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Working with Older Volunteers in Manual Intergenerational Projects<br />

Method: Incentive Posters “Welcome, great to have you<br />

here“<br />

Goals / Options:<br />

An appealing and motivating design of the room that serves the first encounter of groups<br />

is an essential basis for a so<strong>und</strong> cooperation. Everyone should feel welcome and be free<br />

to take part in exercises or start by observing. A large number of incentives offer the<br />

chance to relate to and integrate each and everyone. It is important that the incentives<br />

have different contents so that arriving participants can express positive as well as negative<br />

expectations and communicate verbally as well as non-verbally.<br />

This method is particularly useful, if participants are late in arriving or don’t arrive at the<br />

same time. The posters can remain on the wall during the further course of the exchange<br />

and may be used during later language modules or intercultural training sessions. This is<br />

a relaxed and open form of introduction and gives the participants the time and space to<br />

familiarise with each other, the environment and the hosts.<br />

Brief description:<br />

A flip chart with welcome greetings in the languages of both guests and hosts should be<br />

placed in the immediate entrance area.<br />

Several flip charts are spread across the room. If there aren’t enough flip charts available,<br />

simple posters can be stuck to the wall instead. Different headings are written onto the<br />

posters to motivate participants and some new “word donations” in different handwritings<br />

added to them. A sufficient number of pens should be in reach. The headings and<br />

first sentence lines refer to the exchange in some way or another and, depending on the<br />

situation, may also include funny topics. Headings are written in the languages of all<br />

participants.<br />

Examples<br />

“I came here, because...“<br />

“Here, I would like to….“<br />

“Here, I’m afraid that…“<br />

“Look for a partner and draw each other!“<br />

“My slogan for today: ...“<br />

“My favourite book is ...“<br />

“This will be a successful week, if ...“<br />

“This will be a bad week, if ...“<br />

“I hope we will ...“<br />

“I hope we won’t ...“<br />

“I would particularly like to experience here ...“<br />

“Re-design the world!” (Globe, equator and project venue are already on the poster).<br />

To be determined beforehand:<br />

How large is the group? How are available rooms equipped?<br />

Starting point: Opening event<br />

Timeframe: fifteen minutes<br />

Group size: unlimited<br />

Group composition: intercultural / intergenerational<br />

Necessary materials: Posters, felt pens<br />

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