LEVEL  UP!

CRASH COURSE

ACTIVATE GROUPS FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP

PHASE 1

HERO*INE STORIES

2-4 HOURS

Stories + Films + Music

24 outstanding young changemakers with favorite causes and activities for everybody. With a ‘homework’ for preparation each participant presents one hero*ine.

 

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Resources

Mini-posters with Action-Guide, Online-Profile with videos, interviews, links …

“The most energized lesson ever.”

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Mini-Exhibit

IN CLASSROOMS for long-term presence, as model and method to reach the entire school community, and include them with interactive activities.
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Instant Action

for 1 favorite hero*ine, as first group experience of action + common impact on others’ lives
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Harvest feedback

using graphics. 90+% agree
“This should be at all schools.”

Video testimonial

if possible for publication in YL, social and local news media

Group photo

expressing feelings about actions taken

PHASE 2

Workshop

2-4 HOURS. FROM INSPIRATION TO PROJECTS.

We follow the footsteps of young hero*ines from tender beginnings to inter- / national success, use 108 method cards to create own roadmaps for their choice of causes of 48 hero*ines, present them to the group and explain how everybody is wanted to get involved.

“I feel absolutely ready for action now.”

Accompany with documentation

in film, text, testimonials. Form a media team. Together, observe the photos and films. Select what you want to see published in YL, social and news media. Collect feedback of the media team about the experience.

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1 Big Action or more

  1. Spread the spirit online via students, parents, newsletter, call for participation
  2. Spread locally using posters, exhibits, Crash Course for other groups
  3. TAKE ACTIONS using hero*ines’ Action Guides incl. a FUNdraising milestone of $1,000+€ for a hero*ine.

Vivid documentation

in positive news style. The media team continuously produces material for Module 3. Module 2 and 3 now MELT into one another, to inspire the greater public.

“The best week of my life.”

PHASE 3

Media Documentation

2+ HOURS. TELL YOUR ADVENTURE IN MEDIA

Media presence boosts reach, community, impact, fun … generating support and demand by the City, by young people to get involved, by teachers for presentations. VIVID DOCUMENTATION

Vivid documentation

  • to generate solid presence in newspapers, radio, tv
  • feed journalists with photos, texts, personal testimonials
  • post vividly on social media, it helps journalists
  • activate parents’ newsletters in their companies, organizations, at work
  • cooperate with ‘Adult Allies’ that you have encountered
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Report to YL

  • about completed modules, with short responses to questionnaires
  • steps, tricks used, results, achievements, impact, media presence, with links
  • new partners, friends, community
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Personal feedback

  • about the experience, as teacher, student, activated parent, partner, supporter …
  • new ideas, plans, goals … also wishes and needs for support, help and coaching

AWESOME!

You’ve rocked like athletes for the good of people and planet. Nothing is more needed or noble. In return, on top of epic memories, you deserve to score something of personal value.
1. A BADGE for active student for completion of modules 1-3

  • Digital Badge stored in personal digital backpack
  • Button shipped by mail at season’s end
2. A LIVE-MEET with Eric, YL Staff or a hero*ine that you support/ed
3. A BANNER as reward for your awesomeness, and as a reminder and booster for more adventures.

We can

guide the course, if we have YL Crew near you. We can also do an Activate Your City campaign at many schools

You can

guide the course yourself after successfully completing a highly entertaining online tutorial

You can

run it in class, in multiple sessions, as project week or week-end workshop. It can be aligned with other activities

We can

be part from distance, accompany the process, and team up for short- and long-term follow-up activities

INSPIRED YOUTH can self-organize follow-up as Changemaker Club

These High Impact Student Clubs

unite fired up youth across classes and grades; a formidable force of youth that have crash coursed all essentials of youth leadership, with a core crew equipped with resources to organize 400+ actions and enrich learning culture in cooperation with teachers and a global community of like-hearted teams, allies and badass changemakers.

IMAGINE

such Crash Courses in every class at every school in your region. Inspired students can run them for peers, younger or older. Active youth quickly develop remarkable skills, knowledge and competence to guide others, like their hero*ine peers. A dream come true.