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The project created innovative pedagogical methods in the field of trauma release, using the the circus pedagogical tool of high-wire walking. Its aim was to train youth workers combining circus pedagogy and modern therapy methods towards trauma release. According to the project partners, circus pedagogy has a huge potential to support the trauma release process with children and youngsters based on their physical activities, which the project explored with the support of professionals. “Funambulisme”, the high wire walking with a balancing pole, had been the main tool in the project to develop the competences of the youth workers. The main objective of our project was to bring together knowledge from psycho-social empowerment and circus pedagogy to develop a new approach on using Funabulism as a tool for youth work, with the specific focus on trauma release. To show its potential for integration and empowerment of young people with the special needs, in particular young refugees.
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Outputs of the project: a curriculum and pedagogical framework for youth workers to develop their competences; a research report describing the potential in working with traumatised kids and youngsters utilizing “Funambulisme” as a medium. The partners discovered that the application of these method had improve the well-being of the young refugee community and contribute towards their integration within our society. The circus space is a social place which allows people to overcome their blockades and fears indirectly through building trust and a feeling of belonging with the circus.
The project contributed to the empwoerment of young people involved in our local circus activities those issues, allowing them to fully take part in our local community. The project has proven that Circus pedagogy is a very effective field of social work which is creating strong experiences for children and youth where they can overcome blockades and inner tensions through positive, empowering experiences of success and social acceptance.