The bus
It was a very hot afternoon. The bus shelter was vibrating every time a truck passed by and everyone was impatiently waiting for the bus.
The hostel
It was late summer and the hostel smelled of wet pine and freshly uncovered marker pen. Two youth groups were sharing the dining room
Boardgame Translation & Test: November 2025 – March 2026
Translation of the Safe Zone cards and rules into the partners’ native languages and final testing to ensure that the cooperative mechanics and crisis situations work correctly.
Manual Creation & Translation: June – November 2025
Development of the manual with 20 innovative methods of non-formal education; the process includes design in Canva led by En Root and translation of the content into Spanish, French and Romanian.
TPM (Transnational Partner Meeting) in Spain: 7-9 November 2025
Technical meeting in Alicante (November 2025) to work on the final results (Intellectual Outputs), define the dissemination plan and record the promotional videos with the whole team.
Audio Stories Creation: October 2025
Production of audio versions of the bullying stories, recorded by young people in their respective languages (10 stories per country), to which subtitles and learning questions are added for the digital component of the manual.
Boardgame Prototype: August 2025
Development of the logic, mechanics and initial design of the Safe Zone cooperative game led by Promesas, including online testing sessions to refine the prototype before testing with young people.
Website Creation: June 2025
Development of the official platform (rewritingthestory.eu) managed by CJRAE, designed to host the collection of stories, educational resources, the manual and updates on the progress of the project.
Collection of Real Stories: June 2025
Collection of real testimonies of bullying provided by young people; the initial target of 50 stories was exceeded, reaching a total of 62 stories that were standardised and categorised by levels of difficulty for use in the game.