Convener : Andrea Henriques
List of participants : Fatou, Robert, Christina.
Discussion and recommendations (important guideline : KISS [Keep It Simple, Stupid]) :
METHODS :
Intercultural learning is difficult to teach, you have to experience it ;
Non-formal education as the best tool : games, role-play, simulations ;
Methods to help to reflect why people act/are different ;
Examples “Barnga” – card games, tables with different rules ; working with concepts/realities such as : inclusion, exclusion, communication, co-operation and so on.
“Albatross” – simulation to deconstruct ethnocentrism ;
“Shoes Dynamic” – ask shoe size at the beginning of presentation and ask to change and talk about why there is resistance.
Work with news from the media to avoid stereotypes/prejudices.
Use drawings, stories for children.
VALUES/PRINCIPLES :
Deconstruct ethnocentrism – “Put Yourself in others’ shoes” ;
Culture is not just country ;
Importance of communication ;
Be aware that there’s something that we can’t see but don’t try to interpret it (iceberg model for example), visible/invisible culture.
Cohesions between practice of the educator/animateur and what we transmit (example : values like inclusion and participation).
Promote awareness about different lifestyles. |
