This document summarizes a pilot session on social exclusion held in Gdynia, Poland on November 21, 2014. The session had 8 senior citizen participants and 2 adult trainers and aimed to test good practices, train trainers, and discuss social exclusion. Methods used included discussing participants' backgrounds, rephrasing sentences, and engaging in dialogues. Participants openly shared private situations and looked for solutions to dilemmas, such as a neighbor's disapproval of an intercultural relationship. Feedback was very positive, especially for the dialogue method.

1. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.
REPORT SHEET ON PILOT ACTIVITIES
FIELD THEME
Talking about social exclusion
PLACE, DATE, TIME OF SESSION
Gdynia, UM WIS: 21.11.2014, 11:30 - 13:30
TARGET GROUP, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Senior citizens - 8 participants
Adult trainers – 2 participants (WIS, GCPU)
OBJECTIVE OF THE SESSION (WHAT DID WE WANT TO ACHIEVE)
(1) Testing out good practices;
(2) Train trainers;
(3) Talk about social exclusion
METHODS USED (ILLUSTRATE WITH IMAGES WHEN POSSIBLE)
Tat good practice; Who are you until now good practice; C2C good practice.
REACTIONS - OBSERVATIONS – EVALUATIONS: WHAT ADVANTAGES AND RISKS OF
THE METHOD HAVE WE FOUND?
A group of fresh senior citizens (65-70 years) started off with talking about how they were
happy to have so much new free time. But from the beginning an undertone of fear of
loneliness could be discovered.
The Who are you good practice delivered no surprises. The mold of the first participant was
followed.
The Tat good pactice met with a discussion. The participants were eager to rephrase the
sentences in their own way.

2. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.
The C2C good practice was impressive. All participants opened up beautifully in the dialogue.
They talked about extremely private situations – something that is very uncommon in Poland
– listened intensely and engaged in a common searching for openings in the dilemmas that
were presented – f.i. a woman talked about her neighbors. The daughter of the house there
was engaged to a foreign man. Her mother did not agree and ignored the fiancé. The neighbor
participant thought this was a terrible and a big mistake and wondered how she could engage
her neighbor in a conversation on this.
The self-reporting on especially the C2C good practice was very positive.
ANY FURTHER OBSERVATIONS