TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Vitalie Cirhana
The general idea of this seminar is to bring together teachers from different European and Eastern European and Caucasian countries in order to build common understanding and exchange experience on how formal education could be combined with non-formal learning in order to promote the development of young people in rural areas where there are not that many opportunities than in bigger towns and cities.
The project includes 24 participants from Program countries (Latvia, Poland, Spain, Romania, Estonia, Bulgaria) and EECA countries (Republic of Moldova, , Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus)- 2 participants from each organization.
The contents of the seminar include:
- Principles, values and characteristics of non-formal learning (NFL)
- Connection with formal education
- Needs and interests of young people in different countries that could be better addressed by NFL methods
- NFL methodology and application in life (also good practices)
- Empowerment of rural youth
- Opportunities of “Youth in Action” programme for youth
At the end of this project teachers discover NFE world and develop some skills by leading session using NFE methods. As a follow up activities, participants was encourage to apply NFE methds in schools activities.
I was one of 3 trainers who make activities durring all seminar. Every day i was responsable for activites as: getting to know each other, teambuilding activities, different undestanding of education / learning, moving debate about Teacher vs. Trainer, characteristics of NFE, organising study visit to school in Vadul lui Voda and discuss with teachers from Moldova about posibilities to use NFE methods in school activities. Together with my co-trainers we work in practical session where participants was devided in teams and lead session using NFE methods for developing their trainers skills. At the end of this practical session all participants give feedback about the process, method and role of trainer.