From Participants to Leaders 2026

The exchange combined practical skill-sharing, interactive activities and peer-to-peer learning. Participants had the opportunity to design activities themselves, try out different methods, receive feedback, and reflect on how they could apply these approaches in their own debate clubs, rather than focusing only on the theory or listening to a lecture.

What did we cover?

Throughout the event, participants explored topics including:

• Planning and co-designing interactive youth activities
• Interactive games and exercises for debate-based learning
• Analysing complex topics and structuring convincing arguments
• Constructive critique and effective feedback
• Keeping young people motivated
• Managing the leading role among peers
• Creating engaging and high-energy sessions

A central part of the exchange was learning by doing. Participants prepared their own activities and workshops and led them for others. All participants prepared their own workshops during the week and led them for their peers. This allowed them to put what they learned into practice and receive constructive feedback from both fellow participants and group leaders.

Peer-to-peer learning was just the alfa and omega of this event, as same as it should be in the debate communities. Not to forget about the fact, that all participants brought different experiences and ideas from debate communities across Europe.