golden age university intellectual, social and physical activation of elderly people
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Golden Age University in Hrodna: intellectual, social and physical
activation of elderly people
Lana Rudnik, NGO "Centre for Informational Support of Public Initiatives "The Third Sector", Director of program
Wroclaw, 03.09.2013
NGO "Centre for Informational Support of Public Initiatives "The Third Sector", Hrodna, Belarus
Expirience in field of civic education since 1997
Our activity:
Festival of Young Journalism, 2007, 2010, 2012;
"Tvoj Styl“ multimedia
web-site, since 2007);
International Youth exchange
School of Young Journalists, since 1997
Open Community School, since 2002
The Golden Age University in Hrodna
• Goals
• Participants
• Social effects
We work since April, 2010
GAU in Hrodna: goals
Improving the quality of life of elderly people through their intellectual, physical and social engagement
GAU in Hrodna: our paricipants
55+
140 people
GAU in Hrodna: our paricipants
Selection process:
Informational campaign about the admission of new applicants
Open presentations
the decision upon the selection of the applicants is made by GAU Council
GAU in Hrodna: theachers and trainers
- people of different age-groups (from 21 to 65);
- our mature listeners in the role of sections moderators;
- specially invited lectures
GAU in Hrodna: how we prepare of theachers
On the training for potetional lecturers are invited those who:
- worked with us last academic year and is ready to continue;
- we invite personally;
- will to ''try''
GAU in Hrodna: main activities
- Common thematical meetings (every second Thursday of a month);
- sections (2-8 lectures over a month period);
- trainings;
- express courses;
- guest;
- intergrational activities;
- The School of Good Works
GAU in Hrodna: civil competences and values
- Dialoue
- Participation
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Self-government
- Self-help
THE SCHOOL OF GOOD WORKS
WE PLAN AND REALIZE THE PROJECTS WE ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT
SELF-GOVERNMENTThe elections to the GAU Council
are annually held at the report meeting in November-December (7 people).
The Statute of the Council.
Work with the heads of the sections.
Control over the means usage
Internship programMultiplication of our experience
in elederly people engagement
GAU Web-Site
Our ''window'' to the outside world:
- chronicle of events;
- information about our activities;
- interview with lectures and listeners;
- notation of the oral history
- collection of the usuful documentation.
Our blog (www.uzv-hrodna.blogspot.com) is the best Belarusian web-site in the field of civic education in 2010-2012!
International conference "Intelectual, physical and social engagement of elderly people",
Hrodna, March 29-30, 2013
90 participants from 6 countries
Actualization of the issues connected with the population ageing
Experience exchange in the field of elderly people engagement
Discussion of partnerships on the regional and international level
Our plansInternational Summer School of educational programs management for
elderly people (summer, 2014);
Publication of the almanac '''Uzvysha' ("УЗВышша");
Continuation of the internship GAU programs;
International conference "Intelectual, phisical and social activation of elderly people", Hrodna, 2015
Continuation of the cooperation with our partners from Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and other countries.
Civic aducation for elderly people: conclusions
- Rise of the demand on the educational programs from the side of elderlly people.
- The need of systematical preparation of the experts in education of elderly people (trainers, consultants).
- Unfavourable external environment for the realization of such programs (legislative limitations, unreadiness of the authorities for cooperation).
Civic aducation for elderly people: conclusions
-Lack of room (premises, equipment) for the organization of the programs in the field of civil education of elderly people.
- Only certain programs for elderly people stipulate social activization of elderly people.
- The opportunity of involvement of the means of elderly people for realization of such programs.
- The necessity of cooperation among the organizations that work in the sphere.
Our contacts:3sektar.by
uzv.by
uzv-hrodna.blogspot.com
+375292847799 (Lana Rudnik)