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YTT Learning Approach

The YTT Learning Approach revolves around the profound impact of visual expressions in cultivating self-awareness and community understanding. This distinctive approach comprises two key pillars: the YTT Visual Language and the YTT Methodology.

YTT Visual Language

Through drawing, people can express clearly their thoughts and feelings independently of dialect, nationality or education (Arizpe, Colomer, & Martínez Roldán, 2014).

 

Similar to spoken languages, the YTT visual language encompasses three temporal dimensions: the past, present, and future.

 

Each participant embarks on our Learning Approach by crafting visual narratives of their personal history – Yesterday; their ongoing experiences – Today; and their aspirational visions for the days ahead – Tomorrow.

 

The outcomes are vibrant, impactful images that distinctly articulate each individual's voice.

YESTERDAY

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40 year old Somali woman

TODAY

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14 year old Congolese girl

TOMORROW

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17 year old Pakistani boy

YESTERDAY

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 9 year old Iraqi girl

TODAY

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13 year old Iraqi-Kurdistan boy

TOMORROW

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21 year old Ukrainian woman 

YTT Methodology

Applying the YTT visual language as the baseline structure allows for specifically designed program content that employs the activation of emotional/cognitive empathy, perspective-taking and fosters the concepts of gender, identity, cultural/ethnic differences and social comprehension.

Social psychology is also applied as a theoretical background, particularly the intergroup contact theory by Allport (1954). This holistic framework empowers participants, promoting unity and awareness within diverse backgrounds.

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