From November 12th to 16th, 2018, FSJ participants from the Turkish Federation Berlin Brandenburg The first time at the wannseeFORUM.
Under the seminar title "Future," the volunteers got to know each other and discussed their personal goals. The first day focused on introducing the topic and initial icebreaker exercises. These allowed them to learn more about one another and discuss questions such as "What do I expect from my voluntary social year?", "What challenges do I face?", and "What does my future look like after my voluntary social year?".
After the introduction to the structures of the FSJ, the seminar participants elected their seminar spokesperson and divided themselves into the project groups Rap, Comic and Performance.
Before the workshop activities began on day two, the participants practiced an identity molecule exercise. The volunteers anonymously shared personal characteristics with the group. This allowed them to develop understanding for their fellow volunteers and identify similarities and differences. It was an exercise that greatly strengthened group cohesion and provided a good starting point for exploring (personal) future perspectives.
After the exercise, the participants moved on to intensive work in the artistic workshops.
The comics group decided to create a comic about the life of the toast bread "Bredie." The participants in the rap group also picked up pens and paper, writing rhymes about their hopes and fears for the future. The third group was inspired by fallen leaves and developed a performance piece.
On Friday, the participants were able to showcase what they had been working on all week. The comic group kicked off the final presentation. In their comic, Bredie the slice of toast, on its journey from the baker to the toaster, encountered various conflicts and other food items that influenced its future.
After the audience recovered from Bredie's tragic end in the toaster, the rap group "Futurama" provided new energy with their live performance and music video.
The presentation was concluded by the performance group, who depicted the cycle of growth to decay using the seasons, thus offering our guests space for their own interpretations.
The successful week ended with a large closing buffet and party, including a foosball tournament.
We would like to thank all the guests who attended the presentation and our audience from the Carlo-Schmid-School. We also thank the Turkish Federation of Berlin-Brandenburg for a successful seminar with motivated and engaged participants.
We hope to see you again at the next Pentecost Academy.
The seminar was funded by the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family.
