Empowering Teachers for integration and provision of NFE activities for Ukrainian refugee children
Project duration: June, 2022 – December, 2022
Implementing organization: Programul Educaţional „Pas cu Pas” /Step by Step Moldova
Implementing partner: Norwegean Refugee Council (NRC)
Project activities:
1. Activities at Chisinau Republican puppet theater Licurici:
The activities were focused on supporting the continuous learning and development of the Ukrainian refugee children and on overcoming their curriculum loss in such subject areas as English and Ukrainian languages, math/numeracy, literacy, chemistry, physics, art, geography and biology, exploring the world, according to the age categories (grades 1-4 and 5 -11), as well as on learning Romanian language. By the end of the project the number of unique refugee children reached 90 (54 Ukrainian girls and 36 Ukrainian boys) for an average of twenty five 45-minites activities per week (mostly delivered by Ukrainian refugee teachers). Among employed teachers 7 were Ukrainian refugees.
2.Activities in Children libraries/centers in Balti, Orhei and Causeni districts:
The project facilitators from these libraries provideda diverse spectrum of recreational-developmental activities for Ukrainian refugee children (aged 6-15 years old) and their families.
3. Training materials development
Three training modules focused on socio-emotional children development, recognizing stress and overcoming trauma related consequences.
4. SBSM guidance and expert assistance
SBSM core team provided guidance and expert assistance to the developers of the training module 3 and to the team of 16 trainers-mentors.
5. Training teachers for refugees integration:
Three trainings for 390 primary school teachers and managers from 4 regions – Balti, Orhei, Criuleni, Ialoveni on the modules The participants appreciated the whole training program for its relevant content, interactive mode and delivery format, its practical aspect, especially the stress releasing / mindfulness exercises, video materials, specific situations and case studies.