Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

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SOROS FOUNDATION MOLDOVA
University in Bælfli, Valentina PRIfiCAN, Ph.D., Chair,
Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, A. Russo
State University in Bælfli
Child-centered Curriculum. Learning Through Play.
Individualized Teaching. – Poiana Braøov, Romania, July
27-31. Participants from I.Creangæ State Pedagogical
University: Ion NEGURÆ, Lidia BERGIA; Tiraspol University
located in Chiøinæu: Ludmila CIUBOTARU,
Valentina BOTNARU; Alexei Mateevici Teacher Training
College in Chiøinæu: Cornelia REVENCU, Ana HÎNCU; A.
Russo State University in Bælfli: Lidia STUPACENCO,
Valentina PRIfiCAN, Maria PERETEATCU, Maria LAVRIC;
Teacher Training College in Bælfli: Olga CUCOØ, Lora
CIOBANU, Maria MIHAILOV; Teacher Training College in
Soroca: Nadejda NEGARÆ, Valentin GOLOBCIUC, Zinaida
BURLACU, Valentina COSMAN, Ionela FRUNZÆ
New module: Integrating Children with Special
Needs – Poiana Braøov, October 4-8, Lidia STUPACEN-
CO, Ph.D., Dean, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology,
Valentina PRIfiCAN, Ph.D., Chair, Department of
Pedagogy and Psychology, Maria PERETEATCU, Ph.D.,
Chair, Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of
Preschool and Primary Education, A. Russo State
University in Bælfli, Cornelia REVENCU, Senior Lecturer,
Alexei Mateevici Teacher Training College in Chiøinæu
Total Program SbS Expenditures $ 293,000
SPELT (SOROS
PROFESSIONAL
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHING) PROGRAM
SPELT, a regional program relying on American
teachers for collaborative English language instruction,
came to an end on July, 1999. This year’s two teaching
Fellows, who held full-time teaching positions in universities,
were acting along with the three Teacher Training
Fellows in professional development programs. In
fact, SPELT seminars were a major facet of this year’s
program, wherein long-term training seminars were
held both for global methodology and on specific topics
such as Literature. Besides teaching and teacher training,
the Fellows promoted collaboration through facilitating
meetings, programs and research at the Resource
Centers, and directed other SPELT activities like editing
the TEAM Report Newsletter. Additionally, they supported
extra-curricular activities such as school newspapers
and English language clubs. For this period,
Moldova had 5 SPELT fellows:
Hamilton BECK (Teaching Fellow), State University
of Moldova
Christian CLAUSEN (Teacher Trainer), A. Russo
State University in Bælfli
Victoria GROSS (Teacher Trainer), A. Russo State
University in Bælfli
Anne STANDER (Teaching Fellow), Academy of
Economic Sciences of Moldova
Katja STENGELIN (Teacher Trainer), Free
Independent University of Moldova
Program Administrations $1,533
Program Expenditures $ 11,479
Total Program SPELRT Expenditures $ 13,012
NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL DEBATE
LEAGUE
In 1999, the National High School Debate League
continued to work on the improvement of the quality of
the debates and conducted 50 workshops on debate
techniques (both for beginner and advanced levels).
The Debate program activities were not limited to
competitions among clubs within Moldova. Our Moldovan
students financially supported by the National High
School Debate League could also participate at international
debating events in Croatia, Ukraine, Romania,
and Portugal where Moldovan debaters achieved very
good results. In July 1999, a summer camp was organized
at which our debaters had the opportunity to
exchange ideas on a wide variety of topics with each
other and a hosted group of Ukrainian debaters.
In 1999, the activities of the Debate Program were
expanded to include 3rd to the 8th grade pupils from secondary
schools and lyceums. At this moment, there are
debate clubs functioning in all the regions of the country.
General statistical data:
– pupils involved: 2500
– students involved:
– as debaters: 300
– as judges: 28
– national and regional coaches: 6
– regional workshops: 10
– national workshops: 1
– local workshops: 60
– regional competitions: 27
– national competitions: 2
– students competitions: 3
The Chiøinæu Region
Coordinators: Adrian CATAN, Corneliu CIRIMPEI
At present, we can state firmly that the debating