Activity goal: Fostering self-esteem, personal expression, and connection among young people through knowledge sharing. Each participant teaches the group a simple skill they know and can explain or practice in just a few minutes. This activity reinforces the idea that we all know something valuable and that we can learn from one another, regardless of age, experience, or educational level.

Preparation: Explain to the group that everyone will have the opportunity to teach a simple tip or skill to the others. It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate—just something practical or interesting that they enjoy or know how to do well.

You can say: Do you remember the saying “you learn something new every day”? We all know something that someone else doesn’t. It could be a trick, a game, a craft, a recipe, a breathing technique, a word in another language… Today, we’re going to share those things.

Here are some examples which can help you spark the reflection of the participants:

• How to make a paper figure (basic origami)
• A greeting in sign language
• A short song or a popular trend
• A creative way to tie your shoelaces
• How to give a hand massage
• A card or coin trick
• How to introduce yourself in another language
• How to relax your mind in 30 seconds

Important: Emphasize that they don’t need to be experts—just share something they know and would like to teach.

Start of the activity:

• If the group is large, divide them into smaller groups of 4 to 6 people.
• Give them about 5 minutes to think about what they’ll teach and prepare if needed.
• Each person will have 2–5 minutes to explain their skill to the group.
• Let them know that some skills may require materials (if applicable), but the focus is on sharing—not on a perfect demonstration.

Implementation: Each participant briefly introduces themselves and explains or demonstrates their skill. The rest of the group tries it out, repeats and/or asks questions. If time allows, groups can rotate or do a round of “surprise skills” to share something improvised.

Wrap up/ Debrief: After the presentations, hold a group discussion to share insights and experiences. Some questions that might help the reflection are:

• What skill did you learn today that you liked?
• Did you realize you know more than you thought?
• How did it feel to teach something to others?
• What did you learn about the people in your group?
• Do you think you could use any of these skills again?

Materials: None specifically. Optional materials may come up depending on the skills (paper, cards, music, small objects…), paper and pens in case someone wants to write down what they learned.