October 15-16, 2009 Stefan Voda

The organization of the TwoDays workshop at the vocational school from Stefan Voda was done very well. School administration as well as the teaching staff are very opened and excited about the fact that the project is implemented in their school. Everyone acknowledged the need for such a course, given that adolescents of the vocational schools are not trained in Healthy Life Style, and that they are often exposed to risky and unhealthy situations.

Here, in Stefan Voda, the teaching staff is more opened to discuss the so-called TABU issues. In Stefan Voda the project team tried to implement a different approach during the first day, meaning that teachers have worked in a separate group, and students worked in a separate group. As a result, there were many interesting issues tackled with both groups.

During the second day, there were important community stakeholders present, and there were many interesting suggestions made as per what should be course focus on, and what can the community contribute with in order to make the course more effective.


More details on Day 1

The group of teachers, have shared several aspects/problems that should be included in the course on Healthy Life Style. Teachers shared thematic areas/topics as well as proposed what skills and attitude should be developed in the students:

HIV/AIDS ways of transmission and ways of prevention;

Knowledge of Sexually transmitted infections;

The main consequences of early sexual relationships;

Respect for elderly;

To use visual aids in the course;

Norms for Behaviors: boys and girls

Belief in God;

Attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS;

Stigma and discrimination;

The moral vs. spiritual values;

Smoking and Alcohol;

Respecting oneself;

Sentimental Education, developing the spirit of patriotism;

Rights and obligations in the society;

Adolescents’ behavior.

On the other hand, students had the opportunity to share the topics/issues they want to be included in the course. Here are the main ideas shared by them:

There should be more advertisement that would promote Non Use of Drugs;

Why cigarettes are still sold if they are dangerous;

To increase the prices for cigarettes;

My rights: how to defend yourself, what to ask for?

What does Healthy Life Style mean?

Active and Healthy Life Style;

Human-trafficking;

Dress-code: How to dress yourself for different purposes;

Dress-code: How to dress in public?

Employment;

Protecting one’s body;

Communication amongst adolescents;

Communication and conflict solving;

Tolerant communication, non-violence;

Entrepreneurship – details on how to open your own business;

Why our living expenses are worse than in Europe?

How to prevent any sexually transmitted infections?

Effects of alcohol, drugs, smoking;

Protecting the environment;

Sports, gymnastics;

Origins of HIV/AIDS


More details about this TwoDays workshop are available >> HERE