The TOWEL project is coming to its end! No more project meetings, no more talks and decisions about the future. The only things that will still remain are the nice friendship among the project partners, the lessons learned and memories from the spectacular places we have visited and the possibility to go on organizing learning events in the future.
And this is because we have made together, all three partners, a model that can be easily followed by anyone interested in informal learning and involving disabled people in easy and pleasant learning happenings. It's easy just to decide on a topic, a time and a place, to meet there and to share what each participant knows on that topic. No teachers, no grades, no exams, no failure or mistakes, no all-knowing or useless persons. Just learners.
We had the opportunity to organize lots of learning events, each partner. And the topics were also extremely diverse: culture, history, social life, sports, organizational development, strategies, photography, filming, food and drinks, ceramic manufacturing and many, many others. And we had the chance to see how people with disabilities enjoy tremendously these events, and how non-disabled people came together and loved being there, without having any negative attitudes towards disabilities.
The entire project was a great experience. Everybody won from it, and we are all better persons, we know more and we are better professionals. New doors have opened, new horizons and dreams have started for each one of us.
We'll meet again! For sure!
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joi, 29 august 2013
POLAND Again - Together with Disabled Youth
March was a special month. Not only because, instead of being the beginning of the spring, it was one of the most cold month of this winter. But also because we have organized the fourth project meeting, in Poland again.
This time, we took advantage of the smaller distance and we have organized a trip also together with disabled young adults. 5 of them (3 in wheelchairs!), accompanied by 4 staff, joined Daniel and Andrada, and so the Romanian team was impressive this time!
The meeting was great! We had the chance to make some learning events again about Poland and Warsaw, about history and culture (Chopin rings you a bell?), social life and foods and drinks. We visited The Institute for the Deaf and Mute, a special vocational school, where the Romanian students were fascinated by all the opportunities to learn a job/ trade.
We also had a great event in Bialystok: a very well organized conference - "Understanding Disability". Lots of people, teachers, officials from local authorities and from the Government, students and wonderful artistic show prepared by disabled students. And, after the Conference, we had a very interesting interactive debate with the members of the Teachers Association from the Podlaskie region.
Back to Warsaw, we continued the discussions about the future of the TOWEL project, the final products and report, and the future meeting in Salamanca. We have also talked about new projects, especially since the the Polish and the Romanian partners submitted already a new Grundtvig Learning Partnership this year.
All the experience was extraordinary for the young adults with disabilities from Esperando. They had a wonderful time in Warsaw, despite the tremendous cold and the lack of accessibility in many places. But having the opportunity to visit a new country, a splendid city of Europe and a couple of well established educational institutions make it worth entirely. TOgether WE Learn has a different meaning now for us, for the partners (impressed by our young adults) and for the individuals with special needs who travelled to Poland.
On their way home, our young adults were only talking about coming back to Poland. And, when they crossed the Romanian border, most of them started to cry and ask to stay there and not come back...
This time, we took advantage of the smaller distance and we have organized a trip also together with disabled young adults. 5 of them (3 in wheelchairs!), accompanied by 4 staff, joined Daniel and Andrada, and so the Romanian team was impressive this time!
The meeting was great! We had the chance to make some learning events again about Poland and Warsaw, about history and culture (Chopin rings you a bell?), social life and foods and drinks. We visited The Institute for the Deaf and Mute, a special vocational school, where the Romanian students were fascinated by all the opportunities to learn a job/ trade.
We also had a great event in Bialystok: a very well organized conference - "Understanding Disability". Lots of people, teachers, officials from local authorities and from the Government, students and wonderful artistic show prepared by disabled students. And, after the Conference, we had a very interesting interactive debate with the members of the Teachers Association from the Podlaskie region.
Back to Warsaw, we continued the discussions about the future of the TOWEL project, the final products and report, and the future meeting in Salamanca. We have also talked about new projects, especially since the the Polish and the Romanian partners submitted already a new Grundtvig Learning Partnership this year.
All the experience was extraordinary for the young adults with disabilities from Esperando. They had a wonderful time in Warsaw, despite the tremendous cold and the lack of accessibility in many places. But having the opportunity to visit a new country, a splendid city of Europe and a couple of well established educational institutions make it worth entirely. TOgether WE Learn has a different meaning now for us, for the partners (impressed by our young adults) and for the individuals with special needs who travelled to Poland.
On their way home, our young adults were only talking about coming back to Poland. And, when they crossed the Romanian border, most of them started to cry and ask to stay there and not come back...
sâmbătă, 14 iulie 2012
Poland - First Date!
Well, I hope you didn't think we will stop with the first post.
Of course we have done a lot of work, and we will tell you about it.
Also, we have learned about Warsaw and the history of this wonderful city. Amazing places, great history, so nice to be here! Then, the cuisine: we haven't eat so well and much in a long time! (and late!) Great experience and so many things to learn about it, too.
A surprise to have so many of them at the formal meeting! Discussions, ideas, desire to cooperate! Great evening! Thank you, folks!
A tour of the Polish nature, with other learning circles on the animals and plants, on the channels and the history that marked the region. Off course, lots of places with the memory of Pope John Paul II. A day to remember!
Then, work, work, work! Brainstormings, plans, ideas, designs of future steps... Nice team, great teamwork!
There are many things to say! But I want you to stay focused! We can talk more about it later on!
Thank you, Marta! Thank you, Poland! Great to be here!
Daniel
luni, 25 iunie 2012
WELCOME TO TOWEL - WELCOME TO GRUNDTVIG
Hi!
We are begenning a new journey. After several months of work in the project, we are now starting the blog of the project TOGETHER WE LEARN - TOWEL. A Grundtvig 2011 Learning Partnership project supported financially by the European Commission.
During two years, three partners from Romania, Spain and Poland will work with a new way of learning: small events or circles where people can come together to learn and share their knowledge in an informal way, open and easy.
The events are opened to everybody who wants to participate. Disabled people are welcome. For them, too, it can be an easy way to learn more, to participate, to show to the others their knowledge and, finally, to build bridges with the society.
The partners in the project are:
Esperando Association - from Baia Mare - ROMANIA
Centre for the Recovery of Physically Disabled People Salamanca - SPAIN
Until July 2013 we will continue to come back with news about our work!
So, keep an eye here!
See you!
Daniel Filipas
Project Manager
Esperando Association
We are begenning a new journey. After several months of work in the project, we are now starting the blog of the project TOGETHER WE LEARN - TOWEL. A Grundtvig 2011 Learning Partnership project supported financially by the European Commission.
During two years, three partners from Romania, Spain and Poland will work with a new way of learning: small events or circles where people can come together to learn and share their knowledge in an informal way, open and easy.The events are opened to everybody who wants to participate. Disabled people are welcome. For them, too, it can be an easy way to learn more, to participate, to show to the others their knowledge and, finally, to build bridges with the society.
The partners in the project are:
Esperando Association - from Baia Mare - ROMANIA
Centre for the Recovery of Physically Disabled People Salamanca - SPAIN
Polish Teacher's Union, District Board of PTU in
Bialystok - POLAND
Until July 2013 we will continue to come back with news about our work!
So, keep an eye here!
See you!
Daniel Filipas
Project Manager
Esperando Association
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