PLAN - WHAT DID YOU SET OUT TO DO? | |
| Summary/ Description of Activity | |
| Knitting- and Crochet café for seniors and young people. Seniors who know how to knit show other seniors and young people how to do. | |
| Learning objectives: | |
| Transferring skills from the senior generation to the younger generation. | |
| DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY | |
| Date [dd/mm/yyyy] | First ten times September 2008 – December 2008. |
| Length of activity | 3 hours |
| Frequency | 1 per week. In the branch libraries every second week |
| Organiser | Vara public Library and four educational associations. |
| Tutor | Tutor from Educational association |
| Group Size | Maximum 15 |
| Venue | Libraries |
| Location | Vara, Vedum and Kvänum SE |
| Environment | Small town and densely build area |
| Location Factors | |
| Partnerships | Local shop owner for yarn and wool, for information and inspiration |
| Target group | Seniors around 60 and teenagers. |
| Contact | Birgitta.Hansson@vara.se |
| Marketing | Website, posters, dispatch, flyers, advertising and yarn in trees. |
| Method of delivery | One tutor, one to one instructions between participants |
| Equipment required | Yarn, crochet hook, wool and knitting needle. |
| Other Factors | Other educational association offers the same activity in same day. |
| Tasks | (Task1) Involving seniors in learning process |
EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY| Evaluation of the Learning Objectives |
| The participants have learned something new, improved their skills or have exchanged techniques with other participants. Despite marketing efforts as described no teenagers have attended the cafés. |
| Evaluation of the activity |
| Few participants Attendants have enjoyed the activity Invitation of shop keeper to talk about new materials may attract more interest. |
| Evaluation of what was learned by the participants |
| Learnt new techniques and patterns. More knowledge about modern materials. |
| Evaluation of what staff have learned |
| More focus on marketing to address the target groups needed. To find methods that attract the attention of the target groups. |
| Keywords |
| ANALYSIS OF EVALUATION |
| What would you change to improve activity? |
| Better knowledge about how to address target groups. |
| What particular circumstance could affect a change in the activity? |
| Successful involvement of young people. |
| Other possible Activities |
| Ideally the activity could go on without tutor. |
| Best practice |
| Difficult to attract “new” seniors – old methods of marketing seem to not work. Also difficult to reach teenagers for same reason |
| Transferability: |
| The marketing has to improve and be clearer. We addressed it to novice and professional knitters and some was neither. We also addressed it to young people and seniors and only seniors came. |