Resources

It contains all the basic information of what is involved in organizing a Youth Energy Academy (YEA) and the details of SEYN’s approach of doing things.
It is intended to serve as a step-by-step guide or recipe book for anyone wishing to design and implement a successful YEA or similar type of workshop, as most of the learnings can be applied to organizing different types of workshops (and we also drew on SEYN’s experience in organizing 10-day Mastercourses and other types of workshops held in the past).

However, cooking a delicious dish is not just about following recipe instructions to the letter. It is about following your own inspiration, previous experience, cultural background and, unavoidably, it is limited to the ingredients that you have at your disposal. So, you do not need to follow all the steps, nor follow them in this exact order. This playbook is based on our experience and is not meant to be prescriptive, nor to provide an exhaustive list of all the options available.

The contents of this manual are organized to reflect the modules covered during the 7YEA. Each module includes key information on the introduced topics, their objectives, proposed session and presentation outlines, related activities, tips and further resources for their implementation.

As an organizer and/or facilitator of your own YEA experience, we encourage you to be creative in adapting it to best suit your needs and objectives. In doing so, you may decide to design an activity that expands upon the lessons and topics covered over a longer period of time, select specific sessions or activities, and make use of other materials and resources that are available to you. Above all, make sure that you have fun!

To guide the preparatory work to organise such capacity-building activities. It contains all the basic information of what is involved in organizing a Youth Energy Academy (YEA) and the details of SEYN’s approach to doing things.

It is intended to serve as a step-by-step guide or recipe book for anyone wishing to design and implement a successful YEA or similar type of workshop, as most of the learnings can be applied to organizing different types of workshops (and we will also draw on SEYN’s experience in organizing 10-day Mastercourses and other types of workshops held in the past).

However, cooking a delicious dish is not just about following recipe instructions to the letter. It is about following your own inspiration, previous experience, cultural background and, unavoidably, it is limited to the ingredients that you have at your disposal. So, you do not need to follow all these steps, nor follow them in this exact order. This playbook is based on our experience and is not meant to be prescriptive, nor to provide an exhaustive list of all the options available.

To help you through their implementation.

The contents of this manual are organized to reflect the modules covered during the 7-day YEA. Each module includes key information on the introduced topics, their objectives, proposed session and presentation outlines, related activities, tips and further resources for their implementation.

As an organizer and/or facilitator of your own YEA experience, we encourage you to be creative in adapting it to best suit your needs and objectives. In doing so, you may decide to design an activity that expands upon the lessons and topics covered over a longer period of time, select specific sessions or activities, and make use of other materials and resources that are available to you. Above all, make sure that you have fun!