by Martine Prins | Nov 21, 2024 | Toolkit
Building empathy between the ingroup and outgroup is complicated. A large part of that complexity is distance from the lived experience. People often believe they are unquestionably part of a homogeneous identity, whether it be their country, race, or political views...
by Martine Prins | Nov 7, 2024 | Toolkit
“Culture shock is the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone when they are suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes” (Oxford dictionary). This activity helps students understand the phenomenon of culture shock a bit...
by Ankie Hoefnagels | Nov 6, 2024 | Toolkit
As part of a workshop it is common practice to do an exercise that not only helps people to get to know each other, but also to create awareness of identity formation, values, norms and rituals, and the power of culture. In this exercise, participants in a workshop...
by Ankie Hoefnagels | Nov 5, 2024 | Toolkit
Part of workshops is often for people to get to know each other better and learn about the many different parts of each other’s identity. And most of all, learn that identity is more than one’s ethnicity or nationality. Learning goals To increase awareness of...
by Nicoline de Heus | Oct 26, 2023 | Toolkit
One of the aims of the intercultural classroom is that students learn from each other’s perspective. Therefore, making diverse groups is key. But what is a good way to approach this? This activity focuses on the creation of a highly diverse project team, with...
by Martine Prins | Mar 11, 2023 | Toolkit
This activity provides students with a model for that can help to postpone their judgment. Students will learn to differentiate between observations, interpretations and judgments, by slowing down their thought process and thinking critically to draw more and...
