Exercises

1. Let’s see what you have learned in this lesson… 

Imagine that Mary, who is in a wheelchair because of a genetic condition which prevents her from walking, is being bullied by Thomas, and Marcus sees it. 

In this situation, try to put yourself in their shoes and describe the feelings, based on the following questions:



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Then, could you find 5 ways to promote positive relationships with your schoolmates, which could help Mary, Thomas and Marcus to get out of this negative situation? 


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2. Workshop idea

Finally, here is an idea of an activity that you could do with your classmates to sensibilize them and to improve relationships among all of you. This activity can be realized with a group between 10 and 30 people and should last about 60 minutes. 

This activity is useful to understand that we are all equals, and to develop empathy for everyone. To conduct the activity, you will need role cards, an open space, and a hat. You will need to create one role card for each participant, with a role they will have in a simulation of a bullying situation. Examples of role cards can be:


Then, ask all the participants to pick up a role card in the hat, and to enter in the character’s personality and situation. Once it is done, ask everyone to read their role card, and then to form a line. 

Once it is done, you will read a series of situations, one by one, with a break in between, and each time the character can answer with a “yes” to those affirmations, they will walk one step ahead. If they answer no, they do not move. Examples of situations can be:


At the end, invite everyone to observe their final position, come back to the circle and then, ask them about their experience during this activity. 


Discuss with your classmates about the possible improvements that can be made in order to avoid this situation. 

 


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