"I wanted to start my text like this. Because since the day I arrived in Estonia, this is what I keep saying whenever I try to describe what I’m experiencing here. Sometimes what I live feels beautiful, sometimes strange, sometimes difficult, and sometimes all of them at once. And in those moments, I can’t really … Continue reading Experience | Melih’s first six months in Estonia
Category: Experiences
Reviews of local/international projects
On December 12 we brought the spirit of the Digiwise Board Game Jam to Narva Eesti Gümnaasium by presenting and playing for the very first time the games developed by the game jam winning teams. Throughout the day, young game designers showcased five engaging board games focused on media literacy, online safety and critical thinking. … Continue reading Experience | “Critical Thinkers” board game marathon
Shokkin Group was happy to host the kick-off meeting for our newest adventure, CIVIKO, in Tallinn from December 9-11. This project is dedicated to designing an innovative educational game on democracy and launching campaigns to promote active and democratic participation among young people across Europe. What Happened at the Kick-Off? The meeting brought together representatives … Continue reading “CIVIKO” Project kick-off meeting
On 16th of October we hosted the Edugame (Un)conference, a hands-on evening where more than 40 educators, youth workers and organisation leaders explored how games can support learning and meaningful conversations with young people. Over the past two years, our international team created and tested 12 educational games on topics such as media literacy, bullying, … Continue reading Experience | Edugame (Un)conference
Over the past months, our DivE(d) team hosted a five-part webinar series exploring how playful, experiential and game-based methods can make learning more inclusive for diverse-ability groups of young people. The goal of DivE(d) is simple but ambitious: to support educators with tools that are accessible, engaging, and adaptable: whether they come from youth work, … Continue reading Experience | DivE(d) Visual Summaries
"Balancing Acts" was a 5-day Learning, Teaching, and Training Activity (LTTA) part of the long-ter project "EmpowerEd", whose aim was to empower youth workers to explore and practice digital storytelling as a tool for emotional well-being, financial literacy, and sustainability awareness. Our Shokkin members Jana, Tanel, Sana and Elizaveta attended the activity from 25th to … Continue reading Experience | “Balancing Acts”
On November 1–2, 2025, Vivere Kool in Tallinn became a center of creativity, learning, and teamwork as Shokkin Group Estonia organized the Digiwise Board Game Jam. Starting at 09:00 on November 1st and ending at 19:00 on November 2nd with teams presenting their games to the jury, this two-day event invited participants to design their … Continue reading Experience | Digiwise Board Game Jam
BRIDGING FUTURE COACHING AND PEACE EDUCATION The partners of the PeaceAct project –Mondo (Estonia), Shokkin Group (Estonia), ISZ (Slovenia), World of Tolerance (Georgia) and Juvenia XAMK (Finland) – were hosted by the Finnish partner in Mikkeli, Finland, between 7–10 October 2025. Here is a summary of how it went! "During the 3-day meeting, we aimed to … Continue reading Experience | “PeaceAct” meeting in Finland
This summer our “gameON” youth exchange in Bulgaria brought together amazing young people to learn, grow, and connect through games, creativity, and fun! Here’s what our participants shared about their experience 👇 "Bulgaria was a new country for me, and I was very glad to take part in this project. The program was full of … Continue reading Experience | “Game On”
"As part of our ongoing commitment to sharing what we learn through international projects, our team visited Ehte Humanitaargümnaasium to host a dissemination event in the framework of the Greenfluencers Erasmus+ Youth Exchange: What we did at the schoolWe conducted a lively, interactive session for 5th and 6th grade students focused on core environmental concepts: … Continue reading Experience | Dissemination of “Greenfluencers”