More than 6,000 children and young people come to Arrels every year to learn about the problem of homelessness and break down prejudices, with the help of volunteers and people who have lived on the street.
Our educational proposal follows the methodology of learning and service with a transformative approach. After previously making a reflection and a meeting with Arrels, we use the potential of the experience so that children and young people can get involved to improve the environment through a series of participatory projects.
If you are an educational center, an esplai or an organized group of children and youth, we can explain to you how to get involved!
Awareness-raising activities for Primary School
Tale “Una història diferent"
From this short story, we will think about the roots that sustain us and the reasons that can lead someone to live in the street; and we will make proposals on how to get involved.
- It is aimed at children of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades of primary school in Barcelona and its surroundings.
- Duration: one hour.
- Format: in person (the activity is carried out in your educational center, led by Arrels volunteers).
- Language: Catalan and Spanish.
- Price: voluntary donation.
Activity sheet and reservation form.
Awareness-raising talk
We will talk about the problem of homelessness, the work of Arrels, the causes that lead a person to live on the street and how to get involved.
- It is aimed at children of 5th and 6th grades primary school.
- Duration: 1,5 hours.
- Format: in person in Arrels facilities or in your center (if it’s in Barcelona or surroundings) and also online.
- Language: Catalan and Spanish.
- Price: voluntary donation.
Homelessness and SDG
We will reflect on homelessness and analyze the role of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in solving this social problem.
- It is aimed at children in 5th and 6th grade of primary school in Barcelona and its surroundings.
- Duration: 1 hour.
- Format: in person at your educational center.
- Language: Catalan and Spanish.
- Price: voluntary donation.
Activity sheet and reservation form.
Exhibition to break down prejudices
‘Do they live on the street because they want to?’ is a photographic exhibition that we can temporarily lend you to raise awareness in your educational community and make homeless people visible.
- If you want us to install it in your school, please write to escoles@arrelsfundació.org.
Activities for Secondary and Higher Education
Awareness-raising talk
We will talk about the problem of homelessness, the work of Arrels, the causes that lead someone to the street and how to get involved to improve the situation. The talks are led by volunteers and, whenever possible, by people who have lived on the street.
- Duration: 1.5 hours.
- Format: in person at Arrels’ facilities or at its center (in case of being in Barcelona or nearby) and also online.
- Language: Catalan and Spanish.
- Price: voluntary donation.
Awareness-raising route
We will go for a walk through Ciutat Vella with a person who has lived on the street, accompanied by an Arrels volunteer. The objective will be to get closer to their history, break down prejudices, and deepen our understanding of the problem, while visiting the #Visibles murals.
- Duration: 2 hours.
- Participants: up to 20 people.
- Language: Catalan and Spanish.
- Price: voluntary donation.
The ultimate tour
If you are foreign students, walk around Ciutat Vella hand in hand with Hans, who has lived two years in the street and you will discover the places that have marked his experience and initiatives that make possible #nobodysleepingonthestreet.
- Languages: English and German.
- Duration: 2 hours.
- Participants: up to 20 people
- Price: voluntary donation.
Exhibition to break down prejudices
‘Do they live on the street because they want to?’ is a photographic exhibition that we can temporarily lend you to raise awareness in your educational community and make homeless people visible.
- If you want us to install it in your school, please write to escoles@arrelsfundació.org.
Projects 2023 - 2024 to get involved in
February: Collaborative mapping of hostile architecture
We invite you to:
- Get to know the hostile architecture and work in the classroom through this didactic unit.
- Photograph the architectural barriers that you find in your neighborhood and that hinder the daily life of homeless people and make them visible on the digital map of Arrels.
Aimed at young people over 14 years of age in schools and leisure spaces throughout Catalonia, located in large cities or metropolitan areas.
April: Live a different Sant Jordi
We propose you to elaborate an artistic mural on the facade of your center, full of different roses with wishes and ideas to make #nobodysleepingonthestreet possible. See the video on how to make your handmade roses.
We also invite you to organize a solidarity action to give financial support to Arrels: sale of roses, second-hand books or Arrels products that we can give you in deposit.
- Aimed at educational centers, AFAs and leisure spaces throughout Catalonia.
October: Remembering the homeless who have left us
What happens when a person who lives or has lived on the street dies?
- We invite you to discover it through this didactic unit that you can work on in the classroom.
- We also propose you to participate in an action to remember the homeless people who have left us.
Aimed at young people over 16 years of age from educational centers and leisure spaces in the city of Barcelona.
November and December: Solidarity actions in favor of homeless people
You can organize a solidarity action (awareness-raising day, bake sales, second-hand clothes or books, craft parade, bingo or solidarity lot…) and offer the proceeds to Arrels so that we can continue to support them.
- Aimed at educational centers, AFAs and leisure spaces throughout Catalonia.
From Arrels we offer you all the awareness-raising material and support you need; any idea is welcome!
If you are a student and you have to do an assignment...
Join the virtual meeting
Every month we have a virtual meeting with students who are doing assignments and other interested people, to answer questions and doubts about the problems of homeless people and the work of Arrels.
- Date: The last Thursday of each month, at 17:30 h.
- Format: Online, through Zoom.