Crash Test Revised

“Crash test revised” is designed as a six-day training workshop on conflict management. The potential participants are adult learners a) from different, economic, social and cultural backgrounds, who experience conflict in different settings p.e. family, community, job etc b) NGO volunteers and trainers on lifelong learning education (direct target group). The project, therefore, was expected to provide the participants with the essential knowledge and personal skills, so that they would be able to transfer the new skills in their life and act as multipliers in the broad community (indirect group).

It took place in Lithotopos, Serres from 24-31/03/2010 with 13 participating countries.

The workshop was based on non- formal education, with particular emphasis on the learning by participation methodology and experiential learning. The training consisted of intense and short live activities with innovative materials, such as team work, role- playing, social stories, brainstorming, artistic creation, movement games, behavioral rehearsal, modeling, steam groups, feedback, etc. The everyday feedback procedures contributed to the evaluation of the project.

Participants

1. Anastasia Baskina, Austria

2. Danas Vasikevicius, Lithuania

3. Daniel Löwendahl, Sweden

4. Daniel Matocha, Czech Republic

5. Ian Stuart Maloy, Germany

6. Igor Sabla, Slovakia

7. Kalina Bozhkova, Bulgaria

8. Magdalena Slawinska, Poland

9. Mark Laszlo, Romania

10. Paco Vazquez, Spain

11. Petra Saelens, Belgium

12. Silvia Zabeo, Italy

13. Luigi Milardi, Italy

The project was expected and managed to:

• Increase knowledge on the topic of conflict

• Build on personal skills and modify attitudes and values

• Respect the human rights and the otherness

• Suggest and adopt techniques to manage conflict

• Offer a better comprehension of no formal education for adult learners

• Exchange experience and know – how

• Co –formulate innovative strategies and utilize them in the local communities