Humour workshop is a 5-day workshop that aims to increase the overall quality of the work done by non formal educators in the youth field; through developing skills in using humour in general and exploring the use of the skill in educational materials design. 

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As each workshop has a thematic focus; the workshop also has sessions on learning more about the topic. 

In line with the overall objective, the specific objectives of this Workshop are:

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• To become acquainted with how humour works,

• To gain a theoretical overview on the meaning of comic and laughter,

• To practice basics of acting and clowning,

• To explore the potential of humour in youth work,

• To reflect on the educational role of humour in contexts where language creates a barrier,

• To increase abilities in “playing meaningfully with humour”,

• To get information and share practices on the theme,

• To reflect on individual learning processes and support the Youthpass process.

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Target group:

Non-formal educators in the youth field, the trainers’ affiliated with the various National Agencies of the Erasmus+ Programme and SALTO Centres, the members of the trainers’ pool of the Council of Europe’s Youth Department.

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Format:

The Humour workshop can be run on its own. It can also be run as a part of a long term learning process and can be linked with other workshops available in Insightrainer Creatrainer modules as well as the Product Jam.