National Ecological Competition – LET’S PLAY GREEN

The Foundation for Education SMART in Opole and the Cultural Center in Będzin invite children and teenagers to participate in the Polish National Ecological Competition – LET’S PLAY IN GREEN. Organized as part of the project “Give your things a second life”.

Fourth project meeting!

The fourth online project meeting with “The Academy of the conscious parent – A replacement parent is urgently needed!” Is behind us.
We focused on the main issues for “help-desk” and discussed the differences in the functioning of foster care in the partner countries.

Fourth project meeting!

The fourth online project meeting from the project “The Academy of the conscious parent – A replacement parent is urgently needed!” Is behind us.
We focused on the main issues for “help-desk” and discussed the differences in the functioning of foster care in the partner countries.

Workshops on creating Easter palms

On March 26, 2021. organized by the SMART Foundation, workshops on creating an eco-friendly Easter palm were held for participants of the “Children’s World” Non-Public Nursery and Kindergarten in Siewierz.

The aim of the workshop was to raise the ecological awareness of the youngest generation, to develop artistic skills, creativity and to sensitize to the beauty of the Polish Easter tradition.

In accordance with the instructions given by the instructors, the participants made eco Easter palms using natural resources, i.e. willow twigs, reeds, periwinkle, juniper, boxwood, dried grasses, cereals and leaves. Preschoolers also made flowers from colored tissue paper and crepe paper. During the workshops, beautiful palm trees were created, which will certainly be used during the upcoming “Palm Sunday”

The workshop was organized as part of the project “Give your things a second life”

We share our experience with members of the RAZEM Association in Czeladź!

The launch of the project by the RAZEM Association was an opportunity to present the assumptions of the project “The Academy of the conscious parent – A parent for replacement urgently needed!”.

E- Senior project!

We are pleased to announce that we are starting the Project “E- Senior” 2020-3-PL01-ESC31-094902 !!

The project aims to introduce seniors to virtual reality, stimulate their curiosity and present the opportunities they can use to make their lives easier and take care of everyday matters. The project will be carried out in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, we plan to gather two groups of 10 people with whom we will meet at classes twice a month. During the classes, seniors will learn computer skills from the very beginning!

We plan to start the project at the end of April, so we are already starting recruitment! If you have seniors around you, it can be: grandmother, grandfather, aunt, or even a neighbour

who would like to participate in such activities, CONTACT US!

Willingness to participate in the classes can be reported by:

  • our website -> “Contact” tab
  • Facebook -> click here
  • by phone -> 500 714 676
  • by sending a message to the foundation’s e-mail address: fundacjasmart0@gmail.com

We are waiting for all applications!

We welcome spring with major changes

Our training in Kluszkowce was the last one we had under the supervision of our wonderful trainer. Due to his further career plans, we were forced to say goodbye to him. We would like to thank him for all his commitment, a number of good advice, support, time and of course for the knowledge he passed on, and at the same time we wish him many successes in his further professional career!

On March 6, we covered the paths around Lake Turawa for the first time in a smaller group. However, the knowledge and experience gained so far allowed us to continue training ourselves. Because in both groups, everyone agreed that one person should lead the group in order to maintain discipline and the old climate of training. In each of the groups, the leaders selected at the beginning took on new – coaching duties. During the last three weeks, participants had the opportunity to check the effectiveness of their groups’ training, after the changes introduced. We are proud to say that despite the new challenge, both groups are doing their best! 🙂

These are no longer just routine workouts designed to increase the health, awareness and physical endurance of participants. These workouts have become their true passion! We could not have dreamed of better results of our training. Constant commitment, systematicity, constant raising the bar, focus on constant progress and promoting the idea of ​​leading a healthy lifestyle among others, have become indispensable elements of their new everyday life. We can only praise, admire and wait for even more great news. : D

Go to the project website

The little exchange event at the “My Rynek” commune market in Mierzęcice

On a very windy Friday, March 19, 2021. at the “My Rynek” commune market in Mierzęcice at ul. Wolności, there was a free exchange of clothes, the so-called Szafing.

The event was publicized in good time by putting up information posters in nearby towns. Posters were hung on poles, notice boards, local shops, supermarkets, schools and kindergartens. The campaign was held under the slogan “Give your clothes a second life”. From the early hours of the morning, local residents brought unnecessary but wearable used clothes to our stand to replace them with other clothes. Szafing was successful. Ladies asked for the next time, which we already know will take place in April.

We must be aware that by taking part in the above-mentioned events, we give a second life to our things, and at the same time we care for our environment. Changing clothes is not only pro-educational, but also economical.

Easter handicraft workshops

On March 15, 2021. in the “ART-ECO plus” Association based in Siewierz, Easter workshops of artistic handicraft were conducted. The meeting was attended by the members of the above-mentioned Association and the inhabitants of Siewierz and the surrounding area who are interested in traditional crafts and would like to learn how to make Easter decorations and decorations. It was bustling and joyful. During the classes, workshop participants made Easter decorations using the decoupage technique. In addition, the string method was used to create Easter decorations, decorating with guipure, lace, ribbons, embellishment with beads, sequins, a straw and feathers. The above-mentioned compositions were made of, among others: jars after meals for babies, pate baskets, dried field flowers, giving these objects a second life. All participants declared their continued willingness to cultivate their passion for handicraft.

THE SECOND LIFE of plastic bottles – handicraft workshops.

Handicraft workshops conducted on March 8, 2021. in the Non-Public Nursery and Kindergarten “Children’s World” in Siewierz were extremely interesting and interesting. By participating in the activities, children transformed and gave plastic bottles a second life, i.e. upcycling.

However, these workshops exceeded our expectations. Creating ornaments from “nothing” stimulated the creativity of preschoolers and improved their well-being – after all, they reduced the amount of waste themselves. Beautiful flowers were created, the quality and appearance of which do not differ from those bought in the store.