Values are learned through everyday experiences, relationships and shared reflection. This hands-on course helps families and education professionals strengthen values education and school–family cooperation through practical activities that can be transferred directly to home and school contexts. The training is based on PAVE – Active Engagement of Parents through Values, an Erasmus+ initiative implemented with families and educational communities.
Who is it for?
Parents, teachers, school counsellors, educational psychologists and other professionals interested in strengthening values education, family–school cooperation and children’s socio-emotional development through practical and experiential activities.
The course is also aimed at teachers at Primary Education level, school counsellors, educational psychologists, support teachers, social educators, adult educators, family educators, school leaders, parent association representatives, mentors and professionals working with children, families or school communities.
This course is especially suitable for families and educational professionals interested in promoting values-based education through practical strategies that connect school, family and community. It is also aimed at schools and organisations that wish to strengthen cooperation between teachers and families in order to support children’s personal, social and emotional development.
The course is inspired by the Erasmus+ project PAVE – Active Engagement of Parents through Values, in which Ludus Magnus participates as a project partner. It also draws on the practical experience of implementing PAVE workshops with families at Jesuitinas School in Valladolid, where the methodology has shown very positive results.
What will you learn?
- Understand the PAVE approach and the role of families and schools in values education.
- Facilitate practical activities around Love, Human Dignity, Trust/Faith, Peace and Non-Violence.
- Use games, role-play, guided reflection and cooperative activities to explore values in meaningful ways.
- Strengthen communication and cooperation between families and educational professionals.
- Adapt PAVE activities and facilitation strategies to your own school, family or community context.
How will you learn?
This is a hands-on, experiential course in which participants learn by doing, discussing and reflecting. The training combines short theoretical inputs with practical activities, role-playing, cooperative challenges, board game-based activities and structured reflection. Participants experience the PAVE methodology from the inside and explore how to transfer it to real family, school and community settings.
Each day focuses on one of the main values or workshop blocks developed within the PAVE approach. Participants will explore values not as abstract concepts, but through practical activities, guided conversations, role-playing, cooperative challenges, board game-based activities, family reflection tasks and group debriefing.
The training is designed to help participants understand how values can be reinforced through everyday situations at home and at school. Special attention is given to the connection between school and family, since PAVE promotes a coherent educational framework in which parents and teachers work together to support children’s personal, social and emotional development.
The first four days are organised around the practical experience of the PAVE workshops, focusing on values such as Love, Human Dignity, Trust/Faith, and Peace and Non-Violence. The fifth day is dedicated to evaluation, shared reflection, implementation tips and adaptation strategies, helping participants identify how to transfer the methodology to their own educational or family contexts.
As part of the cultural and social dimension of the training, participants will also enjoy a guided visit around Valladolid and, on one of the afternoons, a tapas experience to discover the city’s local gastronomy in an informal and friendly atmosphere.
Course contents
- Values education and school–family cooperation: the PAVE approach and the role of parents and educators.
- Love: affection, empathy, kindness, care and positive communication.
- Human Dignity and Trust/Faith: respect, self-worth, confidence, honesty and responsibility.
- Peace and Non-Violence: emotional regulation, communication, conflict resolution and respectful coexistence.
- Values in everyday life: games, storytelling, role-play, cooperative challenges and family reflection.
- Implementation and transfer: facilitation tips, adaptation to different contexts and practical strategies for families and schools.
Practical information
Duration: 20 hours
Participants: 8–20 participants
Language: English or Spanish
Dates & venue:
Dates and schedule are agreed with the organising institution. The course can be delivered in Valladolid, elsewhere in Spain, or internationally at your organisation.
Cost: Course fee tailored to duration, number of participants, location and specific training requirements.
Trainers
Miriam Herrero-Martín is an Educational Psychologist and Psychopedagogue with professional experience in student support, wellbeing, emotional development and educational guidance. Her work combines active methodologies, family–school cooperation and socio-emotional development. She has participated in the design, implementation and evaluation of PAVE, including values-based workshops with families in Valladolid.
Azael J. Herrero is a university professor and researcher specialising in board game-based learning, gamification and educational innovation. Founder of Ludus Magnus / EIMBG, he has extensive experience designing and facilitating educational activities in European projects. Within PAVE, he contributes expertise in active methodologies, games and practical workshop design for strengthening cooperation between families and schools.
Registration & contact
Interested in this course or need a tailored version for your organisation?
Contact us at info@ludusmagnus.es.
