Places: 3 participants
Venue: Horní Maršov (Czech Republic)
Hosting organization: Be International
Project Dates: 1st-8th August 2022
Deadline to send application form: 20th June 2022

Description

An international training course on the use and development of educational board games and out-of-the-box approaches in education.

Over the last few years, games and game-based learning have been making their way into mainstream education.

Whether you are a youth/social worker, youth leader, a teacher, a game developer or somebody whose job description does not exist yet, we invite you to join and explore the use of games in order to support the learning process.

During this training, you will:

  • Explore board games and their possible adaptation to serve as educational tools;
  • Develop your own educational board game prototype in cooperation with other participants and test it;
  • Learn how to properly facilitate and debrief game-based learning activities;
  • Cooperate on the creation of an online printable board game resource for youth workers and youth leaders to be used internationally;
  • Explore game-based learning, gamification and innovative approaches to non-formal education and experiential learning;
  • Gain access to a wide set of resources you can use in your own educational practice.

Participant’s profile

The ideal participant should:

  • be working with young people (13-30) on regular basis (teacher, youth worker, social worker, youth leader, educator, trainer, camp leader);
  • be interested in bringing game-based learning into their own practice;
  • have basic experience with non-formal education or experiential learning;
  • be a resident of Estonia.

Additionally, participants should be at least 18 years old, have at least medium level of English, and be willing and committed to actively participate in ALL sessions of the programme. Besides, participants should commit to keep to the deadlines and carry out the preparatory tasks asked for by the organizers.

Application and deadline

If you would like to participate in this project, please read the infopack thoroughly and fill in the application form before 20th June 2022.