Goals of the exercise: To discuss feelings and perceptions in class
Age of the participants: 13+
Number of participants: 4-40
Duration of the exercise: 45-90 minutes
Materials: Pens, scrap paper, A3 sheet or wallpaper, chalkboard, sticker dots
theme: bullying
Alternatives to bullying
Goals of the exercise: to facilitate the understanding of the causes and the consequences of bullying; to explore ways to facilitate the control of the phenomenon.
Age of the participants: 13+
Number of participants: 10 to 25
Duration of the exercise: 90 minutes
Materials: bullying theater scenes printed, one on each sheet of paper
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.
Forum theatre of Augusto Boal
Goals of the exercise: Encourage participants to look at the situation from a different perspective and let them think of different solutions.
Age of the participants: 13+
Number of participants: 6-8
Duration of the exercise: at least 60 minutes, up to 120 minutes
Materials: none
Chance to Change 