Recently, I’ve been lucky enough to take part in ‘European Activist Factory’, a project organised by Shokkin Group International. It was held in Vihi (Estonia) and it was my first project in my home country. Never before had I participated in any Estonian projects, to be honest I did not even know what Vihi was! … Continue reading The #ActivistFactory effect. “European Activist Factory” Part I
Category: Experiences
Reviews of local/international projects
From 22nd to 24th of March, 14 youngsters came together to practice their English skills and to learn more about the art of storytelling. The two groups of participants were from Tallinn Linnamäe Russian Lyceum and Tamsalu Gymnasium, where the youth meeting was held. During these three days the youngsters worked on various aspects of … Continue reading Noortekohtumised “Stories of a Generation”
In the beginning of February Anna, one of our members in Shokkin Group Estonia had the chance to take part in one week training in Germany from the Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg. “The qualification concept of Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg is focused on the personal development of every individual by strengthening their social skills, the willingness to take responsibility and the … Continue reading Hello from winter with Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg!
The team of Critical Escape in Shokkin Group has been working on building portable educational escape rooms for a while now. We have been getting on nicely - after some thorough research and brainstorming, the two main topics of the rooms have been chosen and story lines written. The first team works on the topic … Continue reading Critical Escape: Update nº3
Would you like to live in an Utopia, or Reality is enough for you? How does the Utopian education look like and how to get there? Alina, Marina and Ksenia were looking for answers for these questions during a week in Denmark on the training course “European Education: Utopia or Realty?”. They shared and discussed educational … Continue reading Experience in “European Education: Utopia or Reality?” in Denmark
From 21st until 24th February our Message Wear 2018 team had the final meeting of the Transnational Youth Initiative (Erasmus+) with Shokkin Group Netherlands in Amsterdam. During those amazing days we shared the results of each national team, did brainstorming, had a screen printing workshop and even designed our own T-shirts together, combining small sketches … Continue reading MW Amsterdam final meeting
This autumn we started the project "Critical Escape", a Transnational Youth Initiative with the aim of creating educational escape rooms for young people. We are running this project with our Swedish partner organisation Awesome People. Escape rooms are becoming more popular every year all over the world. We decided to combine this trend with an … Continue reading Critical Escape: Update nº 2
"In November I participated in the training course "Game Time“ held in Velbert, Germany and I want to thank Shokkin Group for this great opportunity! The aim of the project was to discuss games as educational tools and to create a set of educational games on social issues. I must say that the project was … Continue reading Thoughts after “Game Time”
What: Shokkin Kamp is a local project organized every year by Shokkin Group Estonia, aimed at Russian-speaking local youth from Tallinn. In this edition, Shokkin Kamp was dedicated to teamwork, team roles and what pros and cons this method of work has. When: 16-18 of November 2018 Where: The project took place in a cozy … Continue reading Shokkin Kamp 9 – Bee the Team
In this project, which took place in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) last September, we discovered ourselves as listeners and storytellers. During this week warmed by Spanish sun, we learned not only how to tell stories, but also how to organize Human Library events, including those little aspects that we never notice: space organization, advertisement, registration, … Continue reading Experience: To Be a Person is to Be a Story