Netherland - Latvia - Portugal
Training program
Portugal – Latvia – Netherlands
Erasmus+ Project 2025-1-PT01-RF210-ADU-000360058
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Learning Through Improvisation for Inclusive Education
The Training Programme is one of the core educational activities of the Erasmus+ project Performing Bridges: Improvisation for Inclusive Education and Social Change. It introduces educators, youth workers, artists and social professionals to practical improvisation methods that can be applied in adult education, community work and inclusive learning environments.
The programme explores how improvisation can become a powerful educational approach that strengthens communication, collaboration, creativity and confidence while creating psychologically safe spaces for learning and participation.
Why Improvisation?
Across Europe, many adults face barriers that traditional educational approaches do not always address effectively. Migrants, refugees and adults with fewer opportunities often experience language barriers, low confidence or social isolation that make participation in learning more difficult.
Improvisation offers an accessible and highly participatory way of learning. Rather than focusing on performance, it encourages active listening, collaboration, experimentation and creative problem-solving, allowing participants to learn through experience and interaction.
What You’ll Learn
The programme combines practical exercises, reflection and collaborative activities that participants can immediately adapt to their own educational practice.
During the training participants will explore how to:
- build trust and psychological safety within groups;
- improve communication and active listening;
- create safe and inclusive learning environments;
- strengthen emotional awareness and self-regulation;
- encourage cooperation and constructive group dynamics;
- develop resilience and adaptive skills through creative practice;
- use improvisation as a practical educational methodology.
Who Is It For?
The programme is designed for professionals working with adults in formal and non-formal education, including:
- teachers and adult educators;
- youth workers;
- psychologists and social workers;
- artists interested in educational practice;
- facilitators working with migrants, refugees and diverse communities.
No previous experience in improvisation is required.
Learning by Doing
The Training Programme is based on experiential learning. Rather than focusing on theory alone, participants learn through practical exercises, collaborative activities and guided reflection.
The methodology combines principles of embodied learning, psychological safety and co-creation, demonstrating how improvisation can support both personal development and social inclusion. Participants are encouraged to experiment, reflect and adapt the exercises to their own educational and professional contexts.
Part of the Performing Bridges Project
The Training Programme is one of the three main components of the Performing Bridges project, alongside the Total Improv Festival and the Performing Bridges Toolkit.
Together, these activities create a complete educational pathway that combines artistic practice, professional development and freely accessible learning resources, helping educators integrate improvisation into inclusive teaching and community work.
Workshops across Europe
Netherlands
Date: 14 April 2026
Time: 16:00 CET
Format: Online
A practical workshop introducing improvisation as a tool for communication, collaboration and inclusive learning.
Local Coordinator: Stichting Multiculturele Bruggen
Latvia
Location: Riga
Date: 15 April 2026
Time: 16:00 (Riga time)
Explore practical techniques that help create safe, engaging and inclusive educational environments through improvisation.
Local Coordinator: Larsan Consulting
Portugal
Location: Lisbon
Date: 16 April 2026
Time: 16:00 (Lisbon time)
Discover practical improvisation methods that can be applied in adult education, community work and intercultural learning.
Local Coordinator: Kseniia Oleinikova
Meet the Trainer
The workshops are facilitated by Amir Tagiev, an educator and facilitator with extensive experience in improvisation, inclusive education and group learning. His work combines artistic practice with educational methods that support communication, collaboration and participation across diverse learning environments.
Join the Programme
Whether you work in education, community engagement, social inclusion or the arts, the Performing Bridges Training Programme offers practical methods that can be adapted to a wide range of learning environments.
We invite you to join one of the workshops, exchange experiences with professionals from across Europe, and become part of the growing Performing Bridges community.
