Self Designed Curriculum

The self designed curriculum is a key element in YIP that supports participants to take on, commit to and track their own learning and to work intensively on their personal initiative,- a topic they have chosen to research and develop. The participants group can decide, supported by the organising team, what they would like to do together in these four weeks, what they would like to do in smaller groups, and what they would like to do individually. A budget is given to the participants for them to invite contributors of their choice who they would like to learn form as a collective. Mentor time is also available by the team to support the participants in their personal initiative. The structure of the days and weeks is held by the participants group together with the organising team (service hour, breakfast, morning singing, introduction to the day, announcements, lunch, dinner, community meeting, check in group etc.) Outside of this structure, the participants learn how to meaningfully self direct their own learning. The self designed time will begin with a day workshop to set out the schedule for the following 4 weeks. Using open space technology, all participants gain an overview of what is happening for everyone, what invitations are there for group work and can schedule in their individual working time.