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Study pack on SCI 
for workcamps

 

by Philipp Rodriguez
SCI International Archives, archives @ service-civil-international.org, http://www.service-civil-international.org
Version 2, June 2003

 

 Study Pack Main Page Module A Module B Module C Module D

Introduction

This study pack shall help camp co-ordinators to organise a study part on SCI for worcamp participants. The study pack is designed, so that it can be used for different purposes adapted to the volunteers : presentations, discussion, working in groups and self study.

 

Aim of the study pack

The idea is, that the campleader organise e.g. a evening on SCI during the workcamp in order to speak up to 2 hours. The study pack shall be help to organise it.

The volunteers shall understand, that SCI has long tradition of organising workcamps and other activities. The sense and use of workcamps and international volunteering shall be analysed and a discussion on the idea of SCI shall be started.

The approach of this study pack bases mainly on the history of SCI and refers therefore often to workcamps or activities in the past. On one hand the basic ideas of SCI will be explained. On the other hand workcamp participants are asked to compare the situation of the past with the workcamp and its activities today. At the same time the pack shows the wide field of SCI activities.

This study pack doesnt go deeply to specific special subjects of SCI activities like long term volunteering, North-South exchange etc. Therefore it's recommended present other documents from SCI branches like the latest newsletter or leaflets.

With this study pack I hope that workcamps participants understand the methods and aims of SCI better.

The study packs is divided in different modules with a short introduction to the subject. For each subjects a photos and documents added in order to make presentations, work in groups or for self study.

 

To each subject there exercises proposed to do which are divided in three levels:


easy : Simple presentations with pictures, easy questions to participants.

medium : Presentations of subjects, interaction with participants.

difficult : Study of documents, discussion in plenary, self reflection.


 

Content of study pack

Introduction :

Comments on the purpose of the study pack. General recommendation about how to use the study pack.

Module A: SCI in the 20th century

Survey on the development of SCI movement to a world-wide peace organisation. See and understand, that SCI organises workcamps for a long time.

Module B: Workcamps in the past and today

Learn about the differences in workcamp life. Compare with it the situation today.

Module C: First workcamp of SCI : Verdun 1920

Understand the backgrounds of the first SCI workcamp. Discuss about pomotion of peace and reconciliation in SCI nowadays.

Module D: Pick and broken sword the SCI logo

Discuss the aims of SCI and compare it to other peace organisations. Speak about alternative service for conscientious objectors.

 

 

 

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