International Work with Young People

1. International Work with Young People Using the Olympics & Global Camp to bring young people together

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3. Introduction Why is International work important in difficult financial times? Because of the chance to offer young people life changing opportunities, because it doesn’t have to cost and because in 2012, London will host the Summer Olympics for the third time and Kent will be playing a big part in their success. The youth service will also be hosting Global Camp as a follow up to the highly successful EuroCamp. This pack is designed to provide some fun quizzes and activities related to the Olympics with some extension activities linking the Games to Global Camp and ideas for International and Global youth work. The motto of the Olympics is ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ which is Latin for Faster, Higher, Stronger. The stated aim of the Games is to ‘build a peaceful and better world through sport’. Certainly, the Games encourages nations of the world to come together peacefully and celebrate our shared passion not just for sport but for culture (Cultural Olympiad) and friendship. There are 7 Olympic values: inspiration,determination,excellence,equality,friendship,respect and courage. Kent has grouped these to represent P personal excellence R respect & friendship I inspiration D determination & courage E equality And there will be a series of packs released in the second half of 2011 and leading up to the Games in 2012 to celebrate these values. Thanks are due to Save the Children, Nikki Folland Smith and the Dover, Ashford & Shepway team for ideas and resources contributed to this pack For more ideas of summer activities, engagement and global youth work visit www.kent.gov.uk/curriculumpacks

4. Olympic & Paralympic Resources

5. International & Global Youth Work Resources

6. Olympic Quiz What do the 5 Olympic rings represent? a) 5 fingers of your hand b) 5 Original participants c) 5 Continents - Asia, Europe, Australia, America and Africa. What do the 5 colours of the rings represent? a) The organiser’s favourite colours b) the appear on every flag in the world c) There’s no significance Which country did the first black athlete in the Games represent? a) England b) Kenya c) France In what year was the first women’s Marathon held? a) 1936 Berlin b) 1964 Mexico c) 1984 Los Angeles What did athletes wear at the original Olympic Games in Greece? a) Sandals and loin cloths b) They competed naked c) tracksuits What nationality was Paavo Nurmi who won 5 gold medals in an hour in 1924? a) British b) Finnish c) American Why is South African athlete Oscar Pistorius known as ‘Blade Runner’? a) He has no legs b) He has knives in his shoes c) he supports Sheffield United FC What is the nickname of swimmer Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea? a) Eric the Dolphin b) Eric the Eel c) Eric the Hippo Of the 5 countries who have appeared at every summer Olympics which is the only one to win at least one gold every time? a) Greece b) Switzerland c) France d) Great Britain e) Australia Why did Cassius Clay (later Muhammed Ali) throw away the boxing Gold medal he won at the 1960 Rome Olympics? a) To protest against race discrimination b) It was made of silver c) It didn’t go with his outfit Where will the 2018 Olympic Games be held? a) South Africa b) Belgium c) Brazil How many countries took part in the Beijing Olympics in 2008? a) 79 b) 204 c) 313

7. Olympic Quiz c) The 5 Olympic rings represent the 5 continents b) The 5 colours are those that occur on every flag in the world c) The first black athlete at the games was Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera, who represented France in 1900 c) The women’s Marathon was held for the first time in 1984when Joan Benoit (USA) was the winner b) Athletes at the ancient games in Greece competed naked b) Paavo Nirmi was Finnish – he was known as the ‘Flying Finn’ a) Oscar Pistorius has no legs and runs on special prostheses known as ‘blades’ b) Eric Moussambani is known as Eric the Eel and embodies the ‘Olympic Spirit’ – when the 2 other competitors in his heat were disqualified for false starts, Eric – who only learned to swim the year before and had never competed in a race – swam the 100m in 1:52.72. The gold medal was won in 48.30! d) Great Britain! • Ali was very proud of his gold medal and wore it everywhere. However, one day he was refused service in a restaurant because of his colour and, in disgust, he threw the medal in the Ohio river c) Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro b) 204 countries took part in 2008, London is expected to host 205 countries participating in 300 events

8. Sporting Heroes Can you match the sports star to their sport? And can you identify the sport’s stars? There’s a gold medal if you can...!

9. Sporting Heroes Answers This activity is designed to get young people from different countries to work together to identify the sports stars and the sports they play Top row (sporting heroes): Olga Korbut (Russia) – gymnastics (represented by asymmetric bars) Teemu Selanne (Finland) – Ice hockey (represented by hockey stick and puck) Sir Steve Redgrave (GB) – Rowing (represented by pair of oars) Middle row: Andy Schleck (Luxembourg) – cyclist (represented by bike) Marco Buechel (Lichtenstein) – Skier (represented by pair of skis) Boris Becker (Germany) – tennis (represented by tennis racquet) Bottom row: Roy Keane (Republic of Ireland) – football (represented by football) Jolanda Ceplak (Slovenia) – runner (represented by running shoes) Carolina Kostner (Italy) – skater (represented by skates)

10. Who’s the Host?Can you name these cities that have all hosted the Winter or Summer Games? Write their initial letters in the boxes Can you also name all the countries that the host cities are located in?

11. Who’s the Host? Answers O Oslo in Norway L London in the United Kingdom Y Yugoslavia M Moscow in Russia P Paris, France I Innsbruck, Austria C Calgary, Canada S Seoul in South Korea

12. Olympic Torch Maze Can you guide the Olympic Torch through the ring to the Stadium?

13. Olympic Scrambleuse the clues to unscramble the words and put them in the grid then Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to reveal something every competitor at the Olympics wants to win! These Games take place in summer and winter This carries the flame from Mount Olympus to the Olympic stadium Running & throwing events are known as __________ The longest running event, named after a city in Greece Sir Chris Hoy is well known for this even! The ‘Bird’s Nest’ was the name of the one used in the Beijing Olympics Athletes stand on this when they’ve won their event! This burns through the entire time the Games are staged This event can be clay pigeon or small-bore This ancient form of hunting with a bow & arrow is now a sport

14. Olympic Icebreakers OLYMPIC RINGS Individual icebreaker – use the sheet below or give each young person flip chart paper and coloured pens Aim: to encourage young people to think about issues that are important to them and what issues they have in common How: Either give each young person a piece of paper and coloured pens or print outs below Ask each young person to fill in the rings thinking about the following BLUE ambitions and hopes for the future BLACK what might stop you achieving those ambitions RED things that you get really passionate about YELLOW things that make you happy GREEN what you need to achieve your ambitions and hopes When everyone has finished, ask for feedback and discuss the issues young people have in common and how you can overcome some of the ‘Black’ issues OLYMPIC INTRODUCTIONS Any size of group Aim: For everyone to introduce themselves How: Sit the group in a circle and start the introductions by saying ‘My name is _____ and if I was an Olympic sport I’d be ______’ You could also use sports stars, countries or anything with an Olympic theme. When everyone has had a turn, stop and reflect on the choices made – does everyone agree or do they have other suggestions?

15. Olympic Icebreakers THE HOT SEAT Any size groups – set rules about the types of questions that can be asked Aim: to find out about each other and to look at similarities and differences between young people – a good icebreaker for use with young people from different backgrounds How: give each young person a post it note and ask them to write 2 or 3 questions on it e.g. what’s your favourite TV programme? And then put them all in a bag Sit the group in a circle and place a chair – the Hot Seat – in the centre: explain that everyone is going to have a turn sitting there and that they should answer honestly! As each young person takes a turn draw one paper from the bag and ask the questions on it – when answered they go back to their place and the next young person has a go When everyone has had a turn, reflect on the similarities & differences within the group UNIQUE CIRCLE Any size group – especially good to start them considering what makes them special and diverse (all equal all different) Aim: for young people to identify special & unique things about themselves How: ask the young people to form a circle and explain that it’s a safe place where they can feel safe to share Begin by introducing yourself: ‘My name’s ______ and I’m unique because ____________’ Now continue round the circle until everyone has had their go Reflect on the unique and special qualities there are in the group and how we are all equal and yet all different OLYMPIC BINGO Aim: to encourage everyone to speak to each other & to review similarities and difference How: use card below

16. Olympic Rings

17. Olympic Bingo

18. Olympic Discussion Points • Watch the video of Tommy Smith & John Carlos on the podium at the 1968 Olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhv1g0sIpY Do you agree with their protest? Or should political statements and protest be kept out of sport and the Olympic Games? • There was a lot of controversy about the 2012 Olympic logo http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6718243.stm It was supposed to be aimed at young people – what do you think about it? Do you think it represents London or the Olympic Games well? What would you have done differently? As an extension activity, you could design your own London 2012 logo • The Olympics were originally meant to be for amateurs or lovers of the sport (amateur comes from the French word amour = to love). Now the rules have been changed to allow professionals to compete – is this fair? • Most people thought that the centenary of the Olympic Games in 1996 should be held in Athens, the home of the Olympics. However, they were held in Atlanta, which is the home of Coca Cola one of the major sponsors of the Games. Should commercial sponsors have any say so over the Games itself and if yes, why? • In the Winter Olympics 2002, Alan Baxter of GB won – and then lost – a Bronze medal in the skiing http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/alpine_skiing/newsid_1882000/1882870.stm Are there any circumstances under which athletes should be allowed to take performance enhancing drugs or is it unacceptable to take doping products in any form – either unknowingly or knowingly? If an athlete fails a test, as Alan Baxter did, should they be stripped of their medal? Should they be banned or disqualified? Or are there circumstances when an athlete should be given another chance? • What do you think of the following statement “Taking part is more important than winning”? Now watch the video of Eddie the Eagle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SE_-VNTyFo&feature=related and Eric the Eel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rqI8xwXVac Do you feel the same? Or is it right that every athlete get the opportunity to represent their country?

19. Olympic Teamwork COOPERATION RING You’ll need a group/groups of 10 or more for this activity – obviously you could aim to create 5 Olympic Rings! Aim: to create a group circle by working together, improving cooperation and concentration How: Ask young people to hold hands in a circle and stand in the middle. Tell the group what the task is about and how they need to work together or they’ll end up on the floor! Ask the young people to turn to their right, still in their circle, and place their right hand on the right shoulder of the person in front. Now they’re going to sit down carefully onto the lap on the person behind them, using only their hand on the shoulder to help balance. With patience, good balance and cooperation they should manage this – now ask them to stand up again! WHO’S IN THE BAG Works well for mixed ability groups Aim: using communication & listening skills How: You’ll need some cards with the names and/or photos of famous sports people written on them and a bag for each team Divide the group into 2 teams and give each team a bag of cards Use a stopwatch or similar to time each team and give them a minute each round Young people take it turns to pull out a card and give clues to the rest of the team about the identity of the sports person e.g. Sir Chris Hoy won 4 gold medals, cyclist – score one point for each correct answer If a young person doesn’t recognise a card, it goes back in the bag

20. Olympic Teamwork A GAME FOR THE GAMES Aim: for small teams to design a game that can be played by all How: decide whether this will be an indoor or outdoor game and provide suitable resources e.g. Dice, string, pens, paper and card (indoor) balls, bats, nets (outdoor) Divide the group into teams of 3 or 4 and ask them to design a ‘Game for the Games’ – it could be a board game about the Olympics and Olympic values, or it could be a prototype Olympic sport or just a fun game for a Silly Olympics. The rules are: it should take around 10-30 minutes to play, all team members must have a role and it must have a set of rules Allow 45-60 minutes for the activity and for young people to play test their ideas and write up their rules Encourage the groups to move from game to game and play them then review the process: which game worked best and why? Was it fun to play? Simple? Involving? RINGS RELAY Works best with groups of about 12 young people – for smaller groups just use 1 hula hoop ‘ring’ Aim: to work together to pass the rings round the circle – this is a game of speed and skill! How: Invite the group to form a large circle and hold hands and set the rules: they can’t let go of each other’s hands & they must work as a team Unlock the hands of 2 young people, place a ring over their wrist and rejoin hands. Repeat on the other side of the circle When you shout Go! The aim is to get the rings round the circle and back to their starting position with one ring travelling clockwise and the other travelling anti-clockwise – hands must stay locked together at all times! Use a stopwatch or similar to time how long it takes and have a group cheer when the task is completed Review the process: what have the group learnt? How could they improve their time? Now do it all over again! Or compete against other Olympic Rings to complete the task first!

21. Olympic Arts/Crafts Ideas • Make your own Olympic torch: use a paper towel roll for the handle and tissue (or whatever you like!) for the flame. Paint and decorate with your own Olympic themed designs • Olympic mascots: these could be drawings, cardboard models, sock puppets or bean bags made from material scraps and dried beans. Why not stage an exhibition and vote for the mascot for your Olympic or Community games! Visit http://olympic-museum.de/quickview/all_mascot.htm to see the Mascots from 1972 – 2008 and http://www.london2012.com/mascots to see Wendell and Mandeville, the 2012 mascots for inspiration • Competitor numbers: don’t forget you’ll need a number on your back when you compete – take an 8x8 inch square of heavy paper and draw on the number then let your imagination go wild – add your name and your Olympic themed designs. • Olympic flags: think about the themes of the Olympic flag – the 5 rings represent the continents, the different colours represent the flags of all nations and the way the rings interlock stand for friendship. Try designing your own friendship flags on A4 paper then you could reproduce the best ideas on flip chart paper or even bedsheets! • Have a kite festival to celebrate the Olympics & Paralympics! For more details and instructions try http://getset.london2012.com/en/resources/7-11/7-11-get-involved/activities/build-your-own-kite • If you’re involved in Global Camp, why not create greetings cards for the young people you’ll be working with? You can use a translator like http://www.freetranslation.com/ to translate your message and create a card themed around their country – you could use famous landmarks, celebrities or national food – or even all 3! • If you’re working with a dance or drama group, why not think about the Kent PRIDE values and produce a performance piece based around any or all of the values. Ask good photographers to evidence it and make a video to post on youtube or Digital Kent. • Take a look at http://www.mapsofworld.com/olympic-trivia/olympic-poster.html to see all the Olympic posters of the modern era. Now design your own for 2012 taking inspiration from the designs of the past – which one works best? And which don’t work at all? PLEASE NOTE: you are NOT allowed to use either the Olympic Rings or the London 2012 logos without being licensed so be creative! Use the colours & themes rather than the symbols

22. Stage Your Own Olympic Games! • Olympic torch relay: see the arts & crafts ideas page for making your own Olympic torch. Then organise teams of at least 2, preferably 4 and have a relay race passing the torch instead of a baton • Steeplechase obstacle race: set up a simple obstacle course – you could add a paddling pool for the water jump! • Mascot throwing: make the mascot bean bags on the arts & crafts activity page, then see who can throw them the furthest! • Weightlifting: fill large bottles with water or use heavy tins – see who can lift them the most times in a minute! • Discus competition: use paper plates or frisbees to see who’s the discus throwing champ • Javelin: obviously real javelins are out of the question so have a ‘mini’ Olympic event and use drinking straws! • Volleyball: you can play this with or without a net – instead of playing with your hands, each team uses a blanket to catch and throw the ball • If you’re near the beach you could stage your own Beach Olympics • Football • Tennis • Volleyball • Boccia • Running races • Try adapting any of these ideas for your own Paralympics! Or research Paralympic sports to see which ones you can stage in your own Olympics http://www.london2012.com/paralympic-sport If you’d like to take the idea further, on your own or working with other centres in your area, you could stage your own Community Games http://www.communitygames.org.uk/ has plenty of ideas for events and activities

23. SUPPORT YOUR COUNTRY! FINLAND, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, LICHTENSTEIN, ITALY, SLOVENIA, RUSSIA & IRELAND are all countries involved in Global Camp 2012 • Divide the group into pairs/small groups depending on numbers • Cut out the flags on the sheet below and fold them up – place in a hat or similar container • Ask each group/pair to pull out a flag – this will be the country they support. The session leader will be supporting Team GB • Ask each group/pair to do the following: • Find out how to say ‘hello’ in the language of the country you’re supporting • Find out how to cheer someone on in that language • Design a banner using the two words to support your athletes • Find out what sports your country is good at • Find out how many Olympic medals they’ve won • Find out what continent your country is part of • Find out the capital city of your country • Find out the national dish/cuisine of your country • You could use the activity sheet below to record the information • Make a display of the banners in your centre EXTENSION ACTIVITY • Organise an Olympic Evening where you serve food related to the countries you’ll be ‘supporting’! Display your banners of support and greet everyone using the language of your country • You could use the ‘Host the Olympics’ activity – ask young people to choose a city in their country that could host either the Winter or Summer Games

24. Support Your Country!

25. Support Your Country! Leader’s Notes

26. Support Your Country! Some useful websites: http://www.freelang.net/expressions/hello.php hello in every language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table Olympic medal table http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia

27. Host the Olympics! DISCUSSION: What do you think of when you think of the Olympic Games? How many Olympic sports can you name? How many famous athletes? Do you watch the games? Would you like to take part one day? ACTIVITY – DESIGN YOUR PRESENTATION: List the Olympic host cities (Winter & Summer) on a piece of flip chart paper (excluding London). Put young people into pairs/small groups depending on size of the initial group and ask them to choose one city from the list – or use the list of cities involved in the ‘support your country’ activity*. Now ask them to put together a campaign to host the next Winter or Summer Olympics – this could be a poster, brochure or PowerPoint presentation on the country and city and why they should host the games. Ask each group to consider: • Event Highlights: were any records set? Did anything significant happen? Were there any ‘firsts’ e.g. first woman athlete • Event Details: Name of host city, dates & year of the Games, symbols & mascots • Host City: where the host city is located (country & continent), tourist attractions in the city, how the Games were unique • Athletes: how many athletes took part? How many took part from the host country? Who were the stars? ACTIVITY – PRESENT YOUR PRESENTATION: Ask each pair/group to present their campaign to the rest of the group and allow some time for discussion/questions after each one. ACTIVITY – THE VOTE: which city will host the next Games? Ask for a show of hands or ask young people to write the name of their favourite on a piece of paper and drop in a hat/bin etc. Count the votes and declare the winner! FEEDBACK: Did young people agree with the decision? On what basis did they cast their vote? • Of the ‘Support your Country* cities * countries, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, South Africa, Kenya, Slovenia, Brazil & Ireland have never hosted the Summer or Winter Olympics. • You can find Olympic host cities here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_Games_host_cities

28. Born To Shine Save the Children - Born to Shine Born to Shine challenges talented youngsters to teach fifteen famous faces an entirely new skill, which they must then perform in a live show. The series will showcase the extraordinary talents of the gifted youngsters as they coach the celebrities through a variety of entertaining challenges and performances. The following ideas can be used for fundraising for your centres and to explore the International dimension of the work you do with young people. • Talent show If you were Born to Sing, why not put on a Talent Night? You could be Simon Cowell for the night, and bring the studio to your home, school or workplace! Entrants can donate, plus you can sell tickets to be part of the audience, who then vote for the winner. You can add value to the event by also having a raffle, and stalls selling trading goods. Give the event an international perspective by learning & performing songs from other countries – try looking at Youtube and then For one night only • For one night only, whether its carol singing, rock bands, or jazz nights – create a fantastic evening of music in your community. Music evenings are popular and there are often locals choirs, bands, or group’s who will put on an evening’s entertainment in the name of a good cause. You could use a local venue such as village hall, or church. Or with summer fast approaching you could consider holding an outdoors summer music event. Again, add an International dimension by inviting multilingual performers to appear. Fashion show • Were you Born to Dazzle? Why not partner with a local clothes shop and put on a fashion show! Gather some friends together to be your models, and sell tickets for guests to attend.  Extra cash can be raised by having a raffle, and having stalls selling crafts produced by young people. Or have fun creating your own Dior & Chanel from recycled materials. Research the history of fashion and find out the famous designers from Europe, Africa, Australia, America & Asia and try to reproduce their designs

29. Born To Shine Eat for a fiver event • If you were Born to Cook, why not put on an "Eat for a Fiver" event? You and your friends each cook one dish for a lunch. Then invite everyone to join you at home or in the local village hall and ask them to donate £5 to eat. You could have a series of evenings themed around the 5 Olympic continents with food from each continent, decorating the centre in appropriate colours and with appropriate arts & crafts Greeting cards • If you have creative flair, or love taking photographs, then you could use your skill to create and sell greetings cards. You’ll need to start by taking some good quality photographs, or finding or creating some other artwork you can use. You can edit your photos in a computer photo editor package such as Photoshop and then arrange for them to be printed you’ll then need to source and assemble your materials and then put your cards together. Why not create some Olympic themed cards to celebrate 2012 or produce greetings cards in a range of languages? Born to Shine resources Save the Children are producing resource templates which will be Born to Shine specific so that you can create your own resources, such as tickets and posters. These will be available from mid July on request from the Community Support Team 0207 012 6997 volunteersupport@savethechildren.org.uk. Whilst the Olympics & Paralympics are a time for huge celebration, there are still children in the world who are dying because they need a simple vaccine. No child should die from a preventable disease. Please sign the petition now: www.savethechildren.org.uk/4million

30. Other Ideas For Olympic Themed International Work • DONATIONS: Decide on a youth project you’d like to support and raise funds to do so – this could be one of the projects KYS currently works with or you could contact one of the International field officers. Try visiting Save the Children http://www.savethechildren.org.uk or Christian Aid www.christianaid.org.uk to support their work with young people. Or why not decide on an Oxfam Unwrapped gift http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped?pscid=ps_ggl_01-UW-Brand and raise money to buy it? Try to make the fund raising appropriate to the country you’ll be supporting – for example, you could research food, culture and music and have a themed fundraising evening. • RESOURCES have young people from your project been on a residential or day trip? Why not develop a resource to be used by other projects planning similar work – it could be a phrasebook, a series of quizzes or wordsearches (Discovery Puzzlemaker offers free online puzzle making www.discoveryeducation.com/puzzlemaker ), a ‘how to...’ guide on planning International work with young people or a guidebook. • INTERNATIONAL PROJECT you don’t need to leave your centre to look at some of the issues facing our globalised world or our European neighbours. Why not decide on an issue with a global dimension and plan a Youth Achievement Award around it? For more information http://www.ukyouth.org/whatwedo/Programmes/YAA You could look at serious issues like human trafficking, or the treatment of young women in different countries. Or try a sporting theme to tie in with the Olympics and research the Olympic sporting heroes of different countries. • OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK having life changing experiences doesn’t have to mean leaving the UK – a visit to Kent Mountain Centre in Wales can expose young people to a totally different way of life, in another country, without the need for passports! For more information visit http://www.thekmc.co.uk/ • THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE many people in Kent have migrated to the county from other countries. Why not look at their experiences – take photos and record interviews. This would be a good opportunity to do some inter generational work and build some good bridges with the Gurkha and Roma communities. For more information on where to start try http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southeast/series7/gurkhas.shtml and http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/voices/weblinks.shtml

31. Social Media & International Work SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, YouTube, blogs, twitter etc – represent excellent, low cost solutions to working with groups of young people from other countries without the expense of residentials - for just about any youth work activity there will be digital media tool that can add a new dimension to it. Please read the guidelines on online good practice before proceeding. • EUROCAMP FACEBOOK GROUP during Eurocamp, Steve Chambers & Suze Youde set up a Facebook page and signed up young people at the camp. Eurocamp Kent currently has 152 members and a series of photos uploaded by young people. If you’re attending Global Camp, this could be an excellent way of reconnecting with young people from Eurocamp. • HABBO HOTEL the City of Helsinki Youth Department used "Habbohotel" http://www.habbo.fi/ to establish a virtual youth club. • DEBATEWISE hosts a Global Youth Panel who debate current issues online http://gyp.debatewise.org/ • STORIFY http://storify.com/ like a kind of online scrapbook, Storify lets you tell a story using photos, videos, blog posts, twitter feeds, Facebook and more – could be a great way to evidence International work you are doing e.g. an International evening at your centre could be recorded with the addition of web pages about the countries involved, google maps etc • TUMBLR http://www.tumblr.com/ is a feature rich and free blogging platform that lets you share and customise everything – useful for evidencing work and sharing content from around the world with its easy to use ‘reblogging’ feature • SKYPE allows you to make free video calls over the Internet – an excellent tool for connecting with groups of young people abroad in a ‘virtual exchange’ • CONTACTS you may know someone abroad who is working with young people – make contact by email or Skype and start working to bring young people together through social media! RESOURCES • http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blog/show?id=2140717%3ABlogPost%3A24231&commentId=2140717%3AComment%3A24130 Tim Davies on Global youth work and the Internet • ‘Manifesto for Youth Work and the Web’ has some interesting thoughts on using technology for multicultural learning http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blogs/a-manifesto-for-youth-work-and

32. Suggested Guidelines for using Social Media for Global & International Work • USE RISK ASSESSMENTS as with any other youth work activity, you’ll need to risk assess the social media that you want to use. Conduct a SWOT analysis, think about the opportunities social media presents, look at www.ceop.gov.ukfor useful information and make sure you’ve undertaken Think U Know/ Positive Internet Use training • ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY work with young people to develop an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) that covers e-safety and acceptable online conduct - think about publishing content , appropriate images and language, and age limits (e.g. Facebook is 13+). You will also need to sign up to the KCC Social Media guidelines http://knet2/policies-and-procedures/communications-and-media/social-media/social-media-guidelines/how-you-can-use-social-media • MODERATION/DISCLAIMERS if you are publishing content online, then you will need to post a disclaimer on your site and have a clear moderation policy in place • PROFESSIONAL PROFILE you may already have a personal Facebook profile. You will need to set up a separate professional profile with a disclaimer. • LICENSING Maria Kelly hold the Social Media Licence for KYS and must be contacted before online projects are undertaken. You will need to fill out the licence application here: https://www.kent.gov.uk/af3/an/default.aspx/RenderForm/?F.Name=UYCETCxF5r6 THINK ABOUT: • Don’t share any information that you wouldn’t normally share with young people • Use the same ‘safe and sound’ principles regarding boundaries and good practice online as you would offline • If you have any concerns about the kinds of content young people are posting then send them a polite message and arrange to speak about it offline • Model good online practice by not using inappropriate language or posting inappropriate content • Record your online interactions with young people as you would offline

33. Residential & Funding Resources

34. Recording, Accrediting & Evaluating Please see www.kent.gov.uk/curriculumpacks for more ideas on recording, accrediting and evaluating your work. Some Olympic themed evaluations: • Pass an Olympic torch or Olympic mascot from person to person in a group evaluation – only the person holding the object is allowed to speak and can say as little – or as much – about the activity as they like • Olympic rings: this can be an individual or group evaluation depending on whether you use the sheet in the pack or draw the rings on a piece of flip chart paper. The five rings will represent: • Blue –what you enjoyed most about the activity • Black – what you didn’t enjoy • Red – something you’d change • Yellow – something you’d like to know more about • Green – what you’d like to do next • Friendship Web: use a brightly coloured ball of string/wool. This all group evaluation is a good way of illustrating the cooperation and friendship of the group. Start by introducing yourself and saying one thing about the activity, then throw the ball to one of the young people (preferably across the circle) and ask them to do the same. Continue until everyone has had a turn, then ask the group to let go of the web and put it on the floor. You could use this as an icebreaker and a teambuilding exercise – why not repeat throughout your activity to see how/if the web changes • Target evaluation: draw a target on flip chart paper with a bullseye (strongly agree), inner ring (agree) and outer ring (don’t agree). Now make some relevant statements about the activity (X was interesting, Y worked really well) and ask young people to mark their responses on the target.