Mobile School - Education for Children in Romania

As the Mobile School is a great tool for non-formal education we thought it would be a great idea to visit some rural communities to spread the joy there as well. Especially during the summer, children in rural communities are very little involved in educational activities. In Romania, the summer vacation is approximately 3 month long, and due to the lack of financial means most families that live in the countryside can’t afford to send their children in summer camps or similar activities. Because of this, children are more or less on their own most days. Sometimes they help with the work on the field, sometimes they just accompany the parents so that they can be within reach, but structured activities are definitely missing.

Considering all that we packed the Mobile School in our trailer and took the road to visit several communities. The result was astonishing! The joy and the enthusiasm we found there were more than rewarding for the long hours spent on the road. There is a specific “hunger” for activities and interaction we have noticed when meeting these children, especially for those that live in more remote communities. They absorbed any initiative, any proposal we came with. Any game we suggested seemed to be the best, any activity seemed to really enlighten their day.

For most summer we combined activities with the Mobile School in Iasi and in the countryside. Three days in a week we would be visiting the children in rural communities and the energy and satisfaction we received motivates us to continue doing so the next summer as well.