- Alphabet of Tolerance – education and implementation ...

- Alphabet of Feelings ...

- Training for Psychosocial Work ...

- Training course in communication skills ...

- Conflict transformation and mediation ...

- Personal empowerment ...

- Basic workshop method training ...

- Conflict resolution - "The Leader as a mediator" ...

- Tolerance on the field...

- Program of non violent comunication ...

- Anti Burn-out ...

- Peace Education and Group Work Essentials ...

-Personal/ Group Empowerment and Development of Communication Skills ...

- Basic Training Course on Tolerance, Prejudices and Non-violent Conflict Resolution ...

- Non –formal education and business sector ...

- Training Course on Writing Project Proposals and Project Management ...

- Training for Trainers ...

At the end of 2002 program “Alphabet of Tolerance” has got credentials of Serbian Ministry for Education and Sports. It was recognized as adequate and high-quality additional program for curriculum. This program provides 80 hours of professional advanced training for teachers.

Number of educated teachers is over 200

aim
strengthening of teachers in their professional roles, more exactly, increase of their sensitivity and competence for understanding of social phenomena, such as prejudices, stereotypes, discrimination, social distance, intolerance for differences, etc; the program is also aimed to develop teachers’ skills necessary for establishing an ambience of acceptance and understanding in each class and entire school.



objectives:
1. To give the teachers opportunity to treat in practice the same topics they will be discussing with children;
2. to present basic workshop skills to teachers, necessary for their future engagement as workshop conductors;
3. to help teachers exercise conducting of “Alphabet of Tolerance” workshops with the colleagues
Structure of the training


modules:
1. experience part is dedicated to examination of character and origin of prejudices, stereotypes, discrimination and social distance, both on general and personal level (3 work days),
2. educational part is intended for becoming skilled at techniques of non violent communication (communication based on understanding of emotions and needs) and also for study of workshop method (2 work days)
3. practical part is about getting ready for implementation of “Alphabet of Tolerance” program (teachers are supposed to conduct workshops of this program for children); this part is also planned to further discussion of topics participants were most interested in (3 work days)


When the training is finished, teachers are obligated to implement the program (12 workshops) in their work with children. After each two workshops trainers of “Hajde da…” Group are supposed to gather with teachers at supervisory meetings and try to exceed problems and uncertainties that might have emerged during work with children.
At these meetings teachers improve their self-confidence about new roles of workshop conductors and learn additional details about designing of workshops and workshop method.

Manual “Alphabet of Tolerance – Program of Non-formal Peace Education for Children Age 10 to 12” is aimed for teachers trained for implementation of “Alphabet of Tolerance” workshops.
It is intended to be support for their work, but also for their further professional development. This booklet is a result of our work with children, as well as our rich experience in training of teachers from Serbia and Vojvodina.

It is first bilingual (Serbian and Magyar) manual in the field of Non-formal education, published in Serbia and Montenegro. It offers scenarios for workshops of this program, but also brings several important articles, written by “Hajde da…” Group trainers especially for the booklet.
Furthermore, it presents one article by well known European trainer and our good fiend, Mr. Mark Taylor. We selected the topics we believe to be useful for teachers engaged in this kind of work with children. The booklet holds recommendations of teachers educated for implementation of “Alphabet of Tolerance” workshops for future participants of the program. There are also several examples of flexible workshops created by teachers.

– flexible, intervention – preventive program of psychological workshops, intended for primary school children.

The aim of this program is to induce emotional development and to help children overcome negative feelings (originally related to situation after bombing, 1999).
The program is also aimed at helping integration of children from endangered groups into social milieu.

It consists of workshops structured in advance, but also of flexible workshops outlined according to needs of group of children concerned. The aim of these (flexible) workshops is to deal with the rest of emotional problems typical for children of that particular age.

– Training for Psychosocial Work- is being realized in order to support human capacities of NGOs engaged in psycho social work.
It is mainly aimed for activists / volunteers of local NGOs who already have got some basic experience in work with groups of children and youth, whether those groups had included individuals with special needs or usual population.

‘Training for Psycho Social Work’ was created by “Hajde da…” Group team of trainers. This team of skilled and highly competent trainers was motivated to create such program on the account of their own experience from initial phase of engagement in programs of psycho social support.

More precisely, they had felt need for an integral training that would integrate all topics relevant for NGO engagement in the field of psycho social work and that would be focused on options of use of knowledge and experience in practice.

Aim:
- Increase of participants’ competence and motivation for psycho social work with groups of children and youth

Objectives:
- Development of participants’ sensitivity for current problems of children and youth - Improvement of interpersonal skills necessary for psycho social work (communication, conflict managing) - Acquiring of knowledge and skills necessary for successful designing and realization of workshop activities
- Upgrading of skills needed for team work
- Obtaining of knowledge and skills essential for planning and realization of projects (writing project proposals, fundraising)
- Presenting good examples from practice in the field of psycho social work to participants

- meant for everyone who wants to improve their communication in both personal and professional life.

AIM This experience can help us to:
• better understand our emotions, especially anger and pain and their mutual connections;
• perceive needs that form a base of various feelings (that can ensure us more fruitful life, personal development...);
• better understand needs of other people, that are the base of their emotions (which can help us to make our relationships with those people more creative and with a better rapport);
• use this knowledge to establish that kind of communication with the others that brings us closer to each other...

In this way, communication becomes space of understanding instead of conflicts.
Moreover, if it still comes to the conflict, we can decrease its negative consequences and search for creative solutions. Knowledge and skills gained on this training course are applicable both in everyday life and business communication and they are especially important for professional development of those who work with people.

WORKING METHOD used on the training course is workshop, based on principles of experiential learning and active participation.

Training course is facilitated by trainers from “Hajde da…” Group. All of the participants who complete the training course successfully get the certificate issued by “Hajde da…” Group, certifying that they’ve been participating the Training Course in Communication Skills.

“Hajde da…” group organized and conducted course in non violent communication

The course was conducted in form of three day intensives (two of them).

It was the chance for participants to learn about techniques of deeper self perception, better understanding of others and constructive ways of dealing with conflicts.

- five-day-lasting training course is meant for scout leaders.

- Training course is treating topics in the field of peace education and group work methodology essentials. At the same time, this training course was the opportunity for scout leaders to see the preliminary version of the manual for youth work, created by “Hajde da…” Group.