INTERVISION Mentoring prison teachers (GRUNDVIG M_TIPE)

INTERVISION Mentoring prison teachers

(GRUNDVIG M_TIPE)

GOAL: Exchange of information and experiences on teaching, education and generally working with groups in detention.

SUBJECTS: Volunteers, teachers and trainers from extracurricular and European programs,

representatives of NGOs, that implement specific interventions in the juvenile detention.

METHOD:

1. Informing the director of the prison about the goal of the intervention.

2. Collection of the personal data of the volunteer – trainers that come into contact with young

detainees at the time.

3. Informing the volunteer trainer/ teacher about the goal and the importance of the meeting. Asking

them to prepare a 10’ presentation of their work.

4. Design a small questionnaire recording difficulties and proposals for improvement of their work and

assessment of this first meeting.

5. Hold the meeting ( Presentations of their work from those involved, discussion and completion of a

questionnaire)

6. Informing all the parties interested (Director, Chief of the guard..) of the results of the meeting.

7. Drafting a presentation (in English) for the meeting in Hungary.

MEETING AT THE MINISTERY OF JUSTICE

MEETING AT THE MINISTERY OF JUSTICE

MEETING AT THE MINISTERY OF JUSTICE

Workshop “MEMORY CAPSULE”

Workshop “MEMORY CAPSULE”

Workshop “MEMORY CAPSULE”

THEATER

THEATER “Returning”

CHESS

TECHNICAL EDUCATION ALUMINIUM

CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATION

CONCLUSIONS • The meeting took place in a very good atmosphere• Every participant presented his work with the minor inmates • Everybody stressed the positive and fruitful interaction with the inmates• Help from the direction of the penalty institution • Problems occur with the strict roles of the detention center

– Waiting times in order to enter the prison– Delay in arriving of the students – No place to store something until the next meeting – A lot of items are not allowed inside (colors, scissors, sharpener..)– No heat in winter – Penalties for members of the workshop ( working deprivation, isolation) so they can’t participate in

the group setting • Financial problems

– Transport costs – Need for material (books, equipment)– Raising number of poor minors – Creation of a book with the paintings of the minor inmates

• Two of the five invited representatives filled in and mailed the questionnaire.