SYEP Day 1 Week 1

 Name Game

1. Draw the name you want to be known by in graffiti style/bubble letters (Quick tutorial will be provided by Abby) on the paper covering the table - 5+ minutes

2. Answer these 4 questions next to your name: Your Pronouns/Something you like about yourself/Something you feel defines you, a word, a characteristic, a skill etc/Something you need to feel comfortable or safe in a shared space - 5+ minutes

3. Switch tables and where ever you land, look at the answers someone has provided as inspiration for how you will begin filling that person's name with colors and images. *add somewhere in the space around the name something else you feel is important for creating the kind of environment you would want to exist/work in - 5+ minutes

4. Switch tables, assess what is inside of this new person's name and see what you can add - maybe there is a story that needs to be completed, maybe you respond differently to this person's answers then the person who drew in it before you. Now begin adding what you feel this needs. *Add somewhere on the paper an important boundary for sharing space with others - 5+ minutes

5. Switch tables again - same process, final moments to engage with this new name and see where your voice can finish what has been started by others. What can you add? What does this need to feel finished? *Add somewhere on the paper one thing that makes you feel respected - 5+ minutes

6. Return to your name. Notice what others have filled it with and how they have responded to your answers. Are you surprised? What stood out to you about other peoples answers? Group conversation - 5 to 10 minutes

Inside/Outside

Split up into 2 groups. After 30 minutes, groups will switch, then come back together to discuss our conclusions as a whole team.

Outside group: 

go engage with the existing mural we are designing an addendum to - take your sketchbooks! Keep track of what you notice because we will need it later! Facilitator will ask questions to start and Apprentices will figure out what they think/fee;/believe about it. - 30 minutes

Inside group: 

Initial questions for everyone, including Facilitator to answer - 30 minutes

Why are you here and what do you hope to get out of this Summer program?

Is there a way everyone's hopes/expectations that were just named can get met? 

What do you think needs to happen to make sure of that - who's responsibility is it for different values that were named? Does anyone want to be in charge of making sure certain things happen, even if it means communicating to Facilitators that a need wasn't met?

Imagining a Client's needs, in this case with a mural:

Why would a client want a mural?

Since we are painting on a school, what kinds of things/images/ideas do you imagine might be important to a principle to have on their walls?

Who do you think the principal wants the mural to communicate with? What would they want it to communicate?

What do YOU think is valuable about having a mural on school walls?

What things/images/ideas do you think are important to include for the people the mural is meant to communicate with?

What kinds of ideas and images did you maybe wish you had access to in your school environments (current or previous)?

Is there space for what the client wants and for what you believe is important to both be addressed in a final product?

What might that look like?

Coming back together

What were some of the biggest takeaways from the Mural outside? Did both teams come to the same conclusion? What do we think the most important pieces are to incorporate into our design planning for the other side? What are some things we want to leave behind about the previous mural?

What stands out to anyone about our conversation about our wants and needs? Was anyone surprised at any point? What was it like to try and hold space for the client needs as well as your own?