Have you ever heard the phrase “stop playing and go do something useful”? Well, what if we say that playing might be one of the most useful things you have been doing and that we all should play more ourselves and encourage play?
Being a true non-formal educator, trainer, Waldorf pedagogy teacher, and president of Asociación PROMESAS, Javi Quilez is passionate about creative learning environments, game based learning and personal development.
Javi was involved in numerous projects exploring different types of games in education and youth work. In Spain, where he is based, he often uses educational board games in youth work, education and teacher training.
In this episode we discuss what the benefits of game based learning are and what we should not forget when working with youth and learning. Javi shares what is important when creating educational board games and what to keep in mind when doing it internationally.
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“Gems of Youth Work” is a strategic partnership project in the field of youth that gathers stories from youth workers, trainers, youth organizations and young people. We share these “gems” in the form of podcasts and graphic recordings in order to promote good practices and the value and recognition of international youth work.
“Gems of Youth Work” is a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission through the Estonian Agency for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.