Workshops – carnival eco-cotillions

During the Friday workshops (ie January 29, 2021), the group of “Smurfs” and “Skrzats” from the Private Nursery and the “Children’s World” Kindergarten in Siewierz performed unique carnival eco-cotillions. ?
Eco-cotillions were made of recycled materials –
simple and creative. The works were performed using the technique of cutting, pasting and sticking. However, as befits a carnival, the vast majority of them were richly decorated with brocade
The aim of the workshop was to promote ecological habits among preschool children.
After the workshops, children dressed in costumes decorated with self-made eco-cotillions took part in a carnival party.

The little exchange event in Dąbrowa Górnicza

On Sunday, January 24, 2021 between 10.00 and 14.00 at the Largest Marketplace in Dąbrowa Górnicza, the Wymianka action was held! ?
These unusual meetings, organized at least twice a month, are a great opportunity to refresh your wardrobe, for the benefit of the planet.
The exchange is a unique opportunity to find wonderful but unnecessary things in your wardrobes, such as clothes, shoes, jewelry, books, porcelain, toys, etc., which can gain a second life in the homes of new owners – says the coach of the project “Give your things second Life”.
The exchange action is addressed to:
✔️Everyone who doesn’t know what zero waste is.
✔️Anyone who doesn’t believe that one person can change the world.
✔️Everyone looking for motivation to make changes in their life.

Project meeting – “Conscious Parent Academy – Replacement parent urgently needed!”

On Friday, January 22, 2021 another meeting was held in the project “Conscious Parent Academy – Replacement parent urgently needed!” Due to the pandemic, the meeting was held online on the Microsoft Teams platform.

SMART Foundation together with partners:

Municipal Social Welfare Center in Żory,
Instituto de Apoio à Criança from Lisbon,
Viešoji įstaiga Mano šeimos akademija from Kaunas
we discussed further goals and activities related to the project, presented the project website and planned the schedule for the current year. Despite the difficulties related to the pandemic, we are constantly developing and constantly looking for solutions that will ensure the development and success of the project – “Conscious Parent Academy – Replacement parent urgently needed!”.

We are canceling the planned away training :(

Due to the extension of the duration of the prevailing restrictions related to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, we are forced to cancel the 3-day away training planned for this month, organized as part of the “Sport for everyone” project ?

But don’t worry, we’ll definitely make it happen!

We hope to do it in February. ?

The Little Exchange event

On January 8, 2021, the “Give your things a second life” event took place in the “Szofa” firm in Dąbrowa Górnicza at Ludowa.

As part of the event it was possible to exchange: unsatisfactory Christmas gifts, hasty purchases or clothes you grew out of:). This little exchange was organized in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

Actions have an ecological dimension. By exchanging, rather than throwing things in a bin, we give our belongings a second life.

Good news at the end of the year

The end of 2020 brought some good news:

  • The National Agency of the European Solidarity Corps has announced the results of a competition of applications submitted by 1 October 2020. The E-Senior project submitted by The SMART Foundation has been approved for implementation.

The main goal of the project is to introduce senior citizens to virtual reality, stimulate their curiosity and present the opportunities they can use to make their lives easier and to get things done.

E-Senior – 2020-3-PL01-ESC31-094902 – European Solidarity Corps – Solidarity Project

  • Our Latvian partners EvolvingYOUth have informed us that our joint Game elements in NFE project on the use of games in didactics has been accepted for implementation

Game elements in NFE – nr 2020-3-LV02-KA105-003488 – Erasmus+

This will be a busy year. We are very happy about that.

„Christmas Card” Workshops

In anticipation of the upcoming Christmas, on 21.12.2020 in “The Rainbow Land” Private Kindergarten in Dąbrowa Górnicza at Legionów 67, “Christmas Card” artistic handicraft workshops were held. They were attended by preschoolers of the “Baby Bears” and “Baby Tigers” groups.

Each preschooler of the workshops created a card with Christmas motive. The work was done in different techniques. These activities, like all previous ones, were of course of great interest to children.

Workshops “Christmas card”

In anticipation of the upcoming Christmas, on December 21, 2020 at the “Rainbow Land” Private Kindergarten in Dąbrowa Górnicza at ul. Legionów 67, there were artistic handicraft workshops called “Christmas Cards”, in which preschoolers from the “Bears” and “Little Tigers” groups took part.

Each preschooler of the workshop created a card with Christmas motifs. The works were performed using various techniques. These classes, like all the previous ones, were of course very popular among children. 🙂

„Gingerbread Secrets” Culinary Workshops

On 16.12.2020 the groups of “Baby Bears” and “Baby Tigers” of “The Rainbow Land” Private Kindergarten in Dąbrowa Górnicza participated in “Gingerbread Secrets” culinary workshops.

Preparing pastries and decorating went smoothly and easily. Everyone liked cutting Christmas shapes – Christmas trees, stars, snowmen and angels with the help of cookie cutters. Everyone in the kindergarten could smell baked gingerbread, which introduced everyone to the festive mood. The fun was excellent and the gingerbread cookies were wonderful.

Each gingerbread cookie was completely different, because they had different shapes, they were also decorated with various icing and sprinkles. After decorating, each of the children had the opportunity to taste their baked goods. Other beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies are already waiting for Christmas wafer meeting in the kindergarten. From these activities children acquired many pleasant and attractive experiences.

Arts and crafts classes

On 10.12.2020 children from “The Rainbow Land” Private Kindergarten located in Dąbrowa Górnicza at Legionów 67, took part in arts and crafts classes.

Children decorated manilla for wrapping Christmas gifts.

For this decoration they used: different colors of poster paints, pieces of sponge and felt, cardboard toilet paper rolls and glue.

Making it is not difficult, the effect – amazing, and the children had a lot of fun.