Butterfly Effect

Aims & objectives

Objectives of the seminar:
To understand the pandemic crises' effects on youthwork.
To explore visual arts for educative purposes.
To understand how to use artistic digital tools for educative purposes (video art, movie animation, graphic tools etc).
To share good practices regarding digital art tools in education.
To share experiences regarding youthwork realities in different countries.
To create an international network of youth workers and professors.
To develop artistic and digital skills.
To collaborate with professionals, in an intercultural environment.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

30 Youth workers, teachers and trainers from Italy, Spain and Romania

Training methods used & main activities

We used various non-formal education methods so participants learn and share about how to create learning spaces, and cultural differences in formal education among participating countries, explored various digital apps/tools, artistic expressions, created videos, how to use storytelling in education, network with a local youth centre in Ciudad Real.

Outcomes of the activity

Participants developed their artistic and digital skills, explored visual arts for educative purposes, and created a strong international network of youth workers and professors. Many of the outcomes of the training were added to the project website https://butterflyeffectproject.eu/en/articles/ as articles, useful links, etc.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Full-time trainer, working in active collaboration in every stage of the project, design, preparation of the activity programme taking into consideration the participant's individual and learning needs, implementation of the activities, and evaluation of the activity in collaboration with the co-trainer.

I worked on this training for 5 days days as a full time trainer.