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Elana ShyongCreative facilitator & trainer

Weekly Recap 7.31.2026

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Three people standing at the front of a training room, two holding up a drawing to show the group

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ: ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โœจ

๐ŸŽญ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ก๐—”๐—–: Each session builds more confidence, more clarity, and a deeper appreciation for how powerful Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Institute can be in practice.

๐ŸŽญ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€: with Euromentor SL, as engaging and practical as always. I love work that bridges ideas with real-world application and gives participants something they can carry forward immediately.

The majority of my time and energy this week has been given to preparing for August in Asia, where Iโ€™ll be working and visiting family.

I leave in 6 hours! So much left to do until then.

I am deeply grateful for the flexibility that freelance work makes possible, the ability to keep building meaningful projects while also making space for family, travel, and different rhythms of life.

Iโ€™m especially looking forward to some of the workshops coming up in my Asia programme.

If youโ€™re in the region and curious about working together or bringing a dynamic workshop to your team or community, feel free to say hello ๐Ÿ™‚

PS I received some chocolates and a pineapple (my first!) from participants as a kind thank you gift today.

#visualthinkingstrategies #vts #21stcenturyskills #freelance #workshopfacilitation #education #learning #artsineducation #barcelona #asia #community #professionaldevelopment

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