Action in Japan
1-year certificate course in Actionwork
Actionwork in parnership with Empowerment Kansai details can be found below and on the following pages:
During 2004 Actionwork designed and ran a 1-year course in Japan. This course was run in partnership with Empowerment Kansai
This innovative part-time course was run over a one-year period involving:
- 3 x 5-day modules
- 2 weekend modules
- Minimum 2-week work placement
- A written project and an
- Active presentation
Learning through action involves the active participation by all participants. Methods include: role play, maskwork, sculpting, imagery, drama games, guided imagination and sensory development, and non-verbal techniques such as painting and movement. These methods are not applied in a random ‘recipe book’ approach, but form a carefully structured methodology which is both age, gender and subject appropriate. However, action methods are applied on this course in such a way as to facilitate ‘democratisation of learning’. Students are encouraged to make their own choices and develop their personal styles of action method work.
23 participants started the course and 20 of these graduated in Osaka December 2004. 3 others will be graduating in 2005
The Course was run by Andy Hickson with the interprative help of Rieko Aoki. Allison Opaon, Setsu Hanasaki and Katherine Vernez also ran short modules.
The students were tested to their limits. They had great fun but also did a lot of hard work. Everybody changed, everybody learnt and everybody was challenged
Some of the Course Graduates have already been offered work as Actionwork Facilitators.
Actionwork course graduates have also set up the Japan Actionwork Times newsletter, currently only available in Japanese
A closing summary and evaluation of the Course by the participants will be available soon. You can also find more details about the Course here and photos from other Japan workshops here.
If you would like details of future courses or workshops in Japan then please contact us.
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