Alma Foundation and Pioneer Home sign a contract in the field of mental health of children
On Wednesday, 28. in January, Barbara Murn, director of the Pioneer Home-Center for youth culture and Darinka Pavlic Kamien, president of the management board of the Natasha Pirc Musar Foundation, Alma, signed a cooperation agreement, formally consolidating joint efforts in the field of mental health of children and young people. The cooperation is based on a common understanding that the challenges of children's mental health are one of the key social themes of today, which require the integration of knowledge, practices and different educational environments.
Both institutions operate on related programming bases and strive to develop and implement programs, activities and projects that contribute to better mental health of children. They place particular emphasis on empowering teachers, professionals, the community, as well as parents and children. They include in their programmes activities for the development of social, emotional and creative competences, the building of comprehensive personalities and strive for meaningful integration of non-formal knowledge and experience into the school system.
Within the framework of cooperation, the institutions will cooperate in the exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices, joint preparation and implementation of trainings, workshops, trainings, as well as professional cooperation in the development of programs aimed at Children and young people.
"Children's mental health is the foundation of a healthy society, and therefore also one of the key social responsibilities of our time. Cooperation with the Pioneer Home is an important step towards the goal. Children need a safe, stimulating and creative environment in which they can develop holistically – including on an emotional and social level. We believe that by connecting knowledge and experience, we can create more supportive and safe spaces for children, " emphasized Darinka Pavlich Kamien at the signing of the contract.
The director of the Pioneer Home, Barbara Murn, also stressed the importance of connecting institutions that work with the same goal and added: "For decades, the Pioneer Home has created an environment in which children develop creatively, confidently and holistically. We are pleased to connect related values and professional knowledge with the Alma Foundation and to jointly build programs that strengthen the emotional, social and creative potential of children. We believe that by combining formal and informal knowledge, culture, creativity and professional work, we can achieve more than everyone on their own .«
The cooperation of the Alma foundation and the Pioneer Home represents an important step for our society to strengthen supportive environments for children and to develop holistic, long-term approaches to mental health in education.
Fundacija Alma in Pionirski dom podpisala pogodbo na področju duševnega zdravja otrok
V sredo, 28. januarja, sta Barbara Murn, direktorica Pionirskega doma – Centra za kulturo mladih in Darinka Pavlič Kamien, predsednica uprave Fundacije Nataše Pirc Musar, Ustanove Alma, podpisali pogodbo o sodelovanju, s katero formalno utrjujeta skupna prizadevanja na področju duševnega zdravja otrok in mladih. Sodelovanje temelji na skupnem razumevanju, da so izzivi duševnega zdravja otrok ena ključnih družbenih tem današnjega časa, ki zahtevajo povezovanje znanj, praks in različnih vzgojno-izobraževalnih okolij.
Obe instituciji delujeta po sorodnih programskih izhodiščih ter si prizadevata za razvoj in izvajanje programov, dejavnosti in projektov, ki prispevajo k boljšemu duševnemu zdravju otrok. Poseben poudarek namenjata opolnomočenju učiteljev, strokovnih delavcev, skupnosti, pa tudi staršev in otrok. V svoje programe vključujeta aktivnosti za razvoj socialnih, čustvenih in ustvarjalnih kompetenc, graditvi celovitih osebnosti ter si prizadevata za smiselno vključitev neformalnih znanj in izkušenj v šolski sistem.
V okviru sodelovanja se bosta instituciji povezovali pri izmenjavi znanj, izkušenj in dobrih praks, skupni pripravi in izvedbi izobraževanj, delavnic, usposabljanj, kot tudi strokovnem sodelovanju pri razvoju programov, namenjenih otrokom in mladim.
» Duševno zdravje otrok je temelj zdrave družbe, zato tudi ena ključnih družbenih odgovornosti našega časa. Sodelovanje s Pionirskim domom je pomemben korak k cilju. Otroci potrebujejo varno, spodbudno in ustvarjalno okolje, v katerem se lahko razvijajo celostno – tudi na čustveni in socialni ravni. Verjamemo, da lahko s povezovanjem znanja in izkušenj ustvarimo bolj podporne in varne prostore za otroke ,« je ob podpisu pogodbe poudarila Darinka Pavlič Kamien.
Tudi direktorica Pionirskega doma Barbara Murn je ob tem izpostavila pomen povezovanja institucij, ki delujejo z istim ciljem in dodala: » Pionirski dom že desetletja ustvarja okolje, v katerem se otroci razvijajo ustvarjalno, samozavestno in celostno. Veseli nas, da s Fundacijo Alma povezujemo sorodne vrednote in strokovna znanja ter skupaj gradimo programe, ki krepijo čustvene, socialne in ustvarjalne potenciale otrok. Prepričani smo, da lahko s povezovanjem formalnega in neformalnega znanja, kulture, ustvarjalnosti in strokovnega dela dosežemo več kot vsak zase .«
Sodelovanje Fundacije Alma in Pionirskega doma predstavlja pomemben korak naše družbe h krepitvi podpornih okolij za otroke ter k razvoju celostnih, dolgoročno naravnanih pristopov k duševnemu zdravju v vzgoji in izobraževanju.
