Since 2015, APCEIU has been running the Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED with over 300 youth leaders.
The selected participants are invited to Korea to attend the on-site workshop
for a week. Workshop programmes for each year have a
focus area ranging
from human rights to youth advocacy that are relevant and useful to youth.
Alongside the lectures and seminars on various topics, the on-site workshop
programme enables the participants
to broaden their perspectives and
understanding on diverse issues through dynamic discussions and interactions among
the peer participants,
which in turn equip them with capacities to apply the
lessons from the workshop experience into their real lives.
* Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED has been conducted online since 2020.
MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE WORKSHOP
Narrative building sessions highlight critical issues around global
citizenship and its education both through lectures on global citizenship
theoretical frame works as well as case studies of global citizenship education
in participants’ regional contexts. These sessions also emphasize the role
of youth as both learners and agents of change. While deepening their
understanding of GCED, participants have the opportunities to discuss the
priority issues and challenges as well as identify the relevant entry points
in their local contexts. Another component of the Narrative Building segment
of the Workshop are story sharing sessions where representatives from
social advocacy and activist groups are invited to share their works with
the participants. In addition, as the participants themselves are young
leaders with their own initiatives, the Workshop also include a session
for participants to share their own projects.
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Developing Youth Advocacy
Developing Youth Advocacy sessions aim to equip participants with the
ability to utilize the tools, skills and knowledge learned in the workshop
to contribute to solving both global challenges as well as issues within their
local communities. The sessions introduce the Youth Advocacy Toolkit
by GCED Youth Network with interactive exercises. Participants work in
groups by regions and based on their areas of interest develop advocacy
plans and campaigns to foster global citizenship. Action plans developed
by the groups are presented during the final presentation session.
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Reflection & Synthesis
Alongside sessions aimed at skills development and GCED understanding,
the Workshop includes reflection and synthesis sessions. These are not
only designed to help participants recap learning points from other sessions,
but also to allow the participants to take a step back and critically think
about how the things they learned link with one another.
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Experiential Learning & Study Visits
To further enhance the participants’ learning, the Workshop’s program
include interactive study visits to several GCED-related institutions in
Korea and a tour around experiential learning facilities at ACPEIU. The
participants visited the APCEIU Global Citizen Campus, Women & War
Museum, Democracy & Human Rights Memorial Hall and Seoul Upcycling
Plaza.
As intercultural understanding is an important aspect of global citizenship,
the Workshop offer platforms for the participants to immerse themselves
in different cultural experiences.
The Cultural Night is an event organized by the participants themselves
to celebrate the diversity of participants’ cultural backgrounds.
4th Youth Workshop on GCED –Watch
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Since 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the transition to online workshop has been made,
which allowed the participants to have new learning experiences.
The online workshop programme has three main components :
1. Pre-requisite e-learning course 2. Main online workshop
(synchronous & asynchronous) 3. mentorship & grant opportunity
step 1Pre-requisite e-learning Course
GCED for YOUTH
All applicants are required to complete a pre-requisite e-learning
course 'GCED for YOUTH' at GCED Online Campus.
Composed of 5 modules, the self-paced course provides basics of
GCED (Global Citizenship Education) & SDGs, as well as
youth engagement in achieving the SDGs and
fostering global citizenship.
Visit www.gcedonlinecampus.org for details.
step 2Main online workshop (synchronous &asynchronous)
The selected participants are invited to the online Workshop orientation where they could meet organizer(s) and peer participants
and learn details about the Workshop. The 1st week of the Workshop is run in a form of asynchronous workshop, studying in small
groups.
The synchronous workshop in the 2nd week offers all live sessions, inviting every participant to come and gather for discussion
and dialogue.
8th Youth Workshop on GCED (2022) – Watch
step 3Mentorship & grant opportunity
Those who successfully complete the main workshop are eligible to apply for a post-workshop activity, professional mentorship and
grant opportunity. In order to apply, graduates are to submit their own project proposal to be implemented. Each grantee shall be
matched with a mentor who will provide professional guidance and coaching in refining the project plan and execution and receive
the grant (max 1,000 USD) as seed funds for the project!
