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Co-Creating International Youth Spaces in Roblox
Co-Creating International Youth Spaces in Roblox
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This online learning path guides youth workers and young people through running an international youth exchange within Roblox. By co-creating a virtual world, young groups from different countries meet, build together, and develop essential digital skills through non-formal learning. It also supports managers in youth work settings to implement virtual youth work in their organisation.
Why learn and build on Roblox?
Based on core principles of digital learning and creation, this path uses Roblox because:
- Think Multiplayer: Young people see Roblox as a social space where they can explore and hang out with friends—they want and expect to interact together. Young people from different countries can meet other young people in guided situations of youth work, breaking down geographical barriers naturally.
- Active Learning: True learning happens by doing. When young people are actively engaged in building 3D environments rather than passively listening, they absorb and retain knowledge much better. In youth work, this is our core method: hands-on creation replaces passive consumption.
- Safe and Civil Digital Citizenship: Working on this platform allows us to practice collaborative digital citizenship skills. The platform works continuously with safety experts so that learners can confidently engage in shared experiences. This provides a structured framework for our Safer Space agreements.
- We Have the Learners’ Attention: Every day, millions of young people come to Roblox to explore and share experiences. As youth workers, our philosophy is to meet young people where they already are. We are simply transforming their existing interest into an educational, cross-border journey.
- Screen-Based Flexibility: Not every youth club has VR hardware. Every activity in this module is designed to be completed using either a VR headset or a standard computer screen, ensuring no young person is excluded.
Age Guidelines & VR Readiness
- Age 12+ (Standard Baseline): Most VR headsets are legally and physically designed for ages 13 and up. In a supervised youth work environment, 12 years old is our minimum baseline for safe use.
- Age 10–11 (Conditional Readiness): Younger participants (ages 10 and 11) can use VR successfully if the youth worker evaluates that they are ready for it. They must be able to follow safety rules and communicate clearly with the team.
- Screen Alternative: To ensure a comfortable experience for everyone, any participant can choose to switch to a computer screen at any time if they prefer it or require screen rest.
Activities to complete
Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated
Content
This final activity brings the non-formal learning cycle to a close, focusing on youth leadership, public presentations, and capturing practical data to make the project design easy to repeat.
1. How the learning happens: Youth-Led Public Exhibitions
The project finishes with a live, virtual community opening. Instead of the youth workers presenting the world, the young creators take complete charge of the event.
- Young people act as expert tour guides, leading live walkthroughs for their peers.
- The young people act as hosts, presenting their spaces and celebrating their achievements in a safe, familiar environment.
2. Capturing Replicable Patterns
Following the exhibition, the local team reflects on the methods used throughout the project. By identifying what worked well—such as specific group agreements or building rules—the organisation captures replicable patterns that can be applied to future digital youth work projects.
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This badge is for young people who successfully showcase their virtual cultural space to an invited local audience. It shows that they can act as guides, explain their work in a secure environment, and reflect on their learning journey.
This badge is part of the international "Co-Creating International Youth Spaces in Roblox" approved by a qualified youth worker.
Tasks
Task no.1
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
What you need to do:
Step 1: Log into the private project server using the Roblox App for the local showcase event.
Step 2: Guide your peers through your team's custom space.
Step 3: Present the cultural story behind your builds and answer questions from your audience.
Step 4: Take part in the final evaluation session to share your thoughts on the project's success.
Activities: 5
Started: 1
Completed playlist: 0
Time to complete: 6 hours
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Cities of Learning Network
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Awero not-for-profit organisation manages this platform and develops it together with leading educational organisations. The European Union's programme Erasmus+ granted co-funding for building the first version of this platform. Contact support@awero.org.
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