ON ARRIVAL TRAINING
28th March – 1st April 2008
Organizer: Asociatia Initiativa Tinerilor
Location: ‘Lunca Muresului’ National Park;
Trainers: Laurentiu Lazăr, Daniel Nita, Paul Hac, Mirela Onita;
Volunteers from: MIllENNIUM Center association, Sfintii Trei Ierarhi organisation;
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, 27th of March:
Arrivals
Going out in the city
Day 2, 28th of March:
09:00 – 10:00 - Breakfast ;
10:00 – 11:00 - Presenting participants and trainers, practical things about the place, transport ;
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 - Get to know each other ;
13:00 – 14:00 - Hosting organizations presentation, project's presentation;
14:00 – 15:30 - Lunch;
15:30 - 15:45 - 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 – 18:00 – Personal objectives during EVS stage and project objectives ;
19:00 – 20:00 – Dinner;
21:00 - Disco in the city;
Day 3, 29th of March;
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, 30th of March;
09:00 – 10:00 - Breakfast
10:00 – 10:30 - Energizer
10:30 – 11:30 - Visibility of financers and partner organizations. Dissemination methods of the activities implemented and good methods and practices ;
11:30 – 11:45 - Coffee break;
11:45 – 13:00 - Assistance and mentorship service through out the whole volunteer stage;
13:30 – 15:00 - Coffee break;
15:00 – 16:30 - Corporate Social Responsibility ;
16:30 – 18:00 - Romanian language introduction ;
18:30 – 19:30 - Intermediary evaluation;
20:00 – Dinner;
Day 5, 31th of March;
08:30 – 09:00 – Breakfast;
10:00 – 11:00 - Host communities – presentation; - + EVS volunteers who visited the places already;
11:00 – 12:00 - The responsibilities of insurers: medical insurance ; The role and responsibility of the doctor;
12:00 – 13:30 - YOUTH PASS ;
13:30 – 15:00 – Lunch;
15:00 – 16:30 - Follow-up activities ;
16:30 – 18:00 - Presenting activities planned to follow through out the entire volunteer stage;
18:00 – 19:30 - Romanian traditional dress, dance and music;
19:30 – Dinner ;
Day 6, 1st of April;
09:00 – 10:00 – Breakfast;
10:00 – 13:30 - ‘Lunca Muresului’ activities. Laboratory experiments and paper recycling;
13:30 – 14:30 - Lunch;
14:30 – 15:30 - ‘Lunca Muresului’ activities. Laboratory experiments and paper recycling;
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" have been realized by Millennium Center Association uphold by the European Commission, through the European Voluntary Service, in the framework of "Youth in Action" program.
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