4 creativities- Multiplier event!

4 creativities logoKnow and Can Association organized the ME on 9th September 2021 in Ramada by Wyndham Sofia City Center, shortly after the pilot versions of the
materials included in the project four intellectual outputs were finalized and being piloted. The event was organized in real environment, respecting all anti epidemic government measures currently in force. Due to the high interest in the event and the restrictions on the number of people attending face to face gatherings, the participants were divided into two smaller groups.

The event was attended by 51 people – representatives of the project target group from 19 cities/villages from the whole country. The participants’ profile was various, included mainly teachers, educators and pedagogical experts in the formal education system, youth and adult trainers; representatives of training centers and NGOs; local community; young people; etc. All participants were actively engaged in the sector formal and non-formal education in some way and/or interested in innovative teaching and learning tools in the sphere of application of innovative an attractive tools in education. 

The opening session was dedicated to the presentation of Know and Can Association and the other organisations forming the project partnership. After that followed a general presentation of 4 Creativities project. The presentation topics were: aims and objectives of the project; activities undertaken in the last two years; challenges met; description of the main project results and their usefulness for the target groups. The event continued with presentation of the projects’ intellectual outputs – presentation of the “Linguistic creativity” (IO1), “Mathematical creativity” (IO2), “Scientific creativity” (IO3) and “Artistic creativity” (IO4) – creation process, content, pilot testing, feedback received. After the presentations there was time for discussions and questions on the possibilities of applicability of the created materials and modules, adaptations towards the national and local realities. The second session of the event was dedicated to deepening the experience of the participants with the activities included in the four creativity modules by more detailed presentations of the contents located there.

For more effective work, a practical workshop was organized, during which each participant was able to test some activities and to receive feedback on the performance. The multiplier event was closed after some discussions on the essence of the creativity and its place in the education sphere in Bulgaria during which opinions and good practices were shared among the participants.

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 Based on the feedback from the participants and own observations, it could be said that the Bulgarian multiplier event went very well. Considering the comments of the participants during the free talks and the feedback given in the evaluation forms they also enjoyed very much taking part in the event. The general opinion is that creativity and attractive materials are very important in education, especially when it concerns middle school students. There are many training courses, curriculums, materials, but not so many in such simple and ready-to-use form as the 4 Creativities modules. Especially some participants from rural areas and smaller towns shared that their access to innovative teaching and training materials is more limited and they appreciate a lot when they have the opportunity to test such products and exchange experiences with colleagues from other parts of Bulgaria.

The clearest sign that 4 Creativities products were well received and will be used in the future is that even in a moment of worldwide pandemic and despite all the inconveniences caused by the additional health measures and restrictions, many people responded to our invitation to attend the multiplier event and participated actively in it.

Erasmus Co funded EN text