YMCA Highlander Youth Event
With over 15 years experience in organising international youth events, Aberdeen YMCA can organise a 5 - 7 day programme for international youth groups who want to stay at our hostel accommodation in Aberdeen.  All the youth group and leaders have to do is get to Aberdeen!  Take the hassle out of organising international travel for your youth group and leave it to us.  Come experience Scottish culture and hospitality when ever it suits: call us and we'll arrange it.

Date: 2008

Place: Aberdeen, Scotland

Hosting Movement: Aberdeen YMCA

Responsible: Mike Will & Gavin Begg

Participants: Open to young people from YMCA's throughout the world, but especially to European young people

Age: 17 - 25

Participation Fee: 200 EUR
(accommodation, food, programme and local transport costs)

Maximum number of particpants:  20

Information/Application:

The YMCA Highlander Youth Event is an ideal opportunity to visit Scotland and experience Scottish hospitality in a YMCA environment.  Participants will experience Scottish culture, history, geography, politics and tourism.  Based in Aberdeen, the flower of Scotland, the youth event is designed to facilitate youth mobility within Europe through an interactive programme of sport, arts & craft, outdoor activities, tourism, games and music.

Accommodation:  Hostel accommodation in the Aberdeen YMCA.

Programme includes:

Christian fellowship

archery

late night international youth cafe

hillwalking

free internet access

evening cinema

arts & crafts

YMCA Highland Games

Beach fire

Bar-B-Que

Camp Fire

and visits to:

   Edinburgh Castle

   Scottish Parliament

   Aberdeen Town House

   Scottish Highlands

   Whisky distillery

   Highland Games

For further information:

Aberdeen YMCA

52 Skene Terrace

Aberdeen

AB10 1RP

Scotland, UK

E-mail: info@aberdeenymca.org.uk

Web: www.aberdeenymca.org.uk/highlander.htm