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Exercise, Manual, Boardgame
Workshop - Charge your batteries (Coping Strategies)
A 90-min workshop where young people explore coping strategies to recharge their physical, mental, and emotional energy. Through movement, creative activities, and reflection participants learn to recognize and manage their own well-being.
Aims of the tool
Participants will learn new coping strategies. (Knowledge)
Participants can use one of the strategies in real life. (Skill)
Participants will deepen skill of using known coping strategies (Skill)
Participants will realise the benefit of using coping strategies in real situations. (Attitude)
Description of the tool
“Charge Your Batteries” is an interactive and experiential (90 min) workshop designed to help young people (15-30) become more aware of their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Through a gamified format, participants explore various coping strategies, experience them firsthand, and reflect on their effectiveness. The workshop uses body movement, mindfulness, creative writing, and group reflection to support participants in identifying personal ways to manage stress and recharge their energy.
The session is structured around three themed stations — mind, body, and heart — where participants are guided by chance (dice rolls) to try different activities. A symbolic 'battery' helps them track changes in their energy levels, encouraging self-awareness and conscious self-regulation. The closing reflection deepens learning and promotes peer inspiration by sharing everyday coping tools.
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/4910
This tool is for
Young people aged 15–30: - high school students - university students - youth workers - volunteers Suitable for both individuals with prior experience in self-reflection and those new to the topic.
and addresses
Voluntary Service, Personal Development, Peer education
It is recommended for use in:
Youth Exchanges
Training and Networking
Materials needed:
Printed out lists of activities for each station (mental, physical, emotional).
Printed out batteries with markers for each participant.
Dice for each station (2x 6, 2x 8, 2x 12).
Prepared flipchart with game/activity instructions.
Prepared flipchart for debriefing/ brainstorming. (+ if needed, flipchart about coping strategies).
Blocks/pillows arranged in a circle (initial setup).
Stations (mental, physical, emotional) with prepared materials (papers, pens, markers, images).
Blank sheets of paper and pens for participants to take notes, Dixit cards
Speaker, ambient background music.
Duration:
90 minutes (optional)
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
Justýna, Diana, Tomíno, Anna
in the context of
EDU-Facilitation 3.0 Training course
The tool has been experimented in
EDU-Facilitation 3.0 Training course
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Diana Turčeková (on 13 June 2025)
and last modified
9 May 2025
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