Facilitating Youth-led Social Innovation: Junior Cycle

14 September 2022: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Workshop Description

This workshop is designed to support educators facilitating YSI’s Social Innovation Action Programme (Junior). It is designed to be as experiential as possible, modelling some of the activities contained within it as well as providing a comprehensive overview of structure, activities, resources and the supports provided by YSI. It shows how the programme links to the overall junior cycle goals and the learning outcomes of particular curricula including CSPE, SPHE, RE and Wellbeing.

Learning Intentions:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Present an overview of YSI’s model of social innovation
• Explain YSI’s pathway of social innovation
• Recognise how the YSI junior programme contributes to different junior cycle curriculum including your school’s wellbeing programme.
• Access the online programme through the YSI website
• Experience a range of activities and resources
• Facilitate a team of young people through the programme

Is this workshop for you?

This workshop is for teachers and other educators hoping to be certified as YSI Guides and support a team of young people to complete a social innovation action project, at junior level.

How to book

Teachers signed up to the YSI Social Innovation Action Programme: Junior Cycle can confirm their attendance at this workshop by logging into their YSI Educator Dashboard. Log in or create a new account to access the YSI Educator Dashboard to view and book upcoming training programme-related training sessions and access programme resources.