Youth exchange

Activities and workshops were held at the Regional Education Center in Nitra, www.kosnr.sk

Accommodation, lunch and dinner in Pension u Krba www.ukrba.sk

Outdoor activities in Bojná, Ranch and Valy.

During all the blocks, we worked together, Slovak, Polish and Israeli group in mixed groups, but together. The younger of Ukraine could not come because they had problems with the covid pandemic. Each block is always led by a different leader with his group.

We were bringing  old photos, traditional pieces of clothing or props, traditional identification items and one favorite thing, one ritual object and one thing that you love and have with you for its symbolic meaning, but likes to give it to someone from the project

Objectives: everything was about the young person and his opinion, confrontation, search, discovery of topics. Techniques and methods: theatrical informal activities, according to your 3 author's approaches to working with young people and grasping topics, + discussions, breamstormig, storytelling, creation of stories and images, etudes, presentation,  work with materials scarves, rope, fabric, music....

Our magic and exacting PROGRAM:

28.8. 1. day and travel day and outdoor activity in town Nitra, old historical, introductory evening + presentation of organizations what we do.

29.8. 2. day, first activities day: introduction, The roots of the family, historical stories from childhood. Working with photos, following up on what we did for zoom activities, working together, informal and stories from photos, how has anyone influenced me since childhood, am I interested in the history of my family's pedigree? Continuation of topics The roots of the family, historical stories from childhood. Method: photo story from the brought photos, goal: to use the emotional level of the brought photos, follow up on the told personal stories, choose the main photos and try to revive with a micro-story, a dramatic action within our theme. First together evening - poland evening (music, historical topic, our topices, music, familly or friend historical stories, poland traditional dance

30.8. introduction, evaluation of the previous day, What is tradition for me, Method: Informal learning - learning with peers, learning from one's own experience, about trusting and overcoming your inner fear, fear of the unknown. Online meeting with UKRAINE group, meeting by zoom . We were talking about our work, activities. Next time we had slovak evening , topic Traditions in the Slovak Republic, wedding traditions, wedding customs, dancing, cakes .

31.8. Activities were outside in  BOJNÁ. We were in Muzeum v Bojná, Ranch in Bojná and we were walking in forest to SLAVIC VALY , slavic fortified settlement, we had lecture expert archaeologist stories,. We talked about topic: Ritual places. We were in the forest.

We had plan, we woul like preparation of the concept of artistic performance from the project, materials for the web, methodology, agreement on how to do it, what we were use.  In the evening younges had free time.

1.9. introduction, evaluation of the previous day, topis was This is a part of my nation's history that I don't know what to think. Methods: selected specific historical events, from our zoom, and goal: to learn critical thinking within a controversial event in history, to be able to argue, dialogue, then try to capture different angles of view of a historical event in artistic reflection (object installation, movement etude). Overlap: to create a platform for confrontational dialogue, to lead to tolerance in discussion, space to spread critical thinking, to mobilize the ability to formulate one's opinion and substantiate it with evidence based on verified historical facts, to remove confirmatory bias in discussion - that is an interpretation of history that is close to "our" worldview, to teach young people to resist manipulation, misinformation and hoaxes, to expand their ability to distinguish propaganda in the multicultural environment of the Internet.

In the evening we had israel evening, israel meals,  ceremonies , music life of young people in Israel

 

2.9. Working together on a performance and prepare public presentation + presentation of the project and discussion with the audience, follow up activities for our friends. It was very amazing, creative and emocional day.

And this day and 3.9. too, because it was travel day , but no everybody go away together so we had  evaluation of activities, feedback, ideas for follow up activities, preparation of other joint activities and project.

 

Thank you everybody and we hope, see you next time.