| CLAYSS NEWSLETTER. JULY 2019 |
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2nd Regional Service-Learning Week for Central and Eastern Europe-Romania
The 2nd Regional Service-Learning Week for Central and Eastern Europe was held in Cluj Napoca, Romania, from 2 to 6 July. Within this framework, a formation day for formators was held, a day was dedicated to visiting educational experiences of solidarity in Cluj-Napoca, the Second Regional Conference on Service-Learning and finally, the meeting of the Service-Learning Network of Central and Eastern Europe. A total of more than 200 people took part in these activities and were able to appreciate, debate and reflect on the work done in these years and the sustained growth of service-learning in the region.
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The tentative agendas of the 22nd Conference and the V Researchers Symposium, are now available
The 22nd International "Service-Learning" Conference will be held on August 29-30, 2019 at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Registration for the Conference: https://www.tfaforms.com/4746667
You can check the agenda and more information at: http://www.clayss.org.ar/english/conference/index.html
Registration for the V Service-Learning Researchers Symposium (JIAS), to be held on August 28 2019, as part of the activities of the 16th International Service-Learning Week, is also open https://www.tfaforms.com/4746667
The JIAS will be held at the Centro de Altos Estudios Universitarios CAEU - OEI Argentina (Paraguay 1583, City of Buenos Aires. Argentina). More information at http://www.clayss.org.ar/JIAS/english.html |
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CLAYSS in New York
From June 2 to 8, the director of CLAYSS, Nieves Tapia, participated in two consecutive congresses held at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York. First of all, the V International Meeting of the Scholas Chairs was held under the title "Building Networks of Cooperation for Fraternal Humanism". With the participation of 126 academics from 26 countries, representatives from 85 public and private universities, as well as civil society organizations and religious faiths, the Meeting allowed for a rich exchange of experiences on topics of common interest, such as environmental care and the prevention of cyberbullying. During the meeting several service-learning experiences were presented from universities in Europe and America. It also allowed the sharing of advances in the joint research projects shared among various universities, as well as the presentation of the academic journal "Cultori dell´Incontro https://cultoridellincontro.org/es/informacion/
The Meeting concluded with a message from Pope Francis and the planting of an olive tree as a sign of peace, blessed by religious of different faiths. More information at: https://ov.pemsv17.net/scholasr/scholasr_bulk_248/hatu1n_66fd3a
The World Congress of the OIEC (International Organization of Catholic Education) took place from 5 to 8 June under the title "Educating for human solidarity to build a civilization of love". The 550 delegates from 80 countries around the world took part in an intense programme of exchange and reflection articulated in plenary sessions and "laboratories" on the central themes of the Congress. Nieves Tapia was invited to present the service-learning and its contribution to the educational inclusion with quality and to the education to the care of the common house.
The Congress concluded with the presentation of the conclusions and commitments around the 2030 goal of quality education for all at the headquarters of the United Nations, in the presence of Msgr Zani, Secretary of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education. The conclusions are available here: :http://img-view.mailpro.com/clients/2014/02/12/45090/SYNTHESE%20LABS%20-%20ES.pdf |
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CLAYSS in Brazil
Enrique Ochoa, executive director of CLAYSS, participated in various training activities in Fortaleza, Brazil. On June 5, he offered a workshop for teachers and officials of the state of Ceará on the pedagogical proposal of Service-Learning. This activity, organized by the Alianca Institute, brought together 40 participants.
On June 6 and 7, he was present at the "International Conference on Safe Cities-Multiple Aspects", held at the Centro de Eventos do Cear.
Enrique Ochoa participated in the panel "Ideas that illuminate: National and international experiences" together with other outstanding specialists. The objective of the Conference was to promote the debate on the complexity of the construction of safe cities referenced in national and international studies and experiences. |
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CLAYSS in Ecuador
CLAYSS was present in Ecuador for the Conference "Beyond Linking: Institutions of Higher Education and Civil Society influencing the public" which was held on May 30, where Maria Rosa Tapia gave a lecture on the joint work between higher education and civil society.
The event organized by the UnOS Initiative took place in the auditorium of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Arts of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and was attended by the Rector of the PUCE, Dr. Fernando Ponce, S.J., the Executive Director of Grupo FARO, Mgt. Ana Patricia Muñoz, Executive President of Fundación Esquel, Eco. Boris Cornejo, who are the three strategic partners of the UnOS initiative. Seventy-eight people were present.
An interview with María Rosa Tapia (in Spanish) can be viewed online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d3fUHAqysI
The publication presented at the conference (in spanish) is available online for download here. |
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Training begins for prison operators - Service-Learning Promotion Programme
June 25 began the training cycle for more than 270 Prison Operators in agreement between CLAYSS and the National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), delivered to staff working in centers for people deprived of liberty throughout the country. The training was carried out through the Penitentiary Training Centre (CEFOPEN) of the INR. In this training cycle for Penitentiary Operators, CLAYSS Uruguay Headquarters will be training teams in Penitentiary Centers of Soriano, Salto, Paysandú, Florida, Colonia and Montevideo.
This year, it also provides work in 4 prisons for adults and 2 prisons for adolescents in conflict with the law through its Support Programme. In addition to these strategies, work will be done on the continuous training of teams and officials linked to confinement contexts throughout the country, both onsite and online.
This training will be within the framework of the comprehensive proposal that CEFOPEN provides to those who play this role in prisons throughout the country. The proposal was outlined and agreed by both institutions, and aims to strengthen the integration of knowledge and methodologies around the pedagogy of Service-Learning in environments of confinement and with people deprived of liberty.
The work, systematization and research on confinement contexts is one of the four strategic lines that CLAYSS Uruguay has defined for the fulfillment of its goals for the next three years. In order to comply with them, inter-institutional agreements have been made with INR and the Institute for Adolescent Social Inclusion (INISA) with whom it will also carry out actions in the next three years.
The initiative to train prison operators will also be accompanied by other strategies in alliance with INR, including mutual collaboration for research, analysis, reflection and dissemination of proposals on the subject of prison contexts. |
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Service-Learning in the Arts in high school
Secondary School No. 5040 is located on the outskirts of Oran, Salta, bordering neighborhoods where insecurity, violence and drug consumption and sale are everyday events. It is attended by students from low-income families who suffer from this problem which, added to the economic difficulties, makes it difficult for them to integrate and remain in the institution.
In a space where they are accompanied by their teachers, a group of 2nd and 3rd year students proposed to convert through art an abandoned property of the city. The result was an ecological park with three murals so that the community could enjoy a recreation space and a garbage-free, clean and welcoming environment for the community.
The project, which succeeded in improving the academic performance of its students and reducing absenteeism, continues with the idea of incorporating a fourth mural, more games and a 5-a-side soccer field. The solidarity educational experience was awarded in the 2018 Presidential "Solidarity Schools" Award. |
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Online Training
During the first semester 78 educators participated in CLAYSS online training, both basic education and higher level institutions. There are new service-learning promoters in Albania, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru and Romania. Registrations open again until Sptember 5th for second semester courses.
More information at http://www.clayss.org.ar/english/online.html |
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XXII Meeting of the Ibero-American Service-Learning Network
As usual, we will hold our annual Network meeting in August as part of the International Service-Learning Week on Tuesday August 27th. In this meeting we will have an online space for those who cannot participate personally. The meeting is ONLY for Network members, one participant per Institution.
To register your participation or request online participation, please write to internacionales@clayss.org.ar
More informationn: http://www.clayss.org.ar/english/redibero.html |
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Seventh National Conference of the Chilean Service-Learning Network (REASE)
The seventh edition of the National Conference of the Chilean Service-Learning Network (REASE) will be held in Santiago on Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11, 2019. On this occasion it will be hosted at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Chile. Among other speakers, Roser Batlle (Spanish Service-Learning Network) and Nieves Tapia, director of CLAYSS, will participate. |
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New websites of members of the Ibero-American Network
Two new websites dedicated to service-learning have recently been established
- That of the Extremadura ApS Promotion Group, of the Spanish Service Learning Network
- El de A+S de la Universidad Católica de Chile.
- For its part, the Catalonia Promotion Centre renewed the aesthetics and contents of its traditional website: https://aprenentatgeservei.cat/ |
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2019 MacJannet Award Winners
The Talloires Network has announced the winners of the tenth edition of the MacJannet Global Citizenship Award. The secretariat received nominations from around the world, program leaders who are implementing values for higher education: social inclusion, curriculum reform and ethical entrepreneurship.
The winners of the 2019 prize are: 1º place: University of Sanctuary, University College Cork, Irlanda. 2º place: Caring Community Centre, International Medical University, Malaysia 3º Place: Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage Graduate Certificate, Charles Sturt University, Australia Honorable Mention: Women in Technology, Effat University, Saudi Arabia Honorable Mention: Public Square, Simon Fraser University, Canada
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