Fun, Relax and Connect

Summary

When in March 2020 the WHO declared a pandemic due to COVID-19, all people around the world started to experience sudden and dramatic changes in their everyday lives. People were affected in multifaceted ways, having their physical, psychological, and emotional well-being compromised, along with social and economic problems.

For most teenagers, school is one of the most important social environments and one in which peers increasingly affect adolescents’ self-concept, well-being, and behavior. The closure of schools and the absence of outdoor activities had the consequence of limited interaction with peers for many adolescents, creating a gap in their social network.

Through this program “Let’s have fun – relax and connect” people who work with children and teens can provide them with a safe place to socialize, release stress, reduce anxiety and enable live contact – to connect with themselves and with others.

Knowledge and skills you will gain:
• How to relax and calm yourself in stressful situations, moments of anxiety, or while having disturbing thoughts.
• Group project – being in contact with others – making everyone within the group feel important and needed.
• Awareness of the processes of perceiving, evaluating, and forming impressions about others.
• Getting information about how others see and experience us, which is an important factor in forming identity and strengthening self-confidence.
• Gratitude.
• Raising awareness of how participants are connected with people in their everyday life.
• Expressing feelings of love through music and art, letting yourself connect with your feelings.
• Connecting with the feeling in the moment and experiencing it in body, mind, and soul.

Training includes:
· explanatory short video
· theoretical review
· 9 exercises
· agenda
· evaluation form
· 3 bonus exercises
· workbook