The Power of Art: Enhancing children’s and youth’s well-being and faith in future
Art is a powerful tool to enhance the well-being and faith in the future among children and youth. This online training is based on the theories of futures studies, psychology of wellbeing and socially engaged art.
The training is participatory and functional. Participants gain tools and perspectives for utilizing art in addressing various themes. The training combines interesting practical examples with different exercises. Participants also receive materials and methods that can be used in their own work.
Gain inspiring and practical perspectives on how to use art-based methods in your work with children and youth!
The training will take place online, via the Teams platform. You will get the link a few days before the training.
Please sing up by 7.1.2025 with this form.
Programme
- Tuning in to our journey
- Pedagogical foundation: Socially engaged art, positive pedagogy and building a pedagogical structure.
- Futures thinking and art: How does art strengthen our ability to imagine better futures? Cases and practices.
- Art and Wellbeing: How can art increase self-awareness, courage or social skills? How can art help express one’s own thoughts? Cases and practices.
- Conclusion
Facilitators
Anna Jussilainen (MA Community Dance, MA Cultural Studies) works as an expert in the field of socially engaged art and as a visiting lecturer at various institutions, including the University of the Arts. She has extensive practical experience working with various groups.
Ilpo Rybatzki, Art Educator (MA in Art Education), is one of the founding members of Tulevaisuuskoulu. Rybatzki has extensive experience in art pedagogical development work. He believes in the ability of art to broaden our perceptions of better futures.
Organisers
The training is facilitated by Theatre Academy’s Scenkonst med i lärandet (SMIL) project and the Children and Youth Foundation, a pioneer in futures education, that has embraced art-based methods in its work with children and youth.
Art is a powerful tool to enhance the well-being and faith in the future among children and youth. This online training is based on the theories of futures studies, psychology of wellbeing and socially engaged art.
The training is participatory and functional. Participants gain tools and perspectives for utilizing art in addressing various themes. The training combines interesting practical examples with different exercises. Participants also receive materials and methods that can be used in their own work.
Gain inspiring and practical perspectives on how to use art-based methods in your work with children and youth!
The training will take place online, via the Teams platform. You will get the link a few days before the training.
Please sing up by 7.1.2025 with this form.
Programme
- Tuning in to our journey
- Pedagogical foundation: Socially engaged art, positive pedagogy and building a pedagogical structure.
- Futures thinking and art: How does art strengthen our ability to imagine better futures? Cases and practices.
- Art and Wellbeing: How can art increase self-awareness, courage or social skills? How can art help express one’s own thoughts? Cases and practices.
- Conclusion
Facilitators
Anna Jussilainen (MA Community Dance, MA Cultural Studies) works as an expert in the field of socially engaged art and as a visiting lecturer at various institutions, including the University of the Arts. She has extensive practical experience working with various groups.
Ilpo Rybatzki, Art Educator (MA in Art Education), is one of the founding members of Tulevaisuuskoulu. Rybatzki has extensive experience in art pedagogical development work. He believes in the ability of art to broaden our perceptions of better futures.
Organisers
The training is facilitated by Theatre Academy’s Scenkonst med i lärandet (SMIL) project and the Children and Youth Foundation, a pioneer in futures education, that has embraced art-based methods in its work with children and youth.