Enhancing Cultural Awareness Through an Amusement Park Walk
Embark on a unique awareness exercise by taking a virtual walk through an amusement park to observe and reflect on the diversity of people around you. This exercise invites you to consider different perspectives and emotions as you navigate through the park, fostering a deeper understanding of cultural awareness and empathy.
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Open Professional Collaboration for Innovation Awareness exercise Auxilium pro Regionibus Europae in Rebus Culturalibus (Auxilium) openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Why attending a diversity Training? An awareness exercise The following exercise takes about 5-7 minutes. You can do this exercise alone or in company. The following slides guide you through the exercise all you need is a) to use your imagination. b) pen and paper to write a few thoughts down. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Please make sure that you have an quiet environment for next 4-7 minutes. Enjoy the activity and let the animated presentation guide you through the next steps. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
The amusement park Let s take a walk. A walk through an amusement park. Have you ever been in a park before? All the people? All the noises? All those seducing smells? openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
It is a sunny day and you start to walk through this amusement park. You look around and you are aware of the people that surround you. You slowly start your walk through the park. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Take a good look at people during your walk. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
You look around and you are aware of the people that surround you. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
You see people standing in line to wait for games. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
You notice bemused and frightened faces. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
You are now in the middle of the park. You take in all the people around you. Take your time. Maybe close your eyes for a second or two to imagine the scene. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Now it is time to come back to reality. If you are ready, take on the next slide. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Now, before revealing the next slide make a list: What people did you see? For instance: Did you see women? Did you see men? Did you see children? Did you see elderly people? Who else did you see? Write down your images openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Diversity Awareness You ve probably seen the following people: Babys, Teenagers, young adults Women Men Pensioners but have you also visualized openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
BUT, have you also visualized People representing different ethnics from yours? Visually impaired people? Hearing impaired people? Wheelchair users? ... openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Why this exercise? We tend to see things that we are used to see We tend to blank out aspects that we are not familiar with. This Diversity Training aims to e x p a n d your awareness, to make the picture of your inner amusement park even more colourful and - that is what this is all about - more diverse. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
Produced by Auxilium in the framework of Erasmus+ project Open Professional Collaboration for Innovation This project has been funded by Erasmus + programme of the European Union. This OER reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. openprof.eu Project No. 2014-1-LT01-KA202-000562
