| Unveiling relations |
Introduction of the theme of social identity, with a dynamic presentation to understand and reflect on the relational processes that involve the identity construction of the participants, based on characteristics related to: the individual, relations of friendship and family relations. |
The main terms to represent their personal characteristics were: affectionate, happy, organized, communicative, calm, lazy, jealous, irritated, angry, grumpy and sad. Regarding family relations, they highlighted conflicts, indifference, bad, control, support, fun, companionship, friendship, and love. Regarding relations of friendship, terms such as joy, fun, very good, companionship, union, well-being, fights, and falsehood were apprehended. Thus, family relations were discussed in the light of trust and support for coping, but were less relevant when compared to friendship. In this regard, friendship was praised as fun, welcoming and advising and for some participants, it was portrayed as support for the difficulties experienced in family. |
| Meaning the relations of friendship |
This Circle was based on the meaning of the relations of friendship, and to problematize the subject it was proposed the construction of living statues that represented them. The results were recorded through photos and later discussed among the members. |
The statues presented represented the happiness and affection provided by friendship relations, but portrayed the difficulty of all relating harmoniously, highlighting jealousy and falsehood in these interactions. The issue of belonging to a group stood out, as well as the effects of negative feelings, when this belonging does not happen as expected. Another point highlighted was the essence of support in these relations, emphasizing that trust and union are essential in difficult times. |
| Supporting each other |
Starting from the emphasis on support in relations of friendship, identified in the previous Circle, the reflection on this theme was proposed through the dynamics of the human chair. In this activity, the objective was for the adolescents to remain supported in a circle, without the support of chairs. Because it is a playful activity, it was up to the adolescents the perception that the success of the dynamic would depend on commitment, collaboration and collective motivation. Thus, for problematization, it was proposed a reflection on the strategies and difficulties faced, making a parallel with relations of friendship. |
Collaborative teamwork was recognized, as they reported the efforts made to keep the group on its feet, reinforcing the importance of overcoming difficulties for a healthy friendship relation. Another point mentioned was trust, some reported the need to trust their friend in the same way they recognized that some people made more efforts than others to support the weight of colleagues. Comparing with relations of friendship, the adolescents reinforced how fundamental it is to be trustworthy and trust the other, developing a reflective character about values and principles essential to social interactions, directing individual and collective actions, determinants of belonging and social coexistence. |
| The nuances of friendship |
Starting from the theme of trust in relations of friendship, the dynamic of the blind snake was chosen for this Circle. For the activity, they should stay in pairs, one of them being blindfolded and the other the leader. The latter received guidance on the path to be followed, being responsible for giving the coordinates to the conducted. For problematization, the participants were requested to bring their feelings in front of their actions as leaders and led. |
The leaders reported: difficulty conducting the activity of the other, fear of hurting the colleague, nervous about having to maintain control of the situation and happiness in making the colleague bump into obstacles. The feelings of the conducted were fear of trusting their colleague's orders, concern for not knowing which route would be taken, trust in the driver and anxiety about going through the path correctly. In this scenario, the presence of obstacles was emphasized and related to those faced daily in relations of friendship, which, in most cases, are easily resolved, as well as the feelings resulting from these confrontations. To assess the scope of the CC, questions were asked about what is needed to maintain this relation, the adolescents highlighted: trust; union; support; patience; love; true; respect; companionship; listening; loyalty and affection. |
| Trusting relations |
This CC aimed to focus on the difficulties of relations of friendship. To raise awareness, the dynamics of the mobile card were performed, asking them to answer the following question: “What difficulties do I have in relating to my friends?” The main difficulties listed were: shyness, pride, being annoying, being difficult to deal with, being stressed, being jealous, thinking you are always right, liking things on your way, not supporting falsehood, not trusting the other. To problematize, cards were grouped according to similarities and reflected in the group, with pride and difficulty in trust emerging as central themes. |
After this reflective process, they were requested to propose ways of coping with the central difficulties. The strategies listed were: Pride (seeing own mistakes, apologizing, accepting help and accepting the opinion of others); Trust (keeping secrets and being mature). To evaluate the scope of the proposed Circle, a dynamic was performed, which consisted of placing a balloon between the adolescents, with one next to the other, and they should be able to move laterally without letting it fall, thus seeking to stimulate communication, teamwork and support between them. |
| Unveiling the Self in relations of friendship |
Based on the characteristics listed by the participants in their relations of friendship, the theme of the last CC was to identify the SELF of adolescents in these relations. Thus, for problematization, the construction of a Bodymap was proposed, where the characteristics of “How I want to be in my relations of friendship” should be placed on one side. On the other side, they should put “How my friends want ME to be in relations of friendship”. |
The characteristics highlighted in “How I want to be in my relations of friendship” were: being less jealous, less shy, calmer, not telling secrets, accepting the more the opinion of the other and being honest. And “How my friends want ME to be”, expressions such as: being friendly, sincere, keeping secret and talking what they like to hear. In the reflection process of this activity, it was possible to apprehend important characteristics of relations of friendships, which also fluctuated in the other CC, and show the implication of these interactions for the construction of both the personal and social identity of these adolescents. |
