Emotional Maps

Third-party on-site course

“Maps are the most important documents in human history, they give us tools to store and exchange knowledge about space and place”. Brené Brown.

Last updated: 25.02.2025

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Description

Human emotions and experiences are shaped by biology, biography, behaviour and backstory.

This course offers strategies for the integration, recognition, name and make a sense of our emotions and experiences and how we can implement the following in a classroom:

Understand how emotions show in our bodies (biology)
Get curious about how our families and communities shape our connections (biography)
Examine our actions (behaviour)

4. Recognise the context of what we are thinking and feeling (backstory)

Learning objectives

- Knowledge

The participant:

Will practice strategies for encouraging emotional and creative collaboration among students
Unblock patterns of thinking which we use on a daily basis, develop resourcefulness in participants and learn how to transmit it to their students
Will learn the power all forms of art to promote wellbeing, empathy, as well as personal development;
Will understand how to use art, theatre, music, movement as a tool to promote inclusion among students.

- Skills

The participant knows how to:

Experiment with art techniques to find a positive teacher-student relationship.
Exchange project ideas and teaching tools with other teachers to develop an inclusive creative arts curriculum.
Use different methods of implementing creative solution in their professional life, discovering at the same time their own creative resources.
Understand and consider different ways of interpreting and teaching creatively.

Competences:

Actively will learn to maintain students’ attention and motivation

Methodology & assessment

The methodology of the course focuses on group experiences and needs.

The training will follow mainly practical approaches; visualisations, individual and group activities and movement, theatre improv, collage, writing, painting, art therapy as part of the course.The participants will learn how to implement these techniques in the various phases of their daily routines.

We will also create collaborative art projects (e.g., using street items, storytelling, and practicing nonverbal forms of communication). Through artistic expression, we will transcend language and cultural barriers and work to better understand one another.

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

This course teaches participants to maintain student attention and motivation using soft art therapy techniques adaptable for diverse cultures and abilities. It promotes self-esteem, minority integration, and enhances creativity, collaboration, and lateral thinking through group and individual projects. Materials include art supplies, therapy guides, and digital tools like collaborative platforms for group activities.

Certification details

The participants will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the course including their full name, project information, duration of the course (25 hours) and location of the course, according to the Erasmus+ standards.

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

400

Euro
Course package content:

The course fee includes 5 day of training, training materials and certificates, learning agreements and europass, pre-arrival and on-site assistance, and coffee corner. It is possible to request a budget for extra services like Accommodation, Airport transfers and cultural activities and trips.
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

If the participant cancels the course more than 30 days before the course commences, all fees will be refunded.
If the participant cancels the course between 30 and 7 days before the course starts, they will be refunded in a form of a voucher to be used for the future courses delivered within 12 months.
The course is non-refundable If the participant cancels 7 days before the course start date but it is possible to postpone the dates.
Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Careers Councillor

Pedagogical Adviser
Learning time:

25 hours or more