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You write wonderful poems. Do you encourage the children in the centre to express their emotions by creating poetry?
I would gladly encourage this impulse to every child who " reaches out " to poetry. It is music written in letters instead of notes. In my class, I play a variety of music in the backgroundusually classical and unobtrusive. Children definitely like the flow of sounds and poetry is a chance to make the speech beautiful and harmonious.
the pupils to focus. Also, specifically for parents, the centre offers consultations with a qualified astro-psychologist. The counselling is aimed at helping the adult to identify and understand the causes of one or other actions of the child, as well as to support him / her in achieving the goals in a fun and successful way. By examining the Star below which the child was born, coupled with a psychological analysis of these natural assets as well as their forms of manifestation, parents receive guidance on how to support their child to be happy, as it is, in his or her own way of life. Separately, we plan to create group activities for teenagers and, if interested, parents. The working version is titled " Life in Frame- Talks about Life or the Little Secrets of Great Wonders ". Our idea is to create a free, informal environment for sharing and solving problematic situations, overcoming obstacles in the development, forming and multiplying successful behavioural patterns.
Recently I watched a documentary about the Finnish educational system, in which teachers mention how important for them children ´ s happiness is. Unfortunately nowadays a lot of teachers and parents do not believe in this concept, however, I am glad to see that it is a golden rule for the art centre. Do you find the parents supportive and do you intend to introduce a special course for them?
Finally, do you intend to cooperate with other centres in the world and work on mutual projects?
Yes, we are open to cooperation and integrity. Knowledge for us must be shining and needs to be spread around the world. Our motto for every child, for every person, is " Let it Shine!
Our leading Dominant is Love. It is the basis of our model of working with children. The formula we apply is: Happy parents = happy children, and happy children are a guarantee for a happy future. In this regard, parents receive from the educators a weekly report, which shows the children’ s work as well as recommendations and guidelines for helping www. angelsteps. eu e-mail: artcenter @ angelsteps. eu
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