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Exercise
These exercises aim looking into the social context of voluntary service, to explore different understandings, traditions, conditions and the social reputation of voluntary work in different countries and how they influence voluntary projects.
* 1.Cognitive maps of Europe (30 minutes) : Divide participants into small groups of 4-5 persons and ask them to draw a map of Europe and to locate their own countries on the map around the capital in the centre of the blank flipchart paper. Display the drawings on the wall and compare the drawings. Show a real map of Europe and reflect about the difficulty of the exercise in the large group. (What is Europe? The European Union? Where does the geographical Europe end? Etc.) Discuss the different perceptions of Europe and reasons of the difficulties of this exercise (influence of education, mass media, personal experiences, etc.)
2. Choosing symbolic objects (60 minutes): Ask participants to draw (or write) individually symbolic objects of Europe on post-its, 3-5 symbolic objects (one object per post-it) for each of the following questions:
What would you like
-to safeguard for the future?
-to leave behind?
-to further develop?
Form small groups, discuss the symbols chosen, the groups decide about shared symbols (15 minutes).All groups place the symbolic objects of their group on the wall into the treasure box, waste-bin and laboratory (test-tube) and shortly explain the meaning of the objects/objectivation. Ask questions about different opinions on characteristics of European realities (characteristics, historical heritage...
3. Where would you like to go as an volunteer? (90 Minutes)
Small groups of participants discuss the following questions:
Where would you like to go as a volunteer? What are the reasons for these choices? What are the consequences? Why do you want to co-operate between EU- and pre- accession countries?
All groups present their conclusions to the large group.
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/56
This tool is for
15-30
and addresses
Voluntary Service, Intercultural Learning, European Citizenship
Materials needed:
1.Cognitive maps: map of Europe, 4 blank flipchart papers for maps of Europe with a European capital in the middle.
2.Symbolic objects: Post-its, coloured papers, big treasure box.
3. Target countries + motivation for voluntary service: Copies of questi
Duration:
3 hours (all 3 exercises together, maybe split up).
The tool was created by
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The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Unknown (on 9 July 2003)
and last modified
21 June 2010
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