Evaluare GROW 2016

3 KEEP GROWING! The sixth year of GROW came and passed unexpectedly fast. I remember that, when 2016 just started, I was hoping for a year full of madness: a beautiful madness . Why so? Because if there is madness, there are people trying out new things. Learning, living, pushing themselves, changing themselves and even changing the world; doing things they have never done before, and more importantly, GROWing.

And 2016 was more than that. 2016 was‌ incredible ! It was deďŹ nitely the year of the people.

Every single incredible person that was involved in the GROW project, from the organizers, the partners and the ambassadors, to the participants, teachers or parents. They tied their laces tight and started running on the paced race towards life skills and performance. They stood up in the crowd, faced challenges and made things happen.

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STAY INCREDIBLE, NEXT YEAR AND FOREVER.

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SUMMARY WHAT IS Foreword

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Gri y Runners Own The World

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What is GROW?

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The GROW Impact

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2010-2016 - The incred16le results

About GROW

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The incredible GROW people are everywhere

GROW Summer Camp

Welcome to GROW Island at The Color Run

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Results from 2016

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How to GROW incredible trainers &coordinators

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The inspired Inspirer

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Media Impact

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Organizers

Meet our coordinators

Meet our international trainers

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GROW is the nationwide youth development program that represents a long-term, non-formal educational project organized by Şcoala de Valori in pa nership with AIESEC România.

The GROW project is designed to improve the quality of education in România. It addresses high school students (age 14-18) and offers a professionally designed educational curriculum that complements the formal education system.

But this year, the defition of the program will come from the pa icipants, the international trainers, the organizers, the people that make GROW exist.

THE INCREDIBLE GROW PEOPLE

Think about a great song written with meaningful lyrics by talented people, with a . That's GROW. , Tîrgu-Mureş

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When I think of GROW, I like to see it as the space that lies beyond your comfort zone. It is everything but commodity and laziness. Just like the name, this project/family/journey/lifestyle provides for each participant at the project the space to work on their weaknesses and improve their strengths. But I would mostly like to share some personal thoughts on this experience.

I have been privileged to experience GROW from almost all perspectives: I have been a participant three times, then I have been part of the organizing committee twice and I even got the chance to be a local coordinator in the Spring edition of 2015. Besides this, I have also been part of the GROW Summer Camp experience, as, in the first edition, I was a participant and this year

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By RALUCA IOANA MOIŞANU

GROW IS A FAMILY Where teenagers from all around the country share the same values, feelings, dreams and personal stories; despite the fact that they come from di�ferent schools, cities, areas with di�ferent dialects and backgrounds, they share their passions, dreams and future plans; collaborate with each other and strive for more

GROW is challenge.

GROW is multiculturalism.

GROW is learning from others and letting people learn from you.

GROW is sharing and opening yourself in front of others.

CRISTINA COJOCARU PROGRAM MANAGER GROW

GROW is opening doors without a key.

GROW is saying “see you later” instead of “good bye”.

GROW is travelling without even moving your feet.

GROW is seeing the world from di�ferent perspectives and with di�ferent eyes.

GROW is laughing till you can't breathe.

GROW is improving yourself but keeping in mind that you are already great.

GROW is changing the community.

GROW is pure love and emotions.

GROW is future.

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10 GROW is growing yourself and the best in you.

GROW is happiness.

GROW is speaking with your mind and soul.

GROW is education for a real life.

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2010-2016 THE INCRED16LE RESULTS 17.278 GRADUATES

204 COORDINATORS

GROW is strength and new opportunities.

GROW is getting rid of your misconceptions and opening your mind.

GROW is coming as a group of strangers and leaving as a family.

GROW is having fun in any situation.

GROW is getting to know yourself better.

GROW is the start of your new path in life.

GROW is a helping hand holding yours.

GROW is dancing on music you compose for yourself.

GROW is empathy.

GROW is helping others.

GROW is showing people your true self.

GROW is caring.

GROW is meeting amazing people from all over the world.

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TRAINING HOURS

AIESEC&SDV VOLUNTEERS

INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS

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12 I WANT TO LEARN MORE AND MORE TO SEE AS BEAUTIFUL WHAT IS NECESSARY IN THINGS; THEN I SHALL BE ONE OF THOSE WHO MAKE THINGS BEAUTIFUL Nietzsche

The learning model followed by GROW is called “Practice, Learn, Step Up” and it incorporates efficient learning techniques with innovative ideas and skillful trainers.

LEARN PRACTICE Practice is a method of learning and acquiring experience, with the purpose of improving or mastering a behaviour, as in the phrase “practice makes pe ect“.

GROW programs are built along with the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Spo s and offer quality practice for high school students through a professionally designed educational curriculum that complements the formal education system.

Learning is acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviours, skills, values, or preferences and may involve synthesising different types of information. Human learning may occur as pa of education, personal development, schooling, or training. GROW learning experiences are designed to strengthen the connection between pa icipants and trainers, to deepen the impact curriculum, all of these based on unconventional education.

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PRACTICE, LEARN, STEP UP!

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LONG-TERM VISION

With five tremendous ingredients mixed together, GROW has gained the remarkable position of the biggest national education program for high school students with workshops delivered in English:

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The EXPERTISE associated with previous projects developed by the members of Şcoala de Valori and AIESEC România.

2. Being a NATIONWIDE PROGRAM brings a high accessibility for teenagers to the educational centers.

3. Having a PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM DESIGN based on training expe ise, psychology of the STEP UP Step Up and be creative regarding your future, you will discover that knowing, by learning and practicing, gives you the chance to find the right path to the change you want to make.

Step up for the future while you have the oppo unity to mix internationalism, cultural sensitivity, creativity, and team work with having fun and practicing some of the skills gained during the project!

teenager, professional consulting and an education process audited by an Educational Council.

4. The INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE brought by the foreign student trainers that come from all over the world through AIESEC exchange programs to deliver workshops in English.

5. With a LONG-TERM APPROACH, GROW is not just a weekend training or a one-day workshop, but a long unitary educational program.

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WINTER EDITION

January - February 2016

( Modules: Gri y, Owners )

SUMMER EDITION

June - July 2016

( Modules: Runners, World )

APPLICANTS - 4126

PARTICIPANTS - 1668

VOLUNTEERS - 58

APPLICANTS - 2405

PARTICIPANTS - 1572

VOLUNTEERS - 81

HIGH SCHOOLS - 78

COORDINATORS - 10

INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS - 25

HIGH SCHOOLS - 107

COORDINATORS - 10

INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS - 30

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MEXICO

BELGIUM

BUCUREŞTI

BRĂILA

RUSSIA

AZERBAIJAN

CLUJ-NAPOCA

CRAIOVA

MEXICO

GREECE

BUCUREŞTI

BRĂILA

SLOVAKIA

TURKEY

TÎRGU-MUREŞ

GALAŢI

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ALGERIA

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CRAIOVA

EGYPT

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PITEŞTI

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AUSTRIA

TURKEY

TÎRGU-MUREŞ

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CAMEROON

PITEŞTI

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SINGAPORE

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INDIA

PAKISTAN

INDONESIA

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RESULTS FROM 2016

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18 A GROW coordinator is a young volunteer, aged between 18 and 23 years old; Together with a group of 15-20 volunteers, manages GROW in a city for a period of 6 months; Open-minded, passionate about changing the world throughout education; Eager to learn, proactive and curious;

Long before the GROW magic sta s, the incredible trainers and coordinators must prepare and sharpen their skills throughout two conferences designed to maximize their potential and create the optimum environment for a successful edition of the GROW program.

International Train The Trainers Conference is the preparation conference created for the GROW trainers, being the place where the members of Şcoala de Valori and AIESEC România meet the local project managers from all over the country and the international trainees. The conference has as main goals to discuss the curriculum, the steps that need to be followed in order to deliver a workshop according to the delivery standards of the project, and ways to implement the project.

Train The Trainers is definitely more than a simple conference. It is a motivational conference, where a large number of

MEET OUR COORDINATORS

people from all over the country gather to create an unforge able learning experience for Romanian high school students.

THE COORDINATORS OF THE WINTER EDITION

The preparation conference for the local project managers is called Train The

Alex Strete

Coordinators Conference and is the ideal place to create action plans and strategies for a be er implementation of the current GROW edition. In this conference they brainstorm, discuss and share their own vision regarding the project, ending with all the details aligned, defined and ready to be used.

Romania - Tîrgu Mureș

Carmen Petrovici

Romania - Cluj-Napoca

Cosmin Grigore

Romania - Bucureşti

Mirela Sălceanu Romania - Brăila

Teodora Cristina Spătaru Romania - Braşov

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HOW TO GROW INCREDIBLE TRAINERS& COORDINATORS

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20 Bogdan Incrosnatu Romania - Craiova

Bogdan Iulian Ciucu Romania - Pitești

Andra Voinea Romania - Iași

The people whom are able to create a learning environment for others; Training skills and very good English; Vast experience in working with youth; Willing to develop themselves both personally and professionally; Ready to have a positive impact on society; The international trainers were selected with the suppo of AIESEC România through a Global Volunteering program for six weeks;

THE COORDINATORS OF THE SUMMER EDITION Alina Macare

Romania - Bucureşti

THE INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS OF THE WINTER EDITION Emanualea Dragnei Romania - Craiova

Anca Milea

Romania - Timişoara

Cezar Cotruţa

Romania - Suceava

Alex Frunză

Romania - Braşov

Cătălin Aldea

Romania - Tîrgu Mureş

Andrei Nistor

Teodora Bălţatu

Romania - Galaţi

Golda Meyer Ronsumbre Indonesia - Craiova

Horia Grigoraş

Romania - Cluj-Napoca

Romania - Iaşi

Stoyan Dimov

Bulgaria - Bucureşti

Priscila de Oliveira Brazil - Craiova

Muratcan Gümüşlü Turkey - Bucureşti

Juliane Arakaki Brazil - Pitești

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Valentin Aniţii

Romania - Galaţi

MEET OUR INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS

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THE INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS OF THE SUMMER EDITION Adriana Tsoneva

Adrian Angels Luna

Adnan Hashmi

Austria - Cluj-Napoca

Mexico - Cluj-Napoca

Pakistan - Bucureşti

Andrei Dollinger

Andi Yaumil Baso Amang Indonezia - Pitești

Ana Carolina Sanção

Brazil - Tîrgu Mureş

Mexico - Tîrgu Mureş

Abubakar Yuguda

Lorenz Dijckmans

Cameroon - Bucureşti

Belgium - Cluj-Napoca

Ahmed Tarek

Olivia Indira Sofyan

Egypt - Bucureşti

Ka Man Lau

Zakaria Houdjedje

Zozefina Bosmali

A hur Ma ins Brazil - Iaşi

Indonezia - Iaşi

Hong Kong - Braşov

Azzahra Namira Ginting Indonezia - Iaşi

Caio Augusto Vasconcelos Brazil- Iaşi

Kim Yamamura

Letícia Oliveira Batista

Isis Eshter Razgado

Algeria - Cluj-Napoca

Letícia Oliveira Batista Indonezia - Brăila

Greece - Braşov

Gabriela Staico Brazil - Bucureşti

Brazil - Braşov

Giovanna Orcioli de Maria Brazil - Galaţi

Atika Marwa

Indonesia - Iaşi

Indonezia - Iaşi

Mexico - Bucureşti

Sarah Chiu

Hong Kong - Tîrgu Mureş

Olesya Dovgalyuk

Me Tabanca

Kaan Yalcin

Lezly Lilian Davila

Russia - Tîrgu Mureş

Turkey - Bucureşti

Pablo Lecuona Mexico - Pitești

Turkey - Galaţi

Mexico - Iaşi

Pavol Hrina

Slovakia - Cluj-Napoca

Luisa Reyes Ibero Mexico - Craiova

Ling Luan

Singapore - Bucureşti

Rachit Jain

India - Braşov

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USA - Cluj-Napoca

Victoria Lang

Zhanerke Meirhan

Ahmed Hesham

Alexander Vaniev

Alexis Alarcon

Babs Bautista

Caroline Chameh

Chang Tsz Yan Nata Hong Kong - Galaţi

USA - Tîrgu Mureş

Isabella Montes

Juan Carlos Anaya

Juan Carlos Anaya

Egypt - Bucureşti

Mexico - Tîrgu Mureş

Ghasira Mind

Thailand - Bucureşti

Russia - Pitești

Brazil - Tîrgu Mureş

Mexico - Cluj-Napoca

Kazakhstan - Galaţi

Mexico - Pitești

Mexico - Braşov

Ziyan Zuo

China - Timişoara

Ayhan Saitici

Azerbaijan - Suceava

Evan Vargo

Mexico - Braşov

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Module 1 – GRIT

Module 3 – OWNERS

Module 4 – WORLD

It’s scientifically proven (*Researcher: A. Duckwo h) that grit is the main ingredient of success.

The workshops addresses self-awareness, self-confidence building, increasing emotional intelligence and improving teamwork skills.

Recommended for 9th graders or those who have just found out about GROW.

Success is about decisiveness, not about owning stuff.

This module teaches students about critical, creative and systemic thinking skills, business skills and career orientation.

Recommended for 11th graders.

High school ends and the leap into the big world of adults is just ahead.

This module prepares teens to face the world while staying true to themselves and gives them tools like goals se ing, planning skills, CV writing, personal branding and debate skills to rule the adult world.

Recommended for 12th graders.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Module 2 – RUNNERS Runners train their muscles and mental strength to keep going when others give up.

The module is about learning how to learn, outdoors fun spo s, time management, healthy habits and muscle memory. It’s also about how to make things happen and understanding what it really means to be competitive.

Recommended for 10th graders.

Treasure Hunt City Hunt Board Games Quiz Night Movie Night Bowling Picnic Pizza meeting Dinner with GROW International Cafe Snowball Fight

Team Building Bye-Bye Pa y Globatic Free Hugs Friday is for Friends Karaoke Night Taste of friendship Barbeque Closing Pa y Pillow Fight

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THE GROW EXPERIENCE OVERALL

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Module 1 – RUNNERS I understand adults be er The project was considered helpful, beneficial, engaging, new, innovative and educative.

Some of the pa icipants saw this experience as an escape from the boredom of their daily life, a wonde ul journey into other countries' cultures and an experience of having a new family.

Some pa icipants consider that GROW was a great oppo unity to discover new things, new cultures, meet people and develop themselves. They stated that, a er this pa icipation, they will get involved in more projects organized by Ĺžcoala de Valori and AIESEC.

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For both modules, the pa icipants agreed in a great majority of over 90% that, through GROW, they have improved their self-confidence, improved their self-awareness and are now more open-minded to different cultures, gender and diversity than before the project.

85.6% for WORLD and 87.5% for RUNNER stated that they do/intend to do more volunteering a er being involved in this event.

69.8% for WORLD and 67.9% for RUNNER stated that a er the event they understand adults be er.

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CLARITY ABOUT MY FUTURE

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BEAUTY OF GROWMANIA It is well-known all around the world that Romania has very beautiful girls. We have proved this statement one more time at the urban festival Femei pe Mătăsari, where we proudly showed our beautiful and brave GROW girls. 52 beauties from all over the country got everybody’s a ention and raised awareness for the summer edition of GROW 2016.

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VISITS AT COCA-COLA HBC ROMANIA BOTTLING FACTORY PLOIEŞTI The incredible GROW teenagers from all over the country had the chance to visit the Coca-Cola HBC Bo ling Romania Factory from Ploieşti, as a pa of a non-formal education workshop. They found out more information about the company, the technological processes, the production line and what are the secrets of a completely automatized warehouse, all these leading to a be er understanding of the systemic thinking.

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SWIMATHON Swimming and fundraising for a cause, that’s what Swimathon is all about.

This year, in Bucureşti and Iaşi, incredible people made wave a er wave in order to cover all expenses in GROW Summer Camp for 11 youngsters.

BRAŞOV - 54 BUCUREŞTI - 37 CRAIOVA - 40 GALAŢI - 79 IAŞI - 106 PITEŞTI - 59 TÎRGU-MUREŞ - 62

Iaşi – 15 volunteers & 10 swimmers

Bucureşti – 2 volunteers & 10 swimmers

Swimmers: Dora Drăgulănescu, Horia Moisiu, Eduard Gorea, Lev Abramovici, George Enescu, Andreea Zaharescu

Swimmers: Bogdan Popescu, Tibi Borza, Andra Costache, Irina Botezatu, Raluca Gădiuţă, Patricia Druga, Cristina Cristea, Charis Stengos, George Enescu, Andreea Zaharescu

Armenia, Greece, Brazil, Bulgaria)

GROW SUMMER CAMP

GROW Summer Camp is

the incredible summer camp created for the pa icipants and ambassadors of the GROW project. This year, GROW Summer Camp was at its second edition and transformed, for 6 days, (between 26-31 August 2016) Şăulia Camp from Mureş into a playground where summer, endless fun and nature meet non-formal education and the great community of GROW teenagers ready to become Game Changers.

Romanian Trainers from Şcoala de Valori: 5 Pa icipants: 103 From 14 cities: Brăila, Bucureşti, Braşov, Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Galaţi, Iaşi, Piteşti, Oradea, Sibiu, Suceava, Timişoara, Tîrgu-Mureş, Râmnicu Vâlcea

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HAVE A COLORFUL DAY! The Color Run is more than “the happiest 5k on the planet”. It is the place where all the GROWzav volunteers gather their forces and endless energy to take care of the well-being of thousands of colo ul runners.

2016 was the year of the tropical vacation for the pa icipants at the race, who have enjoyed the new concept, The Color Run Tropicolor.

Being the social cause of the event, GROW was present at all 6 races during the year, inviting the runners to visit “GROW Island”, a tropical place where they could paint their faces, show their limbo moves, take a dose of pure happiness and suppo the nonformal education.

CRISTINA COJOCARU PROGRAM MANAGER GROW

The incredible GROW volunteers at The Color Run came from: București – 287 Cluj-Napoca – 138 Tîrgu-Mureș – 134 Timișoara – 63 Galați – 47

Since 2014, when I joined GROW project, I have been amazed by the young generations that are so full of energy, passionate, so talented, curious and willing to transform the nowadays society into something better, to bring more beauty and happiness in our/their lives. They simply INSPIRE ME. If there is a reason I am so passionate about this project it's that it creates the perfect environment for youngsters to bloom as a �lower in the desert, to grow as "magic beans" and share the wisdom gained by stepping up all together. And when I see all that happening, I know all the crazy work was totally worth it.

It's hard to put in words what is GROW. I call it #GROWMagic - all the happiness spread from teenager to teenager, the sparkling eyes of the participants when a new edition comes to an end, the letters filled with gratitude received from the international trainers a�ter their GROW experience. It's hard to put in words the huge amount of work mixed with so much passion; passion for education, development and growth.

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WELCOME TO GROW ISLAND!

ORGANIZERS

Present in over 126 countries and territories, with 2,400 universities represented and with over 70,000 members, AIESEC is the world’s largest youth-run organization.

Focused on providing a pla orm for youth leadership development, with over 480,000 internship and volunteering experiences delivered to date. AIESEC keeps offering young people the oppo unity to pa icipate in a global learning environment. www.aiesec.ro

Č˜coala de Valori is a modern

non-profit organization that envisions developing a value-based society through innovative education.

Our mission is to create a community of autonomous teenagers who will act collaborative, responsible and ethical in a society which generates trust, stability and courage. www. scoaladevalori.ro

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Over 100 A icles Released, 6 Radio Shows, 2 TV Appearances

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