Mobile School - Education for Children in Romania

After a rainy summer, the autumn is here. At least from the calendar point of view. Since the last report the weather was a lot friendlier with us so we could be more present in both communities where we work with children.

During this period there have been around 20 activities made in each community, to the delight of the young ones. When the wind was still we also brought with us an inflatable slider which brought another level to the amusement we can bring in the field.

Autumn also means the start of school in Romania. Our presence in both communities helped to boost the interest for education. Also we tried to identify the children that were in risk of dropping out of school or that were not enrolled in school yet and helped with their (re)integration. This is actually part of the constant work we do in the communities where we are present.

We identify children that are in the situations mentioned above in the communities. We work with the children in their own environment to empower them and to raise their self-esteem. When they feel confident enough, we invite them to attend educational activities on our educational center to further recover their gaps and to work on their skills. When they feel again empowered enough we challenge them to (re)start going to school. This is not an easy step to take and it is not definitive. Some of them still need support to continue their educational process. This support comes in the form of activities on the educational center and activities with the mobile school in the community.