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Helping young people aged 12 to 24 to develop a new way of looking at themselves, others and their environment, and to develop their psychosocial skills so that they can flourish in a world in transition and become active players in the well-being of their community.
What’s New: Discovering Gemmes
Hours
Heures
Minutes
OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH
Creating safe spaces for meaningful exchanges, where young people can confidently develop a constructive view of themselves and their community.
Develop
a new way of looking at
ONESELF
Develop
a new way of looking at
OTHERS
Develop
a new way of looking at
THE WORLD
Gemmes workshops
Interactive workshops facilitated directly by Gemmes animators for young people within middle and high schools or in extracurricular settings. Our workshops are structured around inspiration, reflection, arts, and taking action. They enable deep discussions in a supportive environment.
SPARKS Program
Training modules and educational kits enabling teachers to facilitate themselves workshops for young people on transversal values. SPARKS is an innovative character development program, which promotes the development of psychosocial skills and enables a culture of service.
Kits
Empathy and Responsibility
Identity and Inclusion
Resilience and Collaboration
Social Justice and Solidarity
Yearly program for middle and high school (only in French)
September/October
Half-day or full-day
Facilitated by Gemmes facilitators
Integration
Workshop
BUILDING COURAGE WITHIN ME
BUILDING COURAGE WITHIN ME
Objectives
Build a climate of trust, courage, and empathy within the classroom from the start of the school year.
Going Deeper
Workshop
SPARKS program
SPARKS program
Objectives
Inspire, encourage reflection, promote service projects and action-taking
Throughout the year
4 to 8 hours per kit
Facilitated by the educational teams of schools
Finale
Our workshops
SLAM, MANDALA
CHANT, DANSE
SLAM, MANDALA
CHANT, DANSE
Objectives
End the year with joy through the creation of an artistic project related to the themes covered during the program
May/June
One full day
Facilitated by Gemmes facilitators
“Help thousands of young people reach their full potential.”
"Clearly SPARKS could be a mainstay, it’s a goldmine, when you see the impact it can have on our young people; then we want to go further..."
A teacher
"I discovered lots of points of view and concepts that helped me grow and reflect on myself (...) I felt happy and educated when I came out of this camp."
Participant (14 years old)
"I would like to thank you for coming this morning; the workshop was very rich, and there were a variety of approaches for the students. It's rare that we get so much out of a mentor time slot at school !"
A teacher
"I was able to debate on some very interesting topics and put my qualities to good use in the group. I realized that we are all connected"
Participant (14 years old)
"These tools bring a lot of meaning to our vocational high school students, and it's a concrete and innovative tool for their teachers."
A teacher
"I enjoyed learning about Gemmes' vision and plans because it represents so much of what I hope to aspire to and achieve as a teacher."
A teacher
"Well done, too, for guiding the children away from binary thinking patterns and for helping them to look at the world in a subtle way."
Parent of a participant
"Running these workshops with our students is also a way of participating in a successful educational relationship: developing mutual trust gives students the security they need to develop in a positive climate. It’s a prerequisite for developing a sense of belonging to their class, to their school. It’s a strong support against school drop-out!"
A teacher
"We facilitated yesterday with two different classes, it was great, the kids were super happy."
A teacher
PARTNERS