During the summer months, an all-day sports academy MAIZE Sports Academy is held in the Youth Center. It is aimed at the physical and personal development of children from 6 to 12 years old, divided into small groups based on age. For them, summer vacation is a time of movement, games and joy.
 The classes are led by qualified coaches and assistants who apply the principles of positive education and development. Their great team was joined by interns who went through special training led by the educational team of "Youth Center Plovdiv".
 In several training modules, they were introduced to non-formal education methods and went through three of the centre's programs: "Youth (act)", "Friends of Nature" and a program of informal activities to mark international human rights days. Through them, the participants developed their teamwork, creativity, emotional intelligence, recognition of visible and invisible racism, critical thinking, decision-making, reasoned expression of opinion, organizational skills, as well as habits for an active and healthy lifestyle.
 After completing the training course, the trainees became mentors to the children participating in the sports academy activities and felt prepared and energized for new adventures.
The training of the trainees was carried out under the project "Youth Center Plovdiv - a powerful factor for local development" under the program "Local development, poverty reduction and improved inclusion of vulnerable groups", financed by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.