Finalised Workshop Plan (3 October 2019)
Workshop Title: Senior Savvy Starts at Home
Date: 5th October 2019
Time: 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Venue: The Red Box, 113 Somerset Road, Singapore 238165
Objectives:
- To influence the young generation to be more aware and mindful of their current relationships with their older family members
- Empower the participants to take the first step to improve their current familial relationships
- To find participants for future user testing of intergenerational games and activities
- The whole process will be documented on video for future use
No of participants: 10 youths/young adults (provided by Youth Corps)
| Time | Activity Sequence | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1.35pm – 1.40pm | Introduction | 1. Short introduction by Project Somebody 2. Introduction of participants |
| 1.40pm – 1.45pm | Warm Up Activity | 1. Everyone starts with both their hands clenched 2. Each participant takes turns to share 1 activity they have done with their parents/grandparents 3. Participants who had done the same activity would lift 1 finger 4. The game ends when everyone has all their fingers opened |
| 1.45pm – 2.00pm | Game 1: Act It! | 1. Players will take turn to draw a card from the card pile 2. The player will spin the bottle and whoever the bottle points to will be the partner for the round 3. The player will start by flipping the 30 second sand timer 4. The partner will have to act out the answer to the question on the card and the player would have to guess the answer within 30 seconds 5. If the answer is correct, both the player and the partner would choose an art stationery from the basket as a reward |
| 2.00pm – 2.05pm | Sharing of Thoughts/Reflection | 1. Short reflection on the activities. |
| 2.05pm – 2.15pm | Game 2: Write an Invitation Card | 1. The stationery from the previous game would be used in this activity to create a simple hand-made card to invite their parent(s)/grandparent(s) to do an activity together (can be something that they had never done together before) 2. Participants will seal the cards into an envelope and we will mail it out for them |
| 2.15pm – 2.25pm | Closing Reflection | 1. Casual discussion and feedback on the workshop 2. Gather participants for the next workshop |
Things needed:
- 2 x stationery boxes
- Art materials (markers, colour papers, envelopes, stamps, stickers)
- 1 x laptop
- 2 set of prototype cards
- 1 x photographer (Liang Hong)
- 1 x videographer (Saiful)
- 4 x facilitators (Yu Siang, Julian, David, Shiu Heng)
Final Preparation (4 October 2019)
I had a final meeting with Project Somebody before our workshop. Youth Corps provided us a space at The Red Box to prototype our cards. We printed our cards and laminated them. We also had to recce the room that we were using for the workshop so that we can plan how we could conduct the activities. The room was smaller than expected, but we had to make do with what we were given. So, we decided to remove the tables and chairs to make more space.
Workshop Kit
Contents of Workshop Kit:
- 1 x SIMI Card Game
- 1 x 30 second sand timer
- 1 x bottle
- Stamps
- Envelopes
- Stickers
- Markers
- Colour papers
