“So Many Stories”. Some Pedagogical Reflections on the Workshop

The author had the chance to be a privileged observer of the workshop activities. The workshop was not only an educational and artistic experience for the participants, but also a life experience that triggered a positive change in them. For the university students, it was a way of changing their perspective on a world that is often surrounded by prejudice and stereotypes and whose representation rarely corresponds to reality. In contrast, for the young boys at the Bekka, the workshop was a way of challenging their knowledge and learning more about something they would have never studied otherwise. The author noticed how pivotal the learning environment is for those boys, many of whom never finished school and reject it as something superfluous and a constant reminder of their failures and inadequacy.