Awareness raising - workshops
Would you like to approach the subject of ‘street children’ at your school? Or would you like to be visited by a real mobile school- just like the ones street children work with all over the world? It’s possible!
We have a wide variety of workshops to offer for primary and secondary schools. Lectures at Institutes for higher or advanced education, universities are possible as well. Below you will find an overview of the different workshops we offer to schools.
Are you interested in our activities? Then download the registration form here and appoint three possible dates on which you would like to request one of our workshops. We will contact you asap for a possible confirmation of one the dates. In case you have specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact us through our contact details or through
info@mobileschool.org
Cost price:
There are two possibilities to pay the cost price of the workshops we come and give at your schools.
- Fund-raising activity: Let your pupils or students themselves set up a fund-raising activity to contribute to the well-being of underprivileged children with fewer opportunities than themselves.
In this case, your school organizes a fund-raising event to pay the fee. Each school can choose their fund-raisers themselves. Examples from the past are: walking tours, go-cart races, reading activities, lecture marathons, shoe shining activities, selling self-made products, jumble sales and other sponsored actions, … When you press the ‘events’ button you can see photos of events in the past.
This is the most interesting option for the organization. Fund-raising events of schools represent the largest part of the funds that are necessary to manufacture a new mobile school. It is also very stimulating for children to contribute themselves to the production of a mobile school. - Fixed fee: You pay a fixed fee to cover the costs of the workshop. For the price, please refer to each workshop separately.
Variety of workshops:
Here, you can find informative workshops as well as games to familiarise oneself with the reality of street children, a documentary or quiz. Normally they are requested in combination with the general workshop: ‘School on wheels’. This implies a demonstration of a mobile school in which participants can take a closer look at the school and try it out themselves.
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Secondary school:
Lectures
General: School on wheels
General description
The pupils or students are shown a mobile school, exactly the same schools they work with on the streets.
Someone from Mobile School vzw teaches the children in an interactive manner about the possibilities of the school, how street children work with the telescopic blackboard system and attachable exercise and discussion panels.
They also get the opportunity to imagine themselves in the situation of a street child and to try out the school.
This workshop is generally given in combination with an informative session and/or street reality game.
Duration
Half an hour per session (it can be shortened if necessary).
Required location and materials
Spacious room: polyvalent hall or gymnasium. When the weather is nice we can go outside on a playground or in the street (During the winter only indoors).
Location should be on the ground floor or there should be an elevator in which the mobile school fits. Stairs must be avoided!
In its closed state, the mobile school is 150 cm high, 150 long, and 70 cm wide. When all blackboards are extended, the mobile school is 6 metres long.
A mobile school weighs approx. 100 kilos.
Participants
Maximum 30, all ages.
Asistence
This workshop can only be given by an educator of Mobile School vzw.
Cost price
- Fund-raising event
- Fixed fee: within the province of Vlaams Brabant = 25 Euro per hour + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Outside the province of Vlaams Brabant + Brussels = 100 euro per half a day + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Informative workshop: Stories with photos
General description
10 street children, 10 photos, 10 stories…
By means of photos, the Mobile School educator will tell life stories of a number of street children. During this activity pupils step inside the lives of street children and get to know their street culture. The ‘basics’ of street life, such as learning to survive, drugs, gangs, creative potential talents of street children and many more subjects will be tackled during this workshop. This workshop is normally given in combination with the general mobile school workshop, which all in all takes approximately 1 hour.
It is possible for a teacher to give this workshop themselves. In that case, the photos are hung up around the classroom. Beneath each photo of a street child his/her life story is described on a separate sheet. The pupils receive a series of questions to which they need to find the correct answer. The solutions can be found in the life stories of the street children.
Duration
30 minutes
Required location
Classroom or larger space
Maximum amount of scholars
30 pupils, of all ages.
Assistence
This workshop can be given by the Mobile School educator or by a teacher (only for classes of 4th till 6th year).
Cost price
- Fundraiser
- Fixed fee: within the province of Vlaams Brabant = 25 Euro per hour + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Outside the province of Vlaams Brabant + Brussels = 100 euro per half a day + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Informative workshop/lecture: Powerpoint presentation
General description
By means of audiovisual materials and concrete life stories, the pupils get an image of ‘the street child’ and ‘street culture’. Among others, subjects as drug abuse, gang life, street violence… are highlighted, but also the creative survival techniques every street child possesses. The role of the mobile school in the streets and the importance of streetworkers are explained. The content of this workshop is more or less the same as the content of the photo story workshop, but it is adapted to a secondary school audience.
This workshop is normally given in combination of the general mobile school workshop, which altogether takes about 2 hour. If a powerpoint presentation is held for a big group, it is advisable to afterwards follow the general workshop per class. In case of a lecture in an Institution for Higher education, the mobile school can also be demonstrated in larger groups.
Duration
One hour and a half per session. Shortened versions are possible (minimum 1 hour).
Required location and material
A room that can be darkened, with a big screen (or white wall) for projections.
Microphone (if the presentation is to be held for more than 40 students).
Extension lead.
(Mobile school vzw will bring its own laptop and lcd projector).
Participants
Maximum 150 students, of all ages.
Asistence
This workshop can only be given by a Mobile School educator.
Cost price
- Fundraiser
- Fixed fee: within the province of Vlaams Brabant = 25 Euro per hour + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Outside the province of Vlaams Brabant + Brussels = 100 euro per half a day + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Informative workshop: Oscarrito
General description
Oscarrito is a real mobile school… that can talk! He will tell you about life on the streets. It will become clear why he travels the streets all over the world every day. The ‘basics’ of street life, such as learning to survive, drugs, gangs, creative talents and potential of street children and many more subjects will be tackled during this workshop. Our mobile school is brought to life thanks to the innovative smart technology. This workshop is normally given in combination with the general mobile school workshop, which all in all takes about 1 hour.
Oscarrito is a brand new workshop that will be offered from February 11, 2008. This workshop is currently still in development. Within a few months, details will be available below.
Duration
Required location and material
Participants
Assistence
Cost price
Street Reality Theatre: Lupita Mundi
General description
A huge inflatable globe with a diameter of 5.5m will be inflated at your school. Together, we will crawl into this inflatable globe and we will meet street children with their fascinating stories. Images of the children will be projected on the walls of the globe. You will feel like you are really on the streets of Latin America, Africa, etc.
Lupita Mundi is a brand new workshop that will be initiated in the school year 2007-2008. At this moment the workshop is still under construction. Within a few months, more detailed information will be available.
Duration
Necessary infrastructure and materials
Participants
Supervision
Cost
Sympathising game: Mara Casa
General description
Mara Casa is a game in which youngsters will live - without being really conscious of the fact that they are doing this – two different lives, which are far apart from each other, which is in fact also the case for street children. These lives are situated on the streets and in a centre. The participants will be born in one country with its specific rules and habits. Then they will be asked to integrate into another country and society without external help. They will realise that it is not easy to change from one culture to the other one. On the other hand, they will realise that people in industrialised countries (like us), who are used to a house with a nice warm bed, bath and television… will not be capable to adapt to a life on the streets easily. After the game is finished feedback will be given about the link between this game and reality and the aim of the mobile school: to provide the external help to move from one society to the other. This workshop is usually done in combination with the general mobile school workshop, which means that the total duration will be about 1.5 hours.
Goal
Youngsters will realise that it is not easy to move from the streets to a centre or home. The aid that the mobile school can provide in this matter will be explained.
Duration
About 1 hour
Infrastructure
Two separate rooms should be provided. These rooms should not be too far from each other and should be visually separated.
Participants
15 to 40 participants of the 3rd to 6th year primary school, and the 1st and 2nd year secondary school.
Supervision
This game should be supervised by two people. This could include one teacher and one person from mobile school, but also two teachers.
Cost price
- Fundraiser
- Fixed fee: within the province of Vlaams Brabant = 25 Euro per hour + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Outside the province of Vlaams Brabant + Brussels = 100 euro per half a day + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Street reality game: The memorable bandana game
General description
During this memory game the children should try to obtain bandanas from each other. The children are on a large textile on which a world map, 12 pictures of the life on the streets and a street with its typical objects are printed. In the centre, on the world map, memory cards are distributed. Through their search for two similar cards, they will get the opportunity to obtain bandanas. On each card there is a picture of a street child, a typical view of the streets or a mobile school. During the feedback discussion at the end, the reality of the life on the streets can be discussed and the objectives of the mobile school can be explained. This workshop is usually done in combination with a general mobile school workshop, which means that the total duration will be about 1.5 hours.
Goal
The aim of this game is to explore the life on the streets in a pleasant way and still to confront children with the reality of this life. The objectives of the mobile school in this matter will be explained.
Duration
1 hour
Infrastructure
A room with at least 3m x 3m free space should be provided
Number of participants
Max. 24 participants.
Age
This game is intended for children from 6 to 12 years old. You can increase or decrease the number of memory cards in function of the number of participants.
Supervision
This game is supervised by one of the members of Mobile School vzw.
Cost price
- Fundraiser
- Fixed fee: Within the province of Vlaams Brabant = 25 Euro per hour + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Outside the province of Vlaams Brabant + Brussels = 100 euro per half a day + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Role-playing game: Mano Mundo
Global description
The youngsters will live the lives of the street children for a while. Each pupil will obtain a specific new identity and will be asked to complete certain tasks during the game. All players, with their new identity, will create the everyday life on the streets and this way the reality of the street children will become clearer. Moreover, several other aspects of the game will be explained. The game is followed by a discussion session.
This specific workshop is combined with a general workshop by a PowerPoint presentation. The total duration is about 4 hours.
Duration
Role-playing game: 2 hours. Complete workshop: 4 hours.
Infrastructure and equipment
A large class room or gymnasium is required. It is no problem if there are some objects in the room, but there should be sufficient free space and the room should not be filled with tables and chairs.
Participants
This game is intended for youngsters from 14 to 18 years old. It can be played only when exactly 11 participants are present.
Supervision
This game can be supervised by one of the members of the mobile school or by a teacher.
Cost price
- Fundraiser
- Fixed fee: within the province of Vlaams Brabant = 25 Euro per hour + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Outside the province of Vlaams Brabant + Brussels = 100 euro per half a day + 0.25 euro per kilometre.
Documentary: DVD ‘Napels Zien’ (Seeing Naples)
General description
De DVD shows the documentary ‘Napels Zien’ from Woestijnvis. The documentary shows the story of Arnoud Raskin, at the initiation of two mobile schools in Guatemala en Bolivia.
Duration
50 minutes
Necessary equipment
TV + DVD-player
Participants
Starting from the 3rd year primary school.
Supervision
Teacher
Cost
None
Quiz: The “Pappenheimers in cyber street”
General description
The Quiz “Pappenheimers in Cyber Street” is based on a television program “De Pappenheimers” on the official Flemish broadcasting channel. Like on TV, this quiz is presented by Tom Lenaerts and this will be done in the original settings. The goal of the quiz is however not the same. The spectators are also the participants of the quiz and the central theme is dedicated to street children.
The participants will see a short movie of about 15 minutes about the life of street children. They have to be very alert, since the quiz includes various questions concerning this movie. Then it is time for the first round. In the first part of the quiz, each participant will play individually, but his or her points will be added to the total score of the team. If however, a participant answers incorrectly, the points will be transferred to the other teams. The second part of the quiz is dedicated to several themes and within each group every participant has to chose the themes that fits his/hers knowledge best. Finally, the two winning teams will play the final round.
Goal
The aim of the quiz is to introduce the youngsters into the life of street children without being preachy. In the first place, the quiz should be fun. Thanks to the combination of fun and information the youngsters will assimilate information about street children and their way of living.
Duration
2 hours
Infrastructure and equipment
A DVD player and television (or projector) should be available. The documents that are needed for the quiz and that should be printed as such are found on the DVD.
Participants
9-15 participants, 15 years old or older
Supervision
The quiz can be supervised by a teacher. He or she just needs to print the necessary documents, go through them and make all necessary preparations.
Cost
For free (according to availability)
Computergame: Pecas in cyberstreet
General description
Pecas in cyberstreet is a computer game about the Rights of the Child. By playing this game children will discover what their rights are and furthermore they will find out more about street life. Together with a central figure, Pecas the street child, the player looks for the rights of the child. By clicking on objects, the player is challenged to play a game. When this is completed, the mobile school will give further information about one of the rights. The player who finishes the game, wins a secret code which gives entry to extra games on the website. (www.cyberstreet.be)
Duration
This depends on the student. To finish the game completely, you have to calculate two hours minimum.
Necessary material
A computer.
Participants
The game is played individually by the students. It has been developed for students of primary education, special education and special secondary education (first grade). There are two versions of the game (6-12 years and 10-14 years), each with three levels of difficulty.
Supervision
There is no need for supervision. A game will be sent to your school and it can be installed on different computers. When students want to close the game, they can save this under their own name. So next time they can continue to play from where they had stopped the game.
Cost price
Free (as long as supplies last)
