Farkaskő Noszvaji Barlang Művésztelep Egyesület

SMCA-2013-0951-S

„Tale-telling caves” – fairy tales for the journey of life

Thematic area: 
Provision of social services
English name of the organization: 
Wolfstone Cave Art Camp Association Noszvaj
Post address: 
3325 Noszvaj, Kossuth Lajos u. 34.
Phone: 
+36 (30) 3768262
Project manager: 
Balázs Péter
Phone: 
+36 (30) 3768262
Project start date: 
2014. February 1., Saturday
Project end date: 
2015. January 31., Saturday
Amount: 
6 025 000 HUF
Summary: 

The MAIN GOAL of the project is to promote the development of children living in difficult family circumstances or under state care, by methods of fairy tale therapy, art- and handicraft-therapy. We lay special emphasis on:
- intellectual, emotional, moral and social development;
- improvement of self-image and future vision.

TARGET GROUP: 6-18 year old children living in difficult family circumstances or under state care. Target area: Heves County.

ACTIVITY, METHODS:
+ Fairy tale therapy courses (2*40 occasions, 12-12 children, content: treatment of fairy tales according to different themes, with verbal tools and handicraft-techniques):
- „Óperenciás” fairy tale circle
- „Round table meetings at the square table”
+Summer camps (2 * 6 days, 15-15 children):
- Motion training camp (pair and group exercises, relaxation techniques);
- Fairy tale creative camp (collective creation, integration-games).
+ Weekend course for self awareness (2 days, 20 girls, content: self-awareness lessons, solution of life crises through an „own tale”).

PROFESSIONALS:
Dr. Péter Balázs, sculptor, associate professor.
Vanda Tátrai, fairy tale therapist, handicrafts instructor;
Réka Csiffáry-Vass, psychologist, speech therapist;
Viktória Wittmann, professional kids yoga teacher.

We cooperate with Child Protection Centre of Heves County. Results of the project can be utilised by schools, child protection institutes and other NGO-s through the implementation of methodology.