Category Archives: Non-Formal Education in Action

Project Results

Youth Exchange

The mobility within the framework of Non-Formal Education in Action took place between 11-16 February 2019 in Timișoara, situated in the Timiș county, in the western part of Romania.

27 youth workers from 9 countries (Romania, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Latvia) participated throughout the six days of workshops based on non-formal education methodologies.

The participants were accommodated in the “Triple F Residence” three-star Youth Hotel, as close as possible to where the workshops were being held.

The activities were carried out in the same building as the Youth Hotel, more specifically inside the Timisoara Youth House.

Throughout the daily activities, the participants got to interact with each other, to learn and share experiences and to discover the local culture .

Youth Exchange

            In the next couple of paragraphs, you will be briefly presented with some of the activities carried out throughout the days of the mobility by the participants.

In the first day of the mobility’s activities, the organizers opened the Youth Exchange program with a few words. Participants presented themselves briefly, their sending organizations and the countries from which they came from. After presenting the project, from the perspective of sharing and active involvement …

Testimonial – Alise Krūmiņa (Latvia)

The project was based on the need to develop different methods for education, through learning proces. It gathered 27 people from 9 countries, who took part in activities about various non-formal educational methods. As the title of the poject says Non-formal education in action, I was suprised how easy and simple it was to make these methods non-formal. For example through games and real life situations we learned a whole new method what we can use in real life situations or while working with other people.

Some of the methods were a little bit more complicated than others, some more easy. For sure we all took something new from this training course. Our coaches broke  the ice between the participants early, so it was easier to work together from the beginning of the project. It helped to see the strong and the weak sides of participants, to use them and help them “grow” in difficult situations.

The organizers took care of us at highest level, we had amazing trainers, and variety of food choiches. We had a lot of fun in traditional evening and intercultural night.  The project and transportation was well organised, we had most of the planned activities, …

Testimonial – Živilė Čepulytė (Lithuania)

It was my first time in Romania and first project with CSDT and I was really pleasantly surprised by the quality of the project. I’ve been to quite a few Erasmus plus training courses before, however, for the first time it felt like I was actually being trained. Every part of the program was thought through, well prepared and I was really happy about the organizational side of things. The trainers were amazing, they managed to assemble the group into a “family” in just half of the day. The group energy was just uplifting and everyone was really there to learn and be a part of the process. I think the major part of the experience for me was not only learning about different methods of facilitation and non-formal education, but actually trying to facilitate. That was the key goal of the project and it felt like a big accomplishment, especially that everyone did it really well and learned also from each other. The project exceeded my expectations and I can’t be grateful enough of all the memories, friendships and experiences I brought home with me back to Lithuania.

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Testimonial – Rareș Leschian (Romania)

The project Non-Formal Education in Action was a great experience with amazing participants with whom I had lots of fun during our activities and free time. The training sessions and overall activities were very well organized and the two trainers gave their full interest which made me feel I really improved my skills after this week. Because of their involvement, the whole group bonded faster and stronger and we felt more confortable to share our thoughts and ideas. Thanks to this project, I had the opportunity to see in action the power of non-formal education when used properly and its importance in aiding formal education, as the results are obvious and shapes young people properly. The organizing team was also amazing, they were very responsive to our requests and always available to help. Whenever needed, the participants gave their feedback for logistics, food or other aspects and if there were any requests, the organizers would take care of it promptly. In short: great!

It was one of the best Erasmus+ projects I’ve been in!

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Testimonial – Alberto Pizzulli (Italy)

In 2019 from 10 February to 16 February Apice took part in the “Non-Formal Education in Action” Training Course in the city of Timisoara in Romania. Nine different nations participated: Italy, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Slovakia and allowed a great cultural and practical growth to all the participants.

“Non-Formal Education in Action” is a training course based on everything that takes place outside the curriculum provided for by formal education. Non-formal learning activities take place on a voluntary basis and are carefully designed to encourage the personal, social and professional development of the participants.

In Europe, most citizens have received some form of schooling in their lives. This formal schooling is normally based on a “vertical” relationship between student and teacher: one who possesses knowledge and transmits it (teacher) and one who receives it (learner). The non-formal education, on the contrary, can be explained with the formula “learning by doing”, that is to learn directly in the field. The learning methodology consists of the interaction between learners and the concrete situations they experience. There are no teachers who give ex-cathedra factions: young people, youth leaders, educators (trainers) develop together knowledge and skills, in a “horizontal” relationship.…

Testimonial – Tânia Simões Zingarela

Portuguese:

Bom dia Alegria!!! A Zingarela está de volta e depois de uma semana tão rica em aprendizagem e tão mágica em relações humanas, o regresso não é missão fácil! 😂 Todos nós, deveríamos ter, pelo menos uma vez na vida, uma experiência assim! Abre horizontes e enche a alma! Um agradecimento de coração ao Pedro Soares e à Experimentáculo Associação pela oportunidade maravilhosa! Outro agradecimento ao Andrei Tudor e à sua organização que nos recebeu tão bem! O agradecimento final vai para o grupo fantástico porque ganhei novos amigos e uma família muito unida! O meu coração está cheio de memórias inesquecíveis! Este curso em Educação Não-Formal em Acção pela Erasmus + foi tão enriquecedor que recomendo vivamente a todos os que estão a ler as minhas palavras! Estou mais do que preparada para regressar aos meus meninos que tanto adoro ❤️Timisoara é uma cidade linda e a Roménia sempre foi um destino que quis conhecer! Eis que devemos sempre ir nesta aventura que é a vida! Beijinhos a todos de uma Zingarela muito feliz!!! ❤️
English:

Good morning joy!!! I am back and after such a rich week in learning and so magical in human relations, return is …

Day 6 – 16.02.2019:

Day 6:

👉Ultima zi din “Non-Formal Education in Action”. O zi plină de însemnătate atât pentru noi cât și pentru participanți👍, o zi care marcheaza sfârșitul uneia dintre cele mai de succes mobilități pe care Centrul pentru Strategii de Dezvoltare a Tineretului a avut oportunitatea să o organizeze👏. Am avut plăcerea în cele 6 zile de mobilitate să întâlnim și să găzduim tineri implicați, pasionați și dornici de progres, cărora le dorim mult succes pe mai departe în tot ceea ce își propun să facă!🔝
De asemenea, ultima zi a marcat primirea certificatelor YouthPass🗞, instrument de recunoaștere a învățării non-formale și informale care se acordă participanților la finalul fiecărui proiect Erasmus+. 🔥

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👉The last day of “Non-Formal Education in Action”. A day of importance for both us and participants, a day that marked the end of one of the most successful mobilities that the Center of Strategies for Youth Development had the opportunity to organize. We were pleased to meet and accommodate the young people involved, passionate and eager for progress in the 6 days of mobility, to whom we want great success in everything they intend to do! 🔝
The last day also marked the passing of the …

Day 5 – 15.02.2019 :

Day 5:

Ziua 5, o nouă zi de proiect🎬, mobilitatea apropiindu-se încet de final, însă cu noi activități interactive pentru participanții noștri, prin care dăm noi dimensiuni educației non-formale “în acțiune”.💬 “Non-formal education in action” este un training course, proiect KA1, în care participă 27 de tineri din alte medii, țări și cu pregătiri diferite.👥 Urmăriți-ne pentru a afla mai multe despre proiectele noastre!✌️

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Day 5, a new day of the project🎬, mobility moving slowly, but with new interactive activities for our participants, through which we give new dimensions to non-formal education “in action”.💬 “Non-formal learning in action” is a training course, KA1 project, involving 27 young people from different backgrounds and countries.👥Follow us to find out more about our projects!✌️

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Day 4 – 14.02.2019

Day 4:

Ziua 4, o nouă zi de activități începute și concluzionate în sala de conferințe a clădirii INCUBOXX🏬, unde participanții au primit sarcini concrete pentru a crea propriile lor exerciții sub egida “Non-formal education in action”. 🎓 INCUBOXX este un spațiu dedicat start-up-urilor din domeniul IT, iar prin această ocazie dorim să mulțumim pentru primirea noastră în acest spațiu pentru continuarea cu spor a sesiuniilor de training și workshop.

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Day 4, a new day of activities started and concluded in the conference room of the INCUBOXX building🏬, where participants were given concrete tasks to create their own exercises under the aegis of “Non-formal education in action”.🎓 INCUBOXX is a space dedicated to IT start-ups and on this occasion we want to thank our reception in this space for the continued training and workshop rally.

Astăzi sărbătorim Valentine’s Day la INCUBOXX unde le-am pregătit participanților noștri un coffee-break care să îi îndulcească în totalitate. Mulțumim Donuterie Timişoara pentru minutatele gogoși! 😋❤️

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Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day at INCUBOXX where we have prepared a coffee break for our participants to totally sweeten them. Thanks Donuterie Timisoara for the amazing donuts! 😋❤️

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Day 3 – 13.02.2019 :

Day 3:

Ziua 3 din “Non-formal education in action” s-a încheiat cu succes, îmbinând discuții pe diferite teme cu metode de învățare activă. Participanții au fost împărțiți pe grupe și au fost plasați în diferite locații ale Casei Tineretului, pentru ca în fiecare să poată fi abordat un alt subiect, urmând metoda “House of learning”, iar la final rezultatele fiecărei grupe să poată fi diseminate celorlalți participanți.

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Day 3 of “Non-formal education in action” has been successfully concluded, combining discussions on different themes with active learning methods. The participants were divided into groups and placed in different locations of the Youth House so that each subject could be approached following the “House of Learning” method and finally the results of each group could be disseminated to the other participants.

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