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s o r o s f o u n d a t i o n - m o l d o v aDEBATEThe Debate program is structured for discussions onvarious topics. The method contributes to thedevelopment and consolidation of: logical and criticalthinking, rhetorical skills, courage, self assurance,understanding towards opposite points of view,capacity of team-work, critical listening, cultivating andeducating said behaviour.The Regional Debate Program was founded in therepublic’s schools and lyceums in 1994, promoted inEnglish by the teachers of this discipline and by thePeace Corps representatives. In the autumn of 1995the program began to be implemented in Romaniantoo, being addressed to upper level pupils.The activities are implemented by the DebateCommittee of the National Debate Centre andUniversity Debate Centres, local co-ordinators, debateclubs, local, regional, national contests, publicdebates and other activities.There were clubs in Romanian and English thatworked within the program; towards the end of 1996initiatives to create clubs in Russian and Bulgarianwere launched (Edinet, Glodeni, Balti, Chisinau,Criuleni, Taraclia).By the end of 1996 there exist 40 Debate Clubs in theRepublic. If in 1995 at a lyceum we could find 2 differentclubs (in Romanian and English), there is only onedebate club to date, with a chief training -teacher andteacher- trainer for the lyceum’s teams. Nowadays thereare in Moldova 56 teacher-trainers, participating activelyin all local, regional and national contests.In the Debate Program during 1996 were:-8 training seminars, at which 234 teachers- specialistsof History, Romanian, Psychology participated, as wellas several vice-directors in education. There wereseminars organised the debate clubs’ instructors fromthe Republic; they discussed problems related toprogram activity, arbitration. The collaboration of DebateProgram with “Step by Step”, “Alcohol and DrugAddiction” Programs shared debate skills, informationand experience, rhetorical skills and improving.-6 regional contests for North, Central and Southareas and Chisinau, at which about 900 persons (151teams) took part.The winners of the regional contests (16 teams, about100 persons), participated in the first national contest; itwas the first level in the selection of the national team toparticipate to the International Debate Summer Camp.The International Debate Summer Camp took placebetween June 1- 7 in Vadul-lui-Voda. There were 130representatives of all the debate clubs from Moldovaand, within the exchange program, a group of guestsvisited from Latwia. Debate club instructors took part attwo international debate seminars in Budapest, Hungary.Meetings were organised with teams from Kiev, Iasi,Liepaja, friendly contests at Slanic (Romania) with 6clubs of Moldova from the other side of the river Prut,local meetings among the Republic’s clubs, other localcontests, public debates requested by the lyceums,schools, universities from the country, 3 radio shows,TV programs, 4 programs on TNM “Kaleidoscop”,“Telematinal”,”Clepsidra” and on the “Catalan” channel.A special event which crowned the activity of the DebateProgram from Moldova was winning second place atthe Summer International Debate Club in Celacovice(Czeh Republic), participating among 23 countries atthe International Karl Popper Debate Program.3 University Debate Centres were created at thebeginning of 1996: in Balti, with its headquarters at theSoros Foundation branch office, at the State Universityof Moldova with its headquarters in the House of Cultureof USM and at the Academy of Economic Studies.14a c t i v i t y r e p o r t ‘ 9 6
The University program implemented the followingactivities:- a training seminar for 3 days at ASEM with theteachers from this institution- 8 mini-seminars at SUM, organised by the DebateCentre at this University- 3 inter-university contests with the participation ofSUM, ASEM, UPS, “A.Russo”, Technical Universitystudents, and (by the end of the year) students fromthe Pedagogic University “I.Creanga” and theApplicative Sciences University from Moldova. In theuniversity the program involved 6 higher educationinstitutions from the Republic.- local contests at the University level- public debates within different faculties at universitiesDebate Programs in the seminar and in the summercamp organised by the Debate program.The team involved in the program in the whole countrynumbered 12 qualified instructors, doctors, teachers,psychologists.In 1996, 9 seminars were organised at the VIth“Ecology” compartment (about 270 participants).Three experienced specialists were instructors atthese seminars.In most cases the seminars were followed byadditional meetings with specialists in narcology andsexuality, were they discussed the problems inpromoting the “Education for Health” program“Days of health” were organised in 10 places fromthe republic.For the next year the Debate Program plans to improveall program activities, creating a team of independentarbitrates, enlarging the Program and creating aNational Association of Debate, which would gatherall individuals who want to promote the programobjectives.Expenditures: $ 67,161.50HEALTH EDUCATIONThe National Drawing Contest titled “To a healthy wayof life” ended with a wonderful exhibition, open tovisitors during 2 weeks; 13 children, whose workswere chosen as best, were mentioned and rewarded.During the year 24 radio programs were organised atthe National Radio within the Friday broadcast “Oracopiilor”(two times a month), which involved participatingpupils, as well as specialists in the field. In June asummer camp was organised in Ivancea, Orhei. 115children from dysfunctional families participated. Theaction‘s motto was “Let’s talk together about health”.The program initiates and organises activities concerninghealth education in various institutions around theRepublic. It promotes healthy lifestyles for young people.An important goal is to make the mass media and thelocal authorities aware of the health problems of theyounger generation. At the basis of this program lies thehandbook “Education for Health”, with its 6 chapters:“Eating”, “Smoking”, “HIV Prevention”, “Alcohol and otherdrugs”, “Introduction in the Human sexuality”, “Ecology”.The main activity of 1996 was the continuous training ofthe people not included in the program before: mothersfrom the Association of numerous families, college anduniversity students, mayoralty staff.Throughout the year 50 seminars were organised withthe participation of 1500 persons of differentprofessions (teachers prevail). It is worth mentioningthe collaboration between the “Step-by-step” andThe coordinators organised 6 meetings- miniseminarswithin the specialists field. The contribution of the 7local co-ordinators in the country to the implementationof the program was of great importance.Another method of program promotion was Lectorium-30 meetings in the form of lessons or discussions,through questions and answers.A special success was the decision of the EducationMinistry of Moldova to introduce “Education for Health”as an optional discipline in all the countries’ schools,a decision which we expect to be implemented.We foresee that in 1997 the Program within theRepublic’s colleges will be enlarged and look for newways to promote a healthy mode of life in the wholecountry.Expenditures: $ 42,210.00a c t i v i t y r e p o r t ‘ 9 6 15
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