Category Archives: Non-formal education

URL SlugPlovdiv 2019: Volunteers of the Poorest European Capital of Culture Created Community Service from Scratch Go green with peer learning Erasmus+ Climate Action Now! Save the Future ( Moclín, Spain) is an international youth project organized in July by Euro Youth Club – Spain. The Bulgarian team of 7 youngsters was selected by CET Platform Bulgaria. And I was the leader of the group. Moclín is a small mountainous village with 4000 inhabitants, a unique place to visit in Spain for those who favor eco-friendly practices – driving less […]

The Association of Young Improvers for Youth Development (YIYD), an Erasmus+ partner, has turned Smolyan, the smallest Bulgarian regional centre, into a generator of the biggest social changes. What is behind these processes? Youngsters develop their own recipes for balancing their creativity and the influence of the other. Integration through sport: boost your creativity with Erasmus+! The team of volunteers of the YIYD, with their leader and the founder of the association Valentin Kehayov, has just returned from a youth exchange in Metoni (Greece). MIMR is a partner of the […]

Where to start sustainable living? Find practical tips from Bulgarian eco-activists who gathered at the seminar “Equality and Climate Justice” (Bankya), where I was one of the participants. All the ideas have proven to be effective in 14 Bulgarian communities and can be implemented elsewhere! Use every opportunity to get food for thought – Bulgarian Fund for Women, Sofia The three-day seminar was organized last week by the Bulgarian Fund for Women in Bankya, a well-known international spa resort and one of the best Bulgarian destinations for sustainable travel. We […]

Combine learning with developing artistic skills! The following practical tips for learning English from art therapist and English language teacher Elena Stoycheva help you to bring more fun to your studies. Improvise to activate the brain All stimuli in the learning environment make part of the whole process. For full absorption, it’s essential to mix different activities to activate the two cerebral hemispheres. Art and creation should feature every activity and be the key of practical tips for learning English with artistic activities. If they are in the right place, […]

Explore the original experience of the future European Capital of Culture Veszprém-Balaton 2023 (VEB2023), Hungary. The University of Pannonia has become one of the key partners of the project. Pannon Unifest is the most important event for generating innovative ideas that help youngsters to see their talents through different lenses and benefit the community. The festival is the brainchild of the two former students Gábor Halma and József Szeles who set up the event in 2015. Kitti Deli joined them later. Every October, Pannon UniFest, one of the main creative […]

Immerse yourself in the original Lithuanian traditions and consider creating your own traditional costume under the guidance of artist Rasma Noreikytė (Kaunas 2022)! Teaching ethnographic diversity with weaving and lullabies Rasma Noreikytė works in the Open-Air Museum of Lithuania (Rumšiškės, 20 km from Kaunas), one of the largest ethnographic open-air museums in Europe (about 200 ha). It represents a huge dynamic workshop area with over 40 different educational programmes. With them visitors can learn about Lithuanian traditions of the five ethnographic regions. The artist organizes seminars “Make your own national […]

Times of crises always raise the same question of How to learn new things quickly? The Bulgarian psychotherapist Georgi Lozanov offered the solution in the 1970s inventing suggestopedia, the method of accelerated learning. It allows learning new things up to 5 times faster compared to traditional tactics. The method was certified by UNESCO in 1978 and was widely applied worldwide. Together with Elena Stoycheva, teacher of English practising suggestopedia and art therapy, founder of TOGETHER studio (Plovdiv), we discussed useful features of the unique learning tool that so much reflects […]

 The new experimental educational project LOVE AM by Syuzi Hakobyan, has been added to the list of alternative art classes at Yerevan special school for visually impaired children. Using the artificial musical language Solresol, the award-winning artist makes art accessible to visually impaired children and helps them to develop communication skills. Applying the musical language to art classes The classes are designed for students from 11 to 16 years old. The course consists of workshops and performances that help participants to explore different social topics by explaining them to each […]