{"id":6859,"date":"2024-03-21T15:53:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilitis.org\/?p=6859"},"modified":"2024-03-21T15:56:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T13:56:54","slug":"mesis-coaches-and-pe-teachers-in-rome-for-the-outsport-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilitis.org\/en\/2024\/03\/21\/mesis-coaches-and-pe-teachers-in-rome-for-the-outsport-method\/","title":{"rendered":"MESIS: Coaches and PE teachers in Rome for the Outsport method"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting from March 7th 2024, 31 people from different countries dove into workshops and physical activities based on Education Through Sport (ETS) and the Outsport method. The first MESIS Capacity Building Session<\/strong> finally took place in Rome, in the Ostia Municipality, organized by AICS with the support of AiCS Roma (Local Committee).<\/p>\n

20 participants – coaches, PE teachers, youth workers<\/strong>, 4 trainers, 3 observers (job-shadowing trainers), volunteers and staff members got busy with an intensive 3-day session.<\/p>\n

The program addressed the importance of sport as a tool for human rights education and social competences development among young students and athletes.<\/p>\n

The Outsport method<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Outsport method applies Education Through Sport to LGBTQIA+ inclusion<\/strong>. It has been recently recognized by the WHO and focuses on discrimination based on SOGIESC<\/strong> issues (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression and Sexual Characteristics).<\/p>\n

Participants attended workshops related to their personal understanding of discrimination in sport, knowledge about SOGIESC topics and ETS activity.<\/p>\n

The practices on the field focused on several activities, from drawing to running, from frisbee games to other interactive games based on special rules.<\/p>\n

The ETS “golden rules” <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Activities met the ETS \u201cgolden rules\u201d:<\/p>\n