YES 2016 IGL Manual

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FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 GOODBYE – HELLO SESSION ......................................................................................................................................... 4 GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 STRUCTURE AND GOALS FOR THE SESSION .................................................................................................................................. 4 DETAILED OUTLINE OF THE SESSION........................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction (5 minutes) .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Leaving home (12,5 minutes) ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Undealt Issues ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Put it in the bag, or throw it in the trash? .................................................................................................................................. 6

Guided dream journey (12,5 minutes) ......................................................................................................................... 7 Guided dream journey – the text ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Energizer (5 minutes) ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Going back Home (15 minutes) ................................................................................................................................. 10 Asking questions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Role play .................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Small discussion groups ........................................................................................................................................................... 11

YES (5 minutes) .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Conclusion (5 minutes) .............................................................................................................................................. 12 INTERCULTURAL LEARNING SESSION ...........................................................................................................................13 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 INTENTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 TIME FRAME ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13 COMMON MEGA ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................................................... 15 Innovators’ EXPO ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 REFLECTION GROUPS ...................................................................................................................................................16 GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 PEER GROUP MEETINGS ..............................................................................................................................................17 GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 IGL SCHEDULE ..............................................................................................................................................................18 YES CAMP MAP ...........................................................................................................................................................19 NAME GAMES AND ENERGIZERS .................................................................................................................................20 NAME GAMES .................................................................................................................................................................... 20 ENERGIZERS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 22

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Foreword Dear IGLs,

In this document you will find an overview of the sessions you will lead with your students during the YES seminar. You will find detailed information about the "Goodbye – Hello" session as well as hints and tips for the remaining reflection groups. Please take the time to read the manual carefully before the seminar, as there will probably not be too much time to prepare for the sessions during YES. Even if you have been an IGL at YES before, you should take your time and read the manual, as some changes have been made since last year. We expect you to have read the manual before coming to YES. That way the IGL meetings will be more efficient, and we will all get some extra free time. We know there is a lot to read, but it is important that you read it to ensure a smooth running seminar. If anything is unclear, or if you have other comments, you are very welcome to e-mail us at [email protected].

We are very much looking forward to seeing you at YES this coming June!

Kind regards, IGL Coordinators Razvan and Marie-Louise

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Goodbye – Hello session When: Tuesday, June 28th, 2016, 16:30 – 17:30. Where: Seminar rooms. Your responsibilities: IGLs are in charge of leading the "Goodbye - Hello" session.

General Information This session will be held in groups consisting of students from the same home country and a fellow national IGL will be leading the session. The session takes approximately 60 minutes (1 hour) and its main goal is to give the students an opportunity to talk about the last weeks in their host country; how it was to leave a place which had become their second home and their thoughts and feelings about returning to their home country. We will also discuss why it is good to have YES as a "pit-stop" before going home. All materials needed for the session will be handed out to you at the info desk at EJB Werbellinsee.

Structure and goals for the session Part

Duration

Goals

Introduction

5 minutes

To give the students a positive feeling and create a basis of trust.

Leaving home

12,5 minutes Students have an opportunity to reflect on their last weeks in their host country and share their experiences in a secure environment.

Guided dream travel

12,5 minutes Help students to "close off" the exchange year in a positive way.

Fun energizer

5 minutes

Unwinding the students and have them take a break from thinking.

Going back home

15 minutes

Students are aware of the difficulties they could face once they are return back home. Students acquire attitudes, knowledge and skills to make it easier to re-adapt to their home culture and society once more.

YES

5 minutes

Help the students to understand the role and value of YES in regards to their learning process.

Conclusion

5 minutes

Finish the session with a positive feeling.

It is important to make the students understand that they are not the only ones in this situation. Please keep an eye out for students who could be in need of further counseling. If there is a student with more serious issues, which cannot be discussed in the group, please advise him/her (discreetly, of course) to talk to one of the counsellors. Of course, you can also offer him/her to talk with you in private.

Detailed outline of the session The outline is meant as a guide only. The most important thing is to accomplish the goals mentioned above. We ask you to please read the session outline below as it will give you an idea of the things, which are usually necessary to touch upon during the session. If you have a lot of experience running similar sessions or you have other ideas for a successful "Goodbye-Hello" session, we leave you the choice of which you would rather use to accomplish the goals of this session. If you have some other methods you would like to use, which you would like to discuss first you can always come to us, we are here to help you and guide you. Youth for Understanding (YFU) Young Europeans’ Seminar 2016 – Young Innovators Changing the World June 27th to July 1st, 2016 at EJB Werbellinsee, Germany

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Introduction (5 minutes) First, introduce yourself to the students - You might start by sharing your own personal story or vulnerability. For example, share with them the feelings you experienced at the end of your exchange year. If you expect the students to open up, then you will have to lead the way. Once you have shown your vulnerability, it will be easier for the students to do so as well. Second, explain the purpose of the session: 1. Students will be able to reflect on the last weeks in their host country. 2. Students will become aware of the difficulties they could face back in their home country. 3. Students will get to know each other; they will have a peer group who are in the same situation as them and who they can share feelings and thoughts with. Third, try to get to know each other, organize a short name game. Since the students are from the same country, but they have spent their exchange year in different host countries, they might not know each other or remember each other's names - it would be good to play a small name game. Feel free to do any game you like - if you do not have any good ideas, check out the “Name games and Energizers” section of this handbook for inspiration.

Leaving home (12,5 minutes) At the beginning of this part, ask the students how they are doing. A good way to start is by asking if they have had a re-entry seminar in their host country, and how it was for them (what they talked about, if they felt sad about going home, if they set goals for their last days in their host country and if so, did they achieve these goals). This way you have a good idea of how the students are feeling and what kind of things you need to talk about during your session(s). Another way to start the session and get them to open up is by telling them about how you felt after having left your host country, but please do not spend too much time on this - bear in mind that it is not you who should be doing most of the talking. We have written down two different tasks that can be done with the students. If you have a big group, doing both of these exercises within the limited timeframe is a challenge. Try to connect with the group and do what you feel is best for them. Sometimes one well-executed exercise can be of more use than two exercises, which cannot fully be discussed for lack of time.

Undealt Issues After the introduction, it is good to reach the conclusion that no matter how busy they were during the last days in their host country, and no matter how hard they tried to have everything ready for their departure, it is normal to still have loose ends and undealt issues. There are various things which could be worrying the students upon leaving their host country: Not being able to say goodbye to a good friend, not saying "thank you" to a good teacher, a fight with a friend, who remained unresolved. Here are exercises which would help students see that even if they still have unresolved issues, it is never too late to try and resolve them. Hand out two sheets of paper (each paper should have a different color). Paper 1: Students are asked to write down events or memories on one sheet of paper, which they feel they have dealt with. This can, for example, be that they managed to say goodbye to absolutely every person they wanted to say goodbye to; if they had an argument with heir host mother, which they managed to work out without any bad feelings left behind. Generally, these are the things which the students have finished and they feel good about. Paper 2: On the second sheet of paper, the students should write down events and memories which they feel they have not completely dealt with. For example, an argument, left unresolved, a book, which still needs to be given to its rightful owner etc. Generally, these are the things which the students feel they still need to work on.

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Discussion/follow up When the students are done (after about 5 minutes), ask if anyone still have issues which they need to deal with and if they want to share them with the group. Good questions to start this discussion could be:    

Why is this issue bothering you? Do you already have an idea of how to deal with this? Are there other students who have dealt or still have to deal with a similar issue? o How did they deal with it or plan to deal with it? Can any other student give advice on how this issue could be resolved?

It is important that the students are left with a positive emotion and the belief that they will be able to resolve all of their unfinished business upon ending this session. Do not tell the students what they should do, help them come to their own conclusions. One of the issues could be the goodbye part. If the students do not bring it up, you may ask them how it was for them to say goodbye to the country, culture, family and friends they have grown so attached to. The following list of questions could be used for further discussion: o o o o o

How have you been feeling these last couple of weeks? Were you able to do everything you planned to do? How did you feel about leaving and having to say goodbye? Are there people you have not said goodbye to yet, although you wish you had? Why were you unable to say goodbye? How can this be resolved? (For example sending a postcard when back home).

Then turn to the events and memories they have dealt with. Ask the students the same kind of relevant questions as above and end the exercise on a positive note.

Put it in the bag, or throw it in the trash? During the exchange year, each student experiences great moments. However, there are also moments which are not as joyful, they are even sad, and those tend to be the moments they learn from the most. Let the students think about what was the most valuable thing they have learned from their exchange year - the thing(s) they never want to forget and want to take back with them to their home country. First, hand out small pieces of paper to the students and have them write down the things they value from their exchange year; memories they wish to always remember; valuable lessons they have learned for life. You will need to bring a backpack or a suitcase with you for this session. Pass the suitcase/backpack around and have the students read out loud what experiences, values and lessons they have learned and will take back with them, before putting the note in the suitcase/backpack. Each student can put as many "things" in the suitcase/backpack as they wish - the suitcase/backpack is bottomless! Second, have the students write down those things they do not want to take with them, as not all memories are positive. Get an empty trash bag from us that you can pass around and have every student who has something they do not want to take with them, throw it away. This could be an argument with their host parents, an incident at school, or just a national dish they hated - if they want to forget it, then they should throw it away. As this is quite a popular exercise, some students may have done it already at their re-entry. If this is the case, you might stress that re-entry was a few weeks ago and since then their way of thinking might have changed. Besides they are in a new group now, and hearing the other students' stories it might remind them of other moments or issues they want to discuss. You can also have them think of the things they decided to take with them/throw away back then, and see if they still feel the same. They might also find new "things" they value and want to take along with them. After everybody has had a chance to say something, conclude the session. Stress that they have all had good Youth for Understanding (YFU) Young Europeans’ Seminar 2016 – Young Innovators Changing the World June 27th to July 1st, 2016 at EJB Werbellinsee, Germany

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and bad experiences during their exchange and that it is important to remember the good things and learn from both the bad and the good.

Guided dream journey (12,5 minutes) The purpose of this journey is to make the students actively reflect on their exchange experience, to have them think about what they have discussed in this session, and think about the time to come. It should have a positive conclusion, but undealt issues should also be mentioned as something somewhat normal Make them feel confident about being able to "close off" their exchange year. Preparation for the guided dream journey The session should be held in your native language as you will be leading this session for students of the same home country as yourself. As we are not able to translate this text into that many languages, we ask you to translate it yourself. This is an important part of your pre-YES preparations! You may add something if you wish, or if you find something unnecessary, you are welcome to leave it out. When you get to know the group, you might also add something spontaneously according to what the students have talked about, just make sure that it fits the purpose. If you wish to provide us with your translation, we would be happy to pass it on to next year's IGLs but remember that this is optional. Read the text out loud to yourself a few times before the session to train your voice and to decide how you are going to read it to the students. Be well prepared! For the guided dream journey, you should avoid any kind of noise that could distract the students. We will do our best to find your group a place for the session where you can be undistracted and if the weather is nice, a garden can also be a nice place to hold it. Before starting the journey, tell the students that even if one of them do not like the exercise or have already done it, they should still give the others the chance to continue. They may see it as a relaxation exercise. Have the students lie down and feel comfortable. Try to make them feel as relaxed as possible - they may lie down on the floor, head-on stomach, they may take off their shoes etc. Do not start until you are certain that all students are relaxed and comfortable. Try to calm them - ask them to close their eyes. It might be that some of them keep laughing, do not be too "leader-ish" at this point - they will calm down sooner or later by themselves. Read the text very silently, slowly and with a calm voice. Do not rush through the lines! Make a break after every sentence (3-4 seconds) to give the students time to think about it.

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Guided dream journey – the text Close your eyes, try to make yourself comfortable and calm... Draw three deep breaths in and three deep breaths out. In... and out (3x) Your breathing is now very calm and regulated. Listen to your own breathing and try to feel your entire body. Do you feel your fingertips and feet, the blood that rushes through your body? You are now going on a journey - on a journey within yourself... Do you remember the day before you came to your host family? You had to say goodbye to your own family and friends at home. You left behind the people you would miss, and the life you were so used to living. What surprised you the most once you arrived at your host country? Think of all the fears that turned out to be unnecessary. Also, think about all your wishes that became fulfilled. What were your expectations towards your host family? Imagine them now - your mum, your dad and your host siblings. How are they? How do they smell and what do they sound like? What do you like the most about them? Also, imagine your friends; imagine all the wonderful and crazy moments you shared. How did you meet your best friend? Remember your classroom. What does it look like? What experiences did you have in there? Think of the people you have met during this year - other exchange students, volunteers, and host families. Imagine the people that have influenced you the most during your exchange - your host family, friends, teachers... Do not forget the sometimes so difficult situations you went through with them. Because you had to struggle too, but it was from those situations that you probably learned the most. Think of how much you have grown personally and how you got to know yourself better through your exchange. Now think of your last days in your host country. What was it like to take down the pictures from the walls of your room and pack up your clothes? Think of the last moments in your host country. How did you say goodbye to your family and friends? Do you remember their faces, their tears, and their last words? Can you imagine that you were saying goodbye to people who were once just names on a sheet of paper? More and more you realize now that it is not only a big suitcase you are taking along from your host country... Think of who or what you are going to miss the most. Is there somebody you could not properly say goodbye to? A friend? A classmate? Or perhaps a neighbor?

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Think of the book, the T-shirt, or the hug that is still waiting to be given to its rightful owner. Or is there something you forgot to tell somebody? Imagine how you would solve these issues. Can you think of the words you would write in a letter to this person? Perhaps it is not possible to deal with all these issues right here and now; perhaps you do not even want to do it now. Take your time to think about it. Because this is the end of your exchange year... ...but the relationships and experiences remain. Your life will change a lot during the next few months and years, but your exchange will stay forever in your heart and memories. It is your decision what you take along from this exchange and who you want to stay in contact with. Choose wisely. In a few days you will start to realize how much things have changed, and you will realize the hardest part of being an exchange student is balancing the two completely different worlds you now live in. You will desperately try to hold on to everything, all the while trying to figure out what you should leave behind. And somehow, in some way, you will find your place between these two worlds.

9 (Longer pause) When you are ready, you may open your eyes again. If you want, you can remain in this lying position for another minute. Then stand up and take in your ordinary sitting position. (Wait until everyone has stood up to continue the session with a normal tone of voice) Try to conclude this journey on a positive note. Ask the students how the exercise made them feel, or if there were a particular part of the exercise that triggered a memory they would like to share with the group. Be aware that students might react differently to this exercise, and if you see that someone needs special attention, please follow up with this student (and contact the counselors, if needed).

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Energizer (5 minutes) Organize a short fun energizer with the students. Try to include everybody and try to make students feel as free as possible. You will later use this energizer as a metaphor for YES – the leaving home part being life at the host country, and the going home part being life back home. If you know a fun energizer yourself, feel free to implement it. If you are lacking ideas, look at section “Name games and Energizers” section of this handbook for inspiration. If you know of any other energizers than the ones mentioned at the end of this manual, please feel free to share them with the rest of us.

Going back Home (15 minutes) The intro to this part of the session could, for example, be asking students about culture shock. Do they know what this is? Did they talk about it during a YFU seminar before they went on exchange, or in their host country? Did they experience culture shock while on exchange? Can they imagine experiencing culture shock back in their home country? Why? Why not? Will they have problems reintegrating in school? What are the biggest differences between school in their home country and host country? By now you have probably got the hang of the group - are they talkative or quiet? Are they open or do they like to keep to themselves? Think about which method would work best for your group. Alternatively, you could choose one of the following methods or combine them:

Asking questions Here are some different questions that could be discussed, either in small groups or in the whole group. The purpose of this activity is to make the students think about going home and the things they should keep in mind. You can simply discuss these with the students; do a quiet discussion, use the role play method, or split the group into smaller discussion groups, if the group is really big. Some questions you could ask are:                

What is going to be the most difficult thing about going home? How will it be like to come back to your own family? How do you expect your relationships with your old friends will be like? How will it be to go to school in your home country again? What would be the worst thing about your home country and its culture upon your return? What would be the best thing about your home country and its culture upon your return? What is the best thing about going back home? What do you expect from going back home? Have people/things changed? What are your plans for when you go home? Who will you meet first? What will you do? Do you expect it to be difficult? How do you think you have changed during your stay abroad? What do you think your parents/friends will think about the changes? Have you made any resolutions in regards to what you would do differently? What is more difficult: integration to your host community or re-integration back home? Do you think people will understand you? Whose responsibility is it to make things work out in your old-new environment? Are there any new hobbies or other interests that you would like to continue once you return home? How do you think YFU could help you re-integrate back home?

Often, the students will feel nervous and focus on the bad things about going home because they are very attached to their exchange experience and the YES experience that they are undergoing. Try to let them voice their anxieties and worries, but do not let it go on for too long. Try to get them to think about the positive things about going home by asking some of the questions above which focus on the positive aspects.

Role play Above, you found a number of questions which can be raised and discussed in this session. By doing a role play you could avoid the typical "question and answer" Ping-Pong game and rather involve the students Youth for Understanding (YFU) Young Europeans’ Seminar 2016 – Young Innovators Changing the World June 27th to July 1st, 2016 at EJB Werbellinsee, Germany

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actively and allow some of them to be the center of attention instead of the group leader. One interesting idea would be to start the session by telling your own short story of what it was like to go back to your home country after your exchange. If you open up to them, they will most likely be more open towards expressing their own feelings. Once the group has warmed up to this subject, you could ask a few students to act out different situations that they imagine would happen when they get home. Afterwards, you can start a discussion on how to deal with the situation. For example, you instruct two or three students beforehand, give them a few minutes to plan an improvised scene and ask them to act it out. While they are preparing the scene (do not give them more than 5 minutes) you can start brainstorming the group on what kind of problems they imagine could occur upon re-integrating at home. We suggest that you put at least two "hot spots" into a scene: possible problems with the natural parents and difficulties with friends and classmates. 

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A delicate situation of meeting their parents: The student wants to go out late and says something like: "my host-parents in Poland always allowed me to..." o The mother insists on what the student was allowed prior to departure, while the student stresses that this is outdated. o The situation quickly escalates with the student being very frustrated about not being able to "be him/herself" - and the mother, on the other hand, feels that her old son/daughter has mystically "disappeared" somewhere during the exchange year. Meeting an old friend again: o A student meets a classmate who asks the obligatory "How was your year in Georgia?", obviously expecting a simple "Good!", but the student starts to give a detailed description of everything and the friend soon gets tired of it. o Meeting a second old friend, but the situation is the opposite: the friend starts the conversation with the same question and tries to build a new relationship, but the student only gives extremely short answers and appears very arrogant.

These situations can also promote the possibility of becoming a YFU volunteer upon return - other volunteers are often be the best and most interested audience a student can have after returning home. Start a discussion with the group about the situation after each scene. We want the students to be aware of these issues before meeting their family and friends.

Small discussion groups This method can be used to focus on a small number of issues. Split the group into small groups of 4-5 students and make them discuss one or more of the following cases. You may give each group a different case and after 5-10 minutes you discuss the cases in the open, giving the other groups the possibility to share their opinion. Some of the possible cases are:   

After your return home, you and your old friends have drifted apart and you are feeling lost without good friends - what would you do? After your return home, your parents are having a hard time accepting that you are a year older and much more mature. This causes a lot of arguments between you and your parents and you want to go back to your host country - what would you do? After your return home, you have done your best and tried and explained to your friends and family how much your exchange year means to you. They do not understand this and you need someone to talk to - what would you do? (Joining YFU and talking to other young returnees could be one suggestion).

Those are some methods which could be used to discuss the topic of going back home. If you have a different method that you know works well, then feel free to use it. You may also combine the methods mentioned here, but keep in mind that you only have a limited amount of time. Try to do your best to Youth for Understanding (YFU) Young Europeans’ Seminar 2016 – Young Innovators Changing the World June 27th to July 1st, 2016 at EJB Werbellinsee, Germany

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achieve the goals of this part of the session as mentioned above. Please take your time to think about it at home, well before YES, and make a plan of what you want to do with the students - this will save you time during YES. If you are more than one IGL to a group, please confer with your partner prior to arriving at YES so that you are all well prepared for the sessions with the students and the other IGLs.

YES (5 minutes) In this part you should make the students think about the structure of the session. First, we were still in our host country and with the dream journey we almost relived our entire year. Then, we had an energizer to free our thoughts, and then we went back home - at least in our mind. We discussed what problems and difficulties we could face upon going back and how we could possibly solve these. We also talked about having to live with some of these not being able to be resolved. If you think about it, the energizers in between your host country and home country could be compared to the YES seminar. At this point you may ask the students if they can give any reasons why it is so. At the end, you should all come to the conclusion that YES is just like an energizer - it is a lot of fun, but it is also an important part of the transition - it helps you clear your head and it gives you strength to go on. After that you should try and find out what the value of YES is in their exchange experience. Why is it good to have YES as a "pit stop" in between their host and home country? The reasons could be:     

YES gives them a few days in a neutral zone to clear their heads and think about the situation they are in. YES helps them prepare to handle all the good and bad situations they might face back home - either way, emotions are going to be high and it is good if they have considered them ahead of time. They meet other exchange students from their home country - when they are finally back home and they feel they have no-one to talk to, they can always contact their peers from YES. They learn about volunteering and young innovators. YES wraps up the exchange year with a big, positive bang - a spectacular ending to a spectacular year.

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The purpose of this part of the session is to finish off on a positive note. Ask the students if they have any questions or if there is anything else bothering them. Tell them that if they have a problem or if they just need to talk to someone, you are always there for them. Remind them to always be on time. Remind them to eat and drink enough water during YES, and to try and get some sleep during the last night as this will help them deal better with their emotions on departure day. In general, advise them to not see YES as a giant party, but rather a gathering of young people who are in the same boat. They should be responsible - not only towards themselves, but also towards others. Remind them to make the most of YES, as this will be an event they will remember forever.

As the schedule is tight, you probably will not finish before the estimated time, but if you do, please do not let the students leave the room as they might distract the other groups that are still working. In this case, do an energizer, play a game, or just have them sit there and talk.

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Intercultural Learning Session When: Wednesday, June 29th 16:30-17:30. Where: Seminar rooms. Your responsibilities: IGLs are in charge of leading the intercultural learning session and providing support to the students.

Background The Intercultural Learning Reflection Group (ICLRG) is the only reflection group during YES with a specific theme. We have outlined two different approaches to the theme below, which hopefully will give the IGLs the freedom to address the issue how they see fit depending on the group dynamics in their student group. This reflections group is supposed to be held the afternoon before dinner. This way the students can reflect on what was talked about during the afternoon session before dinner and the evening activities. They will more easily engage in the reflective process. The Intercultural Learning Session can function as a frame around the YES seminar and the YES Common Activity.

Intentions The intercultural learning (ICL) session is, and always has been, a very important part of YES. First, it is the part where the students are supposed to reflect over the process they have been through during their exchange year. A process they will go through many more times in life, often not realizing it. Second, it is also the session where the IGLs should be able to show the students the opportunities they have with YFU and discuss young innovators. Therefore, the more informal setting of the afternoon reflection group may be a better setting for discussing the intercultural working environment and possibilities of staying in touch with YFU. Many students go on exchange to do something a little different from their classmates, and we want to take the opportunity to make them reflect on how this "being different" also makes them learn things they did not know they had learned.

Time frame Approximately one hour - some of you might take longer/shorter. As this is the last event of the day, feel free to stay seated with your students if you need more time. If you and your students feel everything is said after that hour, you can release them, but please make them aware that other groups may still be in session, so they should be cautious not to make too much noise. Keep in mind, this session is followed shortly by the more unformal reflection group. Guided Discussion Guiding questions to use to look more thoroughly into intercultural communication:     

How did it feel to be in a family and being the only one (?) from a different culture? Did you feel as a stranger in your host family at first? Why was this? o Because of culture or because of customs and traditions? How did you communicate? Why? Did you have difficulties in the beginning finding a "common language"? Did you feel like a foreigner during your exchange year? All the time, or sometimes more than other? What do you think have you learned or could you have learned from your exchange year in regards to inter-culturalism (communication, learning, living)?

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In context of this seminar, what intercultural experiences did you have here? o Did you have any? What did you learn from them? What elements of this intercultural experiences will you be able to apply to "real life"?

Intercultural Learning Experience (20 min) This part mainly focuses on two aspects: a) possibilities of intercultural encounters and how to deal with them and b) the specific mindset towards encounters between two cultures and the possibility of learning from them. a) To start off the Intercultural Learning experience, the discussion with the students should be directed towards reflection and possible realization of where intercultural interactions happen:      

We have talked about intercultural communication and how you were communicating in families and countries... Why was it intercultural? What made it intercultural? What is a culture? What is intercultural? Where can you find your next cultural encounter? What is important to keep in mind when dealing with other cultures? How and where can you see that in your exchange year/back home?

b) Having seen that intercultural encounters can pretty much happen everywhere and how to confront or accept them, we will now move on to the reason and the realization that, if you accept the fact that you can find other cultures everywhere, you can learn a lot from these encounters:     

What is the use of knowing that every person has a different culture and how to act and react to different cultures? What have you learned through the communication between cultures during your exchange year? If you transfer the setting to your everyday life, where could you learn from different cultures? (basically everywhere, since every person has their own culture). What does learning mean?" (learning is an ongoing process of information being turned into knowledge by understanding and implementing it). Information you can find anywhere. It is just a matter of understanding it and then acting upon your new information and forming experience for yourself.

After helping them realize (or at least telling them) that they could learn from pretty much any situation they encounter - especially intercultural encounters, since they are, by definition, guaranteed to contain "new information" - we can conclude the session with another summary. NOTE: It is not so much that they all reach the same conclusion. Since they all come from different backgrounds and all have had different experiences in their exchange year, the learning outcomes are highly individual, remember and respect that. What we aim at, however, is a process of reflection that they themselves can keep up even without having to be guided by us.

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Common Mega Activity When: Thursday, June 30th 14:15-17:45. Where: Campsite. The reflection groups are great forums for both the students and IGLs to reflect on the events of the day.

Innovators’ EXPO Innovators’ EXPO will be the grand wrap-up of YES and the four tracks, which will embrace this year's topic “Young Innovators Changing Our World”. All YES students will participate in the grand EXPO and present their work from the past couple of days which combines powerful speeches, the newest technology, on-site journalism and pitching of business ideas. The common activity will take place during the afternoon on June 30th. Students from each track will get together and in various forms present their work. The main purpose of the EXPO is for the students to realize that they have all the potential in the world to be young innovators and change the world through their innovative work - both from their work at YES but also in their future. The IGLs will take part in the Innovators’ EXPO by assisting the Track Leaders. The task could involve logistics, preparing the room, sticking to the time table etc. This will give the IGLs a unique insight into the students’ amazing work in each track.

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Reflection groups When: Tuesday, June 28th 17:30-18:00 and Wednesday, June 29th 17:30-18:00. Where: Seminar rooms. Your responsibilities: IGLs are in charge of leading the reflection groups and providing support to the students. The reflection groups are great forums for both the students and IGLs to reflect on the events of the day.

General information So, what are reflection groups? First of all, you will have a group of students you will be in charge of. These are the same students you had in your groups for the "Goodbye-Hello" and "ICL" sessions. That means that you will be the first person they can contact in case they have questions, want to share a story, even have an emergency situation or just want to have fun together. Your task is to be their "confidant". The main goal of the reflection groups is to provide the students with the possibility to reflect on the day: what happened during the day, how they are feeling and questions they like to get answered. Different methods you can use: The colors of the rainbow The participants can choose one of the colors of the rainbow and explain how the color is linked to their experience. The colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Five fingers You can ask every participant to draw a hand and ask "What did you like?" (thumb up), "What would you like to point out?" (index finger), "What was not OK? (middle finger), "What did you experience in relationship with others?" (ring finger), and "Something small" (pinky finger). Weather forecast You need 4 pieces of paper on which you draw the following: one paper with a sun, the second one with a sun and clouds, the third one with rain and lightning, the forth one with clouds. You hang one paper in each of the four corners of the room. As you go through the different activities of the day the participants can move around and stand at the picture that best shows how they felt about the activity. Then you ask the participants to tell why they choose the sun / sun and clouds / rain and lightning / clouds. The Telegram This method is very appropriate after a tiring day or session when there is no energy left for a thorough evaluation. Participants are invited to think for a few minutes about the day or session and then to share their opinion with the group in three words: a positive word - a negative word - a concluding word. For example: Intensive - Headache - Exhausted. You can write down what participants say and it can be useful to make a short summary of what the general feeling of the group is at the end of the day.

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Peer Group Meetings When: Tuesday, June 28th 19-19:30, Wednesday, June 29th 19-19:30, and Thursday, July 1st 10-10:30. Where: Seminar rooms. Your responsibilities: Actively participate and provide input.

General information While you will get general information from your IGL coordinators during the IGL meetings, the peer group meetings provide you with a place where you can get hints and tips for your sessions as well as a place to vent. YES is so packed with sessions, reflection groups, workshop and of course fun things to do, that time for the IGLs to exchange ideas and share problems, challenges, successes and best practices can get lost. You guys are a big part of the success of YES and we wanted to create a way, besides the general IGL meetings, in which you could reflect, learn and support each other. It is also a way to develop practical and effective solutions for the challenges you face as an IGL at YES 2016. The groups will consist of approximately six IGLs in total and will consist of both experienced and inexperienced IGLS. The idea is that you come together as a group and help and support each other. During these peer group meetings, we IGL coordinators are available if you need to run things by is or want to talk about a problem or other. Once at YES we will let you know where you can get a hold of us during these meetings.

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IGL Schedule Monday 09:45-10:30

Tuesday IGL Meeting

Wednesday IGL Meeting

16:30-17:30 17:30-18:00

Student Session Reflection Group

Student Session Reflection Group

Peer Group

Peer Group

19:00-19:30 20:00-22:00

Meeting Training

Thursday Peer Group

Once at YES you will be handed a name tag with your weekly schedule, including common activities and such. The schedule above is only in regards to your role as an IGL. Remember to look at the schedule of shifts as send separately.

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YES Camp Map

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Name games and energizers Name games Name Pantomime Participants stand in a circle at arm's length. Ask each person to think of a verb and action which starts with the same letter as their first name e.g., "Jumping James". The person acts out the action and says out their action-name. Everyone then repeats the action and the action-name of the previous people in the circle before entering their own. This requires a pretty high level of instructor energy and drama; people are pretty shy to start with. Encourage everyone to join in and say the name and action of everyone else. Go around again, do it faster and really get the blood running. For participants who say "I can't think of anything," just say "Keep thinking, we will come back to you". If they still cannot come up with anything, ask the group to help. Do not allow duplication of verbs either – they must use a unique one.

Story of my Name Where does your name come from? Share the story of where your name comes from and what it means. Everyone's name has a surprisingly interesting origin.

Point & Shoot Puts people on the spot for learning names – ideal name game finale. Split the group in half. Have two volunteers hold a blanket or sheet between the two groups. Group members gather together, to plan and avoid being seen by the other group. The group sends one member to crouch close to the blanket and be involved in the shoot-out. The tw holding the blanket count out loud, “1, 2, 3”, then drop the blanket. Each contestant tries to say the other person's name first. Whoever is the winner, “captures” their opponent for the winner's team. The blanket goes up again – continue until one team has captured all of the other teams’ team members.

Wam-Pum Stand in a circle, 1 person in the middle. This person says someone's name who in turn have to say someone else’s name before being tagged by the person in the middle. –This is a fun way to put people on the spot while learning names.

Adjective Name Game The group forms a circle and each group member is required to think of an adjective that describes them AND rhymes with their first name. Each group member will then amplify their new creative name, and the rest of the group will repeat the name and all the names of previous people in the circle – Like the verb/motion name game as described above.

Motion Name Game Have everyone stand in a circle. Anyone can begin the game by saying their name and demonstrating a [physical] motion to go with it. When the person is done, the entire group repeats the name and the motion. Then, the second person (on either side of the first) introduces themselves and does the motion. The entire group repeats the name and motion and then the first name and motion. This will continue until each person has given their name and done their motion, and the entire group has repeated everyone's names and motions.

What Clothes May Reveal Ask students to introduce themselves by saying their names and revealing what one (visible) piece of clothing reveals about them. For example, “I'm Robin and these sneakers reveal how boring I am because I wear them every single day”, or “I'm Max and this shirt reveals how organized I am because I knew I would be wearing it four days ago”.

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Koosh Ball Everyone gets in a circle after names have been given. The teacher starts: “I'm Andrea and I'm throwing the ball to Sally.” Sally then throws the ball to someone else, mentioning them, and so on until everyone has had the ball. If the ball drops, start over. Play a couple of rounds (people must throw the ball to different partners each time) until everyone is well and tired: then, for the last round, begin and then introduce 3 more balls into the mix. The game starts moving very quickly; chaos and hilarity ensue.

The Newspaper Game All participants, except one, stand in a circle. The remaining person stands in the middle, holding a rolled newspaper. The people in the circle tell each other their names (if they have not done so already). Then, one person starts the game by calling out someone's name. Subsequently, the person in the middle tries to touch/hit that person with the newspaper, before he/she is able to call a new name The first person who fails to call a new name before being hit by the person in the middle, takes over the position in the middle.

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Energizers Shark Attack Everybody stands in a circle and follows the leader of the game. The leader starts singing and making the moves, the others follow the lead. Song: Baby Shark Do do do do do do Baby Shark Do do do do do do Baby Shark Do do do do do do Baby Shark

Motions accompany each verse.      

Baby Shark is both the index finger and thumb or use your entire hand to make a pinching motion, like a baby shark biting. Mama Shark (motion: use both flat hands to make the Mama Shark bite). Daddy Shark (motion: use both arms like the Florida Gators). Grandma Shark (motion: use both hands made into fists together, like dentures). Grandpa Shark (motion: use both arms bent with elbows forward - put your hands together and interlace your fingers. Take the big fist you just made and move it to your left shoulder. The pointed out elbows are the shark's mouth). I went swimming (motion: swim with whatever stroke you prefer).

Saw a shark (motion: put your hands on your forehead - pointing up like a shark and tilt your head on the beat) I swam fast (motion: swim with whatever stroke you prefer, but very fast) Shark Attack (motion: put your arms up in the air and move them in circles, you may swirl your hips too) Lost an arm (motion: swim using only one arm) Lost a leg (motion: lift your leg to your buttocks and grab your ankle, go crazy like MC Hammer) Went to heaven (motion: form a circle with your two thumbs and index fingers and move it above your head and make it look like a halo) And then I came back as a Baby Shark (and the game may start from the beginning)

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My Name is Joe! Everybody is standing in a circle; the leader of the game starts by saying out loud:

Hello my name is Joe and I work in a button factory I have a house, and a dog, and a family One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?" I said, "No". He said "Turn the button with your left hand." (Everybody starts making circles with their left hand) Hello my name is Joe and I work in a button factory I have a house, and a dog, and a family One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?" I said, "No". He said "Turn the button with your right hand." (Everybody starts making circles with their right hand; left hand also continues to make circles) Hello my name is Joe and I work in a button factory I have a house, and a dog, and a family One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?" I said, "No". He said "Turn the button with your left foot." (Everybody starts making circles with their left foot, hands also remain in motion) Hello my name is Joe and I work in a button factory I have a house, and a dog, and a family One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?" I said, "No". He said "Turn the button with your right foot." (Everybody starts making circles with their right foot, hands and left foot also remain in motion) Hello my name is Joe and I work (real hard) in a button factory I have a house, and a dog, and a family One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?" I said, "No". He said "Turn the button with your head." (Everybody starts making circles with their head, hands and feet also remain in motion) Hello my name is Joe and I work (real hard) in a button factory I have a house, and a dog, and a family One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?" I said, "No". He said "Turn the button with your tongue." (Everybody starts making circles with their tongue, head, hands and feet also remain in motion) Hello my name is Joe and I work in a button factory I have a house, and a dog, and a family One day, my boss said to me, "Hey Joe, are you busy?" I said, "Yes!!!"

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Elephant Stand in a circle. The group leader points to one person who then, with the help of the two people next to him/her, mimes an elephant: The person in the middle mimes the elephant's trunk. He/she holds his/her nose with the left hand and sticks the right arm through the loop that is created by the left arm. The two people on either side of him/her create a C shape with their arms, miming the elephant's ears. The person in the middle points to another player (using the trunk) and this other player now becomes the new elephant person.

Prrrrr-Tac Stand in a circle. The group leader/person in the middle sticks his/her thumbs in the ears and waves with the rest of the hands. The two people on either side of him/ her do the same, except that they only use one hand - the hand that is closest to the group leader. All three emit a strange sound ("prrrrrrrrrrr"). Suddenly, the person in the middle says "tac" and, using both index fingers, points to another player, who now becomes the new 'person in the middle'.

Trading Places Tell one person to trade places with a person who has:  

Blonde hair Blue jeans etc.

This person now has to find somebody who fits the above description and to tell that person to trade places with another person - someone who has... Only play this game if the group is big enough.

Zip-Boom This is useful as a warm-up exercise and is suitable for just about any group. Stand in a circle. One player turns to one of his/her neighbors and says "ZIP!" while pointing to this person. The selected player repeats the process (The direction of the ZIP may not be reversed at this point). The ZIP goes around the circle until a rhythm is established. After two or three rounds, players are free to change the direction of the ZIP. This is done in the following way: The selected player (the player whose turn it is) turns back to the player from whom the ZIP has come and says "BOOM". The ZIP has now changed direction. If anybody makes a mistake, they have to lie down on the floor in the middle of the circle. Eventually, only two people are left. ZIP - BOOM is really fun when it is done fast, although that takes a bit of practice.

Goofy Goofy is a very kind person who likes to get in touch with other people. Therefore, everyone is looking for Goofy. All participants close their eyes and walk around. If one participant meets another participant, they shake hands, and one person addresses the other as: "Goofy!?" If the other person is not Goofy, he/she too addresses his/her interlocutor as "Goofy!". After a while, the game manager tips someone on the shoulder, turning him/her into Goofy. Now Goofy is allowed to open his/her eyes. If anyone happens to shake hands with Goofy and to address him, Goofy does not reply. Now, Goofy and the player team up. (The player, like Goofy, is allowed to open his/her eyes.) Goofy and the player hold hands. The player, from now on, acts like Goofy. The game is finished when everybody has found Goofy.

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Colors and Moves All participants are seated on chairs in a circle. The game manager distributes one card to each participant. Each participant is asked to remember the color of his/her card (club = Karo, spade = Pik, hearts = Herz, diamonds = Karo). The game manager again collects the cards. He/She shuffles the cards and puts them in a pile in front of him/her. Now, the game can begin. The game manager takes the card on the top of the pile and announces its color. Players whose color has been called may move one chair to the right. If someone already sits on that chair, the moving player may sit on the sitting players lap. Only players who have nobody sitting on their laps may ever move. The game ends, when the first player gets back to his/her original chair.

"Peter calls Paul" – Going to Jerusalem All participants sit in a half-circle. The first two people in line are called Peter and Paul, the following are numbered according to their positions (the person next to Paul is always number one, the person next to him/her number two and so on). When the game begins, all participants rhythmically clap their hand and hit their thighs (alternately). Peter, observing the rhythm of the clapping, starts by saying: "Peter calls X". X responds with "X calls Y", etc. (X and Y represent the names "Peter" or "Paul" or the number of any participant). If someone misses a beat or fails to call Peter or Paul or one of the existing numbers, that person has to move to the end of the line and the players who used to be further down the line from him/her, all move up. Each player's ultimate goal is to become Peter.

Big Fat Pony Everybody is standing in a circle; one person is inside the circle. That one person starts to gallop around the circle like a pony and starts to sing: Here we go with the big fat pony Here we go with the big fat pony Here we go with the big fat pony Early in the morning (during the gallop the person chooses another person, stops in front of him/her and they both start to sing and dance) Front to front to front, now baby (both persons dance at one another for the first verse) Back to back to back, now baby (they flip back for the second verse) Side to side to side, now baby (they flip side to side for the third verse) Early in the morning (Now they both start galloping inside the circle singing the same song, both of them will choose another person and the game goes on until all everyone is galloping around in a circle).

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