Game zone

TOPIC: Game Based Learning & Educational Simulation/Roleplay Games

The training course "Game Zone" is organized by Association La Villa (FR) Shokkin Group (EST) and BE international (CZ) in Bidart, France, during the period of 16.4-23.4.2020, including 24 participants and 5 team members from 11 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Malta, Poland Portugal and Slovenia).

During the 8-day training course, we will discover how to use educational games as a method of youth work. We use various forms of games as a form of pedagogy in teaching and in non-formal education. Our main idea is that simulation & roleplay games is appealing and fun for everybody, making it ideal as a tool for educational work with youngsters.

AIMS:

To promote the use of game-based learning methods in youth work and explore application of simulation/roleplay games through training youth workers to assess learning needs of young people, adapt game-based learning methods and develop and test own simulation/roleplay games.

Objectives:

- To identify and explore social topics that influence youth in the countries that partner in the project;

- To introduce games as an educational tool to tackle various social topics in learning environments;

- To give participants tools for mapping and identifying learning needs of their target group;

- To equip participants with tools for educational and experiential game design;

- To create a set of educational games on social issues in the frame of non-formal learning;

- To test created games and analyse their usability in the context of youth work;

- To empower youth workers/youth leaders to use simulation and roleplay games while working with youth.

- To create a game compilation booklet as on-line resource to share amongst other youth workers;

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for youth workers/youth leaders who will be willing and committed to participate actively in ALL sessions:

- All participants HAVE TO BE OVER 18 YEARS OLD and HAVE RESIDENCY IN THE SENDING COUNTRY otherwise they cannot participate in the project.

- All participants should speak and understand English.

- All participants should be ready to experiment and commit to working on creating a game and its later development and dissemination.

- Participants should already be involved in youth work or be motivated to get involved with it.

- Participants should be interested in making follow up international projects.

To apply, please write us an e-mail at lavilla64@orange.fr