine a place where artisans practising different crafts work side by side, creative workshops take place, local traditions are kept alive, and people of different generations meet. Each artisan has their own speciality, yet together they create a shared space for creativity, learning and cultural exchange.

This was what particularly interested us during our visit to Arolithos Traditional Cretan Village on the island of Crete, Greece.

In June 2026, Juri Raud, a teacher and adult education coordinator at MTÜ Craft Depo, participated in an Erasmus+ job-shadowing mobility under the programme “Adult Learning through Traditional Crafts, Intergenerational Learning and Community-Based Education”.

Unlike a traditional training course, job shadowing provides an opportunity to observe how another organisation works in practice, learn from its staff and artisans, discuss teaching methods and exchange professional experience.

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