ANNUAL REPORT 2016
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2016 IN NUMBERS
MEDIA COVERAGE
OVER 430 MEDIA APPEARANCES
1. GROW
3. GROW SUMMER CAMP
GROW is the biggest nationwide youth development program with sessions conducted by international trainers. In this 7 years, it has become not only a long term, non-formal educational engagement designed to improve the quality of education in Romania, but also a family, a constant challenge and endless learning opportunities.
Between 26th and 31th August 2016, at Şăulia Camp from Mureş, GROW Summer Camp brought together for the second time all the fantastic former GROW participants, along with Romanian and International trainers,in orderto transform them into#GameChangers. 103
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185
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participants
international trainers
cities*
schools
editions
5
participants international from 14 cities trainers
7 Romanian trainers
*Bucureşti, Braşov, Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Galaţi, Iaşi, Piteşti, Suceava, Tîrgu-Mureş, Timişoara
4. LABORATORUL DE CARIERE
2. EXCEPŢIONALII Excepţionalii is the project that brings a perfect balance between personal and professional development for the elite of Romanian high schoolers: a week of non-formal workshops, meetings with public figures from various domains and visits in companies which encourage the participants to step-up and create their own educational projects with impact in their communities.
Laboratorul de Cariere is a student’s best friend: mentors, online courses, cool articles, various learning resources and job opportunities. After the project’s completion, all of these were gathered on a cool-looking online platform, available to all passionate learners. 5 cities*
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10
participants from 28 cities
host city Bucureşti
step-up projects*
webinars
*organized by youngsters with a total of 2.800 participants
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14
online platform workshops laboratoruldecariere.ro
*Bucureşti, Iaşi, Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara, Piteşti
5. OLIMPIADELE K
7. RAFTUL CU EXPERIENŢE
Teamwork, creativity and enthusiasm have brought together teachers and pupils from all over the country in this innovative competition sponsored by Kaufland România in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research.
Raftul cu Experienţe is a project created in partnership with Kaufland România and designed for high schoolers interested in a career in retail. It perfectly combines workshops that develop and sharpen soft skills,and also target the expertise of professionals and internship opportunities in Kaufland stores.
1.190
57.474
1 prize
educational institutions involved
activities completed
40.000 EUR
115
6
27
participants
cities
schools
*Bucureşti, Sibiu, Craiova, Oradea, Arad, Timişoara
1 prize
101 prizes
30.000 EUR
20.000 EUR drum sigur spre o
MESERIE
adevărată
6. ZENTIVA EXPRESS The 5th edition of Zentiva Express kept the tradition of supporting teenagers from technical high schools towards a successful career. Workshops designed to help teenagers discover personal values, systemic thinking or how to take decisions are just a few of the challenges that participants had to encounter in order to enter behind the doors of the well-known pharmaceutical company, Zentiva. 20 participants
1
15
city
high schools
Bucureşti
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8. DRUM SIGUR Drum Sigur rediscovers by the help of Carmeuse România the potential of teenagers studying in technical and vocational high schools. This year’s edition has focused around 5 days of non-formal education and 2 weeks of practice in Carmeuse’s factories. 69
4
participants
cities*
*Fieni, Simeria, Câmpulung Muscel, Târgovişte
9. BANI DE BUZUNAR 2.0
11. ANTREPRENOR DE VIITOR
Bani de Buzunar 2.0 is an excellent alternative created with ING for any teenager who wants to get acquainted with financial topics such as budgets, investments, costs or profits. It is the Romanian pioneer of projects designed for high school students for a “blended learning” system that combines face-to-face learning and online workshops
Antreprenor de Viitor developed by ING, was designed to unfold the secrets of entrepreneurial education for teenagers. It combines face-to-face sessions, online workshops, relevant learning resources, teamwork and prizes in order to boost the courage and the level of knowledge of our future young entrepreneurs.
406
6
participants
cities*
234
3
27
participants
cities*
schools
*Bucureşti, Piteşti, Galaţi
*Bucureşti, Tîrgu-Mureş, Iaşi, Piatra Neamţ, Călăraşi, Ploieşti
12. GENERAŢIA AUCHAN
10. ADOPTĂ UN LICEU Adoptă un Liceu started in 2013, but 2016 was the year when the project stepped up to the next level. In Craiova, the project orbited around personal development, entrepreneurial skills, scholarships and internships, but also around some innovative mathematics sessions and inspiring meetings with local role models. In Bucureşti it was all about non-formal education and practice in Auchan stores. 98
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2016 was the starting year for Generaţia Auchan, a 3-year learning experience created to shape the outline of a career in retail. The program combines, by the means of a non-formal style 4 days of applied mathematics, 4 days of personal development and practice in Auchan stores with professional mentors.
25 participants
1
2
city
high schools
Braşov
participants
cities*
*Craiova, Bucureşti
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high schools
13. GfK VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
15. GfK RESEARCH LAB
Following the same recipe as GfK Research Lab, with 1 week focused on soft skills and 3 weeks on technical skills, GfK Vocational School is addressed students who finished high school but were not ready yet to start college. They took a year off to find the right path for themselves and this project is giving them the confidence boost they need and new opportunities for the future.
GfK Research Lab is a brand new project created with GfK targeting students. It includes 1 week in which soft skills are sharpened and 3 weeks of internship in GfK Iaşi divided into different modules: scripting, data processing and charting. At the end of the program, participants with the best results are rewarded with scholarships, internships and job opportunities to help them research the world.
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9
62
1
6
participants
city
high schools
participants
city
colleges
Iaşi
Iaşi
16. ATELIERELE HOLCIM 14. ACADEMIA HOLCIM Academia Holcim has the goal to transform students into technical professionals, even before finishing their studies. The project consists of 2 days of non-formal education, 2 days of work experience in Holcim factory at Câmpulung Muscel, continuous feedback and internship opportunities
21 participants
1
1
city
college
Bucureşti
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After last year’s pilot edition, Atelierele Holcim continues to bring a brighter vision for the future of teenagers from technical high schools. With a long-term vision (2016-2019), it aims to complement the formal education and develop both personal and professional skills in order to increase the degree of participants employability. 48
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2
participants
cities*
high schools
*Câmpulung Muscel, Aleşd
17. BURSELE stART
19. LEADERSHIP SUMMER SCHOOL
Scholarship-based program created with Provident to support Romanian young talents that share a passion for painting, drawing or music.
Şcoala de Valori was the proud organizing partner of the 9th edition of Leadership Summer School (LSS), which is a global, annual, 10-day intensive training event for active, entrepreneurial individuals, who want to have an impact in their communities and organisations. LSS fosters leadership skills and international cooperations and was founded by Zero Generation
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scholarships
schools
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55
host city
participants from 26 countries
Piteşti
18. GÂNDEȘTE ÎN STIL MARE Debates, recycling activities, inspiring speakers, musical acts and IT clubs are just some of the events implemented in Tîrgu-Mureş and Iaşi in order to lay the first stone towards an active and socially involved community. 348
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participants
cities*
*Tîrgu-Mureş, Iaşi
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20. TRAINING EVENTS FOR YOUTH WORKERS We believe in the power of community, therefore as part of various projects or as open training events for passionate Romanians and internationals alike, we organized 3-5 days development programs for mentors, teachers, trainers and project managers. 200
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participants
countries
events
*we also organize fully confidential educational programs, designed according to our values and mission
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