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In , he and Marjorie moved to Vermont and Jim began a year private law practice which specialized in helping families negotiate the legal system. His courtroom brilliance and his devotion to people in need merged with an antic but gentle sense of humor and earned him the nickname of "St. His dedication to justice attracted excellent faculty colleagues and set Woodbury College on its course toward providing educational, legal and family services to its students and clients.

Many remember " Main," Jim's weekly show on cable access TV. He interviewed, with charm and delicacy, many people who have contributed to the richness of our lives in Vermont.

Jim felt that the elements of being a good lawyer - being able to tell a client's story convincingly to a judge and jury - were directly applicable to documentary film making.

As deeply serious as his commitments were to the public good, Jim knew how to have fun. Sitting with friends and family at his dining room table, Jim told hugely entertaining stories. He celebrated his 40th birthday with a big party at a roller skating rink. He spent Sunday mornings walking, swimming, skiing, watching baseball games and developing elaborate baseball statistics, always in the company of family and often his three especially dear friends, Steve Pitonyak, Peter Collins and Bob Buchicchio.

Jim was wise, patient and calm, which made him an exceptional listener and mentor. In Yiddish there is the word "mensch" to describe the decency, honor, warmth, kindness, intelligence and steadfast character that one finds only in people who are beloved. Jim was a mensch. His life has added to the sum of good in the world. In their early years, they moved between Maine and Vermont, running a lumber camp and a restaurant in Kingfield, Maine; finally settling in Barre in where they raised their children.

Aurelienne took great pride in her home and loved spending time with her children and family. She was a very talented seamstress until her health declined. She enjoyed her many friends at North Barre Manor and spent many evenings playing cards and bingo.

She also belonged to St. Monica Parish and was a member of the Ladies of St. Aurelienne is predeceased by her husband, Patrick, and her daughter Pauline Roy. She also leaves sisters Alfreda Mercier and Marielle Tanguay, a brother, Ange-Emil, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Henri attended schools in Stanhope. After his schooling, he worked on the family farm. He was later introduced to the granite industry in Beebe, Quebec.

In , he moved to Barre where he was employed at various granite manufacturers as a polisher. He later established the Colonial Granite Co. Edmond's Catholic Church in Coaticook, Quebec. The couple moved to Barre in where they made their home and raised their family. Henri was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church of Barre, Ste. His favorite pastime was cooking for his family and friends, walking for his daily exercise and spending winters at Deerfield Beach in Florida.

He is also survived by eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Also surviving are three brothers, Marcel, Valere, and Robert Vaillancourt, all of Quebec; as well as many nieces and nephews. Born in Rutland on November 10, , she was the daughter of Walter T.

On November 19, , Helen married Frank F. Collins at Christ the King Church in Rutland. Frank predeceased her on March 14, She is survived by four children and their spouses: Dr.

Farrell Collins Jr. Ellen Andrews of Pinehurst, N. Russell Davignon of Montpelier; Timothy J. Collins II of Ellington, Conn. She is also survived by six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was born Sept. She graduated from Chelsea High School in Barbara worked as a restaurant manager for 26 years, for the Sykas family at the Lobster Pot Restaurant.

After retiring from the restaurant, Barb worked as a customer service supervisor for Harry's Department Store for several years. On Nov. Gallagher Sr.

Don was the love of her life and together they raised four children in Montpelier. In , they moved to their home in North Middlesex, enjoying the quiet countryside. They enjoyed sharing their home with the many dogs they took in and cared for over the years.

Barbara was a fantastic cook and loved to share her passion with her grandchildren, friends and family. She was known for making everyone their favorite dish or dessert whenever she had the opportunity.

Spending time with her grandchildren was Barb's favorite thing. She had loving memories of all their times together, especially family vacations in Maine. Having friends and family gathered around a table to enjoy a game of cards and the dishes she would make provided her the greatest happiness.

Barb also enjoyed being a member of the Montpelier Cribbage League. Gallagher Jr. She is also survived by a sister, Rodina Lamell, of Georgia, and several nieces, nephews and special friends. She was predeceased by a sister, Bertha Stark, and a brother, Andy Stark. She was born Nov. She attended Randolph schools and graduated from Randolph High School in She graduated from Gifford School of Nursing in She worked as a registered nurse at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph.

She later was a nurse in Arizona, Colorado and Massachusetts. She lived in New Hampshire for several years before moving back to Randolph in She was predeceased by a brother, Duane Snow. Steep climbs and then, whoosh, another dizzying drop. We're not talking about the new roller coaster at your favorite amusement park. We mean the stock market's recent gyrations.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average now qualifies as the wildest ride on earth. You bet. The market's violent swings can threaten your fiscal and physical health.

Every point shift increased heart-disease deaths by 5 percent when the Chinese stock market went from boom to bust between and late Then last year, Duke researchers connected stock market drops with increases in heart attacks here. Why are the stock market's fast moves so bad for your ticker? Plenty of explanations make sense: Sudden stress can strangle blood flow to the heart, boost blood pressure and speed up heart rates.

The flood of stress hormones and racing blood may tear open deposits of gunky plaque in artery walls, causing plaque ruptures and dangerous, even deadly clots. Yep, that old saying, "It made my blood curdle," was right. And don't underestimate factors like high saturated-fat stress snacking. Heart attack rates in Los Angeles spiked after a tough Super Bowl loss in sorry about the reminder, Rams fans , and researchers suspect buckets of chips, dips and Buffalo wings had something to do with it.

Cleveland fans just accept disappointment now, says Dr. That may be a key to health. Psychologists interviewed during the market's big August swings say they're seeing more insomnia, poor concentration, irritability and excessive tension. It's not a temporary blip. Business-cycle low points have coincided with a rise in depression's most serious risk -- suicide -- ever since the Great Depression, says a new government report.

Is your health taking a hit alongside your portfolio? Financial worries are linked with everything from aches and pains to weight gain, fatigue, ulcers, migraines and gastrointestinal upset. While you ride out the economy's latest rough patch, taking these smart steps will ensure that your health -- and maybe your life -- aren't at the mercy of market extremes. Take a deep breath.

Don't let "what if's" make you crazy. Ask almost any financial adviser how to cope with wild market swings and the answer is likely to be: Turn off the business news. Don't panic. Try to weather the ups and downs calmly. Things eventually will get better. Take the long view, and worry less about day-to-day shifts. Need extra help?

Try inhaling calming lavender mixtures. It works for even tenser people: cancer patients enduring lengthy MRI scans. If you're a stress eater who isn't? Think apples, tomatoes, spinach, asparagus, peaches, broccoli and grapes. Instead of letting chips 'n' dip sabotage your health, let late summer's farm-stand bounty save it. You'll avoid oodles of calories and fat, and flood your body with healthy plant nutrients that switch on your cells' defense system.

Deploy your favorite stress-reduction technique. Gentle yoga, meditation, listening to classic jazz, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, upbeat affirmations "my stress is floating away I'm calm and relaxed" , a few sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy -- all help many people.

Just putting on some quiet music will help; it improves your heart rate and blood pressure. Finding good ways to dial down anxiety can cut your heart-attack danger by 40 percent. Break a sweat. Pulling on your sneaks may be the last thing you want to do right now, but in 10 minutes you'll be glad you did.

Exercise busts stress, nurtures a healthy heart and can be more effective than many antidepressants. You get a burst of feel-good chemicals now, and a fresh dose every day you keep it up. Not to mention a trimmer waistline. Write down the good stuff. Keeping a gratitude journal and writing thank-you notes we do three a day reminds you and the recipients of the good in life.

Take signs of depression yours or another's seriously. While some symptoms are easy to spot, many of us hesitate to call ourselves "depressed.

Feeling intensely bleak for more than two weeks is a signal. Talk with your doc. The market may be down. You don't have to be. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Parents have been texting me lots of questions about what they can do to reduce the amount of texting their older children and teens are doing during meals, when playing with friends, during homework and even when crossing the street.

Well let me see if I can send the right message about when texting is appropriate and when its not. So what can you do to prevent these moments from occurring? First tell your children that if they need to text right away, they should pull off the road or stop whatever else they are doing such as walking, running, riding a bike, skateboarding, or driving any kind of vehicle.

If someone your child is driving with is texting while driving, teach your children to tell the driver to stop, or suggest they not ride with that person again. Parents, you need to set the example here, and never text while driving with other passengers, especially your own children in the car. Even if your child is not in a dangerous situation when texting, there are still manners that should be followed.

Set ground rules, such as no texting during meals or when in conversations with other family members. If your child must look at a text they were expecting during a conversation, ask them to apologize first and ask permission to do so. If your children violate your texting ground rules, consider removing their phone and text privileges for a week and increasing that duration with each violation.

If they receive an inappropriate or sexual text with inapfor propriate pictures from someone, they should notify you immediately or seek help from a counselor at school to stop these texts from being Outdated sent. Whoever said being a parent is easy? This unique take on ratatouille allows you pair that delicious summertime grilled flavor with pasta!

Salt Pepper 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed with press 1 medium red onion 2 medium zucchini 1 large eggplant 2 large orange or yellow peppers, quartered 1 pound about 4 ripe plum tomatoes, cut lengthwise in half 1 pound gemelli or elbow pasta 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 1.

Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling on medium-high. Heat covered 6-quart pot of water to boiling on high. Add 2 teaspoons salt. In small bowl, whisk vinegar, oil and garlic. Brush half of vinegar mixture on one side of onion, zucchini, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. Grill tomatoes 6 minutes, zucchini and eggplant 10 minutes, and peppers and onion 12 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender and charred, turning over once.

Transfer vegetables to cutting board. Meanwhile, cook pasta in boiling water as label directs. Drain; return to pot. Stir mustard into remaining vinegar mixture. Serves 6. Each serving: About calories, 9g total fat 1g saturated , 0mg cholesterol, mg sodium, 75g total carbohydrate, 9g dietary fiber, 14g protein. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www. As the weather heats up and outdoor activities increase, make sure to keep yourself adequately hydrated.

Signs of dehydration include headache, dry mouth, urinating very little or not at all, urine that is very dark yellow and concentrated, inability to produce tears, lethargy, dizziness, light-headedness or sunken eyes. Seek medical attention if you experience these symptoms. Drinking plenty of water is the best way to prevent dehydration.

Jack Donovan celebrates his Italian heritage with Sens. Jack retires from WDEV at the end of August, concluding a broadcast career that has spanned over four decades.

The Barre Opera House is looking to add to its Usher Corps in the coming season and has scheduled three trainings - the first on Wednesday, September 7 at pm, the second on Saturday, September 10 at 1pm, and the final on Sunday, September 11 at 1pm. New ushers will be required to attend one of the three sessions. Joining the Barre Opera House Usher Corps is a great way to support your favorite performing arts center and a great opportunity to see some of the best shows in Vermont for free!

The BOH recruits volunteer ushers once or twice a year, depending on need. Ushers work a minimum of six shows each year. They are expected to arrive 60 minutes prior to curtain time to prepare for the show and to receive assignments, which include passing out programs, taking tickets, showing patrons to their seats, and helping with the concessions bar. Job requirements include the ability to climb stairs and stand for extended periods of time.

All ushers must also be at least 14 years of age. Those interested in attending one of the above training sessions must register by calling Cher Laston, Executive Assistant at or emailing staff barreoperahouse.

Thought for the Day: Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts. Are you harboring old bulky cardigan sweaters from t h e 9 0 s?

I know I have a couple. Pull those tired sweaters out and try belting them without buttoning them. Cross and overlap the front and belt it. It gives those old sweaters a whole new look and youve just added another piece to your wardrobe! Mentors will meet with a student once a week at BES for about an hour, during the student's lunch and recess or possibly before school.

Mentors might spend time with their mentee getting to know one another while playing a game, sharing a book, drawing, shooting hoops or playing on the playground together. Mentoring can benefit not only the child but the mentor as well. Research shows that adults that mentor are likely to feel more productive at work, develop core leadership and communication skills, and feel good for having positively influenced another life.

Happy Birthday! Well publish the names in this space each week. No obligation, nothing to buy. Montpelier Brookfield a Happy Anniversary. Well publish the names in Barre Hardwick this space each week. Just send in the entry blank below, and we will publish it in this space each week. Entries must be mailed two 2 weeks prior to birthdate. Jericho Todd Hodgdon, 41, Lonny McLeon, 45, blank below, and we will publish it in this space each week.

Entries must be mailed two 2 weeks Middletown, CT Betsy prior to anniversary date. Early difficulties are soon worked out. Stability returns as adjustments are made. But Venus still rules the Taurean heart, so expect to find yourself trying hard to make this relationship work. But shop around carefully for the best price -whether its a new house for the family or a new hose for the garden.

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Adamant is an amazing little community about seven miles east of Montpelier off County Road that features a world-famous summer music school, Blackfly Festival, weekly Friday night dinners and, like the cherry on an ice cream sundae, a free theatrical series in one of the most beautiful and magical settings in Vermont.

QuarryWorks Productions is an activity of the Adamant Community Cultural Foundation and located on the grounds of the Adamant Music School in what was an operating quarry until the early s. Its now called the Phillips Experimental Theater. We do provide space for people to bring picnics to eat before the performance.

Some have even celebrated birthdays or engagements during their picnics, say director Michael John Suchomel, producer Frank Suchomel, and set construction and groundskeeper Eric Ryea. Being a non-subscription based production, actors, crew and staff all local Vermonters want the experience that they can get in larger theaters, note the three, pointing to the recent three-hour Virginia Woolf undertaking.

Auditions start in April and rehearsals the second week in June. Call for reservations and more information. This will be Markos second year of doing a benefit show for QuarryWorks. Brickett and Michelle have performed at QuarryWorks with their two sons. So QuarryWorks truly is a family affair!

Marko at the QuarryWorks. Call us at Moderna party or event? From intimate garden tea parties to large corporate dinners. We plan childrens partys too! Let us make your celebration one to remember. Contact us today to set up a free planning meeting.

All calendar submissions should be sent to editor vt-world. Route , Barre, Vt. The deadline is pm, Thursday preceding publication. We are no longer able to include ongoing classes. All Town and City residents welcome.

Aldrich Public Library, 1st Tuesdays, pm. Barre Camera Club. All ages. Community National Bank, second Mondays through Dec. Play Group. Monicas Church basement, Thursdays during school year, am. Cub Scout Pack Fun for boys in grades Barre Congregational Church, den meetings Thursdays except last week of month when Friday, pm. Getting By in a Recession Support Group. Church of the Good Shepherd, Washington St. Mondays 7pm.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit Meets at the post, first Thursday of each month not Jan. Vermont Modelers Club. Community Breakfast. First Presbyterian Church, 78 Summer St. Lupus Support Group. Grandparents Raising Their Childrens Children. Support group. First Presbyterian Church, 1st Weds of month, 10am-noon. Mutuo Club, Beckley St. Friends of Aldrich Public Library. Aldrich Library, 2nd floor boardroom, 2nd Tuesday of month. With Green Mountain Cloggers, all ages, donations.

Green Mtn Tavern, Mondays, pm. Strong Living Exercise Program. Aldrich Library, Milne Comm. Labor Day Theme Unit. Draw the Picture: Labor Day more difficult. Four Easy Mazes: Labor Day. Labor Day Grades Labor Day. Farmer Jim. Labor Day Glyph. The History of Labor Day Grades Labor Day in the United States Grade 6. Labor Day Letdown. Sep 02 55 new cases, 30, recoveries, and two more deaths related to COVID, public health officials caution public about Labor Day travel.

Aug 31 Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management issues weather warning for anticipated heavy rainfall. Aug 30 17 new cases, 30, recoveries, and no recent deaths related to COVID, 36 communities identified with uncontrolled spread.

Aug 23 24 new cases, 30, recoveries, and no recent deaths related to COVID, 36 communities identified with uncontrolled spread. Aug 19 President Nez welcomes U. Secretary of Energy Granholm to the Navajo Nation to discuss renewable energy. Aug 17 33 new cases, 30, recoveries, and no recent deaths related to COVID, 28 communities identified with uncontrolled spread.

Aug 16 President Nez welcomes Utah Lt. Governor Henderson to the Navajo Nation. Aug 06 Approval of policy changes for the Navajo Veterans Housing Program will expand housing options. Aug 02 President Nez continues to push for federal policy changes to advance infrastructure development on the Navajo Nation.

Jul 31 Christmas in July at Cornfields Chapter. Jul 30 Vice President Lizer encourages parents to invest in children's educational ambitions. Loretta Christensen. Jul 27 NDOT crews continue to clear roadways to make routes passable and accessible. Jul 27 President Nez provides testimony about water and sanitation before the U. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Jul 25 Construction of hogan-style home prototype proceeds to help address housing challenges.

Jul 25 NDOT crews continue to respond to road repair needs caused by heavy rainfall. Jul 22 President Nez and Utah Lt. Jul 15 President Nez and Delegate Slater advocate for transportation system improvements and policy changes with U. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg. Jul 13 Crownpoint Chapter and summer youth workers celebrate the delivery of new heavy equipment. Jul 08 24 new cases, 29, recoveries, and no recent deaths related to COVID, increase in infections is due to residents traveling off the Navajo Nation.

Jul 07 Flags to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of U. Meets with U. They also found out that rivers and oceans are polluted due to the human action. After the presentation the pupils filled in a pet fact file and became little journalists to write news reports about these pets.

Along with the other kindergarteners and second graders they continued improving the school garden that was prepared last school year. They also made flower pots for the garden using waste material such as: car tyres, yoghurt pots and plastic bottles. They had to take three pictures of the scenery in the different seasons, summer was excluded due to the deadline of the topic.

But not only they had to send the pictures, but also write what that place inspired them. At the end of the school year an exhibition with all the pictures was held in our school. Recycling was an important objective during this term so different activities promoting recycling were organized. To celebrate Christmas our school was decorated with different crafts the pupils made using waste material.

For Carnival our school took part in the parade organized every year in the streets of our town. The Sharing of a good pedagocic experience based on the theme "Specification of teaching methods for work with children with SEN or learning difficulties"- participation in lessons and activities with the children, visiting of schools and kindergartens from the region. At the first activity, all participants visited 1st Special Nursery school of Patras, in which they had the chance to make classes and school observation and to attend the daily educational activities.

The teachers and the educational staff, answered with pleasure to all the questions of the participants. Then, we gathered in the assembly room of the school and discussed about the similarities and differences of the educational systems of the participating countries. While at the meeting, the Director of the Educational Department of Achaia visited us and made a speech about the provision of the Department to the schools of the region.

There, the responsible director made an extensive interactive presentation about the water supply of Patras and the ways the city is watered from ancient times until today. The participants had the chance to experiment with the interactive boards and to watch some interesting videos. This visit was done in the frame of the project topic: "Water — The Power of Life". After visiting the House of Water, we had a meeting at the conference room of the Ecological Movement of Patras and every partner country presented the activities that had been done in each school related to the topic "Water — The Power Of Life".

Next topic of the LTT was the presentations about the education and provision for children with special needs. This topic was implemented by the Greek school, as it is the only school of the cooperation in which all the participating students are children with various special needs. After the presentation of each topic, a rich discussion was conducted by the participants and comparisons were made of the related educational policies and methods in each country.

Every country had brought their ideas of how will be the Logo of the project. Croatia's logo won the contest and decided to be the project logo. Assessing the LTT, we could state that it was a totally successful meeting, in which the participants had the opportunity to visit the 1st Special Nursery school and the city of Patras, to observe how the educational system and the provision for children with special needs is done in Greece and to have a glimpse of Patras city and the We can definitely state that is was a successful cooperation in which all participants gained new information and knowledge as to transfer to their schools.

Prvi jo je, davno tega, kot pravi legenda, prebudil krilati konj Pegaz. JVIZ I. Tako pridobijo podporo in smernice, ki jih potrebujejo za izpolnitev svojega potenciala. Za popestritev programa so nam v Rogatcu pripravili voden ogled Slovenia shares borders with Italy in the west, Austria in the north, Hungary in the north-east and Croatia in the east and south. It lies at the juncture of alpine, Mediterranean and Dinaric landscape. A saying from a long time ago says that it is hard to become mediocre if you were born for greatness.

There are more than pupils aged from six to fifteen at the school divided into 18 different classes from the 1st to the 9th grade. Since its establishment the school has undergone numerous changes and at present it has 22 large classrooms and several smaller rooms, good-sized library, a large hall which also School year is divided in two parts with holidays that are somewhat equally interspersed throughout the school year.

Thus there are autumn holidays, Christmas and new year holidays, winter holidays, Labor day holidays and of course summer holidays. Besides regular work our students broaden their horizons through different activities.

We often organize theme days that focus on certain different topics like sports, technology, field work, culture and we also take them to plays or on trips to different interesting locations domestic and foreign. We also teach children how to ski, ride a bike and swim, because these are all mandatory parts of the school curriculum. Inclusivity is the school policy and through the last years we have been witnessing an increase in the numbers of pupils with special needs.

Among them there are many with learning or behavioral issues. Pupils are offered extra tutoring and counseling and on top of that we also employ new innovative and efficient methods which encourage pupils to strive towards better results. A special role is given to our school consultants who, through various activities, help pupils, teachers, parents and the principal.

Most of them need help with their shortcomings in certain areas, some also need tutoring and some need the help of a speech and language therapist. Teachers also work extra with pupils who are identified as talented and thus provide them with extra work or give them opportunity to attend different competitions. All this gives them support and directions that they need to realize their potential. Our goal is to enrich their learning experience with different extracurricular tasks, projects and competitions.

Teachers and other school employees constantly strive to provide safe and encouraging, yet demanding school environment.

We encourage and stress responsibility, self-discipline, tolerance and respect. The key aspect is high quality teaching that corresponds to International projects Our school has been actively involved in international projects since , because it is our wish to improve the quality of teaching and spread the awareness of the importance of international cooperation.

There are several key objectives that we try to obtain when our teachers are sent abroad. Mostly we try to gain new knowledge and competences that enable us to form more contemporary and internationally oriented teaching practices, we develop proficiency in foreign language, encourage efficient use of ICT, support professional development of our teachers, provide international experience, broaden horizons, establish new strategic friendships and partnerships.

As we joined the projects we also We are all experts in our fields of expertise and we constantly strive to develop teaching skills and competences and also new methods of teaching, because our objective is to provide the pupils with efficient learning environment.

We want to meet different cultures, explore and permanently develop as teachers. All team members permanently take part in other international projects that our school is a part of. We have learnt new and more contemporary teaching methods that include ICT and we have also learnt new set of skills and methods that can be employed when teaching activities take place outdoors. However, many of the activities also took part outside of the regular work, sometimes during morning assembly or during after school day care, at parent-teacher meetings, at the meetings of different boards, at the meetings of principals, during study groups, at conferences and seminars.

Parents, teachers, external institutions, psychiatrist, logopaedist and others, all took part in this project. During the two-year period we planned and executed many disseminative activities. To make things even more interesting we were given a tour of an open museum in Rogatec, we visited horse stable Strmol in Rogatec and witnessed a session of therapeutic horse riding for children with special needs.

Throughout the project we performed modules that lasted two months each. The topics were: water, air, animals, fire, plants and Earth. Democrit Our kindergarten is involved in numerous projects developed together with other scholar institutions, NGOs and Romanian important institutions. We tried to comprise in this title everything that it was important to respect in order to ensure a harmonious physical and psychological development for our children. And after a long period of waiting we were announced that our project has been approved.

We had also the chance to organize activities where we could involve parents and children Responsible as well as effective in their performed activities, every partner understood that this project is much more than working with children and respecting a simple graphic of the actions. This project is about a friendship between people with different nationalities, but with the same goals and educational targets. They connected and noticed that even though the same, they are all different.

Actions proposed by us had as objectives protecting the environment through direct intervention of all of us, as well as supporting and integrating children with special needs or of other nationality.

We learned to take care of them and to build them shelters. With the same vivacity we tried to observe the educational systems and to borrow what we considered best implemented in our project partners, new ideas we can apply in the Romanian educational system.

Integration of the children with special needs in the mass system — we tried to explain it to children and parents as a natural thing. The activity consisted of playing a game It has not been easy, but they understood how hard it is to have a health problem and the people around you do not understand you or they marginalize you.

The impact on the children and n the parents was a major one. During these relationships there appear affective experiences under the form of emotions, feelings that contribute to put impressions in the conscience.

Tolerance is an important factor of the psychological development of children. We try to put daily in their souls the feeling of respect for the people around them and tolerance for the ones less lucky than them. The opposite of tolerance is in many cases the prejudice. A tolerant person accepts diversity and does not have preconceived ideas about the others based on the differences of religion, race, genre, or of any other type.

If we live in harmony with the others and we search for solutions instead of creating conflicts, we can focus more on the common elements than on Tolerance means also being flexible and accepting the people around you being the way they want. Adventure was our path we followed in this project and it made us realize that the main purpose of ecological education is mainly the one that develops to children the bases of a thinking centered on promoting life, as well as a purpose to develop their responsibility towards nature and humans.

Our participation to this partnership has offered us the chance to improve our professional competences, to take contact to good practices by exchanging experience with teachers from abroad making us want other knowledge opportunities.

The approach offered is focusing on the specific the care for animals to address the general issue — tolerance and empathy towards animals and humans. The program is directed to pre-school and primary school children and teachers.

It is promoted closely with national educational institutions and local authorities. Results: over 10 kids included, teachers trained. Summary: In this article is being considered the transformation of the two most important socializing institution for the children from preschool age- the kindergarten and the family. Activities are offered in a few aspects, to create a new environment with shared values and common goals, in which the children feels confident, calm and happy.

The project objectives and certain findings are provided in the text, and the activities also. The project relationship between the objectives of the European education, training and sports programe has been wrote. The parents are the first teachers of the child. It is important for parents to be competent. It is important for parents to know the stages of child development and to take into account the needs of their children.

Proper comprehension of key competencies is a basis for the development of the child. Working on different projects broadens the mind of the child and the educator and strengthens cultural identities. This experience transforms into an ability to be an active member of society. Involvement of parents as active participants in the child's play, who follow the rules, cooperate with the children and feel the same satisfaction with the game as the children themselves.

Offering different types of games to children, even those played by their grandparents, broken through the social, cultural and economic realities of the modern technocratic world. We focus on team play to build tolerance, empathy and communication to achieve common goals.

Provoking imagination, creativity and logical thinking in and around game interaction. Our idea is to keep working this way. This change includes the way we learn and educate. Children begin to work in a team and they learn new knowledge and skills. Inclusion is a multifaceted process that depends on the individual characteristics, needs and needs of both the child, the group in which he or she is involved, and the teachers who teach it.

In kindergarten play is one of the main forms of learning. Through it we can involve all children in different activities, regardless of their particularities.

Not only children with SEN, but also children with problematic behavior, with different social status, gifted children and others are successfully integrated. Teachers College Press. Edwards, Carolyn P. Greenwood Publishing Group. Hewitt, Valarie Early Childhood Education Journal. Katz, Lilian Edwards, C. Young Children Tarr, Patricia 1 May Art Education. Wien, Carol Anne The Reggio Emilia methodology is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education, which values the child as strong, capable and resilient; rich with wonder and knowledge.

Through drawing and sculpting, through dance and movement, through painting and pretend play, through modelling and music, and that each one of these Hundred Languages must be valued and nurtured Very important are: inspired environment, projects based learning, teachers, documentation and education based on interrelationship. The child is made of one hundred. The child has a hundred languages a hundred hands a hundred thoughts a hundred ways of thinking of playing, of speaking … Loris Malaguzzi The Reggio Emilia methodology is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education, which values the child as strong, capable and resilient; rich with wonder and The methodology aims to help children understand their world and who they are in it.

Children are communicators. Communication is a process, a way of discovering things, asking questions, using language as play. Playing with sounds and rhythm and rhyme; delighting in the process of communicating. The Reggio Emilia philosophy values the child as central to its own learning, not just an empty vessel waiting to be filled with knowledge. Children are able to pursue their own interests and revisit and build upon ideas at their own pace. Children are capable to construct their own learning.

In Reggio Emilia, children are the main initiators of the learning process. They are inspired by their own interest to know and learn, and as such they are endowed with a uniquely individualistic understanding of how to construct learning on their own. In other words, children should be treated as active collaborators in their education, as opposed to passive observers. This concept recognizes that children have multiple ways of thinking, playing, exploring, speaking and doing - something called ' languages of children'.

We support our children to communicate and learn through everything from dance and song to drawing, music, movement and construction. In essence, we want them to embrace all five senses for a more hands-on learning experience. This type of learning better inspires children to think, negotiate, construct and communicate ideas.

In this approach, there is a belief that children have rights and should be given opportunities to develop their potential. Children have many languages in art, music, and drama, and they should be encouraged to learn through experiences like listening, moving, touching and observing.

Children are encouraged to use language to investigate and explore, to reflect on their experiences. They are listened to with respect, believing that their questions and observations are an opportunity to learn and search together. It is a process; a continual process. A collaborative process. Rather than the child asking a question and the adult offering the answers, the search is undertaken together.

A hundred different ways of thinking, of discovering, of learning. Through drawing and sculpting, through dance and movement, through painting and pretend play, through modelling and music, and that each one of these Hundred Languages must be valued and nurtured. These languages, or ways of learning, are all a part of the child. Learning and play are not separated. One of the most interesting elements within the Reggio Approach is the central importance given to the expressive arts as a vehicle for learning.

Children are also encouraged to participate in a variety of expressive activities such as sculpture, dramatic play, shadow play, puppetry, painting, dancing, music, ceramics, construction and writing.

Consideration needs to be given to the following -children will create their most interesting and imaginative work when they have a wide and varied choice of material and resources at hand. The types of suitable materials are limitless — shells, beads, stones, pulses, seeds, clay, paper, cardboard, wood, etc.

Giving children the opportunity to select material encourages more interesting and individual work. Open-ended materials are the ones that can be transformed and require the children to use their imagination and there one experiences. They must be natural, inviting, sensory, aesthetically pleasant -objects and materials, children would find in their home. Inspired environment Very important part of Reggio Emiliya philosophy is inspired environment, often referred to as 'the third teacher'.

It is open and free-flowing. Outdoor spaces are valued just as high as formal classrooms, and the design of space should allow children to move freely between the two.

It is important that children have free access to stimulating resources in the environment. The belief is that if children are placed in a beautiful environment, with stimulating materials to work with, they will be motivated to explore and respect the environment. It enables uninterrupted exploration, play and learning. Teachers observe children rather than direct them. It is important that children are allowed to experiment in their own way, make mistakes and find new solutions.

The role of the teacher is to gently move students to areas of interest to them, and this can only be done through careful observation carried out over time. Children in Reggio settings are active constructors of knowledge, who are encouraged to be 'researchers'. Most of the Often they grow up seeds in the classroom, or herbs in the special place of the yard.

The children like to go to the forest once of week and observe what is changed - flowers, leafs, mushrooms, caterpillars and butterflies. Projects based learning The Reggio Emilia Approach takes a child-led project approach.

They introduce materials, questions, and opportunities that provoke children to further explain the topic. Our role as adults is to observe our children, listen to their questions and their stories, find what interests them and then provide them with opportunities to explore these interests further.

In the Reggio Emilia philosophy, teachers are partners in the learning process. Teachers - very important for Reggio Emilia's approaches. They also need to be "trainees". Once a week, teachers are given time to gather as a group so they can share their analyzes and hypotheses with the rest of staff, including a psychologist and pedagogical counselor, working closely with kindergarten teachers.

Teachers partner with colleagues, children, and parents in the learning process. They discuss their observations with them, as part of an ongoing dialogue and continuing evolution of their ideas and practices. This allows them to be flexible in their plans, preparations, and teaching approaches.

Educators plan team meetings to discuss the observations and planning. Parents are always welcome to join or help make decisions. Meetings are used to plan what materials need to be taken out, how the environment should be set up, what is needed for projects that are emerging and also what things need to be changed. It can be in the form of observations, photography, video, visual mediums like paint, clay or drawing materials.

Teachers use documentation to identify strengths, ideas, and next steps to support learning every child. It is not something that is made after the child has finished working. Similar to the portfolio approach, documentation of children's work in progress is viewed as an important tool in the learning process for children, teachers, and parents.