BearnaiseINFOSHEET For more info: Brecht Soenen (Trainer) +32 477 79 35 09 [email protected] skype: brechtplatwater www.promayo.be Training... Creative approaches in nonformal learning and informal spaces 10-19th October 2008 - Kortrijk, Belgium Another training by ProjectoMayonaise... ProjectoMayonaise vzw (io) is organising this project to point out the importancy of non-formal learning and more particular the creativity in non-formal learning en stimulating learning environments. An important aspect of a learning proces is the informal learning environment. A lot of people, organising (learning) activities, forget about the importancy of informal spaces and the environment of an activity, session or workshop. They plan learning objectives, prepare an activity but don't spend a lot of attention to create a stimulating environment. During the training we go very deep in some insights on groups, creative learning, your position as a facilitator, impact of space and your influence on informal dynamics... During the training we will organise some expressive sessions, sessions about group-dynamics, a tool-fare and sessions about informal learning. Offcourse we will create a wonderfull stimulating space, that will be reconstructed or adjusted by the group of participants during the training. This week we will learn and exchange good-practices and develop and share skills, knowledge and attitudes of participants. On the same time of the training, a local college of social-work (Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen departement HIEPSO) is organising a non-formal training on creativity in social work for their students, called “CREASTAGE”. The participants of the training will be involved in the implementation of some sessions during creastage and will have the chance to try-out some tools to stimulate the informal dynamics of the group. The sessions organised by the group of participants will be very various, but in each creative session there will be time spend on topics like Intercultural learning, creative thinking, expression, Europe, etc... Combined with the learning aims of the high-school (e.g. speaking before an audience, group-dynamics, reflection, creativity, youthwork, emotions and feelings, ...) During the training we will spend attention to the differences and equalities between non-formal and formal learning. And take a deeper look on how we can stimulate the informal processes in different realities... Because the terms non-formal and informal are often mistaken or have different definitions we will spend some time to clear these definitions first and give a basic definition of the 2 terms. Basic of the training will be creativity, experimenting, animation, expression... A fun and deeper way of looking to things... More info about ‘De warande’ Kortrijk: http://kortrijkonvermoedehoekjes.skynetblogs.be/ archive-day/20060319 Kortrijk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kortrijk More info about ‘J-Club’ De Panne: http://www.j-club.be De Panne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Panne Where will the training be held? Kortrijk and De Panne The training will be held in Kortrijk, Belgium. A beautiful city, 30km in the north of Lille (France) in the West- Flanders province. Kortrijk is a small city in a semi-rural environment, founded in the 13th century. On wikipedia, the open encyclopaedia on the internet, you will find more beautiful information. Sessions will be held on different locations, depending the needs of the program and to improve the contact with other organisations in the city. De warande, Kortrijk - Belgium We'll sleep in a recreation park, called 'De Warande'. It's a wonderfull place, with a small forest, a playground, swimming pool, chapel, footballfield, skatepark. Rooms will be shared with 10/15 persons a room. Venue: De Warande Heirweg 44 8500 Heule/Kortrijk - Belgium J-Club, De Panne - Belgium 2 nights we'll stay in another location in the city 'De Panne'. We'll stay in a place called J-Club. Near the dunes, a forest and 15 minutes walking from the beach. There we'll stay together with the group of university-college- students social Work. Transport How to get to Kortrijk? Public transport is in Belgium is very easy to use! For your transport: try to think cheap and ecologic! !!! Try to arrive on 10th of October, before 18h00! Since we want to have the intro allready this Trains: evening. Departure is the 19th of october !!! www.nmbs.be By plane: In Brussels airport: The trainstation is in the basement, take the train to Gent-St.Pieters and there is a train to Kortrijk. Or take the train to Brussels South (Brussel Zuid / Bruxelles Midi), in Brussels South there are trains to Kortrijk. Brussels Charleroi: Go to the infodesk of the airport and ask for 2 tickets (way and back) to Kortrijk. In this ticket there is included: Bus to Charleroi-Sud, train to Brussels-South, train to Kortrijk. By train: Take the fast/night train to Brussels South or Lille Europe/Flandres in France. From Lille (France) and Brussels there are hourly trains to Kortrijk. Eurolines/Bus: Sometimes the busses of Eurolines stop in Kortrijk. Closest stops are Gent, Brussels Nord and Lille (France). When you arrive in Kortrijk: In Kortrijk station, you’ll have to take BUS 6, to ‘shopping-centre Heule’. Ask the driver to stop at the WARANDE or SHOPPING-Centre. Continue straight-on for 200 meter, ‘De warande’ is on your left-side. What to take with me? Your mental luggage and preparation! Intercultural ‘things’ Training ‘things’ Food, drinks, info, flags,... Prepare yourself for the training We’ll NOT organise presentations of your COUNTRY! Prepare yourself, look for information on creative But nothing stops you to share things from your learning, non-formal education, your training neighbourhood with other participants during free time experiences, YouthInAction... If you want, you can or other moments. Try to avoid the clichés and think bring all info you have on the topic to put in our creative... :) training-library. Passion ‘thing’ !! Warm ‘things’ !! Show us your passion! Clothes, shoes, ... We’l organise a passion night. During this moment, Don’t come naked to the training! :) Keep in mind that everyone who wants can present his/her passion. (in 5 in october, Belgian weather is very unpredictable. One minutes!!!) This can be a game, a hobby, a wonderfull day can be very cold and rainy the other can be sunny experience, a skill you have, etc... You are free to do and hot. Think about this when you prepare your whatever you want... luggage! Don’t forget to bring warm clothes! Gaming ‘things’ Special ‘things’ games, cirucusmaterials, dresses, Crazy things, special diet, material ... music,... Take everything you want that you think might be Free time, creative sessions, evenings,... You’ll have to usefull for the training and for yourself! (extra food, use your creative brain to make them a succes. Take condoms, candies, huggy bear, etc...) music instruments, decoration, games, circustools, etc... with you... The T-team The big conspiracy Brecht Soenen (Belgium) - Freelance Trainer Brecht is a freelance trainer, active in the field of youth-in-action. Venci Nenkov (Bulgaria) Mario Montez (Portugal) Mauro Mazetto (Italy) The program Flow of the week Friday 10th october .welcome to Bearnaise... Morning Afternoon Evening Building-up // arival Building-up // Arrival Welcome Evening Saturday 11th october .the group, yourself, the course and your passion Morning Afternoon Evening Getting to know Discovering the place and your Passion Night Group Dynamics deeper self Intro to the course Learning objectives, Presentation of team, aims, expectations, self-assesment programme, learning flow Sunday 12th october .chaos in your brain, lost in space... Morning Afternoon Evening “Go with the flow” Brain Games Ideamarket for try-out-day Our influence on dynamics “Collective brain” & “NO!” Creating groups of interest... Non-formal and informal Reorganising the training space learning Impact on informal learning Intro to Crea // Try-out-day Organising the informal? Monday 13th october .prep. day: ideas, exchange of tools and experience Morning Afternoon Evening Official opening of ‘Ideotheque’ Visit of students Free night Preparation of Crea 1 (ideas) Preparation of Crea 2 Learning needs Coaching and mentoring-teams Tuesday 14th october .prep. day: presentation, feedback and coaching... Free love Morning Afternoon Evening Preparation Crea 3 Preparation Crea 4 Free love night Mentoring Try-out Presentation of basic ideas Logistics Wednessday 15th october .experimenting day! Try-out, learn, taste... Morning Afternoon Evening CREA CREA CREA Travel to De Panne Try-out day Night organised by students Try-out-day Feedback and reflection Thursday 16th october .evaluate, learning objectives and relax Morning Afternoon Evening Evaluation of try-outs Free afternoon at the beach, Night organised by students Future learning objectives dunes or in the forest. Friday 17th october .peace love and unity, barbeque and closing time Morning Afternoon Evening Relaxing morning Closing moment and evalutaion Mystical night Secret mission with students Barbeque Free love in the forest... :) Saturday 18th october .tips and tricks, the future, projects and the big secret Morning Afternoon Evening Future learning objectives Exchange of good practices The secret of What do I take home? Future project work ProjectoMayonaise Tips and tricks for learning Goodbye party with locals... Evaluation show.