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EvaluationGrow 0.9 2011

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Content

3 Grow in numbers

4 Grow program

5 Train the Trainers

6 Train the Coordinators

7 International trainers

8 Grow 0.9 curriculum

10 Highschools

12 Testimonials

14 Analysis of the impact

15 Analysis of the qualitative data

16 Analysis of the quantitative

19 Impact of Grow 0.9 on trainers

20 Skills developed during the sessions

23 Conclusion

24 Partners

25 Contact details

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Grow in numbers

1,700 Online applicants

900 Participants

13 Cities

107 High schools

26 International trainers

12 EVS volunteers

14 National Partners

1200 Posters

12000 Flyers

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Grow 0.9 took place between the 7th of March and the 20th of April 2011 in thirteen big cities in Romania: București, Brașov, Cluj, Constanța, Craiova, Iași, Oradea, Pitești, Ramnicu-Valcea, Sibiu, Suceava, Târgu-Mureș and Timișoara. There were 40 trainers (28 of which were international), 107 high schools and over 900 participants involved in the project.

The sessions that were held over the entire country included 12 trainings on dif-ferent topics such as: effective communication, good and bad habbits, European citizenship, discrimination and last but not least organizing an event.

Grow 2010 is part of the longer term Grow 2010-2015 project. This project aims to be the number-one national educational programe adressed to highschool students. The program will offer high school students a professionally designed educational curriculum that complements the formal education system. The four module curriculum has been developed with the support of an Educational Board, gathering personalities and top-notch experts in education and adolescent psy-chology. The program is based on a specialized program for each year, starting with the 9th grade and ending with the 12th grade. Grow’s long-term objective: To devel-op an educational curriculum complementary to the formal educational systemthrough which the high-school students will develop self esteem but also the required abilities for their professional future prospectives. The goal is to build a constructive attitude for a sustainable change in the Romanian educational sys-tem.

Grow’s measurable objective for 2010 would be to reach 2000 highschool stu-dents.

The differences between Grow and other projects are that:-Begun with just 11 cities, so has plenty of room for expansion.-5 year program -Four highschool grades

To sum up, the unique elements of the project are:- the magnitude of a nation wide project- specific approach by a personalized curriculum for each highschool level- long term approach of a 5 year program- international trainers delivering courses in English- professional courses designed by consultancy specialists and directed to ado-lescent psychology.

GROW program

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Train the Trainers represents the preparation conference for Grow trainers, where local project managers and international trainers, together with The School of Values and AIESEC member, discuss the content of the curriculum and training. The aim of it being to successfully prepare the trainers to deliver grow sessions to a high standard required by the project.

TTT also serves as a motivational conference due to the presence of a large num-ber of internationals, all heading towards the same idea and taking part in the creation and the development of common directions and values.TTT took place at Predeal between 28th Febuary and 4th March 2011.

The international trainers involved in the project came from 12 different countries:Chile, Serbia, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Brazil, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Cambodgia, Taiwan, Japan and Germany. They came to Romania via the interna-tional volunteer prgram initiated and developed by AIESEC.

Train the Trainers

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Train the Coordinators is the preparation conference for the local project manag-ers. The main reason for this event is to prepare, develop action plans and to align strategies. Details of the projects are all defined for a smooth implementa-tion.

Train the Coordinators

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You can find the name and nationality of the trainers in the next page.

International Trainers

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1. Intro to Grow 0.9- Getting to understand the project, its agenda, the trainers, the trainers countries and the other participants.

2. “Did I make myself understood?”- In this session the participants will develop their communication skills and will learn how to speak efficiently. They will also receive trainings on communicating effectively. This session is created and sup-ported by BRD- Groupe Societe General, Romania.

3.” Your haircut doesn’t suit you, but how can I say that politely?”In this session the participants will develop their feedback skills, understanding how constructive it is. They will also learn the ways of expressing oppinions with-out the reverse effect 4. “Good habits, bad habbits”Participants will have the opportunity to debate about the pros and cons of eat-ing healthy and oral hygene while at the same time receiving information on these topics. The session is sustained by Wringley, Romania.

5.”Eco-living-small things I can do to help Earth”Participants will build a green and recyleable city. They will also find out more about an eco environment.

GROW 0.9 Curriculum

No. Name and Country1. Vathana Seourn , Cambodgia2. Muktar Ali Magashi, Nigeria3. Lucas Carneiro, Brazil4. Elitsa Hristova, Bulgaria5. Cristiane Campos, Brazil6. Ljubomir Gavrilovic, Serbia7. Beata Piskadlo, Poland8. Chou Tzu-Ting, Taiwan9. Christian Tala-Sanchez, Chile10. Julita Wiecek, Poland11. Pawel Raczyk, Poland12. Wilma Boewe, Netherlands13. Tanya Rukomeda, Russia

No. Name and Country14. Michal Zabkowski, Poland15. Reiko Kawakami, Japan16. Kamilla Misiejuk, Poland17. Natalia Borowik, Poland18. Misaki Takenaka, Japan19. Marta Jarzabek, Poland20. Hanna Adamus, Poland21. Katarzyna Woznyak, Poland22. Tomasz Helm, Poland23. Irina Trifonenkova, Russia24. Learta Gurma, Albania25. Magdalena Bak, Poland26. Helen Baumann, Germany

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6.”Friends say that know me, but I am not sure. What defines me?”In this session, participants will be offering training on self-understaning and self-evaluation. Furthermore, they will indentify and analyse weaknesses and strengths in order to develop themselves better.

7. “How to organize a special event?”Through basic project management skills, participants will learn how to actively get involved in organizing the ceremony of Grow 0.9

8. “We are all different- Why discriminate?”In this session the participants will be given information on the differences be-tween people and and how to respect these differences.

9. “European citizenship- what has that got to do with me?”In this session the participants will understand the implications of Romania being apart of the European Union: the liberties, opportunities and obligations as a EU citizen. The session is created and sustained by the EU Parliament.

10. “Closing session and ceremony”During the closing ceremony, certificate will be given to the participants.

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Bucuresti Liceul Teoretic” Ion Barbu”, Liceul Bilingv”George Coșbuc”, Li-ceul „Spiru Haret”, Liceul”Tudor Vianu”, Liceul „Gheorghe Șincai”, Liceul „Gheorghe Lazăr”, Școala Centrală, Colegiul Economic”A.D.Xenopol”, Licul Teoretic „Al.I .Cuza”, Col.Naț. „Iulia Hașdeu”, Liceul „Jean Monnet, Col.Naț.”Mihai Eminescu”, Liceul” Ion Creangă”, Liceul „Ion Neculce”, Colegiul” Ion Luca Caragiale”, Col.Naț „Mihai Viteazul”

Brasov Colegiul Naţional “Unirea”, Colegiul Naţional “Dr. Ioan Meşotă”, Colegiul Naţional Economic “Andrei Bârseanu”, Colegiul Naţional de Informatică “Grigore Moisil”, Colegiul Naţional “Andrei Şaguna”, Colegiul Naţional “Emil Racoviţă”, Liceul Pedagogic “Andrei Mureşanu”

Constanta Liceul”Mircea cel Batran” , Liceul” Traian” , Liceul „Ovidius” , Li-ceul „Mihai Eminescu” , Liceul Pedagogic ,Liceul „Calinescu”, Liceul „Decebal”, Liceul „Regina Maria”

Craiova Colegiul National “Carol I”, Colegiul National “Fratii Buzesti”, Li-ceul teoretic “Henri Coanda”, Grupul scolar “Matei Basarab”, Gru-pul scolar “Traian Vuia”, Liceul de informatica “Stefan Odobleja”.

Cluj Liceul Teoretic” Avram Iancu” , Liceul „Racovita” , Liceul „N.Balcescu” , Liceul „George Cosbuc” , Liceul” Gh.Sincai „, Liceul „Toduta” , Liceul „Gheorhe Baritiu” , Liceul „Ghibu” , Liceul „Lucian Blaga”

Iasi Liceul de Informatică “Grigore Moisil”, Colegiul Naţional “Mihai Eminescu”, Colegiul Naţional, Colegiul Economic Administrativ, Colegiul Naţional de Artă “Octav Băncilă”, Liceul Teoretic “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Liceul Teoretic “Miron Costin”, Liceul Teoretic “Garabet Ibrăileanu”, Colegiul Tehnic “Gheorghe Asachi”, Colegiul Tehnic “Dimitrie Leonida”, Grupul Şcolar Tehnoton.

13 cities

107 highschools

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Oradea Colegiul National “Emanuil Gojdu”,Colegiul National “Mihai Emi-nescu”, Colegiul Economic “Partenie Cosma”,Liceul Pedagogic “Iosif Vulcan”,Liceul Teoretic “Aurel Lazar”,Liceul Baptist “Emanuel”,Liceul Greco-Catolic,Colegiul Tehnic “Mi-hai Viteazul”

Pitesti Liceul „I.C.Bratianu”,Colegiul „Zinca Golescu”, Colegiul „AL.Odobescu”,Liceul”Ion Barbu”, Colegiul Economic „Maria Teiuleanu”, Liceul „Armand Calinescu”,Colegiul” Ion Cantacuzino”

Sibiu Colegiul National „Octavian Goga”, Colegiul National „Gheorghe Lazar”, Liceul Teoretic „Onisifor Ghibu”, Liceul de Arta, Colegiul National „Samuel Brukenthal”.

Suceava Col.Nat.”Petru Rares” , Col Nat” Dimitrie Cantemir”, Col.Nat.”Stefan cel Mare”, Liceul Crestin” Filadelfia”, Colegiul de Arte” Ciprian Porumbescu”

Rm valcea Colegiul National „Al.Lahovari”, Col National „Mircea cel Batran” ,Liceul Sanitar , Liceul Energetic

Targu-Mures Colegiul Naţional „Alexandru Papiu Ilarian”, Colegiul Naţional „Unirea”,Colegiul Economic „Transilvania”, Liceul Teoretic „Bolyai Farkas”, Liceul de Arta , Liceul pedagogic „Mihai Eminescu” ,Grup Şcolar „Electromureş” ,Grupul Şcolar „Gheorghe Marinescu” ,Gru-pul Şcolar „Constantin Brâncuşi”, Grupul Şcolar „Emil A. Dandea”

Timisoara Liceul »Vlad Tepes », Colegiul National Banatean,Liceul Waldorf,Liceul « Ana Aslan »,Liceul « Henri Coanda », Liceul Teo-retic « Jean Louis Calderon », Liceul « William Shakespeare », Liceul Teoretic « Nicolaus Lenau », Liceul » Grigore Moisil », Cole-giul National de Arta » Ion Vidu », Colegiul Tehnic « Ion Mincu ».

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Testimonials“Grow has been a challenging exprience, full of suprises, a blowing wind that has totally changed me, after only 4 months. I am glad that I had this opportunity and such a great team. I feel that Grow achived its goal: to reach 80 highschool students from Iasi and to enlarge their perspectives over the places they live in but also to know themselves better. I wish, in a few years, to see one of these stdents as coordinator manager of the Grow program, because I am proud to know that everyone has done what they desired.”

Maxim DoinaOrganisation Committee President from Iasi

“The last 2 months were an amazing experience for me. I met fantastic people, who showed me what its like to experience the Romanian culture and everyday lifestyle. I met this country just like I dreamed about – from the inside, from the locals point of view, not as a tourist with a map and guide. I confronted stereotypes, myths and views that I knew before I come here.

About my work, at the beginning, I had a doubts if I could handle it. I become responsible for the develop-ment and education of young people with high expec-tations. Now, I feel like I have managed to succeed at this task. This required me to create and develop many

new skills. I think that the teenagers taught me almost as much as I taught them Even if they did it unconsciously. I’m going to really miss them. This traineeship gave me a lot: new experiences, friends, unforgettable emo-tions, and also new skills that will surely be useful for me in my future life. I don’t regret, even a bit, my decision to come to this country for my practice.”

Julita Wiecek Trainer from Poland

“GROW wasn’t just an amazing experience, but also my united family with whom I could speak my mind without feeling awkward. I may not be a superhero, but I don’t want to be. Now, I am more than that, I am a better person. From GROW I’ve learned to be open minded, to be nice to the people around me and to have faith in myself. Also, I’m glad that I had the chance to meet such amazing people who appreciated me for what I am. I’ve never felt so confident in myself, thus I want to thank GROW and AIESEC for everything. :) “

Anca PetrariuStudent from Iasi

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“Grow was incredible...At the beginging I didn’t expect to be like this but after but after each session I realised that Grow has changed me a lot.The trainers were the best ever, and the sesions were so fun and we really learned how to do things,how to respect others and the most important thing, how to comuni-cate.At closing ceremony we all were so proud about how we had changed, how important this project was for us. All in all, I have to say a big thank you to the AIESEC members and for the trainers( Kamila and Klavdij) and also... I hope to see you again next year....Love you,Grow!! “

Loredana BertişanStudent from Iasi

“What could I say about Grow? Grow was for me, and I am sure it was the same for the others, just like a second family and the best experience of my life until now. Grow offered me the opportunity to develop myself, to understand myself and the others, something that before attending Grow I couldn’t do. Through Grow, I grew more and I learnt things that I didn’t know. I met new people,I made life long friendships and I learnt to overcome my fear of speaking in public. I saw what it means to work in a team. I learnt that everyone is unique in their own way, that discriminating or judging someone is not good, but now I respect others opinions and follow my dreams no matter how hard they are to attain.

All these and many others thanks to the trainers and the organising team who worked so that we can have this unique experience. They have always been there to help us, while also being our friends. They have also become our friends. They taught us that no matter what sex, religion or culture, everybody is unique. They made the impossible, possible. And the most important: we love them and we are greatful to them for everything they did for us.

I could speak all day supporting Grow but it would not be enough. Grow went over the lines of simple words being everything I wanted from the project. Per-sonally, I get nostalgic eveytime I speak about Grow and what it meant for me.

Finally, I would like to thank all those who were involved in organising this pro-ject and I’d like to tell them that thanks to their involvement, we all now have the courage to fight for what we want no matter the challenges. “

Drilea Cristina AlexandraStudent from Brasov

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Analysis of the impact

This report was commissioned to analyse the feedback written by the teenagers who have taken part in the GROW 0.9 2011 Spring edition.

The method of analysis includes online feedback given by the participants from all over Romania. The research draws attention to the fact that approxi-mately 90% of the participants found the program very useful for their educa-tional needs and applicable in their daily life.

Further investigation revealed that the trainers who delivered the trainings picked their favourite sessions to be the ones which developed participants crea-tivity, proactivity and team working skills. Moreover, the skills on which the cur-riculum of GROW 0.9 covers are the desirable competencies which are searched by Romanian companies.

The GROW program is the best way for the participants, despite their young age, to be prepared both for their future challenges at work and in their everyday life at school and university.

Executive summary

How did we get feedback?

We asked participants all over the country to give us feedback after every session. We used two ways of collecting data:

- quantitative - to get a general conclusion about the perception of the project among the students (questions 1 & 2)

- qualitative - to see what the participants actually felt about the session (questions 3 - 5)

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Analysis of the quantitative dataAll the sessions were considered as very useful for the educational needs for more than 90% of the participants.

Approximately 90% of the participants believed that the information and skills they received during the program have a good applicability in their daily life.

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10 - Closing session and ceremony

1 - Intro to GROW 0.9

9 - European citizenship - what has that got to do with me?

2 - Did I make myself understood? - Communication skills

3 - Your haircut doesn't suit you, but how can I say that politely?

6 - Friends say they know me, but I am not so sure, what defines me?

7 - How to organize a special event?

4 - Good habits, bad habits

5 - Eco-living - small things I can do to help Earth

8 - We are all different - Why discriminate?

Ranking of the sessions according to the trainers

According to the trainers the best sessions were the ones which concerned the everyday problems and required the participants to be creative, proactive and work as a team.

Analysis of the qualitative data

3. What did you like the most about this session?

1 – Intro to GROW 0.9 What I liked the most about the first session was that our trainees tried to make us find much information about our colleagues and about them, but in an informal way, through games and communication exercises, so I had a great time. (Iaşi)

2 – Did I make myself understood? - Communication skills This session was very useful for me because I learned how to develop my skills, especially my English, and to speak in public by overcoming my shyness. I have been waiting for a long time to manage to do it so it was a very precious lesson for me. (Iaşi)

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Analysis of the feedback shows that the participants appreciated not only the content but also the format of the sessions. Moreover, they have noticed an im-pact of GROW 0.9 on their own lives.

3 – Your haircut doesn’t suit you, but how can I say that politely? I really liked that I learned many new things about feedback that I didn’t know until then and that things are really useful in everyday life and helped my personal development. I also liked that we were also given various examples and some colleagues have even played roles in different situations and showed what was actually feedback and how you can give or receive it. (Bucharest)

4 – Good habits, bad habits (debate) The most thing that i liked about this session is that we’ve been in each situation, pro, contra and observators. and we learned how to support our ideas. how to listen to the other’s ideas, and to discuss on a subject. it was very help-ful. (Oradea)

5 – Eco-living - small things I can do to help Earth (simulation) I liked it because we talked about a worldwide problem but we did not just talk about it, we thought about what we can do as a society to overcome it and I personally started doing something after the session and I’m going to tell all my friends and relatives. (Bucharest)

6 – Friends say they know me, but I am not so sure, what defines me? I liked this session because I found out more things about me and my personality. Now, I know I am a cool person and I know how to put in light my strong points and how not to be too disappointed because of my weak points. Now I am less shy and more self confident. (Suceava)

7 – How to organize a special event? I liked that we had a lot of team work and that we planed our organization for a real event, Global Village. (Bucharest)

8 – We are all different - Why discriminate? This was one of the best sessions. It was nice and interesting to hear other opinions about discrimination and after the session I have a different point of view. (Iaşi)

9 – European Citizenship I think this session was actually very good for us because it helps us know and these are the responsibilities a citizen of the European Union has: to know the main things about our country and our possibilities. (Bucharest)

10 – Closing session and ceremony I like that we had a moment of quiet when we had to imagine ourselves in a few years from now, it was interesting. (Bucharest)

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4. How do you think this session could have been better?

1 – Intro to GROW 0.9 I think that this session could be better if I would learn some “tricks” which could help me to improve my English and if I would know the level of English language learning that I should be at, because I want to cope with any English exam i will have, like Cambridge. (Oradea)

2 – Did I make myself understood? - Communication skills This session is very interesting, but if we can do more activities, it can be more funny. (Ramnicu Valcea)

3 – Your haircut doesn’t suit you, but how can I say that politely? I would have liked if we worked on small groups, and talked about a cer-tain theme and them summarize the main ideas. (Cluj Napoca)

4 – Good habits, bad habits (debate) This session could have been better by adding a discussion about what other people consider a good or a bad habit and why. (Bucharest)

5 - Eco-living - small things I can do to help Earth (simulation)I think maybe we could have gone outside and pick up some trash as part of our session, but the weather was bad (Constanta)

6 - Friends say they know me, but I am not so sure, what defines me?More detailed personality test.(Craiova)

7 - How to organize a special event (WG)We could have worked more on such an event ,plan future nights out and pro-jects.(Bucharest)

8 - We are all different - Why discriminate (roleplay)I think that this session could be better by having involved children with disabili-ties with whom we could interact in order to learn better how to not discriminate and to help people with this kind of problems(Craiova)

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Analysis of the feedback shows that the participants want to work in smaller teams, improve their English and get involved in extracurricular activities.

Impact of GROW 0.9 on the trainers

It is clear from the feedback that GROW not only has an impact on the partici-pants, but on the trainers who deliver the sessions as well.

The experience strengthened my self-awareness, especially of were my strengths are and reinforced my desire for reaching the goals that I had set before.

Helen from GermanyTrainer in Oradea

By changing myself in new situations I’m more confident about myself. Plus the people that I met on my way motivated me to realize the plans that I had but I wasn’t sure if I can manage them. They show me also different point of view on some things.

Julita from Poland Trainer in Constanta

GROW experience changed my mind about world in general and made that i want to work and countine my education abroad.

Hania from PolandTrainer in Sibiu

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Skills developed during the sessions

Comparison of the qualities* searched by companies and those provided by the Grow project

All skills required by Romanian companies are covered within the GROW project, however they are only taught to a basic standard in this edition. Later editions will cover these topics in more detail.

* The competencies were chosen by Catalyst, one of the biggest graduate re-cruitment companies in Romania.

Session 1 - getting to know each other - interaction with new people

Session 2 - oral and non-verbal communication skillsSession 3 - ability to give and receive feedback

- increased empathy Session4 - debating skills, and how to lead a healthy life

- making arguments and defending themSession 5 - creativity skills

- how to live sustainable with the environmentSession 6 - self-awareness - finding personal strengths and weaknessesSession 7 - event management skills

- personal accountabilitySession 8 - discrimination simulation - value: respect for differences be-

tween individualsSession 9 - European citizenship - raising awareness on what it means

to be a EU citizenSession 10 - practicing session

- public speaking skills

Companies in Romania Grow 0.91. Analytical capabilities +2. Passion at work +3. Learning continuosly +4. Innovation skills +5. Problem solving +6. Team working skills +7. Being proactive +8. Communication skills +

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1. Analytical capabilities

Session 4Good habits, bad habits

Applying logical thinking to the gathering and analyzing of arguments which could be useful to win a debate.

Session 7 How to organize a special event?

Preparing an event according to a given struc-ture and being prepared to solve the problems which could show up during the organisation.

2. Passion at work

Session 6Friends say they know me, but I am not so sure, what defines me?

Getting to know their own personalities and preferences so that they can choose a work-place in the future that they will be satisfied with.

3. Learning continuously

All sessions Participants were encouraged to show interest in acquired a deeper knowledge of the dis-cussed topics.

4. Innovation skills

Session 4Good habits, bad habits

Participants learnt how to defend their points of view in a debate by looking for the argu-ments that support it while also convincing an audience of their point of view effectively.

Session 5Eco-living - small things I can do to help Earth

Developing how to think creatively about how to build a ecological city from rubbish, while also imagining new solutions for the environ-mental problems in our cities.

Session 7How to organize a special event?

Coning up with good ideas that work and can be implemented into a real event.

5. Problem solving

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Session 3Your haircut doesn’t suit you, but how can I say that po-litely?

Coming up with good arguments for a particu-lar debate and then giving each other feedback on these arguments.

Session 5Eco-living - small things I can do to help Earth

Devising ways on how to modify their daily ac-tivities in order to save energy an protect the environment.

Session 7How to organize a special event?

Learning to cope with unexpected problems during a project or event.

6. Team working skills

Session 4Good habits, bad habits

Working together in a team in order to win a debate against another team.

Session 5Eco-living - small things I can do to help Earth

Working together in a team to build an ideal ecological city and finding new solutions for our everyday environmental problems.

Session 7How to organize a special event?

Brainstorming a vision for an event.Collaborating in a group to implement a project into reality.

7. Being proactive

Session 5 Eco-living - small things I can do to help Earth (simulation)

Realizing that just small things can make a massive impact in life.

After this session participants felt more proac-tive and wanted to do something for their com-munity.

Session 8We are all different -Why dis-criminate?

Looking at the practical solutions to increasing tolerance in our society.

8. Communication skills

Session 1Intro to GROW 0.9

Interacting and befriending new people during the ice breaker games.

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Conclusion

The goal of the four year GROW program is to make a new generation of the Romanian teenagers who will have the skills and courage to make a change. GROW 0.9 is the first step on this way. According to the feedback, the teenagers are very interested in learning practical skills which are in the centre of the activities in the sessions. They learn how to express their own ideas, create arguments to defend their points of view in front of the others, respect the other people’s ideas, know how to give feed-back, etc. In the short term, it helps them to be more self-confident at school, to get involved or initiate extra activities and to be more aware about their strong and their weak points. In a long term they will be well prepared to choose the right career path and follow it. As the participants are now open-minded and sensitive to other peoples problems, they will now not only contribute to their community, but will also possess the skills required to help them bring their ideas to a reality.

Session 2Did I make myself under-stood? - Communication skills

Learning about the theory of verbal, non-ver-bal, and para-verbal communication and put-ting it into practice during the exercises;

Session 3Your haircut doesn’t suit you, but how can I say that po-litely?

Practicing using communication skills learnt from previous sessions effectively while receiv-ing feedback on their progress.

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PartnersThis project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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Andrei Stoicamarketing and communication manager

0757 081 [email protected]

www.scoaladevalori.rostrada Sperantei, nr. 27, parter, sector 2,

Bucuresti

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