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April 28, Sumy State University hosted the second day of the City of Equals youth camp on interethnic tolerance.
As part of the study of the subject "General and Social Pedagogy", a lesson was recently held with applicants for the program "Social Work" to familiarize them with the program "Welcome to Sesame Street".
Sesame Street is a new curriculum from the Sesame Workshop that uses the power of play to engage and interactively educate children ages 2-6. The program as a holistic system provides for the comprehensive development of the child. It can be used as a separate learning program or as an addition to an existing program. It can also be used in times of crisis.
The main element of the Sesame Street program is five-minute videos (cartoons) that divide the learning process step by step by educational areas.
This program offers interactive learning materials that can be used for face-to-face and distance learning; as an addition to an existing program or as a separate training program.
It has been processed by the applicants:
- Description of the Sesame Street program and the pedagogy behind it
- Step-by-step lesson plans for each of the educational areas and topics.
- We watched and discussed educational videos in the following areas: Social and Emotional Learning, Environment, and Child Health and Safety.
During each stage of the program review, applicants were asked to discuss several questions, namely:
- What did you see/feel while watching the cartoon?
- What can a child see/feel?
- How would you use this cartoon in your work?
The results were:
Applicant_1: "In my work, I would use the program to develop social and emotional skills, you can use the cartoon as a stimulus to discuss social and emotional topics such as empathy, cooperation and problem solving. And also to create a positive atmosphere when working with children."
Applicant_2: "While watching the cartoons, I felt calm and interested, and I was convinced that it is possible to develop important social skills, communication, interaction, and support through cartoons."
Student_3: "The characters are very sensitive to each other, bright, eye-catching, engaging, and there is a great script in each cartoon. Children who watch Welcome to Sesame Street are likely to feel happy, interested, satisfied and inspired."
Thus, the developed program "Welcome to Sesame Street" demonstrated the possibilities of using cartoons and discussing them with children for the comprehensive development of the child, as well as some areas that can be used in times of crisis.
April 30, students majoring in social work held another creative class for the clients of the NGO Felicitas. This is the final event at our practice site this semester.
April 26, a regular meeting of our third-year students of the program "Social Work" with the pupils of the NGO "Felicitas" took place. This time, we held an application class and a physical activity class.
April 25, Alla Viktorivna Vozniuk, Doctor of Psychology, Professor of the Psychology, Political Science and Socio-Cultural Technologies Department, organized and conducted a guest lecture on "Psychological Counseling for Clients of Different Social Categories" for applicants of the PL-11 group, specialty 053 Psychology, as part of the study of the educational component "Psychological Counseling".
April 21, the first day of the City of Equals youth camp started at Sumy State University, which aims to familiarize pupils and students with the concept of interethnic tolerance, promote the values of cultural diversity and mutual respect, the principles of equality, freedom, openness, and tolerance.
April 20, Sumy State University held an Open Day. The event was held in an unusual format - applicants got acquainted with the specialties in the form of "speed dating".
April 18, Kateryna Zavadska, a student of the Social Work program at Sumy State University, held the first lesson of the training course "Speak. Listen. Answer" at the Faculty of Psychological Support of the University of the Third Age of the Sumy City Territorial Center "Berehynia".
April 17, the third master class "Practical Introduction to Trance Work" was held at the Congress Center, conducted by Associate Professor of the Department of PPCT S.O. Nikolayenko.
April 16, students of the Social Work educational program held an interesting and useful event "From Dreams to Action" to promote social work among future applicants and students.