PERCIPIO: addressing local and global issues, challenges, and problems

60-90 mins All

Objective / Aims

• To help participants to formulate their own perceptions on existing social issues, challenges, and problems. • To give a chance to participants to express and share with others their opinions on social issues. This activity can be about creativity, social media, politics, peace and war, discrimination, and other social issues. Moreover, the activity allows the participants to express their opinions on how to address or solve the issue they present through the card.

Materials/Apps

• The deck of Percipio cards, table. (Read FOR

INSPIRATIONsection for details and alternatives) • Apps, Software, platforms used: ZOOM, SKYPE, etc.,

PowerPoint or Prezi

Space

Classroom or online meeting, if implemented virtually.

FOR INSPIRATION

«Percipio» is a card game that is built around the perceptions and associations of the participants on different social issues. The cards depict the art works of Paweł Kuczyński, a Polish artist who showcases the nowadays challenges through his art. The images on the cards help the participants to speak about different challenges in our society and our perceptions of those.

The deck could be purchased from: http://kasa.am/jeux-educatifs-concus-par-kasa/ (the fifth card deck scrolling down from the top of the page) If the trainer or the person in charge of the implementation cannot buy or afford the cards, they can use similar photos without a copyright. Some of the images could be found online for free.

ANALOGICAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 1st part (10 min)

Distribute all 84 cards on the table and invite the participants to choose minimum one and up to three cards.

DIGITAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 1ST PART

For the online implementation you will need to share the screen with Photos of the cards via Zoom or similar platform. Showcase various cards online via PowerPoint, Prezi or any similar presentation tool. Participants need to choose the card they like and would like to discuss.

Evaluation of the activity / Result

During the online reflection people can use a power point of photos with the cards. If they can not buy or afford the cards, they can use photos without copyright.

Once participants choose the card or a few cards they have to show it to the group, describe it and explain why they have chosen this specific card. They have to describe the issue or the problem that the card depicts and why this issue is important. Ideally, the participants can offer a potential solution to the issue.

DIGITAL PART. STEP BY STEP. 2ND PART

Once participants choose the card or a few cards they have to describe it and explain why they have chosen this specific card. They must describe the issue or the problem that the card depicts and why this issue is important. Ideally, the participants can offer a potential solution to the issue.

Evaluation of the activity / Result

The participants are invited to discuss various global issues starting from the local, regional, national, European, or global level. They can discuss how themselves (as active and engaged citizens) or NGOs, SME and other education providers, especially grass-root CSO (civil society organisations), youth workers, adult educators and front-liners can address these challenges.