Development Plans for Year 2019
Here are the main goals we are aiming to accomplish during 2019.
Sewing Center for parents and older students
- We have already rented a space at the Talent center for this purpose. We will be buying eight sewing machines to allow both the students and their parents to learn with the machines and earn a small extra income. This will also add to the aim for the centers to be self-sustained.
Support for the volunteers’ studies
- Our volunteers are working hard and selflessly to support the learning of the children. We want to support them by aiding them in their expenses for their own studies.
One or two more laptop computers for the Joy center
- We currently have only two laptop computers at the Joy center. The aim is to have at least four.
One or two more laptop computer to the Talent center
- We have had new students come to the Talent center so we need some more computers to allow more efficient use of the time at the centers.
Question Software
- Software to give meaningful questions to work on for the children. The idea is to use create sets of questions which are meaningful to the children but which will also guide them forward in their studies and help them learn about things they might not otherwise run into. It would be like a virtual library of ideas set in question form.
Additional five cheap mini-computers like Raspberry Pi for each center.
- We will be experimenting with this option in the near future and if it works, then we will add enough of these to reach ten computers (including the laptops) for each center.
Table Tennis tables
- We have been planning this idea for some time but so far have lacked the funds. We are hoping to find funding this year and to allow this kind of fun sport for the students.
Two park visits
- The children always ask for the possibility to visit the park. We have so far been able to organize two trips to the park and we’re hoping to be able to do this twice a year.
Christmas Celebration
- The year will end with the great Christmas Celebration and this year we will start our fund raising much earlier to cover the costs.
X-Box for Talent and Smile centers
- We have been experimenting with this at the Joy center and our experiences have shown that the gaming consoles can be used as good and efficient learning tools. The games include lots of English language which motivates and helps the students in their language learning. In addition they learn eye-hand coordination, game mechanics, logic, problem solving and technical skills.
Tabletop games, learning games
- When the children are not working on the computers, we offer them other kinds of learning tools and equipment. Games are a fun and efficient way to learn new things.
Printer for Talent and Smile centers
- We have had one printer mostly at the Joy center and it has shown to be a good tool for many kinds of activities where the children can print some work sheets, coloring tasks and texts to transfer the virtual information into a tangible sheet of paper.
Paper, pencils and colors
- Art is an essential part of our centers and we want to offer quality tools for the children to express themselves and practice arts in different forms.
Small library of books
- So far we have mostly concentrated on the use of the computers in learning, but we want to bring more diversity to our centers and build a small library to each center consisting of inspiring science and story books for children.
Logo for the project
- We have already made many plans to accomplish a logo or a symbol for the schools, but haven’t yet finalized it. This will increase the identity of the project.
Timeline
January 2019
Small library of books
Total around 50 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 280 €
February 2019
Sewing Center for parents and older students
1- Sewing Machines = (4500×5) = 22,500/-
2- Instructor Salary = 3500/-
3- Carpet = 9500/-
4- Scissors = 1000/-
5- Rent of room = 8000/-
Small library of books
Total around 50 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Tabletop games, learning games for Talent center
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 435 €
March 2019
Additional two cheap mini-computers like Raspberry Pi for each center
Around 100 € each including starter-kit, keyboard, mouse and an LCD monitor.
Total = 100,000/- = around 600 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Logo for the project
Students will create a design for the logo and then it will be finalized into proper computer graphics logo.
Total Fundraising aim: 650 €
April 2019
Park visit
Total = 30,000/- = around 200 €
Additional one cheap mini-computers like Raspberry Pi for each center
Around 100 € each including starter-kit, keyboard, mouse and an LCD monitor.
Total = 50,000/- = around 300 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 550 €
May 2019
One laptop computer for Joy center
Total = 40,000/- = around 250 €
Small library of books
Total around 50 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Tabletop games, learning games for Smile center
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 400 €
June 2019
Table Tennis table for Talent center
Total around 250 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Tabletop games, learning games for Joy center
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 350 €
July 2019
One laptop computer for Joy center
Total = 40,000/- = around 250 €
Printer for Talent center
Total around 100 €
Small library of books
Total around 50 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 450 €
August 2019
Additional one cheap mini-computers like Raspberry Pi for each center
Around 100 € each including starter-kit, keyboard, mouse and an LCD monitor.
Total = 50,000/- = around 300 €
X-Box for Smile center
Total around 200 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Printer for Smile center
Total around 100 €
Total Fundraising aim: 650 €
September 2019
Question Software
The purpose of the software is to be a kind of inspirational virtual library where students can find interesting questions to try to solve and find answers for.
Table Tennis table for Joy center
Total around 250 €
Park visit
Total = 30,000/- = around 200 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Small library of books
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 550 €
October 2019
X-Box for Talent center
Total around 200 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Additional one cheap mini-computers like Raspberry Pi for each center
Around 100 € each including starter-kit, keyboard, mouse and an LCD monitor.
Total = 50,000/- = around 300 €
Total Fundraising aim: 550 €
November 2019
Table Tennis table for Smile center
Total around 250 €
Small library of books
Total around 50 €
Christmas Fundraising
Total aim = 900 €, this month 300 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 650 €
December 2019
Christmas Fundraising
Total aim = 900 €, this month 600 €
Paper, pencils and colors
Total around 50 €
Total Fundraising aim: 650 €