Genesis of the project
During the lockdown, we realized that all the International CISV activities would be cancelled.
Brussels has always been a cultural crossroads. That’s how we came to the idea of mixing 2 classes (kids 10-11 years old) from different parts of Brussels.
Melting Pote was born
In Brussels the word Melting Pot means a mixture of different things.
In French, Pote is a familiar word for “dear friend”
The project will be documented, and we will take the time to analyze good practices in the context of socio-cultural exchanges, to be able to train and recruit facilitators in this sector.
This project will have its full meaning if each participant, child-adult, comes out at the end of the project, more curious and open to others.
Objectives of the project
The objective of the Melting Pote project is to allow classes from different socio-cultural backgrounds to meet, in order to tame otherness.
Through inclusive activities allowing them to meet each other, we want children to experience difference and share it as a real richness.
Coming Soon
CISV members from Chile, Belgium and Germany
- Of different characters & genders
- A different cultural background
- A different level of experience (long-time CISV-ers and “beginners”)
….a colorful mix of people who worked together to create a week of content at a school in Kiel.
An experience for life!
In this week we worked with a 10th grade class:
- to experience the topic “Conflict&Resolution” and give time and space for reflection.
- And to make cooperation, conflicts and conflict resolution skills tangible through special activities.
- We also invited participants to reflect on what they had experienced and to put their experiences and emotions into words.
- As a culmination of the week, four social games on the topic were created, which we hope to refine and expand in other camps. Here the journey was the goal. The games were designed in subgroups and tested by others. We practiced creativity as well as the competence to give constructive feedback and to integrate it appropriately.
And of course in our staff group we attended training and planned and evaluated the activities. We took the opportunity and used the advantage of this diverse group while staying open for new approaches and perspectives. …..And we had lots of fun and learned a lot together ☺
Would you also like to help shape the future and make the world a better place? Then feel free to contact us. We will find a way that you can contribute.
