Catch & Sketch 10~15 okt 2022 Porto
Projects
The
end of January we closed our project called Catch&Sketch Youth Ideas. The project
was 6 days international training program for the development of professional
and personal competencies between
10-16th of October, with the participation of Hungary (as the project
coordinator), Portugal (as the host), Lithuania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, and
Romania. The youth workers involved such as social workers, teachers, project
managers, program organizers all have many years of experience in the field of
youth work and are in different kinds of direct contact (organizing leisure
programs, summer camps, sports activities) with young people aged between 13
and 30 from informal groups, school class communities, athletes, groups delegated
by the school, and non-governmental institution in the context of cultural
organization for disabled, disadvantaged, talented young people. Participants
are also actively involved in activities that meet the internationalization
strategic goals of their own organization. Therefore, their English language
skills were adequated to participate in the training.
The
visual sketchnoting is a tool by combining simple images and keywords in order
to synthesize information. These can be used wide range in the group of young
people. Most of them are visually
mindful, therefore visualization is a very effective way of learning, and
associated with the development of many competences, has been confirmed by
several studies. Analog visualization tools, among other things, help with
communication, self-expression, develop creativity, the ability to learn and
focus. Sketchnoting helps to understand the chosen topic deeper to create
effective and visual reminders, highlight connections, and to structure ideas.
These
are extremely important in the digital age when we experience a drastic decline
in the ability of young people’s attention and concentration. Youth workers
involved in the project were committed to applying the technique of
sketchnoting in their daily work with young people.
In
possession of the professional knowledge acquired during the training course,
the participants are able to apply the presented visual techniques in their
daily work, which promote effective problem solving and decision making, also
assistance another way of communication
At
the end of the course, participants received Youthpass recognition based on
their own self-evaluation.