Dreams + Teams began in 2001 and now operates in a wide range of countries around the world. Last year it involved 5,000 Young Leaders who engaged a further 150,000 young people and 3,000 teachers in 424 schools.

Managed and developed by the British Council and the Youth Sport Trust with local in-country partners, it uses sport to develop international Young Leaders and establishes partnerships between schools around the world.

DREAMS + TEAMS TRAINING

We run training courses for overseas Local Tutors , who then trainyoung people to act as Young Leaders and organise sports festivals and events in their community.

Local partner organisations in each country select tutors. UK trainers then run a course for these tutors in delivering training to Young Leaders.

Young Leaders in each country plan, organise and deliver sports festivals for hundreds of local young people. By running these events the Young Leaders are challenged to:

			demonstrate leadership
			be active citizens in their community
			value and promote cross-cultural understanding.

Young Leaders around the world exchange experiences and tips on how to organise a festival.

DREAMS + TEAMS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

The Dreams + Teams school links provide a platform to explore together, through sport, issues such as equity, cultural diversity, inclusion, religion, ethics, global citizenship and communication.

Dreams + Teams encourages the Young Leaders to work with their international counterparts via e-mail, video conferencing and face-to-face contact, bringing an international and cross-cultural understanding to everything they do - thinking globally while acting locally.