Palamari's Cultural Center

“Prichindeii savureaza!”

Eurocarta Association announces the launch of “Prichindeii savuraza!” Campaign!

Objectives
Initiated by Eurocarta Association and implemented in cooperation with Slow Food International, Hornbach and Association of Educators in Romania, "Prichindeii savureaza!" will start on 1st June 2011 in the kindergarten Junior nr 26, Brasov.  The main objective is to create an interlinked relationship between different stakeholders for a better environment based on the importance of eating slow food. This will involve children, parents, educators, hypermarkets and the local community.  On 1st of June, the children will play, learn about healthy food, taste organic honey and color on ecological bags. The bags will be further distributed in Hornbach Brasov where will also be a photo exhibition to present the campaign during summer.  From September on, when children return to the kindergarten, they will participate to workshops on slow food and taste education on monthly bases.

If you wish to support the campaign in any way, or you would like to find out more information about “ Prichindeii savureaza!” and other Eurocarta’s projects, contact us at eurocarta2003@yahoo.com or call 0040 723 656 024

For additional information about the programme, please do not hesitate to contact us: info@palamaris.ro

“European Schools for Healthy Food” 2011

Eurocarta and Slow Food Convivium Bran-Moeciu organized on 25th March 2011, in Brasov, the National Conference “European Schools for Healthy Food”.

Objectives
The main objectives of this conference were promoting the project “European Schools for Healthy Food”, exchanging experiences, know-how and good practices.  "European Schools for Healthy Food" was initiated by Slow Food International and funded by the European Commission – DG Agriculture and Rural Development.

Programme
The agenda of the conference  included presentations, debates, video materials on taste education and a traditional cheese tasting (branza de burduf). The main topics discussed were “European Schools for Healthy Food” (Slow Food International), activities of taste education for children and adults (initiated and implemented by Eurocarta and Palamari’s Cultural Center), promotion of a healthy life-style for the whole family (Asociatia Emovere, Slow Food Tara Barsei and Gradinita Heidi) and selling food – a responsible action ( Banacia Veche and Presidium Branza de Burduf)
Representatives of   schools, kinder gardens, press, related firms, NGOs and local producers participated to the national conference.

Outcomes
As a result of the debates the participants agreed on the initiation of a common project to promote a healthy life style for children and adults.

Interaction & Discovery 2010

Objectives
This year's Interaction & Discovery was a special one.For 5 days, a group of 13 children, aged between 12 and 14 enjoyed a program in English. The diversity of the workshops and the special guests transformed the project in one of the best. We invite you to access the photo gallery !

Interaction & Discovery 2009

Objectives
Palamari's Cultural Center started the summer in a powerful way with a recreative program for 1 week from 6 to 10 July with a group of children from 8 to 11 years old and continued for another week from 20 to 24 July with a group of older children, 11 to 15 years old.The children lived probably the best week of their summer holiday! Access the photos and see for yourselves !

Outcomes

Interaction & Discovery 2008

„Children’s rights and Romanian Culture Interaction and Discovery2” programme took place at the Palamari’s Cultural Center having as main objective recreation and children’s education on their rights and responsabilities, but also the preservation of Romanian traditions. Every morning, children played a game to assure their energy doze for the rest of the day. After many interesting and attractive activities, they also had some spare time in order to know each other better and bind friendships. The main activities of the camp were: glass painting, traditional jewllery manufacturing, workshop concerning the rights and the responsabilities of the child, the importance of dreams in life and making an album of the „Interaction and Discovery 2” programme.

Objectives
The „Interaction and Discovery 2” programme took place in Moeciu, at the Palamari’s Cultural Center, between 11-17th  of August, 2008.  The activities divided in educative, creative and recreative activities.  
The educative activities included the workshop concerning the rights and the responsabilities of the child, the importance of dreams in life and the presentation of two different cultures.  The children learned about their own rights, how to make the difference between a true right and a false one,  and also about their responsabilities.  They found out some useful information about how to improve their future through education.  They also found out about the free courses and activities in our town, how to choose a career and how to get the necessary information about the highschool or university they want to go to.  Besides all these things, they attended two presentations, about two different cultures, the Dutch and the Japanese ones. This was meant to make children realize the importance and uniqueness of every culture not only the Romanian one. 

The creative activities were: painting with fingers, a collective art work with materials from nature, flowers from corrugated paper, painting on glass and Romanian traditional jewllery manufacturing.  From these activities, the children had many things to learn and to take home, for example: traditional jewllery creations and glass paintings.  
The recreative activities consisted in two field trips: the first on the hill close to the Cultural Center and the second in the „Ostrich Valley”.
 
In the first field trip, the children had the opportunity to enjoy a lovely view,  but also, to play and invent  a story in which every member of the group took part.
 
In the second field trip, they had enough adventures for a life-time.  Not only did they adopt a new member in the group but they also saw ostriches, some of them for the first time in their life.  The new member was called Gica – a big, black and apparently fierce dog, but with a gentle look and who, in the end, proved to be everybody’s best friend.  He guided the group back to the Cultural Center and remained there during the rest of the camp days.
 
„Interaction and Discovery” is a camp - programme offering a variety of activities, music, dancing, games, workshop concerning the rights of the child, painting on glass, traditional jewllery, the importance of dreams in life amd wonderful trips.  This was a camp - programme full of laughters from which children left with a huge luggage filled with ...knowledge!

Outcomes
„Interaction and Discovery 2” programme took place in Moeciu, at the Palamari’s Cultural Center, between 11-17th  of August, 2008.  The activities divided in educative, creative and recreative activities.  
The educative activities included the workshop concerning the rights and the responsabilities of the child, the importance of dreams in life and the presentation of two different cultures.  The children learned about their own rights, how to make the difference between a true right and a false one,  and also about their responsabilities.  They found out some useful information about how to improve their future through education.  They also found out about the free courses and activities in our town, how to choose a career and how to get the necessary information about the highschool or university they want to go to.  Besides all these things, they attended two presentations, about two different cultures, the Dutch and the Japanese ones. This was meant to make children realize the importance and uniqueness of every culture not only the Romanian one. 

The creative activities were: painting with fingers, a collective art work with materials from nature, flowers from corrugated paper, painting on glass and Romanian traditional jewllery manufacturing.  From these activities, the children had many things to learn and to take home, for example: traditional jewllery creations and glass paintings.  
The recreative activities consisted in two field trips: the first on the hill close to the Cultural Center and the second in the „Ostrich Valley”.
 
In the first field trip, the children had the opportunity to enjoy a lovely view,  but also, to play and invent  a story in which every member of the group took part.  

In the second field trip, they had enough adventures for a life-time.  Not only did they adopt a new member in the group but they also saw ostriches, some of them for the first time in their life.  The new member was called Gica – a big, black and apparently fierce dog, but with a gentle look and who, in the end, proved to be everybody’s best friend. He guided the group back to the Cultural Center and remained there during the rest of the camp days.  

„Interaction and Discovery” is a camp - programme offering a variety of activities, music, dancing, games, workshop concerning the rights of the child, painting on glass, traditional jewllery, the importance of dreams in life amd wonderful trips.  This was a camp - programme full of laughters from which children left with a huge luggage filled with ...knowledge!

Press releases
TABARA TEMATICA IN MOECIU DE JOS
Teodora NICOLAE, TRANSILVANIA EXPRESSElevii din clasele a VI-a si a VII-a, care nu au alternative pentru petrecerea vacantei pot opta pentru a merge intr-o tabara tematica organizata de catre Palamari´s Cultural Center, unde, pe langa faptul ca se vor distra si vor explora locuri noi, vor avea ocazia sa-si imbogateasca cunostintele, temele predilecte ale taberiei fiind traditiile romanesti dintr-un mediu natural si drepturile copilului. Sub titulatura "Interaction and Discovery", tabara ii va ajuta pe tineri sa-si dezvolte creativitatea prin diferite activitati, cum ar fi atelierele de pictura pe sticla, confectionarea de bijuterii traditionale romanesti, dansuri si muzica traditionala, dezbateri pe tema drepturilor si responsabilitatilor copilului, precum si excursii la Cheile Gradistei unde vor avea parte de jocuri interactive, fiind indrumati de instructori specializati. Tabara se desfasoara in perioada 11-17 august, iar data limita de inscriere este 15 iulie, fiind puse la dispozitie 15 locuri, a cate 500 ron fiecare, suma ce va acoperi cazarea, masa si costul activitatilor interactive. Pentru inscrieri si informatii suplimentare puteti scrie la adresa contact@palamaris.ro sau puteti accesa siteul Palamari´s Cultural Center, www.palamaris.ro.

Discover by learning 2008

Discover by learning "Life without goals is like a race without a finish line" The project "Discover by learning" targets children with fewer opportunities and aims to increase their self-confidence level, to inform them about their rights and responsabilities and to promote the educational facilities in Romania. "Discover by learning" project is financially supported in the framework of the Youth in Action Programme of the European Commission and is implemented by Eurocarta-Association for European Integration.
 
Objectives
"Life without goals is like a race without a finish line!"

The project "Discover by learning" targets children with fewer opportunities and aims to increase their self-confidence level, to inform them about their rights and responsabilities and to promote the educational facilities in Romania.
"Discover by learning" project is financially supported in the framework of the Youth in Action Programme of the European Commission and is implemented by Eurocarta-Association for European Integration.

Outcomes
The activities of the „Discover by learning” project  took place in Moeciu, at the Palamari’s Cultural Center between 14th - 20th of July, 2008.  
The activities consisted in:  general/overall presentation of the UN Convention concerning the rights of the child, understanding child’s rights, the right to education, the importance of having goals in life,  useful information about the local library and the creation of the magazine „Discover by learning”.  
The informative activities included the presentation of the opportunities and facilities offered by the Romanian government, a general presentation of the extracurricular activities and the concept of interculturality, some useful information about the local library.  The objective of these activities was to provide access to information,  which  is nowadays extremely important to future grown-ups.  
Among creative activities we remind here:  glass painting, traditional jewllery manufacturing, finger painting, candle support manufacturing from recyclable materials.  The purpose of these activities was to enhance the participants’ creativity.  
 
The cognition approach  consisted in  personality tests which aimed to help children to find out more about themselves, for example: each participant discovered his/her personal and most suited learning style.  
The recreative activities were meant to relax the children and to make them feel comfortable and happy.  The objective of these activities was to make the children forget about the worries of everyday life.  They had a trip on the Hill close to the Palamari’s Cultural Center and here they sang and they danced, spending some unforgettable moments.

Press releases
Discover by learning” – un proiect dedicat tinerilor defavorizati EUROCARTA - Asociatie pentru Integrare Europeana a organizat in perioada 14-20 Iulie 2008, prima parte a proiectului “Discover by Learning”. Principalele obiective au fost dezvoltarea abilitatilor personale, creativitatii, intelegerea conceptului de interculturalitate si cunoasterea drepturilor si responsabilitatilor copilului. Proiectul “Discover by learning” este sprijinit financiar in cadrul programului “Tineret in Actiune”. Activitatile din cadrul proiectului “Discover by learning” s-au desfasurat in Moeciu de Jos, la Palamari’s Cultural Center. Proiectul s-a adresat in mod special tinerilor aflati in situatii de risc de abandon scolar, cu situatie economica precara si celor care provin din familii monoparentale.

Ateliere de creatie si jocuri interactive
Timp de o saptamana, tinerii au participat la ateliere de lucru cu privire la drepturile copilului, ateliere de creativitate, pictura pe sticla, crearea de bijuterii traditionale romanesti, incondeiere oualor si jocuri interactive.
Rezultatele obtinute in prima parte a proiectului au fost dezvoltatrea creativitatii participantilor, constientizarea drepturilor si responsabilitatilor copiilor, dezvoltarea abilitatilor personale ale copiilor, stimularea interesului pentru activitati extrascolare si de voluntariat, ridicarea nivelului de informare cu privire la importanta culturii traditionale romanesti si a altor culturi, dezvoltarea spiritului de echipa, implicarea in realizarea revistei “Discover by learning”.

In a doua parte a proiectului, Asociatia EUROCARTA se concentreaza pe finalizarea revistei “Discover by learning “ si distributia acesteia in scolile din judetul Brasov.

http://www.infobrasov.net

Interaction & Discovery 2006

Objectives
The main objective of "INTERACTION & DISCOVERY" project is to develop an interactive educational programme focused on children's rights and Romanian culture, in a natural environment.

The project "INTERACTION & DISCOVERY" targets 13 Romanian children, aged between 10-14 years old and it is implemented between 1 April-30 November 2006. The educational programme has an international dimension as well as a national dimension.

The international dimension is reflected in the fact that the children's rights are provided in United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and other important international legal instruments. The basic needs of children, the right to education and the right to participation are at the centre of the educational programme.

The national dimension concentrates on understanding the Romanian Culture, by a combination of practical workshops: painting on glass; song and dance workshop and Romanian culinary art.  

The link between the international and national perspectives is desired to create the context of raising the children as world citizens with a broad scope of inspiration and more opportunities for a rich cultural and social life.

The educational programme took place at Palamari's Cultural Center, in the period 17-23 July 2006. An open information evening has been organized in the Netherlands, for presenting the outcomes of the Romanian – Dutch cooperation in the framework of "INTERACTION & DISCOVERY".

Event information:
The information evening was organised by Palamari's Cultural Center, Utrecht University, Defence for Children International and IC4U and was financially supported by NCDO.

The objective of the information evening was the presentation of a set of initiatives taken in the context of Romanian- Dutch cooperation and sustainable development. The main theme of the information evening was children's rights and culture: theory &practice.

The programme of the information evening included open debates and presentation of the “Interaction&Discovery” DVD - an interactive educational programme on children's rights and Romanian Culture, in a natural environment.
Programme Info Evening

Speakers:
Prof. Dr René Hoksbergen - adoption expert
Drs. Kathinka Rijk - researcher Utrecht University
Mr. Stan Meuwese - Director Defence for Children International
Manuela Palamari, LL.M - Palamari's Cultural Center
Martijn Hofman, student Maastricht University
Thomas Hijl, Director IC4U

Presentations:
“Adoptive Children from Romania - Longitudinal Research”
Prof. Dr René Hoksbergen and Drs. Kathinka Rijk

“An overview of international child rights”
Mr. Stan Meuwese

“Interaction&Discovery - an interactive programme on child rights and Romanian Culture”
Manuela Palamari, LL.M

“Experiences in the programme Interaction&Discovery and in Romania”
Martijn Hofman

“Interactive Discovery of Romania”
Thomas Hijl

Venue: Universiteit Utrecht, Universiteitscentrum "De Uithof" Leuvenlaan 19, Utrecht Ruimte A
Date: Thursday, 19 October 2006

Directions:  
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Additional information: contact@palamaris.ro

Outcomes
Interaction and Discovery Magazine July - August 2006

Press releases
Professor Sorin Apan discovered new talents at Palamari’s Cultural Center
Wednesday, 2 September2006, Transilvania Express Magazine The first part of the program for children undertaken at Palamari’s Cultural Center from Moeciu, proved to be a success, exceeding the organizers expectations. At the Cultural Center, Created with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires from the Netherlands, through NCDO-National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development, the first project with yougsters from Brasov County has been organized. The 13 children selected by the co-ordinator of the “Interaction&Discovery” programme, Manuela Palamari, had the possibility to learn more about their rights and obligations as provided in the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child.

Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child. By the end of the week, the participants to “Inter-action&Discovery” programme , troted out their knowledge on child rights and Romanian Culture. Under the guidance of professor Ioan Sorin Apan, from the Minivillage “Saint Andrew”, the youngsters discovered their talents. “Every child painted an icon on glass, helped by the professor Apan and other students trained by him. My children painted for the first time , and they have created very good works/pieces of art. At the opening of the exhi-bition of painting on glass, witch will be open on permanent basis, the children cutted together the red ribbon, as the symbol of the unity that they confirmed during the “Interaction&Discovery” programme.

Under the guidance of professor Apan, the children succeded to learn a traditional typical dance from Maramures County- “Dealul Mohului” – which is really challanging” declared Manuela Palamari.
Next to the learning activities on child rights and Romanian Culture, the children had a good time during the fire camp and trips in the surrondings of the Cultural Center.

On Sunday, 23 July, the children presented to their parents and relatives, what they have learned for one week from their teachers and from each other- the dances from Bran county represent an example in this sense. The conclusions on the experiences at the Cultural Center, were included by children in a Magazine that they have created.In teams of two persons, they have written articles and editorials about their experiences of study and recreation at Palamari’s Cultural Center. In about one month, the results of “Interaction& Discovery” project, will be presented in the Netherlands “We will invite local and national officials who will have the opportunity to find out what have the children achieved for one week and to get to know which are the main traditions and beauty of the Bran-Moeciu Region. On the same occasion, we will discuss about a possible cultural exchange of experiences between the cildren from the Netherlands and from Romania” declared Manuela Palamari. (M.D)

“Interaction&Discovery” in Moeciu
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, Monitorul ExpressWhich are the universal children's rights provided in the United Nations Convention? What do children know about culinary art, about music and traditions from Bran Region and about painting on glass? These are just few of the questions that the programme “Interaction&Discovery” tries to respond to, during one week.
13 children from Brasov and Moeciu, take part to this programme. The place for development of all these activities, is Palamari's Cultural Center from Moeciu . “ We will organise cultural and educational activities for children, we will create connections between people from different cultures and we will be an active platform for maintaining these connections” declared Manuela Palamari, the coordinator of the cultural center. Palamari's Cultural Center was established with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires, the Netherlands, through NCDO-National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development. The funds were used for the restoration of two wooden houses and the building of a wooden little church as well as for the creation of a meeting hall.  

The 13 children aged between 10-14 years old, who participated to the “Interaction&Discovery” project, organis-ed at Palamari's Cultural Center, were selected based on the motivation for participation and the level of the English language knowledge. The project will be concluded on Sunday, when an exhibition with the paintings on glass created by children, will be organised. (H.O)

Studying traditional customs, on holiday
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, Transilvania ExpresMOECIU- In Drumul Carului village, a cultural center was officially open yesterday. The establishment of the cultural center was financially supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affaires, The Netherlands, through NCDO - National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development. The opening of the Cultural Center was marked by the development of the first project for youngsters from Brasov County. For one week, 13 children from Brasov and Moeciu, selected by the co-ordinator of the programme Manuela Palamari, will have the opportunity to find out more about their rights and responsibilities. Children will have the possibility to exercise their talents by learning traditional customs and to participate to interactive actions on child rights.

“This is the first programme organised at our cultural center for the children from Brasov county. In fact, the cultural center is the result of the combination of two initiatives. One was the decision of my parents, to build here a wooden church. Next to this, it was my will to present to the Dutch citizens, during my studies in the Netherlands, another positive side of Romania. A Romanian – Dutch Foundation has been established.

In the Netherlands, I have studied the international rights of the child and I have tought this subject to the Dutch children. As a consequence, I considered it would be interesting for Romanian children to learn about a topic with an universal nature. This is the reason why, we wanted to open workshops where children could learn new issues.” declared Manuela Palamari.

Sunday, after a week of study and recreation in the middle of the nature, children will present their creations and knowledge to their parents and relatives, who will be invited at the Cultural Center. On the same day, an artistic programme will be organised, supported by the students of the Club Minivillage “Saint Andrew”. The children participating to this programme will discover the secrets of the painting on glass, too.

Manuela Palamari, told us that in the future, “ it is desired that the Cultural Center will be open on permanent basis for turists who could go to Moeciu for learning about the traditional customs and for practicing them.
Should the “Interaction&Discovery” programme will have the anticipated success, next year, a cultural exchange between Romanian and Dutch children, will be organized.“