| The title of the tool | CLEVENIA Simulation |
| The learning objective of the tool | to increase awareness about the importance of the social inclusion, communication, empowerment and social engagement. |
| Target Group | Min. 18 participants older than 18 y.o. |
| Duration of the Tool | 90 Minutes |
| Preparation (Preparation before the implementation, needed materials etc.) | It’s helpful to implement this simulation with the team of trainers with 3 people. 1 main trainer who leads the simulation and 2 co-trainers to give the written instruction cards to the created teams. The instruction cards should be printed. Instruction for volunteered trainers: You are a team of trainers working for World Health Organization. You are sent to the country named Clevania. The population of Clevania is 3 million and the rate of elderly population is %7. Alzheimer’s is one of the main problem among old people. The organization planned several actions for prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. Your mission is to teach a certain physical exercise to Clevanian people in one town. English is the second main language in the country but still not everybody can speak fluently. This mission is very important for you because you are about to get a promotion in your job. If you accomplish this mission in the given time, this will help you to get a promotion in World Health Organization which you were endeavoring for a long time. YOUR TASK Your task is to teach those, who are in the plenary room, a position that is an effective way to fight Alzheimer’s. The position you will teach is explained below. There are two groups of trainees inside the room. You are supposed to be in two teams and get each group of trainees. You will decide to be with whom in the team and to work with which group. GROUP 1 –YOUTH TRAINERS: The group of Youth Trainers are working mostly with disadvantaged youngster. They are supposed to teach this exercise to the youth and do this exercise during their activities. GROUP 2 – A MINORITY GROUP: The group of minorities are adults. They believe in a different fate than the majority of the country however they are living in peace within the society.
EXERCISE: Two people should stand side by side with their arms open on both sides. While holding each other’s hand with one hand, they must carry a paper with the other hand. Both must stand on one foot. In this way, both should stand balanced, look up to the sky and count from 1 to 15. Instruction for one of the groups: YOUTH TRAINERSYou are citizens of Clevania which is a country with 3 million population. English is the second main language in the country. You are a group of Trainers who are working with mostly disadvantaged teen agers. You are dealing with really problematic youngsters. They are not going to school regularly; there are violence and substance usage problems among them. Your Municipality obliged you to attend to a training program organized by World Health Organization. You are supposed to learn an exercise and implement it with the youngsters, however this exercise is not officially included into your activity plans which is approved by the main Donor of your organization. You are already struggling with delivering a heavy activity schedule and If you miss any activity by the end of the year, your organization will lose the financial support by the Donor. Instruction for Other Group:You are citizens of Clevania which is a country with 3 million population. English is the second main language in the country. However, your level of English is not as good as the majority. When people speak fast you don’t understand clearly. You understand English only when they speak slowly. The municipality sent you to a training program organized by World Health Organization however you haven’t been informed about the content. Cancer is very common in your community and you thought that World Health Organization might do training programs about the prevention of cancer. You believe in a different fate than the majority of the country, you are living in peace within the society. According to your fate women and men, who are not relatives, cannot make physical contact. If you make any physical contact with an opposite sex, you have to sing a song for 10 seconds in order to be purified. |
| Instructions to implement the tool | The exercise involves three parts; first part is the preparation of the groups, the implementation of the tasks and finally the debrief of the experience.The participants are divided into 3 groups. It’s asked if any volunteers would like to operate as Trainers (4 or 5 people according to the group size) and the rest of the team is split into two teams. Then 3 different roles and task description is given to them. Each group reads the instructions and prepare themselves for their task in separate places of the training areas. |
| Skills – SDGs – Key Competences Chart | SDG 4: Quality in EducationSDG10: Reducing Inequalities |
| Sum Up / Debriefing / Reflection at the end of the implementation | 1. Remembering the Experience:What do you feel now?Was it all clear to you after listening to the instructions of the game?What did you expect to happen before the game started?What did you feel during the game?What happened? What did you do?What were others doing? What did you observe?2. Reflecting the Experience:Why did you feel like that?Why do you think you had these experiences?Why did you act like that?Why did others behave like that?3. From Experience to New Concepts:What does this experience and what we talked about, tell us?What conclusions do you get from all these experiences and our discussions?What do these conversations mean to you in real life?What would you do differently if you played this game once more?4. Associating the Concepts:How do you see the connection between what this theory/concept/ information say and the experience you had?Which of these conceptual propositions do your behaviors fit? Which do your behaviors not fit?Which of the sayings of this conceptual information, if you had done, the game could have been different?Will this concept help you to be more competent in this matter? |
| Any tips / suggestions to the trainers for the further implementations | 1. It’s important to locate the groups far from each other.2. It’s important to give them enough time to read the instructions carefully.3. It’s suggested to implement this simulation with the help of co-trainers or facilitators.4. It’s highly suggested to take notes during the simulation to address them during the debriefing. |
| Resources / References | www.experientiallearning.net |
