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Grundtvig Learning Partnership
Parents’ Association of Elementary School and Public Kindergarten of Astromeritis,
Cyprus
Contact Seminar“Community Building, Community Learning”
Budapest, HungaryDecember 3-5, 2009
Who We Are: We are not professionals We are not intellectuals We are parents who care about our
community, the environment and conditions in which our children grow up
Structure of our Organization President, Vice-president, Members. Yearly Elections Number of members Number of families Number of children (130)
Elementary Kindergarten
Our Activities We organize a number of activities every year,
trying to involve the general community of Astromeritis
Pictures/list of activities Afternoon tea gatherings with a bingo game Organisation of plays and cinemas. Organisation of educational lectures to improve
parents knowledge of children behaviour. Collaboration with school authorities( financial
maters, organisation of events e.g. book exhibitions)
What we want to do/Main idea Until recently, Astromeritis has been a pretty closed society
with most of the people living there all their life. In a short period of time, the really small and closed community has changed demographically in a significant way (newcomers from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China and the US.), making the locals a little cautious.
Need for intercultural skills to be able to better welcome the newcomers, incorporate them in the community, accept and include the differences they bring with them
Pass these skills on to the children (in classrooms, during playtime, and in their lives in general).
New ideas, methods, customs, and ways of thinking are all affecting our children and if we as parents do not know how to approach the newcomers, then our children will also not know how to approach them.
We are looking for people who share the same ideas, concerns, and challenges.
How: Learning Partnership Main Aims/Objectives:
Increased awareness of the International and European multicultural, social, and economic scene
Better understanding of areas of common interest in the field of children’s emotional development and advancement of intercultural skills
Possible Activities A tentative program could involve:
Activities to encourage participation from all families/parents in children’s academic and emotional development (e.g. children's art, craft, dance, music exhibitions)
Exchange of ideas regarding incorporation of new cultures in small communities like Astromeritis
With the help of professionals, exchange of ideas on related issues with the incorporation of new cultures (discipline, language, cultural communication, etc.)
Establishing a “guide” or annual event for welcoming difference in small communities
We are looking for partners Professional organizations who deal
with children’s development Social work organizations who deal
with intercultural skills Other Parents’ Associations Grandparents’ Associations Anyone who is interested in such
topics
We are Flexible We are open to other ideas We are ready to discuss We are ready to make a program
that is productive for all our partners
Application Deadline February 19th, 2010
We would like to prepare with our potential partners a winning application
