Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
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
40 year old Somali woman
TODAY
14 year old Congolese girl
TOMORROW
17 year old Pakistani boy
YESTERDAY
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9 year old Iraqi girl
TODAY
13 year old Iraqi-Kurdistan boy
TOMORROW
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.
