Above and beyond

Aims of the practice and description of participants -	People from the local community who are in danger of becoming socially isolated. -	Get people sharing their stories in order to find commonalities and get them imagining a better future. This practice is part of a wider programme which is a grass roots Theatre for Social Change project.

Resources, Materials needed -	A comfortable place such as a Coffee. -	Paper sheets and pens.

Duration 3 sessions over 3 weeks.

Step-by-step - what has to be done? 1.	The goal of the first sessions is to gauge the confidence and build trust between participants through sharing something about themselves to others. 2.	The second one is to be creative and enable to share experiences. For instance, they wrote poems about their community through the perspective of being inside a photograph of the local (i.e., the use of pictures from the community). This set of poems will be displayed on the walls of the host Coffee. They built storytelling around objects and event, and created characters too. 3.	The third is dedicated to team-working within small group in order to encouraged leadership. During all these sessions, facilitators must keep in mind that it’s important to question points of view, experiences and stories of each participant.

Learning Outcomes - which skills are addressed? -	Team working, tasks planning and sense of relationship. -	Public speaking, listening and storytelling. -	Self-confidence. -	Creative writing skills.

How do you check the outcomes are reached? Undetermined.