TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Hanna Aheyeva
The training course was the result of a 18 month-long collaboration between organisations in Germany, Ireland, and Lithuania. Our goal was to explore how to work with the tools of non-verbal theater and non-formal education to better engage new migrants within youth work.
Overall, the training course was designed to provide participants with a range of tools and techniques for using nonverbal methods of communication in non-formal education settings. Through a combination of workshops, group activities, and discussions, participants were able to explore and develop their skills in physical theater, devising theater performances, storytelling, and using theater as a tool for social change.
For the TC we gathered 20 educators from Lithuania, Ireland, Spain, Germany and other countries, to collaboratively build sessions that combine NfE / NVT (non-verbal theatre), which they can implement back in their local contexts.
- workshops on physical theater techniques;
- workshops on storytelling and narrative techniques;
- sessions on the principles of non-formal education;
- A day of participants practicing delivering sessions using nonverbal methods of communication
- Feedback sessions
The course also had a specific focus on working with migrants to address identity conflicts, and participants were given tools for facilitating discussions with this group. The final showcase provided an opportunity for participants to put their skills into practice and share their work with the local community. Overall, the training course was a valuable experience for all involved, and it provided participants with a range of tools and skills that they can use in their future work with migrants and other groups.
Hanna Aheyeva was a full-time trainer together with Kelvin Akpaloo and Miriam Weinzierl