Goals of the exercise: To help participants understand the harmful effects of bullying.
Age of the participants: 10+
Number of participants: any
Duration of the exercise: 15 minutes
Materials: Felt pens, pieces of paper
length: short game
Who has power over me?
Goals of the exercise: To show that we tend to follow what we have learned and that sometimes it is difficult to question these learnings, such as gender stereotypes.
Age of the participants: 13+
Number of participants: 10 to 30
Duration of the exercise: 10 minutes
Materials: none
Game of squares
Goals of the exercise: To be aware that there are different perceptions for the same reality and that we must present our ideas and listen to others’ ideas in an assertive and open-minded manner.
Age of the participants: 10+
Number of participants: 6 to 30
Duration of the exercise: 15 minutes
Materials: one sheet of paper with drawing of squares for each participant
Who laughs in the end laughs the best
Goals of the exercise: To deconstruct the idea that gaining and feeling accomplishment means to defeat other people and/or accumulate goods; To show the participants that defeating other people and/or accumulating goods won’t give you the feeling of accomplishment.
Age of the participants: 10 to 18 years
Number of participants: 10 to 30 (preferably even number)
Duration of the exercise: 15 minutes
Materials: pebbles or marbles in number greater than the participants.
Solidarity race
Goals of the exercise: To promote reflection/To put an accent on the importance of cooperation
Age of the participants: from 12 to 18 years old
Number of participants: 10 to 30
Duration of the exercise: 5 to 10 minutes
Materials: strips of soft paper or toilet paper 1 centimeter wide and 2 meters long
Chance to Change 