Training

PYE Global Training Workshops on this page:

Arts-Based Facilitation I: Basic Training for Social Artists
Arts-Based Facilitation II: Advanced Training for Social Artists
Creative Facilitation for Teachers
The Art of Group Facilitation 1
The Art of Group Facilitation II (The Heart of Facilitation)
Leading an Arts/Empowerment Camp
Cultural Competency for Youth Workers and Teachers
Coaching Principles for Youth Workers and Teachers

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PYE Global Training: Developing Creative Leaders for Transformative Youthwork

PYE Global trainings develop facilitators skilled at leading transformative, creativity-based, multicultural, and inter-generational programs for youth. We call our facilitators social artists because the work involves artfully bringing out the gifts and talents of everyone in your program, youth and adults alike.

Being an effective social artist is as much about who you are as what you do. Artfully leading groups requires our full presence as well as finely honed skills in group dynamics, communication, and cultural understanding. Mastering the craft requires ongoing training and practice.

PYE Global trainings are for youth workers, teachers, artists, health care workers, social workers, and counselors. Our training methods also benefit people who want to bring greater depth and vibrancy to programs for adults. The skills learned will help you transform current programs, develop new programs, or simply bring new power and effectiveness into your leadership.

PYE Global trainings provide professional and personal development, cutting edge creative practices, and connection to an international community for ongoing practice, learning, and support. The training process begins with an introduction to the principles and practices of the Creative Community Model, followed by an entry-level training in group facilitation. These workshops set the stage for more in-depth training.

PYE Global trainers are highly effective practitioners with many years of training and experience working with diverse groups of youth and adults. Our trainers have also received extensive training and mentoring in the art of training.

PYE Global provides training through our Northwest Training Institute in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. We also bring our training modules to groups across the world. We are currently in Uganda, South Africa, and England and will soon be in India, Scotland, and Brazil. We respond to invitations anywhere.  

To find practicum opportunities check out the PYE Global partners who lead youth programs based on Creative Community methods. Most camp-based programs hire arts staff and welcome a full range of volunteers. When working with groups in new locations, we provide facilitation training and then collaborate with local groups to put on programs for youth. The youth programs give trainees opportunities for hands-on learning and coaching.

We invite you to take this journey alongside a worldwide fellowship of practitioners that are committed to making positive social change through providing transformative programs for young people. 

The Training Programs

Arts-Based Facilitation I: Basic Training for Social Artists

Our basic training in the Creative Community Model introduces you to ways to employ arts-based practices in groups of youth or adults. The program is based on the premise that we are all creative and when we express ourselves through the arts, we develop vitality and personal power. You don’t have to be a professional artist to use all kinds of arts in your work: storytelling, poetry, creative writing, theater games, dance, music, visual arts and more. You will learn:

  • A framework for arts-based facilitation
  • How to sequence activities for full participation
  • Easy-to-lead activities from a range of art forms
  • Strategies for employing multiple art forms in youth empowerment and performance
  • Ways to ignite your own creativity

This training offers a chance for you to connect with other artists, facilitators and youth workers. As adults work together discovering their own creative capacities on behalf of serving youth, all kinds of new ideas get sparked. Collaborations occur between agencies. New programs get started. And life-long collegial friendships develop with other social artists. Check it out!

In Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC you can find a similar training called “Creative Facilitation 1: Express Yourself” offered by our partner the Power of Hope.

 

Arts-Based Facilitation II: Advanced Training for Social Artists

As a facilitator or teacher, you are the instrument. In this advanced training you will increase your skill in using arts-based practices with groups and build confidence in taking creative risks yourself. You will learn techniques and activities from a range of art forms to use in your programs including:

  • Theater techniques to address social issues
  • Theater improvisation for group building
  • Visual arts activities for group visioning
  • Spoken word poetry from conception to performance
  • Body percussion and music techniques
  • Using the arts to develop collaborative and social skills
  • Multi-arts performance formats

You will complete this training with increased ability to work effectively in a variety of settings including small and large groups, conferences, and performance venues.

 

Creative Facilitation for Teachers

Similar to Arts-Based Facilitation 1, this introductory training for teachers emphasizes techniques for building community in the classroom and enlivening learning across a range of themes. Teachers learn ways to employ arts-based practices to create optimal learning environments and teach social and emotional skills. The training is based on the premise that you don’t have to be professional artist to use all kinds of arts in your work: storytelling, poetry, creative writing, drama, dance, music, visual arts and more. You will learn:

  • A framework for integrating arts into learning
  • Arts-based facilitation techniques to build community in the classroom
  • Ways to use the arts to increase readiness to learn
  • Strategies for integrating the arts into curriculum from math to language to social studies

Educators who complete this training gain confidence in their own creativity and have a toolkit of ideas for bringing vibrancy and community into their classrooms.

 

The Art of Group Facilitation 1

This partner program to Arts-Based Facilitation focuses on the art and science of effective group work. Participants learn about the role of an effective facilitator and develop skill in an number of areas including:

  • Elements of a program
  • Openings that insure success
  • Steps to setting up an effective learning environent
  • Deep listening
  • Authentic communication
  • Strength-based facilitation

Participants will complete this training with a model of effective facilitation and the elements involved.

 

The Art of Group Facilitation II (The Heart of Facilitation)

Learning to be an effective facilitator requires self-development as well as skills trainings. In this five weekend training, participants learn how to be more present more of the time when working with groups. They also gain the skills to lead effective workshops from start to finish. Topics include:

  • The power of intention
  • Personal awareness
  • Giving and receiving feedback
  • Workshop planning and design
  • Basic group dynamics
  • The lifecycle of a group
  • Effective communication
  • Principles of experiential learning
  • Powerful debriefing
  • Using metaphor and story for empowerment
  • Dealing with triggers
  • Engaging challenging participants
  • Dealing with conflict
  • Using body and voice in facilitation

We teach this workshop through the Power of Hope in the Pacific Northwest. We adjust the format to fit the needs of groups in other areas.

 

Leading an Arts/Empowerment Camp

In this five-day training, participants will increase their ability to lead an arts-empowerment camp based on the Creative Community Model. Workshops and training sessions will focus on planning and facilitating all aspects of the camp. Topics include:

  • Staff training and camp preparation
  • Vibrant openings
  • Building a strong community
  • Developing a workshop plan
  • Designing and facilitating experiential learning sessions
  • Planning and facilitating evening events
  • Leading workshops
  • Learning from nature
  • Connecting learning with the world
  • Working with teaching artists and volunteers
  • Using performance for empowerment
  • Risk management and safety
  • Effective closings

The training program is for lead facilitators, teaching artists, and people who want to integrate aspects of the camp model into their program.

 

Cultural Competency for Youth Workers and Teachers

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Coaching Principles for Youth Workers and Teachers

Young people thrive when they come up with their own solutions and find motivation from within. In this workshop participants will learn a framework for holding a coaching conversation with youth that moves them from problem to possibility. Topics include:

  • Deep listening
  • Powerful questions
  • Focusing on possibility rather than problem
  • Avoiding the advice trap
  • Dealing with personal triggers

The workshop is experiential and includes a lot of practice.
 

 

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