2014
LVE in Romania Begins with Good Results in a High School
Diana Silaghi, the newly certified Focal Point for LVE in Romania, has begun LVE in Romania. Congratulations, Diana! The first activity even prior to her "official" acceptance was an LVE workshop on "Morality, Civilization and Culture" or "Liviu Rbreanu" at a high school in the town of Turda, Cluj County. Shelagh Moore was the guest of honor, as an experienced LVE Facilitator and LVE leader in the United Kingdom. Diana reported that Shelagh's presentation and the debate were remarkably successful. "Our students have understood and realized these values and after a year we have good feedback."
In October 2013, Diana and her colleagues conducted a "Correlation of positive values "‹"‹with our lifestyle" activity in which students made associations between positive values "‹"‹and styles of being. In 2014, they plan to involve other schools in their LVE project.
2013
Diana Silaghi, the newly certified Focal Point for LVE in Romania, is reactivating LVE in Romania. Elisabeta Negreanu was the LVE Coordinator for Romania for several years, prior to her retirement. We miss her, but warmly welcome Diana to the LVE family.
Diana's first activity even prior to her "official" acceptance was an LVE workshop on "Morality, Civilization and Culture" or "Liviu Rbreanu" at a high school in the town of Turda, Cluj County. Shelagh Moore was the guest of honor, as an experienced LVE Facilitator and LVE leader in the United Kingdom. Diana reported that Shelagh's presentation and the debate were remarkably successful. "Our students have understood and realized these values and after a year we have good feedback."
In October 2013, Diana and her colleagues conducted a "Correlation of positive values "‹"‹with our lifestyle" activity in which students made associations between positive values "‹"‹and styles of being. In 2014, they plan to involve other schools in their LVE project.
2004 August
Training in Romania -- August 23rd - 27th, 2004
In Techirghiol, along the Black See, 31 kindergarten, primary and secondary school teachers, as well as the Director of the Kindergarten and the Director of the Lyc attended a five-day training in the Living Values Education Program methodology.
The training was conducted by Monique Liger, LVE coordinator for France and Dr. Elisabeta Negreanu, LVE coordinator for Romania, with the collaboration of assistant professor, Adina Ignat, and primary school teacher, Maria Tanase, both LVE Trainers in Suceava county. The translation was done by Mr. Alexandru Matei.
After almost two years of implementating of Living Values Education Program in Romania (since November 2002), teachers, inspectors and directors from 7 out of the 41 counties in Romania have now been trained and many new demands are there.
However, a new step was made to pilot LVEP model schools. The little city of Techirghiol has been chosen to be the first place to implement Living Values Education Program at every school level: in its kindergarten and primary schools as well as in the Lyc where Veronica Frincu, the Director, welcomed the Living Values team.
During the four-day training, participants did activities on Peace, Respect, Cooperation, Love, Responsibility and Unity. They were reminded of the new role of a teacher and learned more about techniques of communication, such as Active Listening and Conflict Resolution, as well as a model for explicit and precise Appreciation. They did an action plan for the coming school year, for the whole community of schools and to introduce values into the curricula.
Most of the participants also attended the one-day session for parents because they recognized the need of cooperating with families in order to apply LVEP in a way that benefits each child.
The participants were very active, available and open to this method. They enjoyed the training a lot and concluded by expressing their feelings and thoughts:
- A great challenge! Interesting! Curious! Attractive! A real gain!
- It was very interesting! There were new things which we will use for enrichment of the soul.
- I was impressed by the very close interaction of trainer / trainees.
- This session allowed us to develop better interpersonal relationships among teachers from our school.
- It was an interesting activity which changed my mood and inspired me for future activity.
- The training is very efficient for all! The trainers were very professional. The most important gain is that all teachers have participated so that we could develop a value-based atmosphere in our kindergarten and in our team.
- The training energized me; I consider it would be important to develop it on a wider area.
- Initially I was skeptical, but after that I become more attracted; I was impressed by methods and approach; I felt enriched by knowledge and methodology.
- I am in Techirghiol since 1990; since then this training is the most beautiful thing that has happened; I saw another side of my colleagues; do not forget that together we are a power.
It was very useful for spirit and mind. Thank you! - Calmness, play, joy, peace.
- A very pleasant, constructive and beneficial atmosphere.
- It fits very well now, at the beginning of the new school year.
- It was a good example of unity and cooperation.
- It was an opportunity to make alive my own values.
- Lots of information; knowledge, cooperation, positive atmosphere.
- It was a way for improving the relationships between colleagues, for energizing and bringing new ideas for the new school year.
Five training programmes and two presentations of Living Values: An Educational Program took place in four regions of Romania between 10 and 22 May 2003. The programmes were organised by the Institute of Educational Science in Bucharest and the Casa Corpului Didactic (Centre of Continuing Professional Development for Educators) in Suceava, Bucovina.
THE CARAS SEVERIN REGION
Baile Herculane
10 May 2003
There was an official reception at the Hotel Romane, followed by a recital of song and dance given by the children of this small spa town. There was also a general presentation of LVEP to an audience of educators, mainly teachers from nursery schools.
11-12 May 2003
There was a training for approximately 30 people teachers from primary and nursery schools and members of the regional Education Inspectorate. Participants came from four towns: Baile Herculane, Moldova Noua, Caransebesh and Reshitsa. The values of peace, respect, responsibility and love were addressed.
REGION OF MEHEDINTZI
Turnu Severin
14-15 May 2003
There was a training for 54 people teachers from nursery schools and members of the regional Education Inspectorate, coming from Turnu Severin, Craiova and Bucharest. The participants chose to work with the values of peace, happiness, cooperation and responsibility.
REGION OF SUCEAVA
In October 2002, the LVEP team facilitated the first two training programs in Romania, in the region of Suceava. This year, the training took place in three areas:
Dolhesti
17 May 2003
Greeted and welcomed by a recital of French songs, meticulously prepared by the pupils and guided by their French teacher, the LVEP team presented a two-hour program to 30 parents and teachers from the primary school, based on the value of happiness.
Cajvana
19 May 2003
Forty-eight participants from primary and nursery schools received training on the values of responsibility and unity, with the cooperation of two people who had taken the three-day training in October 2002 in Suceava. The director of the main school in Cajvana who had inspired this training was delighted with the action plans drawn up by the participants of this training.
Suceava
20 May 2003
Members of the Values Club which has been set up under the auspices of the Director of the Casa Corpului Didactic, as a result of the training programs in October 2002, shared how they had been putting LVEP into practice in their respective classrooms and also how they had managed to pass on some elements of LVEP whilst carrying out their own teacher training programs.
A new training program was organised by the Casa Corpului Didactic for 25 primary school teachers, based on the values of tolerance and unity. A meeting with the translation team was organised in order to plan future work. The beginning of August 2003 was fixed as a deadline to finish work on LVEP's Living Values Activities for Children Ages 8-14. In addition to that, three values from Living Values Activities for Children Ages 3-7 have already been translated.
REGION OF ILFOV
Bucharest
21-22 May 2003
An inspector and a director of a nursery school in Bucharest, inspired by the training in Turnu Severin, which they had taken special pains to attend, organised a training of two half-days for 35 nursery school directors, trainers and members of the Education Inspectorate. The values chosen for this training were respect, cooperation and peace.
Inspired by this training, participants have decided to organise a national training program, to be held in Bucharest in the autumn of 2003.
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Impact
Comments from participants:
- "We have learnt to revive our values and to classify them."
- "We were given the courage to express our opinions."
- "Communication becomes possible when values are held in common."
- "Values first of all have to come from us."
- "To discover values that were not in our active consciousness."
- "We will take away with us changes in tone of voice and behaviour."
- "Values are the basis of our future."
- "It was like a short therapy."
- "We are going to put everything into practice immediately."
- "A great step towards greater confidence."
- "A positive emotional and professional energy."
- "Joy and energy to combat tiredness."
- "To instigate a rapport of equality with my partner, the child, in order to free him/her."
2003 Mai - NOUVELLES FORMATIONS EN ROUMANIE
Cinq formations et deux prentations de LVE ont eu lieu dans quatre rions de Roumanie entre le 10 et le 22 mai 2003, organiss par lInstitut des Sciences de lEducation de Bucarest et la Casa Corpului Didactic de Suceava en Bucovina (Centre de Formation continue des enseignants).
REGION DE CARAS SEVERIN
Baile Herculane
10 mai 2003
Accueil officiel lhel Romane, suivi dun rital de chants et danses donnpar les enfants de la ville et dune prentation gale du programme devant un public ducateurs, doles maternelles essentiellement.
11-12 mai 2003
Formation denviron 30 personnes : ucateurs doles primaires et maternelles et membres de lInspection rionale de lucation, venant de Baile Herculane, de Moldova Noua, Caransebech et Rechitza. Ont abords les valeurs de paix, respect, responsabilitet amour.
REGION DE MEHEDINTZI
Turnu Severin
14-15 mai 2003
Formation de 54 personnes : ucateurs doles maternelles et membres de lInspection rionale de lucation, venant de Turnu Severin, Craiova et Bucarest. Ont abords les valeurs de paix, bonheur, coopation et responsabilit
REGION DE SUCEAVA
En octobre 2002, luipe de LVE avait rlisles deux premies formations de Roumanie Suceava. Cette ann, la formation sest rartie en trois endroits de la rion :
Dolhesti
17 mai 2003
Accueillie par un rital de chants franis praravec soin par les enfants guidpar le professeur de franis, luipe de LVE a rlisune prentation de deux heures pour 30 parents et professeurs de lole primaire, ax sur la valeur du bonheur.
Cajvana
19 mai 2003
48 participants doles primaires et oles maternelles ont re une formation autour des valeurs de responsabilitet dunit avec la coopation de deux personnes qui avaient suivi les trois jours de formation en octobre 2002 Suceava. Le directeur de la principale ole de Cajvana qui a inspircette formation a pris acte avec plaisir des plans dactions abor par les participants.
Suceava
20 mai 2003
Les membres du Club de Valeurs qui sest constitusous lide de la Directrice de la Casa Corpului Didactic lissue des formations doctobre 2002, ont partagla manie dont ils ont intrLVE dans leurs classes respectives et ont retransmis certains des ents du programme au cours des formations quils ont eu loccasion dassurer.
Une nouvelle formation ait organis la Casa Corpului Didactic pour 25 ucateurs de lole primaire, autour des valeurs de tolance et dunit
Un rendez-vous avec luipe de traduction des manuels a organisafin de planifier les futurs travaux. La date de dut ao a retenue comme hnce de rlisation du manuel 8-14 ans. Par ailleurs, trois valeurs de louvrage 3-7 ans ont d traduites.
REGION DE ILFOV
Bucarest
21-22 mai 2003
Une Inspectrice et une Directrice dole maternelle de Bucarest, inspirs par la formation de Turnu Severin pour laquelle elles saient spialement dlacs, ont organisune formation spifique de deux demi journs pour 35 directrices doles maternelles, formatrices et inspectrices. Les valeurs retenues ont le respect, la coopation et la paix.
Enthousiasms, les participantes ont diddorganiser un prochain training national Bucarest lautomne 2003.
Impact
QUELQUES COMMENTAIRES DES PARTICIPANTS
- Nous avons appris rctualiser nos valeurs et les classifier
- Simplicitet accessibilitde cette formation
- Avoir le courage dexprimer nos opinions
- Un changement profond
- Communiquer devient possible avec des valeurs communes
- Aborder la responsabiliten tant que valeur
- Les valeurs passent dabord par nous
- Interactivit
- Douvrir des valeurs dont on nait pas conscient
- Nous avons rlisdes changements de ton et de comportement apporter
- Bouleverss
- Les valeurs forment la base de notre avenir
- Ce fut comme une thapie bre
- Nous allons mettre en pratique immiatement
- Un grand pas dans la confiance
- Une ergie otionnelle et professionnelle positive
- De la joie et de lergie contre la fatigue
- Instaurer un rapport dalitavec mon partenaire lenfant pour le rendre libre