Ed.Ho.C – Educational Holiday Centres

Experimentation Phase

RomaniaFebruary – June 2014

Revision and innovation of Chance for Life Vodafone Scholarship - educational holiday centre model

Structure

Valorising the potentialities of the centre, of the surroundings

Carturesti bookstore in AFI Cotroceni: reading workshop (8th may 2014) 1km

Plaza Romania: the film Rio 2 (10th april 2014) 500 m

- respect for the environment: select the garbage, recycle the paper and actively participate in activities meant to promote sustainability.

- a healthy living style, responsible consuming and an active involvement.

Competencies

Selection of volunteers procedure:

• Launching the call for volunteering

• Establishing a preliminary meeting

• Training offered by Chance for Life

• Signing the contract

• Actually working with the beneficiaries

 The Training 19-20 March 2014:

• children’s characteristics and needs, according to their age

• methods of non-formal education

• planning of an activity for children

• activities for working in a team

• time for reflection

• security norms and internal rules of the centre

• first aid

• managing crisis situations

30 volunteers, 2 trainers

Action

“A Different Kind of School” week (7th-13th April)

Edenland Adventure Park – 30th May

• principle of active methodology

• first draft of the schedule

• flexibility

• small different groups

Trip to Sinaia & Predeal 28th of February 2014

(non-residential)

Structure

# Carefully select the locations for each moment of the trip

# Establish in advance the roles for the adults involved in organization and coordination of the trip; informing the parents appropriately

# Ensuring appropriate transportation to the location - minibus

# Inquire about safety of the fun park and existence of specialized supervising staff

# Ensure healthy meals for children in a restaurant with appropriate hygienic standards

Competencies

# specialized training carried out in advance, with Chance for Life experienced staff

# specially designed content of the training program, referring to various aspects, such as: children’s specificities according to age in general and each personality in particular, emergency measures, how to deal with unpredictable situation

Action

# Visit the Peles Castle and learn about its history and surroundings

# Fun Park “Trei Brazi”

# Exchange books and also March Tokens (Martisoare), according to Romanian tradition, made by the children for the local organizers

# Planning and organizing in advance the educational content of the trip in terms of draft of program with specific activities

# Ensuring also backup plan in case of unpredictable events, such as changes of weather, changes of moods or rhythm of children or other situations

# Planning in advance opening and closing moments, asking for feedback from participants in the end

Closing of the trip15 children, 2 coordinators, 20 volunteers

Forget about the TV, let’s go out and play! 14th june 2014

Chance for Life - Public event

Structure

# Carefully select the location for the public event and obtain in advance all necessary permits for performing a public event

# Ensuring safety for the educational activities and also hygienic norms

Competencies

# specialized training, taking into account the particularities of the event (dealing with children of various ages and physical conditions, and also with their parents), procedure for the parents, providing medical assistance

Action

# Planning and organizing in advance the educational content of the public event in terms of draft of program with specific activities

# Ensuring also backup plan in case of unpredictable events, such as changes of weather, changes of moods or rhythm of children, condition of the children, age groups or other situations

# Planning in advance opening and closing moments, asking for feedback from participants in the end

Public event200 children, 100 parents/grandparents, 3 coordinators, 12 volunteers

Chance for Life camp to Sibiu(residential)

To be implemented (30th June – 4th July 2014)

Structure

# Carefully select the location – Hostel in Sibiu - and arrange the rooms

# Ensuring safety for the educational activities and also hygienic norms

# Sending collaboration proposals towards the surrounding institutions (The Zoo, The Village Museum etc)

# Preparing for the journey: necessary number of cars, stops during the journey

# Meeting with the parents, signing the agreement / the contract

# Meeting with the children: presenting the camp regulations

Competencies

# specialized training and meetings with the volunteers/monitors

# procedure for the parents

Action

# Planning and organizing in advance the educational content of the camp in terms of draft of program with specific activities

# Ensuring also backup plan in case of unpredictable events, such as changes of weather, changes of moods or rhythm of children, condition of the children, age groups or other situations

# Planning in advance opening and closing moments, asking for feedback from participants in the end

Valorization public events: ONGFest, the biggest fair for NGOs (9th-11th May)

meetings with different institutions (schools, the Triumph Olympic Sports Club, Edenland, other educational centres) and various people (volunteers, monitors, coordinators, beneficiaries), in order to discuss about the standards elaborated so far.

Different materials used:

Quality Chart valorization Elaborated and distributed a questionnaire for evaluating parents’,

volunteers’, organizers’ and employees’ opinion about the elaborated standards during Ed.Ho.C project

Elaborated and distributed a brochure in local language containing the quality chart for Educational Holiday Centres

Target Group

• Parents (of Chance for Life beneficiaries, in parcs)

• Teachers (partners schools)

• Volunteers

• Staff of educational holiday centres (camps, Vodafone Sulina Scholarship)

• Educators, Monitors (Chance for Life, Edenland, etc)

Methods: Public events Press releases Participating to fairs, Meetings with parents, other key actors

Results of the questionnaire:

60 respondents

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RESULTS SO FAR

Acknowledging the importance of the standards elaborated in the Quality Chart and working with them

Elaborating a complex training program in order to build the right competencies for the staff involved in educational holiday centers

Elaborating and distributing a brochure in local language containing the quality chart for Educational Holiday Centres

Building partnerships with many local organizations, institutions