ON ARRIVAL TRAINING
1st-6th of February 2008
Organizer: Asociatia Initiativa Tinerilor
Location: ‘Lunca Muresului’ National Park
Trainers: Daniel Nita, Brandon Thomas, Paul Hac, Alex Pădurean, Carmen Motreanu, Craciun Alexandra, Mirela Onita, Raul Păşcălău, Sorin Victor Roman;
Organizing Team: Paul Hac, Alexandra Hans, Alex Pădurean, Raul Păşcălău, OSA Team.
Volunteers from: MIllENNIUM Center association, OSA (Students Organisation from Arad)
Objectives:
-delivering data regarding the host country and community
-giving information about the organizations of former EVS volunteers
-being aware of the manner and importance whit which proper cultural differences and conflicts can be solved
-acquainting the volunteers with the role of every partner involved in each step of the project and with the responsibilities of the project implementation team
-acquiring basic conversation skills in Romanian and/or English
-getting to understand the meaning of volunteer-ship
-identifying clear objectives connected to the activities to be performed during the volunteer stage
Day 1:
Arrivals
Going out in the city
Day 2:
09:00 – 10:00 - Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 - Presenting participants and trainers
11:00 – 11:45 - Collecting fears and expectations, presenting objectives of the on arrival training
11:45 – 12:00 - Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00 - Ice-breaking games
13:00 – 13:30 - Personal objectives during EVS stage and project objectives
13:30 – 15:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 15:15 - Energizer
15:15 – 16:45 - Youth in Action, focusing on EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE and viewing materials created from YOUTH and YOUTH IN ACTION financed programs
16:45 – 17:00 - Coffee break
17:00 – 18:30 - MILLENNIUM CENTER presentation and ‘Cultural Clusters – To Be Discovered’ project partners, ARAD STUDENT ORGANISATION presentation and partners from the ‘ARAD – A city with personality’ project
18:30 – 19:00 - ‘Cultural Clusters – To Be Discovered’ & ‘Arad – A city with personality’ project presentations
19:00 – 20:00 - Dinner
20:00 - Disco in the city
Day 3
09:00 – 10:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – 13:30 - Arad city game
13:30 – 15:00 – Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 - Cultural shock and the management of differences
16:30 – 17:00 - Coffee break
17:00 – 19:00 - Romania – between myth and history
19:00 – 20:00 - Dinner
20:00 – 21:00 - Viewing of a documentary about Romanian history; facilitated talks
Day 4
09:00 – 10:00 - Breakfast
10:00 – 10:30 - Energizer
10:30 – 11:30 - The responsibilities of insurers: medical insurance and the maximum coverage of insured apartments and possessions. The role and responsibility of the doctor. Presenting methods of risk prevention foreseen by the project
11:30 – 11:45 - Coffee break
11:45 – 13:00 - Assistance and mentorship service through out the whole volunteer stage.
13:00 – 13:30 - Financial aspects, eligible expenses and reimburments.
13:30 – 15:00 - Coffee break
15:00 – 16:30 - Host communities – presentation
16:30 – 18:00 - Romanian language introduction
18:30 – 20:00 - Romanian traditional dress, dance and music.
20:00 – 21:00 – Dinner
Day 5
08:30 – 09:00 - Breakfast
09:00 – 11:00 - Intermediary evaluation
11:00 – 12:00 - Corporate Social Responsibility
12:00 – 13:30 - Visibility of financers and partner organizations. Dissemination methods of the activities implemented and good methods and practices
13:30 – 15:00 - Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 - Follow-up activities
15:00 – 19:00 - Presenting activities planned to follow through out the entire volunteer stage.
19:00 – 20:00 - Dinner
Day 6
09:00 – 10:00 - Breakfast
10:00 – 13:30 - ‘Lunca Muresului’ activities. Laboratory experiments and paper recycling
13:30 – 15:00 - Lunch
15:00 – 15:30 - YOUTH PASS.
15:30 – 16:30 - Final Evaluation
16:30 – 19:00 - Preparing intercultural evening
19:00 – Intercultural evening; farewell party
The project "Cultural Clusters – to be discovered" and “Arad – a city with personality” have been realized by Millennium Center Association in collaboration with Ofensiva Tinerilor Association, Organizatia Studentilor din Arad, uphold by the European Commission, through the European Voluntary Service, in the framework of "Youth in Action" program.
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