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RETHINK: Mindset Movers

2020-1-IT03-KA105-0182142020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: IT|TR|BE|HU|DE|SI|UK · Grant: €25,956
Creativity and cultureIntercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learningOpen and distance learning

Objectives

The project "RETHINK: Mindset Movers" was organized by ASSOCIAZIONE AVANTI UNITA as a candidate in Italy with the purpose of bringing together 42 young people from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey, Germany, UK, Belgium to provide an in-depth consideration of critical thinking, the attainment of objectivity, effectively communication and public speaking techniques, understanding of oneself and the psychological cause of others thinking. The project provided young people with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competences to develop competencies, both in psychological and business terms. Participants were able to design and experience their own simulation game on the basis of the acquired basic foundations, which they will be able to distribute in their local environments to other young people. Participants present the final simulation game "RETHINK: Mindset Movers". With our project in Italy, we promoted our critical thinking. Italy is a country of most famous philosophers, stoicism is one of the cradles of wise mindset and critical thinking. Today's era is with its prosperity offering on the other hand also huge issues, with its mainstream media and boxed education system. Therefore our youth and general life situation are in a huge stagnation circle. That is why we implemented a project, that offered innovative methods and multiple learning outcomes. At the same time, an artistically crafted BOOKLET "Life List, My Mindset" was created at the end of the project, with visible life changes for each participant, with unique views and developments before and after the project. Therefore, the project itself allowed the development and management of the project's implementation in practice, thus promoting youth activism in its local communities. The project focused especially on ways to increase critical thinking and non-formal education methods to build competencies ranging from communication, objectivity, understanding of diversity, etc. Participants in the project build confidence and further support to disseminate results and experiences. For this reason, the program of the project was first focused on definitions, information, and awareness of general concepts and tendencies. In the next phase, activities were focused on the development of individual competencies and initiatives and the identification of mechanisms for achieving critical thinking. As a further step, the activities were focused on the development of individual competencies for effective communication and public speaking. All this created the framework of the competencies and knowledge needed to integrate, prepare and run the TEATER simulation game "RETHINK: Mindset Movers", which was a designed method to integrate all of learnt competencies. For reaching our set goals, the project activities were based on non-formal education methods, using different games, working in groups, simulations, role plays, round tables, sharing experiences, group discussions, etc. Our set objectives of the project were the following: - Education with the right skills and competences to increase competencies: critical thinking, objectivity, communication, self-esteem ... among young people - Exchange of knowledge, experience in the field of critical thinking, objectivity, general global topics, and knowledge - Encourage the participation of young people especially in disseminating the results of the project and the game - Encourage creativity, critical thinking and a sense of understanding of others - Enable young people to take initiatives at the local level to promote critical thinking and new innovative informal methods through simulation games - Creating a network of young people and organizations, promoting mutual cooperation and future actions under the Erasmus + program - Expressing creative ideas and solving the problem of critical thinking itself and achieving it - Finding innovative ways to encourage young people with fewer opportunities to improve their competences and their own opinions - Finding new methods and techniques for creating campaigns for this challenge locally

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