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On January 23, 2023. foster families started a training course entitled “Training – Initial building of good relationships between foster parents and children.” implemented within the project
„Conscious Parent Academy – Replacement parent urgently needed!” project number 2020-1-PL01-KA204-082283.

Thanks to the Municipal Social Welfare Center in Żory acting as a host organization, foster families from Lithuania, Portugal and Poland have the opportunity to expand their knowledge on building relationships between foster parents and children. Each of the participants takes the classes very seriously, because they are aware of the importance of creating a positive relationship with the child. In the case of a foster parent, the relationship between him and the ward requires special care to be strong and durable.

We hope that the training will be fruitful, and that the families taking part in it will gain a lot of useful knowledge that they will be able to use and share with their loved ones.

On January 13, 2023, seniors participating in the project “World on a plate” project no. 2021-2-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000040182 went on an extraordinary culinary journey to the countries of the Arab world.

During the cultural studies classes, Mrs. Mariola, the lecturer, introduced the project participants to the secrets of Middle Eastern cuisine. She talked about the most commonly used ingredients, products, cooking techniques, dishes, and culinary traditions.

Arabian cuisine is characterized by a passion for healthy eating and eating meals together. Local ingredients are used to prepare Arabic dishes, i.e. cereal grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, milk, nuts and dried fruits. An important element of Arabic cuisine, apart from flavors and aromas, is also the way of serving dishes – appetizing morsels on many bowls or plates.

Seniors together prepared delicious Arabic dishes, i.e.:
– QATAYEF COOKIES – Arabian cookies, eaten all year round, especially
during Ramadan;
– oven kofta, i.e. beef skewers;
– SHAKSHUKA – Arabic “mish-mash”;
– TABBOULEH salad with bulgur.

At the end, there was a tasting of what the seniors had prepared.

The meeting took place in a very friendly atmosphere. Participants were satisfied with the classes, took an active part in them and were involved in the tasks, evaluating the classes as very attractive.

We are pleased to inform you that the National Agency of the Erasmus+ Program and the European Solidarity Corps awarded our projects a positive evaluation in the competition for applications under the European Solidarity Corps – Solidarity Projects (ESC30) in 2022 R3. This means that we are starting three new projects this year!

Two projects will be co-financed by the European Solidarity Corps.

2022-3-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000097905 – “Little with age, big with eco-heart!”

2022-3-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000102974 – “(Im)perfectly perfect”

The third mobility project for youth workers will be co-financed by the Erasmus+ programme.

2022-3-PL01-KA153-YOU-000102877 “Design me”

More information about the projects coming soon!

Activities within the project “What’s playing in your heart?” no – 2022-2-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000090896 in the new year we conducted in rock sounds.

The participants of the classes worked with different types of sounds created by themselves, from which the melody was created. Full of freestyle, imagination and spontaneous action created interesting rhythms!

There were a lot of new faces among the participants, which we are very happy about! A group of over ten people allowed for work in a variety of voices, from sopranos and altos to male basses and tenors.

At the end of the class, the participants sang the song Imagine Dragons – Radioactive in four voices. During the final singing of the song, everyone gave their best to release emotions and feel at ease in singing.

The next classes will take place on January 26, during which we will focus more on the theory and reading notes that the participants of the classes work with.

New Year’s classes of the “E-Senior II” project – 2022-1-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000067331 seniors from the intermediate group started with a large dose of useful knowledge about cybercrime, and more precisely “phishing”. This is a relatively new issue and it is very important for seniors to be aware of its existence, because unlike other computer attacks that exploit errors, gaps or weaknesses in the software and its configuration, here the target of the attack is the person. In the case of phishing, the attacker usually uses the authority of the person or institution he impersonates, contacting, for example, as a supervisor, colleague, bank, electricity supplier, office, transport company or a well-known store.

As part of the classes, seniors solved quizzes in which they had to assess whether a given message is a scam or the truth. Thanks to such exercises, the participants tested their perceptiveness and familiarized their eyes with false news. Then each visited the website Have I Been Pwned? allowing you to control whether user data has been compromised during a data leak. People taking part in the classes also checked how strong their password is and how long it will take hackers to crack it. At the end of the classes, the seniors watched a video that showed a real conversation recorded between a fraudster and a potential victim of fraud.

Seniors were very active and showed a lot of knowledge about cybercrimes – they themselves gave examples of scams that are used by online thieves. Most people eagerly asked about the data that should not be provided over the Internet or by phone and how to behave if they suspect that they may be a victim of fraud.

The vigilance of our seniors is at a high level and they will definitely not be fooled by cyber fraud.

Christmas is an extremely family and magical time that we spend with our loved ones. It is a time full of peace, warmth and joy, when all disputes are extinguished, grudges are forgotten, and love and support from loved ones are the solution to all problems.

On December 16, 2022. On 21 December 2020, pre-Christmas workshops for seniors were held at the 1st Degree Industry School in Sosnowiec, organized as part of the “World on a Plate” project, project no.: 2021-2-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000040182.

The classroom was beautifully decorated. The Christmas tree was decorated with colorful baubles. Nativity scene, charming lanterns, Christmas decorations allowed to create an unusual atmosphere in the room. On that day, the seniors in the classes prepared the following Christmas Eve dishes, i.e.:

• mushroom soup,
• herring under the eiderdown,
• crunchy cookies.

After preparing the dishes, the participants of the project together with representatives of the SMART Foundation sat down to the table together. The Christmas meeting began with greetings for the coming Christmas. Afterwards, everyone ate the prepared food. There was no shortage of singing carols together.

Such meetings bring a lot of joy to everyone. They make people realize how important the presence of another person is in the life of every senior.

On December 19, 2022. students of classes 4DG, 3EO and 2KT of the Transport Technical School No. 4 in Sosnowiec had the opportunity to collide with the reality that affects blind people on a daily basis. The Mystery of Darkness is a space run by the “Foundation of Important People” in order to disseminate knowledge about the functioning of blind and visually impaired people in the dark. Guests visiting this place have an unusual opportunity to visit a specially arranged educational path that allows them to experience the way blind people function. Classes have shown that it is not so simple at all. The students could see for themselves what happens to a person when their eyesight fails and how the other senses work at such a moment.

Classes in an Important Place carried out as part of the “Colors of Life” project – No. 2021-1-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000036535 introduced students to the “gray reality” of the blind in a practical way.

Christmas is fast approaching. Preparations for Christmas, making Christmas decorations together, decorating rooms are all the magic and charm of December days.

This year, i.e. December 17, 2022. seniors at manual workshops made beautiful Christmas trees in a pot on their own, showing ingenuity and creativity. The decorations were made of a technical block, string, wood and a pot. Dried fruits, acorns, cones, nuts, beads, ribbons, stars and other products were used to decorate the ornaments.

During the classes, seniors learned how to combine materials, choose colors and design new patterns. There were interesting conversations, laughter and fun. It was welcoming, warm and nice.
At the end of the workshop, each participant could take home a handmade Christmas tree decoration.

The workshops were organized as part of the Erasmus+ Program “It’s never too late to learn” project no. 2021-1-PL01-KA122-ADU-000021044.

In December, seniors participated in culinary workshops devoted to Scandinavian cuisine.

At the beginning of the classes, the instructor – Mrs. Mariola, presented the project participants with the above-mentioned cuisine, which consists of traditional flavors of: Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. It is one of the healthiest cuisines in the world. Its advantage is simplicity, which translates into a relatively small amount of fried dishes. Herring, salmon, cod, trout, lobster, scallops are smoked, dried, canned, often grilled, and then served. Scandinavian cuisine is characterized by the use of a small amount of spices and herbs.

Later, the seniors started preparing the following dishes in subgroups, i.e.:

• Finnish pancake from the oven pannukakku,
• hernekeitto – traditional Scandinavian pea soup.

The classes ended with a tasting of jointly prepared dishes.

The workshops were organized as part of the project “World on a plate” project no.: 2021-2-PL01-ESC30-SOL000040182

On December 8, the first classes created as part of the project “What’s in your heart?” No. – 2022-2-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000090896.

At the beginning of the class, we got to know each of the participants. Their previous musical experience and expectations towards the classes, and at the end of the first part, the hosts presented their concept and we started working!

We worked sitting, standing, singing facing the wall, in groups creating short songs about us, but the best exercises came out in full motion, where everyone could dance, jump and feel free 🙂
The final challenge was to sing the Christmas song Jingle Bells which turned out great!
A quick division into tenors, altos and mezzo-sopranos and the participants set off to learn the text and notes.

At the end of the workshop, the participants shared their impressions. There were only positives related mainly to the feeling of being at ease. Expressing yourself through music, singing freely without shame and inhibitions is what we wanted to achieve!

See you in the next classes 🙂