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Fundația Bosch and the team of storytellers #AfostOdata invite all visitors to the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History to enjoy an immersive underwater experience centered on the stories of the explorers Grigore Antipa and Emil Racoviță. The release will take place on June 1.
Starting from the stories of the explorers from the story-telling Romanians collection, we will bring children closer to the underwater world so loved by scientists. The first underwater photo in the world, taken by Louis Boutan, even captures the biologist Emil Racoviță in a diving suit, he was also the man who discovered the beaked whale in the legendary expedition to the South Pole, aboard the ship Belgica. Equally important are the achievements of the researcher Grigore Antipa, doctor in jellyfish, to whom we owe the legacy of over 2,000,000 exhibits of the museum in the center of Bucharest.
To enjoy the immersive experience, visitors will enter a space that will activate all their senses, helping them travel through time in a virtual underwater setting. Children will be able to choose and customize a 2D drawing, then scan it and, with the help of technology, their drawing will come to life in 3D on a lab wall. The border between the physical and digital worlds will transform the visit to the museum into an engaging, modern and educational experience.
The temporary exhibition is subject to the operating and organizational schedule of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History. The content is accessible for people with hearing impairment and is also translated into English.
NARATIV, the Children’s Reading Festival, arrives in Cluj-Napoca for the first time! The festival is dedicated to all children aged between 5 and 14 and includes a series of engaging workshops where young participants can enjoy educational and fun activities. At the same time, parents are invited to attend dedicated conferences and workshops, supported by experts in parenting and psychology. The event takes place on Saturday, May 18, at the “Inochentie Micu” Greek-Catholic High School, starting at 10:00 a.m., and participation is free and can be done on the official website https://narativ.ro/narativ-cluj- napoca-bosch-reading-fund/.
NARATIV, run by the Curtea Veche Association, is part of the Bosch Reading Fund program. Through this program, we managed to donate over 2,000 books to 10 schools in Cluj County in the first phase of implementation, supporting education and encouraging a passion for reading among students.
High school students from Cluj Napoca and Blaj have the chance to discover their vocation in a new edition of the “Career Hour” program. In April, 175 high school students from Cluj-Napoca and Blaj are expected to participate in the “Career Hour” vocational guidance program organized by the Leaders Foundation with the support of Fundația Bosch România.
The program takes place over three days and offers young people the chance to take the first step towards realizing their career plan, towards understanding their personal and professional purpose, and towards acquiring the necessary leadership skills in their future professional career. Participation is free. In total, five editions of the program will take place in the two cities.
In Cluj County, the program is being held for the first time and is supported Fundația Bosch România, as main partner.
• 5 school-by-school social centres continue intergenerational education projects
• 150 children will benefit from school support and vocational and personal development activities
• 40 seniors have the opportunity to sign up as volunteers in community centres
The Generations national program, implemented by The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation, continues in 2024 in 5 social centres in the localities of Bonțida, Blaj, Buziaș, Dezmir and Bucharest, with the support of Fundația Bosch. The Generation Centres will receive grants to develop their portfolio of educational activities and receive training and mentoring to begin leveraging local resources. For the third consecutive year, seniors are invited to join after-school social centres to provide homework support or get involved in educational activities organized for children in the community.
Five organizations, working in support of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in five different communities, will benefit from resources and knowledge to implement intergenerational education in social centres. The Generation Centres create a space where children and seniors have the opportunity to collaborate and become or resource for each other, thus increasing the quality of life and relationships. Capitalizing on their professional experience, talent and personal time, 40 seniors will be co-opted as volunteers, to get involved in educational, vocational or socialization activities, in support of 150 children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Generation Centres bring a new category of staff to social centres to support non-formal education; through senior volunteers, creates a rich portfolio of activities for the vocational and personal development of children and triggers a change in the way of thinking at the community level in which the potential of the elderly is identified and the role of the social center as social actors that have a valuable contribution in the community.
In order for the services to be more accessible and visible among the interested categories, but also better supported by the entire community, the staff of the centres will be involved in a training and mentor process through which they will build the necessary skills for the purpose of leveraging local resources.
On the International Childhood Cancer Day (February 15), our partners from the P.A.V.E.L. Association. also officially launched the 3 volumes of the Auxiliary of non-formal activities intended for primary, secondary and high school patient students within the educational project Brain Station.
In the development of the auxiliary containing the curriculum and activity sheets necessary for the involvement of the student, a chronic patient, in non-formal didactic activities, the Brain station model was used, coordinated by Dr. Carrie Shiraki-Sakaino at the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Hawaii, which provides a “classroom atmosphere in the educational program of the hospital. Brain Station also promotes a smooth transition from hospital school to home school. The activities/lessons are based on the pillars of cognitive rehabilitation (concentration, memory, language and executive functions), also integrating the fields of Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies.
With the support and involvement of Fundația Bosch România, all the Romanian language and mathematics courses offered by the Teleșcoala program – broadcast on TVR 2 – will also be available on Naradix, along with a series of tests necessary to assess knowledge for eighth grade students.
Through a joint partnership between Fundația Bosch România, Narada and TVR, education becomes much more accessible for students. Thus, with the support of Fundația Bosch, teachers from all over the country film interactive content, adapted to the new generations of students, which is broadcast on TVR 2, every day, from Monday to Friday, from 3:30 p.m. The main topics covered in the National Assessment in Romanian language and mathematics are widely debated in the TV show. All these courses will also be found on NaradiX, along with tests that evaluate students’ knowledge.
“We are pleased to continue this tripartite partnership for the second school year in a row. We set out together, aware that the digital environment influences the learning process for today’s generations. NaradiX is the open source platform that allows the students to learn at their own pace, to access Teleșcoala courses whenever they want, to test their knowledge so that they can find out in real time what the level of knowledge they have acquired is. Moreover, NaradiX clearly appeals to students, as there is a gamification reward system.” – Simona Beldiman, Executive Director, Fundația Bosch România
In addition, all students who enter the platform, at the end of each set of lessons and tests are rewarded with naradins, virtual coins with which they can buy a lot of items from the platform shop. Andreea, a student from Satu Mare, was one of the most diligent and studious students, who won a laptop after completing the most courses on NaradiX in the Teleschool program. She is preparing hard for the National Assessment and promises to be a serious competitor this season, especially since she is currently in the 8th grade and has even more motivation to learn.
We are starting a new partnership with the Little People Romania Association, which has 20 years of experience in programs dedicated to patients, offering a series of high-quality emotional support services in the clinical environment, complex events for young cancer survivors, material support offered to the wards pediatric oncology, constant care and involvement from a dedicated team.
We support the 14th edition of the Temerarii Camp, which will take place between September 4-8, in Șuior, Baia Sprie, Marmureș. The camp will bring together more than 70 young cancer survivors from all over the country. Temerarii are one big family, a trademark and a number associated with survival.
The theme and motto of the camp is Fit4Life. The goal of the camp is to strengthen health literacy and promote healthy lifestyles with practical training and advice on nutrition, regulated physical activity that improves physical and mental health.
We are happy to be part of the 11th edition of the festival, Haferland Week, the largest event in Romania dedicated to promoting the culture and traditions of the Transylvanian Saxon community, which will take place from August 3 to 6, 2023, in 10 communities: Archita, Saschiz, Homorod, Rupea, Criț, Roadeș, Meșendorf, Cloașterf, Bunești and Viscri. The theme of this year’s edition of the festival is “Sustainability in the cultural landscape of Haferland”.
On August 5 and 6, Fundația Bosch România organizes 3 creative workshops for children and parents in Meșendorf and Criț. The workshops for DIY and weaving stories from plants and flowers found their inspiration in the architecture of the area and the natural heritage of Oatland.
For the second consecutive year, Fundația Bosch România supports Boovie, the book-trailer festival that starts on July 25, in Brașov. This year’s theme is “The Book of New Beginnings”. Of the 555 teams that registered between February and March, 494 completed the book-trailers and, after a first selection, 385 teams remained in the competition.
Over 2,000 middle and high school students and teachers, some of them volunteers, will be able to participate in over 50 financial education, journalism, theater and public communication workshops, organized by professionals and young actors.
The sponsorship of the Fundatia Bosch România will certainly contribute to laying the foundations for a better future for young people, on which we started working together.
