Bridgedale360

Aims of the tool

We aimed to create activities that are engaging and experiential as well as educational, addressing the ecological, social, economical and cultural sustainability and are building up a capacity for resilient living.

Description of the tool

The design of Bridgedale360 has been largely inspired by the by the experiences and knowledge of the global ecovillage movement, political communes, and many different activist solidarity initiatives. . It covers four dimensions of sustainability: Worldview, Social, Ecological and Economic. Bridgedale360 provides 4 modules (imagine this being a broader theme) for each dimension of sustainability, in total 16 modules. Each module gives the youth worker a short description in a storytelling way of what the theme is about and then provides a list of activities that youth workers can do with their youth group. We aimed to create activities that are engaging and experiential as well as educational. Bridgedale360’s 16 modules are presented as tangible locations and concepts - enter the ‘The Bank’ to explore ethical financial solutions to the current financial crisis, or ‘The Garden’ for sustainable agriculture models. In ‘The Beehive’ you will find systemic approaches to current global challenges.

Offering over 80 experiential activities with which youth workers can inspire youth toward sustainable living and active citizenship, we are addressing the following topics:

ECONOMY
1. Global economy
2. Local economy, economic resilience
3. Share and gift economy
4. Right livelihood

ECOLOGY
1. Waste and closed cycles
2. Energy and construction
3. Food systems and soil
4. Water systems and cycles

WORLDVIEW
1. Body, mind and soul
2. Coming back to nature
3. Art, music and theater
4. Integrative systems design and collective intelligence

SOCIAL
1. Communication and conflict resolution
2. Decision making and meeting tools
3. Community building and group dynamics
4. Leadership, empowerment and education