Activities, Experience and Expertise
Spain
Erasmus+ Training Course: Reinforce Your Professional Future - Madrid, Spain (October 19 - 25, 2015)
Project: Interculturalidad En Los Barrios. The project took place from 01/10/2011 to 30/06/2012 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Greece
Trainings: Travel Agency training on Zakynthos Island, Greece. Trips and activities around the island.
Local and international guidance. Monitoring and youth activities.
Macedonia
Psychology conversation: Good Action – OCD
Workshop: Creative Expression
Language courses: English conversation hours on weekly basis with US volunteers and local people.
Project tours: Around Prilep and community.
Project themes: Halloween, Intercultural events, parties. US and European theme based. Independent movies and presentations.
United States
CIEE Exchange: High School, Youth activities.
Project tours: Massachusetts, Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, Illinois.
Project themes: Halloween, Christmas, Intercultural events, parties, school projects, International
student activities.
Awards
Certificates
• 2015 - Training Course: “Reinforce Your Professional Future” in Madrid, Spain by Fundación Tomillo.
• 2015 - MOOC “Erasmus+ Funding Opportunities for Youth”.
• 2015 - OC “Developing a food bank nutrition policy: A guide to procure healthful foods” by University of California - Agriculture and
Natural Resources.
• 2011 - 2012 - European Voluntary Service long-term project
Fundación Tomillo - Madrid, Spain
We have participated in the training course “Reinforce Your Professional Future” was based on non-formal and informal education
with a self-directed learning approach. The training course was developed from the expectations and needs of the participants and
the experience and knowledge from the trainers.
The training course was characterized by highly participatory, interactive and experiential methods. The working methods included
case studies, working in pairs and small groups, team building activities, discussions, workshops developed by the participants and
self-assessment, for improving application skills by empowering yourself.
Target: Youth workers, youth leaders and volunteers working in a non-formal learning setting
Sociocultural Center CSC José Saramago de Vite and ETL Don Bosco - Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Working experience with children and youth on an nine-month extensive project requiring socio-psychological, camera & computer
skills, accompanied by a great deal of creativity of activities with children and young adults at the Sociocultural Center CSC José
Saramago de Vite and ETL Don Bosco such as other sociocultural centers in Santiago de Compostela.
We have been working with interest and motivation in cultural activities and leisure time with children and teenagers, presenting our
capabilities of communication, social skills, enthusiasts, creative, with initiative values and ideals about solidarity and European
identity. The center was always visited by the local TV of Santiago - visiting and interviewing the workers, volunteers, children,
young people, adults and it's activities.
Tasks
• Maintenance, animation and dynamization of play room
• Activities in the youth club: Handicrafts, video, excursions, modern dance...
• Youth information point: Updating information, dissemination of youth activities, information about the Erasmus+ Programme
• Workshops: Theatre, handicrafts, dance, etc.
• Animation and energizing the computer room and organization of special events in the center or traditional festivals
• Activities for Seniors
• Intercultural activities of the center
• Development of a personal project
Target: People from low socio-economic background, educational difficulties, disability and NEET
Our individual and organisational activities
We have been actively involved as an organizer and participator in drama and several cultural activities and events, such as in Macedonia, Greece, Spain and United States. All year round project for youth exchange in Colorado, USA where a huge impact was given on the European art and culture from the 1930's and 1940's - presented to the group of students in a Charter High School in Fort Collins. Watching movies from those decades, discussions, preparing it's own speech, improvisation and picturing situations of each topic.
While attending this class the young people were improving their skills, absorbing knowledge and learning development. Even though was a part of a high school system - the charter school mostly used an informal way of learning. A drama class in Michigan, USA with theater play as a product - Acting and shooting movies in different locations in Colorado and Michigan.
English conversation hours with Peace Corps's volunteers in Macedonia on weekly basis in Prilep - learning and talking on different topic every week, gathering locals to express and to learn new language skills, discussion on English talk between Macedonian and US volunteers. These conversation hours were popularized with diversity, cultural and social involvement of young and adults. There were different topics of discussion: Past and present of the country background, fashion, movie hours, books, food, travel, sociocultural and psychological philosophies.
Our organisation is also independent unincorporated film making one, where we shoot, direct and act in movies on a different genres. We are dedicated to movies and creativity as well. All of these is enriched with an psychological, fun and social meaning.
We have informal photography sessions and language flash open-talk for English, Spanish and Greek.
In situations we aim using bicycle as an transportation for faster, cleaner, healthier and practical movement. Isn’t just air pollution that bikes cut down on; it’s also noise pollution which is good and safer to the animals.
