1. Barbara Ostrowska
psychologist
PSYCHOLOGICAL WORKSHOPS
LUBLIN, POLAND
COMENIUS
“TO LIVE IN AGREEMENT. TOGETHER AGAINST VIOLENCE AND CONFLICTS.”
Part 1
AIM: Integration of the group, knowing names
TIME: 60 minutes
PLACE: Big classroom with chairs
NO OF PARTICIPANTS: 30-50
THINGS NEEDED: crayons, A4 sheets of paper, markers, sticky papers
WORK SCHEME:
Introduction
Greeting, introduction to the workshops
Main part
1. Gossip Card
All students are asked to draw their portrait, hobby and favourite food on a A4 sheet of
paper. They are not supposed to sign the paper. Then they approach a person exchange our
cards and gossip about ourselves a bit. Then they repeat it several times. They sit in a
circle and each person is asked to introduce a person whose card he end up with starting
with a name a nationality. This person in then given their proper ID card.
2. Curtain
The instructor divides students into 2 groups. They will be competing with each other. 2
people are holding a curtain in the middle. Each team is supposed to chose one person at a
time to stand next to the curtain. When the curtain drops down they are supposed to say
the name of the person on the opposite side as soon as possible. The team winning might
get a prize.

2. Barbara Ostrowska
psychologist
3. Fruit salad
All students are asked sit in a circle again. The instructor standing in the middle divides
them into groups of 3-5 and names them with fruit names (apples, bananas, etc.). Then he
says 2-3 of the fruit names. People who are those fruits are supposed to change seats.
When he says fruit salad – all the people are supposed to change seats and he is supposed
to seat somewhere. We end up with a new instructor (there is not enough chairs for 1
person to seat!).
4. Headline
The instructor divides the student into groups and gives them a piece of paper. Their task
is to write what they are going to remember about the project as a newspaper headline.
Then we make a gallery and let everyone to read it.
Ending
5. Something nice
Each student is given the A4 sheet of paper. They write their names at the very top and
stick it (with help) on their back. Everyone is supposed to approach each person and write
sth nice on their papers (about personality, smile or way of dressing etc.).