Third project meeting Piatra Neamt 30 July -6 August

24 participants (6 staff and 18 learners)

Aims

- Getting know about specific hobbies of Romanians leaving in North –Eastern region of the country

- Identifying and learning new methods in informal education for adults

- Developing educational, interpersonal and social competences

-Learning new and creative hobbies that can facilitate learners’ integration in European Society

 

Activities:

-Preparation , realize flyers , posters and a presentation panel , planning a rock concert with the participation of a Romanian rock band (ASCETIS association learners ) and the Portuguese team to demonstrate that the passion for a specific kind of music can be an integrating factor for European Society .

-Promotion of the project by participation to the street  event “Alambic de arte “organized in front of History Museum Piatra-Neamt , exchange know-how with other artists and adult learners and  find inspiration for new hobbies.

-Realize the Watch , learn and teach exhibition with new products from local activities of each partner.

-Visit to museums, palaces, castles to know hobby from different centuries .

Places visited : Parliament building from Bucharest(XX century building ) ,  Bran castle from Brasov , Neamt Citadel  from Tg.Neamt , Royal Court of Stefan cel Mare in Piatra Neamt ( XV-XVI centuries buildings ), Agapia Monastery , Varatec Monastery (XVII-XVIII centuries )

-Visit in Agapia Monastery’s workshops to learn ancient techniques for manual tapestry and icon painting

 -Mountain climbing in  the reservation “ Cheile Sugaului Munticelu“, to learn about this very educational hobby and how it can be used in adult informal education for developing interpersonal and social competences , cultivating love and respect for nature ,getting used with a healthy life style .The activity was realized with the support of Clubul Ecoturistic Gheorghe Iacomi from piatra Neamt 

-Workshop for learning origami , a modern and  very attractive hobby .all the participants realized small decorations from paper .

-Arts and facts in Neamt county, workshop about local habits and dances , discussions about popular dances in all participating countries. The workshop focused on discover similarities and differences in each country’s popular dances .

At final all the participants realized a round dance as a meaning of cooperation .

All the participants danced “Hora”.

-Rock concert at “Colibele haiducilor” . The concert was sustained by a the Romanian band 

of students Black Shadows  from ASCETIS association with the participation of a Portuguese learner as voice singer . The audience was composed by locals , rock sympathizers and the project learners . During the concert the Portuguese team demonstrated how a found raising can be realized to sustain this beautiful hobby .

After the concert all the participants and the audience could exchange ideas and talk  about music as a hobby that can keep youth away from vices and bad habits and can help individuals to integrate in society .

-Power point presentations :

-Gheorghe Iacomi  Eco -touristic Club activity , 

-Constantin Lacatusu expeditions

-Chess without frontiers, a study about chess as an integrating factor in European Society

 

Results :

- Artistic handicraft objects reunited in the intercultural space : Watch , learn and teach exhibitions

- Exchange of experience , ideas and know how between participating organizations

- Power Points presentations about hobbies

 -New hobbies and techniques learned  by the participants

- Films, photos

-the dates and tasks for the last project meeting established

Third project meeting program

 

  

PROGRAM OF THE  THIRD PROJECT  MEETING    PIATRA-NEAMT  30 July-8 August 2011

30 July

 –Arrival day-

31 July

Visit to Bran castle

1 August

-Participation to the event “Alambic de arte “organized in front of History Museum Piatra-Neamt to find inspiration for new hobbies

-Realize the Watch , learn and teach exhibition with new products from each partner activities

-discussions , presentation of local activities , planning of activities

2August

Visit to old monasteries , museums and workshops to discover ancient hobbies

-icon painting

-eggs decorations

-tapestry

3August

Mountain climbing

Trip to the mountain reservation “ Cheile Sugaului Munticelu“,

  Constantin Lăcătuşu expeditions –presentation

4August

-Arts and facts in Neamt county –visit to the History myseum C, Matasa , to Cucuteni museum and to Ethnography Museum from Piatra Neamt , watch the architecture of buildings from telegondola

-Workshop “books and origami , a no time activity for good times “

5 August

Visit to National Park Ceahlau (Zamolxis mountain ) ,

Presentations :

-Probejenia celebration

-Paranormal phenomena

6 August

Chess without frontiers, a study about chess as an integrating factor in European Society

7 August

Departure day

CCD São Jose activities for adult integration by practicing hobbies

  Elderly Center - Madeira/Funchal   

Hobby - artesanal jewels -

 

Hobby for seniores - embroidery  on bags-

 Hobby -  traditional dances of Madeira -

 Workshop embroidery

 Physical exercises weekly for people over 65's - Active aging

 Dances performances

 Hobby - tennis table....for people over 70's!!!

    Workshop "Arraiolos"

Hobby - Improvised Bowing every week at daily center for seniors

Local workshop in Cyprus

14^th of May 2011 ShipCon Limassol Ltd. conducted a local workshop during which a group of adult learners had a chance to develop their creativity while they decorated pebbles found on the beach. 

The learners used oil pastels and dough to create beautiful colorful stones. 

The workshop was carried out outdoors so the nature was an important source of inspiration and the participants invented very original designs. 

As the learners were adults of five different nationalities, they also had a chance to improve their skill in communication in English language and interpersonal, intercultural skills. 

Not only beautiful stones but also team spirit and great moods were result of the event.

Second project meeting Rzeszow -Poland 21-27 May 2011

In the second international project meeting  participated 40 people: 6 staff and  34 learners from all 4 countries:Portugal, Romania, Cyprus and Poland.

Aims: 

1/ getting know new hobbies, create art works, 

2/ preparation to progress report

3/ evaluation process and activity

4/ promotion activity

Activities:

1/ Participation in festival of traditional food and handicraft / ECOGALA 2011/ in Rzeszów.  

 Foreign delegation with Polish learners acquired Polish traditional handmade  handicraft: moppets, toys, paintings, wooden sculptures, artificial flowers and other decorations, jewellery  and embroidery made by regional artists of Podkarpackie Province as their hobby. 

Artists shared experience and information about materials used and ways of doing them.   

  The festival presented also Polish traditional food / cakes, jams, cold meats, mountain cheese… / made by farmers according to old recipes of their grandmothers. These delicious food was tasted by participants with taking some recipes to cook as a new hobby.

  2/ Workshop at Ethnographical Museum in Rzeszów–

  getting know the hobby of people living in past century/ comparing with other nations of participating  countries, finding similarities and differences, exchanging opinions.

  

3/ Workshops during festival : presentation and teaching traditional Polish hobby
- workshop:  wicker baskets  

- workshop:  flowers from the crepe- paper

- workshop:  designing and making hats from a special kind of grass
- workshop:  icon painting  

  The learners studied  some examples of icon paintings, that shows different style and different techniques to do it.

- workshop:  collecting information about Polish traditional food, Polish recipes as a hobby 

  of Polish women

4/ Participation in national festival in Giedlarowa / Lezajsk  where traditional food was presented and folk dancing group performed. Folk group from Romania was a star in the festival. 

This dancing group presented their hobby: traditional folk Romanian  dances what  very much attracted the audience. It was a great possibility for the international Grundtvig  group,  learners and all audience  to know other kind of hobby, Romanian  folk costumes and traditions cultivated by many generations. Opened-air workshops taught learners new dances. The group was awarded by local authorities and festival organizer. 
In the end of festival  it was integration activity of international team with local  Polish folk groups.

5/ The work on  Project Tasks

- short overview on the project, the coordinators checked the activities done, discussions, opinions,

- designing  traveling exhibition about traditional hobby at each country by participants of the visit

- Power Point Presentations about  participating institutions and activities done with the frame of the project,  all institutions showed to   the international group and learners  some activities: such as workshops about hobbies,  exhibitions, thematic excursions,

- working on progress report: analysis of  quality and quantity of form and methods of partnership in the project

- task control of the minutes-documentation

- further planning, planning next steps, tools, deadlines

- developing communication and intercultural  skills

- evaluation activity: the coordinators fill in the questionnaire  about general statements of the projects: such as level of international collaboration, organization of the transnational events, effectiveness of content and appropriate range and balance of activities, effectiveness of the process of  monitoring and evaluation, input  provided by the project partners and other points. Most of the marks were the best 5 and 4. Another evaluation by questionnaire was for learners and staff about the visit in Poland , all participants put mark 5,  a few mark 4.

- administrative and financial matters

- distribution of tasks, next project steps

- fix the dates for further meetings

- dissemination activity  and exploitation of results

6/ a) promotion activity of Rzeszów City 
via multimedia film to know more about culture, industry, education, sport,  people's hobby and interests,

 Romanian group performed traditional dances in Rzeszow Market Square

b) underground route of Market Square in Rzeszów,

c) visit in Lancut Castle, Wieliczka Salt Mine - Unesco, Wawel castle- kings’ residence

 Results:

1/ draft for the progress report

2/ fill in evaluation questionnaires

3/ agreed deadlines for some activities

4/ new hobbies

5/ next part of Portfolio

6/ traveling exhibition- continuation

7/ collected materials of Rzeszów City

8/ New power point presentation about activities