FOXPOPULI Introduction of participants – ice breaking and getting to know each other “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Establishing an environment conducive to learning is a critical aspect of starting a training session off on the right foot. Your students should feel free and comfortable during the whole training and ice breakers are the best way to help your students get to know each other; to break the ice on the first day of training. If your students are adults, it's even more important to choose an ice breaker that won't backfire on you. Most adults don't want to play silly games. Remember that ice breakers are also a great way to energize your training course participants. Be creative and make it in a funny way! “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

“Name game” Duration: 15 minutes Learning objectives: ice braking and learning the names of participants Exercise/game description: Each participant will say his name associated with a specific move that will become his greet. Standing in a circle, each of the participants will repeat the names and greets of those that preceded them and also their names and moves. The end of the game is the moment in which the last participant will repeat all the previous names and movements. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

„Make a date” Duration: minutes Learning objectives: ice braking and learning the names of participants Exercise/game description: Each participant receives a sheet of A4 paper and a pen. The facilitator/trainer explains that participants should draw a clock with 12 hours. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

„Make a date” Then everyone must make a date in each hour [to find the other participant who would like to meet in the fictive date, suggested hour and after the agreement to write the name of the person with whom participant will meet. After all participants “have made their dates” for the12 hours, the facilitator tells everyone to invite and meet the people they have a date with on the suggested hour and gives them a task [suggestion]. For each task participants have 3 min during which both should make the task. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

8 o’clockyou are wake up and started to make exercises for your body 9 o’clocktell a story about your name, who given it, some special aspects 10 o’clocktell something about your family 11 o’clocktell about something new that you would like to do 12 o’clockteach another participant for some dance steps 1 o’clockabout a person who has had as impact on your life 2 o’clocka story from a trip you have made 3 o’clocktell about a talent you have and how you use it 4 o’clockmake a shoulder massage for your partner 5 o’clocktell about how a film or book has influenced you 6 o’clocktell something about how you played as a child 7 o’clocktell about a place that makes you feel good „Make a date” “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

“Statements” Duration: minutes Learning objectives: ice braking and learning the names of participants Exercise/game description: Each participant get a few minutes to think about 4 personal statements – 3 of them are right and 1 false. In the next step one of participant tells her/his statement and group need to guess which ones are right or false. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Usefull resources for more exercises: “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159