Dia da Criança

32 degrees of hot and few hundred children means that the day was exhausting. Children's Day was one of the most busiest since I came to Portugal. However, it also gave a lot of satisfaction. Me, Ana and Nuno were responsible for some kind of sport contest - kids were supposed to take part in this competition but they were not cooperating ;-) They had different idea for this day and we had nothing else to do but submission. As a result they were running, jumping and throwing the tools that were prepared for the contest.
It was funny to see the childrean I always meet in the small workshop room of Pressley Ridge - when they are not limited by any walls - never before I saw them so happy :-)

AFTERSCHOOL FUN :D

This week we started with daily activities with children. Every day, from 2pm to 7pm, we join the afterschool programme, where we help to take care of the kids and to entertain them with various fun and educational games.

IAC & crianças

On 14.5.2010 we hade again workshop with childrens. This time we played Brainstorming games and after we did the "fashion show" :) Me and Taja were Pancake!

Environment workshop

On 23 of April we have prepared a workshop DECOUPAGE with the IAC (Instituto de apoio a Crianca) organization. The topic was the environment and waste separation.

Colouring Amadora's neighbourhoods

International youth exchange "Colouring Amadora's neighbourhoods"

The youth exchange explored the reality of the relocated and degraded neighbourhoods of Amadora, which is the largest city in Portugal by population. It forms a conurbation with the Portuguese capital Lisbon and both cities share the same subway, bus and train network. It is also a major residential suburb of the capital and the landscape is dominated by large apartment blocks and some industry. Amadora is also home to a big community of African immigrants, mostly from Angola and Cape Verde. Although major rehabilitation plans have been started, Amadora is still regarded as a city with a crime rate higher than the national average and notorious for its traffic jams.

Dia da Liberdade

We were celebrating the 25th of April (Day of the revolution) with the children from Amadora ;D