AIM OF THE TRIP

Time of gymnasium is a difficult period for the young people: change of environment, necessity of decision making, growing up. It is especially uneasy for the young people touched with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and dysfunctions in learning (developmental dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)  to find themselves in the new conditions. Problems which appear in this time, if not solved in a proper way, may in adult life result with social exclusion and even may increase risk of criminality. Main goal of realised task is to help children with mentioned disorders through training of creativity, which develop their inborn intelectual or creative potential. Creative training is, however, the most efficient when takes place in friendly, non-stressing athomosphere. It is very important just for children with ADHD and the dysfunctional ones. This kind of training is also intensified thanks to attendance of not disordered children in classes. Thanks to this solution “healthy” children are able to learn from very creative, but uneasy “ill” ones. In the background of creativity workshops there will be beauty of the mountains and psychomotorical recreation such as: skiing, swimming, walking tours. Those activities will be instrumental to inrease training’s effectiveness. The aim of the task, which is integration of the young people, stimulating of creativity and helping disordered children, will be completely achieved.

TRIP DESCRIPTION

Realistion of the task will be parted in two stages:

First one – preparative, lasting from the beginning of January to January the 20th and second one i.e. realisation of the trip.

During realisation of the first stage, recrutation the trip participants will be undertaken.

After preliminary talks with pedagogues from few gymnasions of Nowa Huta (4)  it has turned out that in the group of about 1500 pupils, 70 of them have ADHD and approximately 200 of them have other developmental dysfunctions.

It gives about 270 persons in gymnasial age, which would be qualified to the trip. However, it is assumed, that in the trip will take part 35 participants, including 15 healthy children and 20 with problems. However, it is assumed, that in the trip will take part 35 participants, including 15 healthy children and 20 with problems. Due to that assumption, recrutation of the young people will be undertaken with the help of pedagogues and school management in chosen gymnasions of Nowa Huta (especially in gymnasions numer: 43, 50, 77, 36). The pedagogues will be delivered with the guidelines, that to the trip only the children with ruling of the ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysorthography will be qualified. The number of available places will be divided to those four gymnasions, so in one school only five pupils touched with mentioned ailments can be qualified. In case when number of interested pupils is bigger than amount of available places and positively qualified persons by pedagogues in the process of recrutation, important is the order of  application and payment for the trip. The non-disordered persons will be qualified to the trip among other pupils of gymnasions of Cracow. However, we especially care about the young people from Nowa Huta, because they most rarely go for any form of the rest.

The second stage of task realisation is departure.

In the day of 22nd January of 2010 at 7 am the coach will be put. The meeting place will be in the nearby of Aleja Przyjaźni in Nowa Huta (Bus Station). The participants will be informed about the meeting place in one week before departure. During the first day of stay in Murzasichle, in the evening the psychological workshops will take part (schedule of activieties is below). During the next few days the following activities are planned: awakening, breakfast about 8 am, then about 10 am beginnig of classes. There will be division into mixed groups (the dysfunctional children + healthy ones). At least three groups will be formed. The tasks will be realised in a following way: one group – skiing school; second one – activities at swimming pool, gym, stroll around the neighbourhood; third one – psychological classes. This composition of the groups will be mixed everyday to achieve full integration. OBIADOKOLACJA is planned about 6 pm. Joint workshop meeting of all participants under active training of creativity and problems’ solving will take place in the evening. During the meeting everybody will be working together in a way settled by psychologists. After those classes the evaluation will be carried on everyday. The participants will meet together in little groups of 5-7 people with tutors and psychologists to share their opinions concerning the whole day and their feelings. After those acivities, games, workshops and amusement may be organised by the camp management.

PSYCHOLOGICAL WORKSHOPS

The program has been created thinking of the gymnasialist, including children with ADHD and it has correciting-strenghtenig nature. For children in this age, especially important reference is group of the contemporaries. Because of specificity of educational system,  the gymnasialists face the necesstity of fast domestication to the new situation (new school, unknown teachers, other group of the contemporaries, necessity of redefition of own place in the group). Mentioned situation is particularly difficult for the young people with ADHD, because of their disorders, they are given less adequative means of fullfilment needs of being in the group and coping with difficult emotions. Difficulties of making positive relations with the others usually entail significant reduction self-esteem. Workshop’s program points in meeting the demands of specific needs of this group.

MEETING SCHEDULE

DAY 1

Goal of the meeting is to create the basis to further work through:
- integration

-          mutual recognition of the praticipants

-          creating positive athmosphere in the group

-          building the feeling of safety and mutual trust

DAY 2 and 3

Discovering and developing own potential

Goals of the workshops:
- discovering own strong points

-          monitoring of unconstructive internal monologue and study of positive reformulation

-          self-presentation and study of reception positive feedback

DAY 4 and 5

Dealing with difficult emotions and conflict situations

Goals of the workshops:

-          developing skills of feelings indentification – own and somebody else’s

-          adequate expressing the feelings

-          working out the constructive ways of coping the conflicts

DAY 6

Summary of the workshops’ series and exchange the feedback.

OTHER TRIP’S ATTRACTIONS

In the fourth day of stay a coach excursion around th e neighbourhood is planned. We propose visiting the attractions of Zakopane (Villa Atma, Wiktacy’s Theater, Krupówki Street, possibly cable railway journey to Kasprowy Wierch or visit in Aqua Park). In the evening – workshops again. Sports classes will be led in parallel to psychologic workshops. Instructors of skiing will carry on skiing school on surrounding slopes. Persons who better cope with skiing will - under cover of tutors – enjoy the skiing. The third group of the participants will learn of swimming. In evening of the sixth day, last series of the psychological workshop will be undertaken. At the evening meeting, persons who did put the most work into learning ofskiing and swimming. This time will be the last time when gropus of young people will meet their tutors and will share their opinions with pedagogues. The young people will be capable to fill up the questionnaire assesing the trip. On the seventh day, in the afternoon hours, return journey to Cracow is planned. During return journey sightseeing of castle in Dobczyce is planned.