Preparation Days: Edinburgh
IVS Prep Day Edinburgh, 11.00 – 3.30pm,
Saturday 15 May 2010
Saturday 19 June 2010
Saturday 16 October 2010
Programme
| Time | Activity | What |
| 11.00 | Welcome, tea, coffee | |
| 11.20 | ‘Getting to know each other’ game | Fun game |
| 11.30 | Introduction to IVS, What is SCI | Powerpoint presentation + Q & A (Ambassador for peace) |
| 11.45 | Hopes and Fears | For projects + for the organisation |
| 12.00 | What happens! | Group activity on all aspects of project: work, leisure, living, travel, culture shock, intercultural experience. Feedback to other groups |
| 12.45 | Space for Peace | Activity |
| 1.15 | Lunch | |
| 1.45 | ‘How to prepare’ | About your own life, cultural info – traditions, photos, music, etc *Do your own preparation – research country themselves * Health, safety – make sure you have insurance + keep yourself safe on a project |
| 2.15 | Returned volunteer What it was like |
To talk about experiences |
| 2.30 | Final Q + A session Hopes + Fears |
Go back to original exercise + check we’ve covered everything |
| 2.45 | Evaluation | Handout forms + make sure we get them back! |
| 3.00 | Extra session for those going on the North South Programme | |
| 3.30 | Close |
Venue: Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh. EH2 2PR
The door is between the Fopp CD shop and the Abbotsford Bar, opposite the back door of Marks & Spencer.
Access: Press buzzer B13. IVS will let you in. Come to the 3rd floor.
T: 0131 243 2745 E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Lunch: Please bring something for the lunch break. IVS will provide tea, coffee, juice and nibbles.