GIRIC - Growing Intercultural Roots in Communities

Module: Pedagogy - Planning & Preparation for Workshops

“Plan Thoughtfully. Prepare Effectively.”  “Design workshops that welcome everyone.”

Step into the art of designing and developing engaging workshops, courses, and community events with confidence. This session offers an opportunity for peer to peer dialogue that will consider all the steps required from effective scheduling and resource management to creating safe, inclusive spaces for all. Learn practical methods for planning workshops, courses and residencies that accommodate diverse individual and group needs—including neurodiverse and marginalised participants - while anticipating potential challenges. Discover how to effectively plan and resource for progressive learning that will be guided by the passion and interests of the learner.  Build your own comprehensive toolkit for craft and facilitate meaningful, trauma-informed, accessible, and impactful learning experiences.

Key takeaways:

• Inclusive Workshop Design: Gain practical strategies for crafting accessible learning experiences that accommodate diverse and marginalised participants, ensuring everyone feels welcome and supported.
• Efficient Planning & Management: Learn to streamline scheduling, resource allocation, and anticipate potential challenges, so your events run smoothly while maximising impact.
• Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: Build a robust toolkit of step-by-step methods for creating safe, meaningful, and empowering spaces, guided by learners’ interests and needs.

GIRIC Peer-to-Peer Support Programme 2025 - Term 2:

11 June: Planning & Preparation for Workshops (Theme: Pedagogy) - Focus: Step-by-step guidance on planning and preparing courses, residencies, or community events. Explore scheduling, resource allocation, trauma-informed facilitation, and methods for welcoming diverse participants safely and meaningfully.

25 June: Assessment & Evaluation Approaches (Theme: Pedagogy) - Focus: Techniques for assessing and evaluating learning in embodied arts. Learn to measure impact, gather evidence for funders, and capture the qualitative dimensions of creative processes while retaining a participant-centered ethos.

9 July: Digital Promotion & Community Building (Theme: Projects) - Focus: How to engage groups and build communities through digital promotion. Covering social media, email outreach, website presence, and online events—plus strategies for building long-term connections and increasing reach.

For more info and how to join Intercultural Roots' GIRIC community please go to: https://www.interculturalroots.org/project/growing-intercultural-roots-in-communities

Language: English

Duration of Each Session: 90 minutes

Technical Platform for the Course: Zoom Pro

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