About the webinar
In 2025, a team of experts gathered around the Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków carried out a project focused on the problem of student overstimulation in schools. The aim was to develop and then pass on to form teachers tools to support work on stress reduction and emotional regulation, inspired by art.
Thanks to cooperation with artists, six lesson scenarios based on creative activities were developed and then tested in various school classes. In addition to confirming our belief that the problem is even more significant than we had initially assumed, the project brought many surprising insights. We would like to share them during the webinar.
The event is addressed primarily to teachers, as well as educators, cultural animators, and artists working with young people.
Programme
- Different faces of overstimulation
- Flow theory – is this state possible within school walls?
- It works: exercises we can recommend with a clear conscience
- Conclusions from selected practices during the pilot
- What else did we learn about art in school?
- Conditions necessary for art to have a therapeutic effect
The webinar will last 90 minutes and will take place on the Zoom platform.
For our international guests, the meeting will be interpreted into English.
The link to the meeting will be sent on the day of the webinar!
Facilitators
Katarzyna Kanowska – Polish language teacher, theatre pedagogue, author of textbooks, and cultural educator. Expert and author of Mind the Gap, a large-scale project developed at the Małopolska Institute of Culture. She works on a permanent basis with the Teach for Poland Foundation.
Maja Dobkowska – pedagogue, animator, educator, and trainer; works with children and young people, as well as adult groups, including teachers and cultural sector professionals. Author of books. Currently involved in cultural education at the Małopolska Institute of Culture.