The meeting of the BRIDGES training was organized in the university on the initiative of the Head of the Association of School Partners, Halyna Nikolaychuk, the Dean of the Philological Faculty. The students, which retured from Romania, shared their plans, ideas and inspirations of the further fruitful work in the project on the basis of the community in Rivne.
Oleksandra Kostiuk:
On the first day of the project training, all participants were divided into teams. Each team had representatives from different countries and it let to know each other better. We could feel support if someone had misunderstanding and of course great motivation because there were people with some solid experience which they shared with other participants. All that inspire to develop our own ideas and problem solutions. Every day, we played “Top 10”. This game was meant to show all the groups their results recording the points for different activities during the day. Also, during the session, each team made projects and discussed suggested topics or problems. At the end of the project, we prepared videos to recognize some problems. We found out a lot of new information and learned team collaboration.
Anastasiia Sydenko:
On the penultimate day of our project we went on a tour. The first stop of our trip was Bran Castle. Bran Castle is the only castle in all of Transylvania that actually fits Bram Stoker’s description of Dracula’s Castle, thus, it is known throughout the world as Dracula’s Castle. Its hidden passages, narrow staircases, and haunted atmosphere really impressed us. We discovered and experienced the true history, the myth, the intrigue and the magic of this wonderful place in Romania. After that we went to the beautiful city of Brasov. First we had a tour of the city, where we learned more about the history of Romania and interesting facts about Brasov. And at the end of our busy day we had some free time when we could do what we wanted: to walk, take photos, shop, eat in cafes, and the like. It was a truly memorable day!
Sofiia Panchuk:
Hello, I am Sonya and this year I was the participant in the project "Bridges". It was my first project and my emotions were mixed. Firstly, it was difficult to perceive all the information you hadn't even thought or knew before. It was hard to understand the meaning of some definitions and expressions. But the TEAM always gave me a helping hand. I was not afraid to ask someone for some help, because everyone was ready to support. The work was interesting intensive. Also I want to express my satisfaction about "energizers". Those were many different interesting activities to cheer up and adjust to further work. Some of them were : " Change your place if it concerns you", " Hi Ha Ho", "Zombie". But my favorite activity is "Grab the yellow marker first". I liked the fact that playing you need not only to show your skills in sports but also the ability to work in a team, quickly signaling to others that yellow marker is in Victor's hand by shaking their hand. And also I prefer the fact that during the sessions anyone could say "basinga" and every participant had to get up and look for a new and comfortable place to listen to the information. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to take part in this project, as well as for the support, understanding and friendly atmosphere among all. I hope this is not the last project I take part in and it would be nice to meet my new friends as soon as possible.
Varvara Bilousova:
I am very pleased with the project. I met a lot of new people, I enjoyed that very warm atmosphere of hospitality. No wander, I learned a lot of new information on the suggested topics and met new friends. Completely new event for me was World Café. It is a method of organizing a meeting that involves a significant number of participants on predetermined topics and provides an opportunity for each participant to speak up. During February- March I want to participate in conducting a number of sessions to prepare a World Café meeting in my community.
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