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The Cineforum Collection
This is an overview of the movies we have projected during the project Inside Journey and how they can broaden the horizon of the youngsters’ minds. The short movie descriptions were realised by Thomas van Uden – coordinator of the Cineforum sessions and volunteer in the frame of Inside Journey project. During January-June 2015 there were 20 movies sessions, during whom young
18 steps to organise a youth camp
A useful material about some important steps in the preparation of a youth camp, which was created by Veronica Peral Galvez from Spain (former EVS volunteer and coordinator of the youth camp Festcamp Ceva de Vară). The material can be used by young people, who are eager to organise a camp, but do not know from where and with what
How to make juggling balls
Learn how to make nice DIY juggling balls out of simple, easily avilable materials! Materials needed for one ball: 2 balloons, scissors, plastic wrap for food, rice (amount depends on the size of balloons). How to? 1.Take the balloons, cut off the thin ends of them. 2.Take a piece of of the plastic wrap and put rice on it (there
Make Your Own Snapshot
What an interesting title – ‘Snapshot’. You probably wonder what is ‘Snapshot’? That is a nice board game which almost anyone can play! And it’s really easy. Each player receives a wooden disc and set of cards which show missions that have to be accomplished. The discs which are not used (there can be 2-6 players and 2-6 used discs
Make a bird-feeder (2)!
Make a bird-feeder form the old milk or juice package you would throw away. This is one of the easiest ways how to make a DIY* bird-feeder. You need: A milk or juice package Scissors A knife or a nail A marker A string Different kinds of seeds (oat-flakes, sesame seeds, linseeds, sunflower seeds, also a mixture of bird-food you
Methods of non-formal learning
CONNECTOR – a non-formal learning happening. That is how the non-formal learning festival CONNECTOR was introduced. From 18th to 24th November 2014 our twelve EVS volunteers visited this festival in Cluj-Napoca. There they got to know many different methods of this style of learning. Below you can find descriptions about the following methods: Environmental Art Forum Theatre Human centered design
Old Dutch game “spijkerpoepen” (nailpooping)
Spijkerpoepen (nailpooping) game was played during the Non-formal Education Day celebrated by Mirakolix together with the 12 EVS volunteers from “Inside Ride”, “Inside Journey” and “Reshape Urban Places” projects, on the 10th of October, 2014. It was part of the national games section representing a traditional game from the Netherlands. Activity Name: Spijkerpoepen (nailpooping) Type of activity: Energizer Time: 5-15
“Detectiv Privat” Educational Game
“Detectiv Privat” Educational Game Aim of the game The players are private detectives in pursuit of a thief that stole a precious diamond from one of the cities on the map. The goal as detective is to find out where the thief is and arrest him/her. But the players have to do it fast, because the thief will try to
“How the world is? ” or how to teach science to children
“We are two Scientists who came to Întorsura to reveal the most important and hided secret in the world!! One of us is 78 years old (Ionuț) and the other one is really young (Bianca)! We came here because these kids of the kindergarten have to help us to solve these hided secrets!” – this is how starts the story
“Planeta Mulţumesc” (“Thank you” Planet)
“Planeta Mulţumesc” is a series of activities developed by the Spanish EVS volunteer, Maria, in frame of “Science Playgrounds” project. The activities were implemented during the “Tolerance month” organized for the kindergarten children in Floroaia Mica school, Intorsura Buzaului. Description of the activities We meet a strange character who is coming from Mulțumesc Planet. He explains that he is lost
