Spring has been a busy and productive season for the FutureMe – Skills for the Future project. Between March and April, the partnership made significant strides on three fronts: advancing project management and curriculum development, deepening national practitioner training, and testing our methodology directly with young people in a real educational setting. Here is a summary of everything that has happened.
26–27 MARCH · TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT MEETING
The 3rd Transnational Project Meeting brought partners together in Valencia to make two key decisions that will shape the final months of the project. First, the team mapped out the concrete steps needed to digitise the FutureMe training, opening the methodology to practitioners beyond the reach of in-person delivery.
Second, and equally important, partners reached agreement on the path to closing the final version of the training curriculum, the core product designed for youth professionals who want to learn how to build future-ready skills with young people. The curriculum roadmap is now clear and the finish line is in sight.
30 APRIL · NATIONAL TRAINING
The 4th session of the national FutureMe training cycle took place at the end of April, continuing our monthly format where youth professionals from different fields gather to experience the methodology from the inside, as participants, not as facilitators.
This approach is intentional: by going through the activities themselves, practitioners develop a first-hand understanding of what young people experience, which makes them more effective and empathetic when they later apply these tools in their own contexts.
APRIL · PILOT IMPLEMENTATION
FutureMe content was piloted with actual young people for the first time in a formal educational setting. Two 90-minute sessions were delivered to students in a VET class at IES Juan de Garay, a group of young people at a pivotal moment in their personal and professional lives. The two sessions followed a clear pedagogical thread, moving from self-knowledge to future planning.
The experiential methodology (built around feeling, reflecting, and acting rather than passive listening) proved well suited to this group. Participants explored their motivations, mapped the areas of their life where energy is concentrated, and left each session with a concrete mini-step they had committed to taking.
SESSION 1 · 90 MIN
Self-Knowledge & Introspection
- Boring vs. Fun (incl. digital escape room)
- Motivation Map — individual introspection
- Peseschkian Balance Model (4 life areas)
SESSION 2 · 90 MIN
Future Planning & SMART Goals
- Reconnection with Session 1 insights
- Future Flash + Future Plan game
- SMART Goal formulation + Commitments
- Gallery