Supporting teenagers who feel good about themselves, driven by values, able to act and to get involved. This is what guides every Cteen chapter.
For children, there are plenty of leisure activities. For teenagers, far fewer. Considered old enough to "look after themselves", many spend their days in the street or in front of screens.
Cteen chose to take up the challenge: offering teens attractive programs all year round, in a safe and caring setting.
A framework and activities to prevent dropping out and bad company, and a team trained in a caring teaching approach that also ensures teens' emotional safety.
Thinking for yourself, speaking up, making choices and standing by them. Living well together, listening, respecting, helping one another. Cteen is a signatory of the Republican charter.
Activities open to everyone, in every kind of neighborhood. Teens with disabilities are welcome. An emergency unit supports young people in difficulty and their families.
In adolescence, we build ourselves by recognizing ourselves in a group. Cteen offers a healthy setting, a group of fulfilled and committed young people, open to France and Europe.
Teens have tremendous potential. Well guided, it turns them into real actors who want to go further.
Cteen France designs a program of activities that each chapter can run in its own way: sports, creative workshops, large-scale games, tournaments, debates. Every year, large gatherings bring together all the chapters of France, then of Europe, and an international trip strengthens the sense of belonging.
Play creates a climate of openness and dialogue, without hierarchy. Board games designed by Cteen, online games, debates and juries inspired by our institutions: so many ways to learn while having fun, to express yourself and to listen.
All year long, teens mobilize around concrete projects: ties between generations, solidarity, fighting exclusion and hardship, success at school.
In every group, young leaders step up and take on responsibilities. They receive training, help shape the program, give their opinion on activities and support the organizing teams. Some take part in exchanges with other groups, notably at the European level.
Even in adolescence, parents matter. They are invited to information meetings, stay in touch with the organizers, and some activities are designed to nurture ties between generations, such as the "like mother, like daughter" evening.
Regularly, leaders report the trends of the moment and their feedback on activities. Comments are taken into account and we adapt right away. Participation in activities is tracked every year to measure the impact of our work.
Every chapter, every gathering and every trip exists thanks to the generosity of our donors. Your gift lets more teens live the Cteen adventure.
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