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About the project

Official description from EXPA.

Global Volunteers will be responsible for delivering immersive and artistic activities that inspire the flourishing of imagination, problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, teamwork and communication skills, which can be used across a range of occupational fields.

Project

The project aims to aims to impact the SDG #4 by developing high-level cognitive and transferable skills to people at all ages through activities and/or workshops connected to arts production (e.g painting, sculpture, music, theatre, photography...)

Logistics

As stated in EXPA. "Unknown" means EXPA does not say - never assume it is included. Confirm with the host committee before travelling.

• AccommodationProvided · cost covered
• MealsNot provided
• Local transportNot provided
• ComputerNot provided

Weekly activities

1. Week 1
   • Determinate measure of outcome system and material to be used
   • Get to know the staff and beneficiaries
   • Shadowing at workplace to understands the future routines and profiles you will work with
   • Training on how to manage and engage with project beneficiaries
   • Onboarding space with partner to set expectations towards project artistic focus and beneficiaries development
2. Week 2
   • Create a Personal Development Plan for each participant and tracking their improvement weekly by a coaching system
   • Introductory session about the project, the SDG and presentation of the volunteer to the students
   • Design and prepare educational methodology and materials (from activities instructions to the raw material and ingredients)
   • Build and present activities calendar considering beneficiaries' from practical learning until "hands-on" i.e. peer tutoring, chain drawings, jigsaws, etc
   • Bring interactive classes to understand throughout the week the beneficiaries' backgrounds with arts and their professional and personal dreams for the future
3. Week 3
   • Deliver weekly lessons connecting the development of art and creativity skills with beneficiaries dreams and plans for the future
   • Bring data towards Arts & Employability in the world and request a case study or groups presentation about the connection of arts with their future (diversified by topics, research areas, cultures etc)
   • Run artistical first step activities with beneficiaries in order for them to have first contact with the different artistic materials and media (e.g. drawings vs painting, sculpturing, photographs etc.)
   • Bring activities that explore imagination, problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, teamwork and communication skills between the beneficiaries
   • Go outside of the classroom to explore the cities' cultural and artistic scene (e.g museums, galleries, local projects, art schools or panel with artists)
4. Week 4
   • Analyse data to determinate outcome results (how does art develop cognitive skills?)
   • Build final project report and presented to AIESEC members and community
   • Present the results of the projects and add final recommendations on sustainable living
   • Set up a "creative brainstorming" to define the project artistic development with the beneficiaries (e.g media they will work with, expected creation and how to do it)
   • Collect data from what you have learned

Requirements

Study levels: Bachelor

Host

Organisation: OMEJ
Host committee: AIESEC in Meknes
City: Meknes

Contact the host committee