Funboree booklet

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EUROTRANSIT NETWORK MEETING

SCOUT LEADERS FROM ALL EUROPE

5 DAYS FULL OF FUN AND ADVENTURE

NEW PROJECTS AND PARTENERSHIPS

EUROTRANSIT NETWORK

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urotransit is a Network of volunteers from European Scout & Guide organisations which builds European contacts through active projects, exchanges and partnerships. Our activities are designed to compliment existing national and international structures, by offering direct access for all groups to international activities.

Through previous projects, the Network has a specialisation in east-west exchanges, has extensive contacts for summer camps, partnerships and sharing of inter-cultural learning experiences

EUROTRANSIT NETWORK MEETINGS

www.eurotransit.org

Every year we gather in a meeting to share our experiences and to learn from each other. This year is special because it will take place the 15th Eurotransit Network meeting and we will celebrate it with a lot of fun at the first Funboree.

We will

Looking for a partner group in another european country?

Travelling abroad and want to meet some Scouts/ Guides along the way?

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Whatever you are looking for or offering we can help you by posting your request here. Just email project@ eurotransit.organd we’ll help you take the first step of your next adventure....

learn how to be better scout leaders and exchange our best practices from our countries in a natural environment wich will remind us to return back to the basic scout values Baden Powell established more than 100 years ago. 4 As our great founder said, we have great power to do good or to do harm to the Scouts placed under our charge. It largely depends on our character and our example to them which way they go.

For the second time, the Eurotransit Network meeting will take place in Romania. We are pleased to welcome you in Cioclovina, the first scout centre in Hunedoara.

Cioclovina Scout Centre is located in the Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina Natural Park. The Natural park’s goal is to protect and conserve the natural habitat with respect to fauna, flora, forestry, hydrology, geology, speology, paleontology and pedology.

For whoever wanders for the first time through Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina Natural Park the landscape becomes strikingly charming through the variety of reliefs, through the combination of ancient Dacian history, and through the ethnographic diversity so specific to the villages from here. This zone reveals

the obvious touristic attraction for all; among the various mountains, valleys, rivers, and breath-taking scenery spotted with ancient ruins, one encounters a natural landscape of unsurpassed beauty.

The Park helds a lot of historical monuments of national and international value (included in the UNESCO Patrimony): “the heart of the Dacian civilization” – Sarmizegetusa Regia – the citadel of the seat of the Dacian kings, in conjunction with the following citadels: Costeşti, Blidaru, Feţele Albe, Vârful lui Hulpe, Piatra Roșie, and Bănița.

Also, a lot of costums and traditions are still taking place in Cioclovina, so you will feel like you returned back in time. All the villagers are very open and kind and will do their best to make you feel like you are home.

HOW TO GET TO US? Cioclovina Scout Centre is situated at the end of the road Haţeg – Boşorod – Cioclovina (asphalt until a few kilometres after Boşorod, then backroad accessible for any vehicle, in normal conditions).

You can check the map we have prepared for you here : https://www.google.com/maps/d/ embed?mid=zp9Qw1g6Ze5c.kRgkRC6SB2pk

As most of you have announced us that you are arriving in Cluj, we inform you that there is an 3-4 hours drive from Cluj to Cioclovina :) GPS coordinates: Latitude: 45.5854896 Longitude: 23.14357940000002

There are also trains and busses available. The nearest trainstations are Deva, Simeria or Călan and for buses we reccomend Hunedoara or Deva.

For trains you can check www.infofer.ro For buses you can check www.autogari.ro

BE PREPARED TO DISCONNECT There is no internet or phone network in Cioclovina, so, be prepared to go back to the roots of the communication. We will establish all the travel details before we will go there. Also, don’t forget to set up the dates for your departure!

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Accomodation here will I sleep is one of the main questions for the Funboree. Our Scout Centre has a capacity of aproximately 30 inside sleeping places (rooms with beds or attic with mattresses).

There are also tents available for the most adventurous oness.

Don’t forget to bring your sleeping bag with you! Also, if you are planning to sleep in a tent, please bring a sleeping pad.

The food will be provided by the organising team and cooked in a kitchen using tratitional scout receipes. Also, we are thrilled to taste the traditional foods and drinks you will bring with you for the international evening.

WHAT’S IN MY BACKPACK? As scouts, we are taught to be prepared for whatever happens so, you might find a lot of things in our backpacks.

Here is a list of things you shouldn’t miss to put in your backpack for Cioclovina: - sleeping bag - sleeping pad (optional) - warm clothes

- light footwear - headlight - sunglasses - scout uniform - flag from your country and/or local group - scarf of your local group/national scarf

(that you are willing to leave in Cioclovina for our world scarves wall)

- bad clothes (that you

- rural traditions for workshops

- rainwear/waterproof coat

- traditional games to play

don’t mind getting dirty)

- hiking boots

- traditional crafts to share - examples

for our best practice exhibition - songs to sing and/or instrument - examples for spirituality in your groups - ideas for workshops typical from your country - inputs for an artistic evening - typical food and drink for the international evening - camera - medicines

There are endless possibilities to explore Cioclovina!

Weather you preffer a relaxing walk in nature or a more adventurous hike, Cioclovina has them all. You can enjoy yourself in countless ways and we are ready to show you the surroundings.

Here are a few of the activities you can make in our region: ADVENTURE Cioclovina is a carstic region, so there are a lot of caves waiting for you to discover. In the Cioclovina cave has been discovered the oldest „homo sapiens fosilis�

cranium in Romania.

TRADITION Romanian traditions are still alive in the Cioclovina area.

You will be able te interract with our neighbours and learn their stories.

We assure you that you will instantly love them as much as we do!

HISTORY You can explore the ancient ruins of dacian and romans by talking a walk on he dacian wall or by visiting the Red Stone fortress.

WORKSHOPS

SCOUT BEES

Taste honey directly from the hive and become bees best friend in a workshop you will want to repeat again and again.

POTTERY

LOCALTRADITIONS

Be a local villager for a few hours. Involve yourself in their daily activities and get to know their stories and traditions.

Show your talent in creating clay vases just like out ancestors would do.

We have prepared a few workshops for you to enjoy even more your stay in Cicoclovina.

Join the daily life of the people in CIoclovina to better understand them and to learn their stories.

They trully appreciate our help and it will be fun do try something you have never done before.

All of us love the sweet honey taste.

It is even better when you collect it yourself from the hive. Don’t believe us?

Try it yourself at the scour bees worhshop.

Ever wondered how the daciand and romans were creating their dishes? They uses a lot of clay and you can try to master this art with us.

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e come from a lot of different countries with specific traditions.

Every year for the meeting, we share our local culture in the international evening and continue doing this in the networking day.

Have you ever wondered what games scouts in Germany or Polland play? Now you have the opportunity to ask.

And because we like written stories, Eurotransit network has a series of handbooks and

guides with information from all over the world.

During the Funboree we want to see what other needs we have as leaders and to see examples of best practice from other countries. Bring with you some examples for spirituality in your groups and ideas for workshops typical from your country.

Also, if you want to present your camps or activities, we are willing to hear and hope to learn from your experiences.

CONTACT US

How about a common project in 2016?

Eurotransit Network is connecting scouts for 25 years. We can now think bigger and build a common project for all the countries who have joined our network.

Sure, it would be a challenge, but as scouts, we love challenges, don’t we?

GHERMAN

balaurian@hotmail.com 0749 495 573

RALUCA

ralucaanamaria19@yahoo.com 0757 514 115

CRISTINA

cristina.filip.91@gmail.com 0741 741 855

ERIKA

erika.demeterrrr@gmail.com 0747 221 884

VLAD

hodor.vlad@gmail.com 0724 053 245