IMPROVE BY MOVE

Aims of the tool

The aim of the program is to support wellbeing and psychosocial skills of young people through nonformal education methods, dance and movement work.
The workshops develop communication skills, self awareness and self expression, creativity, goal setting, time management and group work of youth.

Description of the tool

The IMPROVE BY MOVE program can be used by any person working with youth(youth worker, teacher, pedagogue , educator etc.), not only dancers, to enrich theirwork methods and the experiences of the target groups they support. The program is intended to be used with young people aged 13+, providing support through methodsbased on dance, movement, especially in areas related to self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-expression, tolerance, self-determination, goal setting and their implementation. The program does not contain specific ccommodations for people with disabilities, however it is very inclusive. One does not need to be able to dance, be musicalor be fit to enjoy and benefit from integrating with their peers during the workshop.

The program is composed of 2 types of workshops:
1. non-formal education based workshops aiming to integrate participants, develop their skills and knowledge in topics of self- acceptance, communication, emotions and time management
2. dance workshops – a series of workshops focused on body movement and dance, deepening the experiences and competences developed in non- dance activities

Two types of the workshops that can be used together as a whole program or used separately, according to the needs of the target group. Their various activities can be used independently by youth workers based on the learning goals they want to achieve with the group of participants.

Information about the project and all language versions about the tool are available at: https://linktr.ee/improvebymove

IMPROVE BY MOVE Manual for youth workers is a final result of IMPROVE BY MOVE Erasmus+ project, coordinated by Sempre a Frente Foundation in partnership with Cie Essevesse and NICOLA Arts.