Inclusionary
Explore the definition and meaning of inclusion for the participants.
Exploring the definition and meaning of inclusion for participants, ensuring participants fully understand terms of inclusion (vs integration etc.)
Definition of the terms exclusion, segregation, integration, assimilation and inclusion
The participants found (the result of) the first activity very obvious, but good to get the point across the activity about the definitions made the participants think about the definitions, but is very limited to the definitions the symbols are based on
1.5h
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Space for 6 small groups of 5 to work in
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Space to put 5 flipcharts and all participants to walk around freely
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Space for a plenary
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Flipchart
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31 black flipchart markers
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6 printouts of the symbols with the definitions for the prep team
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draw 5 symbols on flipcharts to use for the definition
Every participant gets a symbol. They are given the task to divide without talking. There are different amount of each symbol. For some symbols there are only 1 or 2 of them.
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Why did you divide into the groups you formed?
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How did you feel during this activity?
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How does it relate to real life?
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If you had the chance to talk would you have divided the group differently?
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Give them pictures symbolising exclusion, segregation, integration, assimilation and inclusion
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Talk about the pictures: find examples where the given situation happens in your schools, countries, day-to-day life, ...
Symbols of exclusion, segregation, integration, assimilation and inclusion are spread out in the room: write down bullet points to find a common definition of the terms within our group
Look at each symbol & definition one after the other and check with the whole group if we need to add to or change the definitions