Following up with Story Game at Resource Center
March 21, 2006
Since I have been in Armenia, I have been organizing simulation games and different types of activities for the local Armenian youth. The first time I organized such a game, the young people were so enthused and so motivated to come back to the Resource Center and participate in more games. I have continued organizing such activities since then and each time realize how important it is to try to bring a new approach into Armenia.
On Friday, I organized such a game at the RC called “The Story Game”. The game is like how they say in Armenian, “the Armenian messed up telephone game”. Basically, one person is given the task of reading a story of what occurred and is responsible for passing the information along to the next person. This continues one after another until approximately 7-8 people have passed the story along. By the last person, the story has changed into something totally different.
I follow up these games with a series of questions in whihc they begin to answer and start to think about the game and how it’s pertinent to the real world. It is ever so interesting to hear the discussion which follows afterwards.
Here are some pictures from the event. Some of the participants from this game (and in the pictures) are also the same people who have previously posted on ArmYouth Blog.
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Onnik Krikorian | March 21, 2006 at 4:39 pm
I was wondering if this story game wasn’t how you got the police salaries for the last post…
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Tamar Palandjian | March 21, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Well, I had posted the police article prior to this game took place so I guess not.
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Onnik Krikorian | March 21, 2006 at 8:50 pm
Your first paragraph implies that this was not the first time you organized such a game, but as you say it wasn’t then there’s really no excuse is there, especially when you yourself stated that CSI and your “anonymous sources” are so clued up with regards to the police in Armenia. Anyway…
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Onnik Krikorian | March 21, 2006 at 8:52 pm
Your first paragraph implies that this was not the first time you organized such a game, but as you say it wasn’t then there’s really no excuse is there? This is especially true when you yourself stated that CSI and your “anonymous sources” are so clued up with regards to the police in Armenia.
Anyway…
PS. Bambir’s Arman is not responding to countless requests to return my DVDs. Can you please ask Mello to tell him to drop them into the Hetq office this week without fail. Thanks.
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armyouth | March 22, 2006 at 8:41 am
Will do.
I also have one small request, if you have any personal comments that are not necessarily related to the blog or material on this blog, could you just email me: tamarpalandjian@yahoo.com I’d appreciate it. Thanks.
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Onnik Krikorian | March 22, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Tell you what. I’ll think on it…