step out of your mind animate your life
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A creative toolbox of non-formal education methods
STEP OUT OF YOUR MIND!Animate your life!
Step Out of Your Mind, Animate Your Life!
A creative toolbox of non-formal education methods
• ThissmallbrochurehasbeendevelopedintheframeoftheStepOutofYourMind,AnimateYourLife!trainingcourseandcollectsbetweenitscoverstheworkofthe20participantsinvolvedwhoworkedtogetherandcreatedvariousmethodstobeusedinworkingwithyoungpeopleandnotonly.
• ThetrainingcoursetookplaceinBusteni,Romaniaduring23rdofNovemberand1stofDecember2013.Theprojectwasfinancedby theEuropeanCommissionthroughtheYouthinActionProgrammeandgatheredtogether22participantsfrom7countriesalloverEurope:Romania,Ukraine,Spain,Croatia,Latvia,GeorgiaandArmenia.
• TheStepOutofYourMind,AnimateYourLife!projectcreatedthecontextforyouthworkersandyouthleaderstoexploretheircreativepotentialinordertodevelopasetofmethodsandinstrumentsthattheywillusefurtherintheirworktodeveloptheyoungpeople’snaturaltalentsandabilitiesforabetterunderstandingandinte-grationintheworkfield.
• Whathappened there?Theparticipants spentanamazingweek together think-ingaboutthevaluesthatguidethemthroughtheirwork,exploringtheircreativitythroughgamesandplaying,working in teamsandcreatingmagic together.ThesparkleoftheirworkisavailablebothinthisbrochureandonlineontheA.R.T.Fu-sionYoutubechannelwhereyoucancheckthevideoresultsofthetrainingcourse.
• TheprojectwasinitiatedbyA.R.T.FusionAssociationfromRomaniainpartnershipwithYouth InitiativeCenter fromArmenia,Raplection fromCroatia, InternationalCentre forPeaceand Integration fromGeorgia,Society “ERFOLG” fromLatvia,FundacióCatalunyaVoluntàriafromSpainandInstituteofUkrainianStudiesfromUkraine.
• ThemeSOCIAL BARRIERS FOR TEENAGERS
• Description of the objectives:Selfexplorationbychangingroles
• Materials: Postits/ColoredpapersA4/Markers/Chairs/Apples/String
• Energizers: 1.RamsamsamAiiia
2.AppleQUEST(1biteatleastperperson)
3.TALKINGTRAINPresentationofthestations
STATION1Assigningroles-Conversation-ChangingstationsSTATION2Assigningroles-Conversation-ChangingstationsSTATION3Assigningroles-Conversation-ChangingstationsSTATION4Assigningroles-Conversation-Changingstations
• ThemeBLIND PATH
• Description of the objectives:Suitableforinsideandoutside.Pathwithobstacles–oneeyefoldedguidedbythegroup2Groups,raceforwhogetsfirst.
• Energizer: Allthegroupsareplacedatsidesofthepaths.
Every group has to guide the eye folded in order to get to theothersideofthedrawnpath.Theguidancewillbemadethroughaninventedlanguage.
The language invented has to be logical and to be composed bysongs, invented words or any sound that should suggest to thefoldedtheproperguidance.
Thegrouphasto“translate”thedirections(forward,backwards,left,right,jump).
BLIND FOLDED IS OUTSIDE OF THE GROUP while they are“translating”.
Eye folded participant CAN’T TOUCH ANY OBJECT and if hetoucheshe’ll/she’llstartfromthebeginning.
• ThemeMINIMALIST PROBLEM SOLVING
• Description of the objectives:Aconceptofanalternateproblemsolvingmethod,byfocusingonaccomplishingagoalwhileusingasanymeansavailable,givingonlyrestrictionof timeandspace,and regardinganyother informationorinstructionasarestrictioninthepathoffindingasimple,creativemethodtosolvetheproblemathand.
• Energizers: Introduction:
Name:“Oneminutefly”Learning objective: presentingtimeasoneofthebiggestconstraintstoface.Materials: projector, chairs, blankets or some seating places,flipchartandpens.Nr of participants: 5-25Description:The“OneMinutefly”movieisshownandafterwards,usingaclockdrawnpreviouslyon theflipchart, theparticipantsareaskedabouttheir opinionandaboutwhat theyseeas limitations.Then the re-lation isexplainedbetweenthevariousanswersgivenandtime. Itshouldbeexplainwhyandhow,fromahumanperspectivetimeisoneofthebiggestlimitingfactorsinanyactivity.
• Exercise 1:
Name:Paperretrieval.
Learning obj:Pointingoutthedifferencebetweenactualrestric-tionsandobstaclesthatareonlyassumedtobetruewithoutnecce-sarilybeingso.
Time : ~10min.
Materials: chairs,string,paper,adhesivetape,pensforeachandeveryparticipant,astopwatch.
Nr. of participants: 2-25
Description: Apieceofpaperishangedfromalamp,outofreachofthetallestmembersinthegroup,butwithinreachofthemiftheywouldbesittingonachair.(preferablybeforethestartingofthesession)Acircleismadewiththechairswiththebackstotheinsideofthecircle.Everyparticipantisaskedtostandinsidethecircleandisgivenapen.Theparticipantswilonlybegivenasinformationthetimeframeinwhichtheyhavetoachievethegoal(recoveringthepaperwithoutmovingthelamp)-(10seconds)andtherulethattheymustnotleavethecircle.Nootherinformationshouldbegiven,evenifrequested.
Note:thelampinthisexampleisonlyrequiredsothattoeliminatetheposibilityofparticipantsofjumpingtograbthepaper,forbothsafetyreasonsandfortheunfoldingoftheexercise.Proposed solution: draggingachairinsidethecircleandstandingonit.
• Exercise 2:
Name: Comparativedrawing
Learning objective: Observingthedifferencesbetweentheresultsofaprocessbothwithandwithoutaclearlydefinedgoal.
Time :~10minutes
Materials:2piecesofpaper,chairsandpensforeveryparticipant
Nr. of participants:5-25
Description: Thechairsareputinthecircle,withthebackstowardstheinside.Theparticipantsareinstrutedtodrawasinglelineeachonthepieceofpaperthenpassitasfastaspossibletothepersonontheirright(orleft).Atimelimitshouldbeimplied,butnotspecified,astomotivatetheparticipantstopassthepaperasfastastheycan.Theroundendswhenthepaperhasmadeafullcircle.Afterthefirstsheetiscollected,asecondoneisgiventothemandtheyareaskedtorepeattheexerciseinsuchawayastheendresulttoresembleacertainthing,preferablyasimpledrawing,suchasasmileyface.
Afterthesecondroundiscompletedtheresultsarecompared,andthe differences are pointed out between them. The usefullnes ofhavingaproperlydefinedgoalbeexplainedifnotalreadyobservedbytheparticipants.
• Exercise 3:
Name: TheBus.
Learning objective: Offering an situational device based onimprovisation to explore the effects (drawbacks) of overthinking/overcomplicatingasituation.
Time: 10-15minutes
Materials: chairsoranythingthatcouldmarkapathforthegrouptofollow,orcreateobstacles.
Nr. of participants:5-25(ormoredependingonthespaceavailable)
Description:A path ismarkedwith the chairs, then the participants are askedto group and imagine they are inside of a bus. They are taskedwith followingapath,while the trainers createobstaclesandstopthe bus at each of them. Examples: a punctured tire, where theparticipantshavetochangeit.Apersoninawheelchairwhoneedshelptogetinthebus.Apersoncaughtwithoutaticketbythetaxator.Afterovercomingseveralsuchobstacles,theparticipantsareaskedabouttheiropinions,howtheyactedandhowcouldtheyhaveacted.
PARTICIPANTS step out of your mind, animate your life!
Armenia
Angela Avetisyan
Sahakyan Suzan
Vardanyan Arsen
Georgia
Nika Markozashvili
Nino Ungiadze
Ukraine
Olha Krat
Pushahinuska Iryna
Olga Budzhak
Spain
Elias Escribiano
Lia Ortega
Josep Manuel Muñoz López
Nazareth Peral
Croatia
Tena Dubcek
Elvira Angyal
Latvia Svetlana Smirnova
Romania
Cristi Musetescu
Ignat Iulia
Anca Hurubaru
Ana -Maria Ilie
Staff Support
Alexandra Tomescu
Trainers Roxana Turcu
Cristina Stan
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