Part 2: Me and the strategy – General guidelines

Preparations

• Reserve some paper (A4/A3) and pens for participants.

Goal

• To learn about the values of the Youth Strategy at 3 different levels or at one level (individual, community or society)
• To establish a personal relationship with the values.
• To work thematically using participatory methods.

Working and exercise

• Select one of the three exercises.
• Take the size of the group, their willingness for participatory activities and the needs of the group into account.
• Adapt exercises to fit into the time available for the game.

Exercises are different and support different ways of learning.

1. Value circle: my personal relationship with the values (approx. 20 minutes)
2. A SWOT analysis of the values: the relationship of my organisation to the values (approx. 15-20 minutes)
3. Human value sculptures: a symbolic level about the significance of the values to individuals, the community or the society (approx. 5-15 minutes)

You can find links to the instructions of the exercises at the bottom of this page.

Tips

• The exercises of part 2 work together with the posters of part 1 as one whole. In this case, you will not need the game part 3. If you only do parts 1 and 2, you can give more time for the exercises.
• If you prefer to give more time for the game in part 3, you can do the exercises in part 2 very quickly, just giving a taster or a glimpse of the Youth Strategy.