OLE or ILE new ideas

       The New Year stands before us like a fresh chapter in a book. The beginning of the year is a time of new ideas, of fresh starts.

My project is called OLE (Outdoor leisure education), but my colleagues and I have changed the project name into ILE (Indoor leisure education) since is more suitable name during the winter. J In fact, there are not many outdoor winter activities, unless there is a snow so we can have a snowman building competition, we can build an igloo or a snow fort, or we can have a snowball fight. But, I have to admit I hate being cold and it’s really hard to drag me outside for fresh air and exercises. So, I prefer my ILE project during these cold months, even when the school gym is too small for two classes at the same time. Sometimes, I think I might end up deaf. J

      Since you already know, the goal of the project is to promote healthy life style through sports. Besides that, we- the OLE/ILE volunteers have other ideas for our children in the schools. We are willing to change something, not only to improve their life style, but to make them accept differences, to be respectful towards others, to learn something new, and to become better persons.

We are offering non-formal education, free Spanish and English classes, free traditional dances, culture awareness... We have prepared a list of activities, games, events and campaigns, and we are eager to start working.

      We will start a campaign about environmental care, together with the children from the schools. We will prepare creative signs for the Lunca Muresului natural park, in order to increase the awareness of environmental protection.

     We are going to organize a spring carnival, and the aim is to spread a lot of important messages such as: child protection, child rights, social messages, healthy messages, disabilities, and etc. The school groups participating can enjoy games, face-painting, arts and crafts workshops and corporal expressions. There will also be plays and shows in English and Romanian.

Hopefully this year will be different for us and everyone involved in our project!  Time flies fast, so we have to cherish every moment!