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Projects in Moldova
Community Economic Development
Peace Corps Volunteers in the Community and Organizational Development Program (COD) perform a wide variety of tasks to respond to community-identified interests and needs, serving many different types of organizations including: non-governmental organizations (NGOs), mayor’s offices, youth centers and libraries. COD Volunteers are paired with a Moldovan counterpart in their community. Their primary job is assisting these organizations to strengthen their project research and writing skills, long-term planning, leadership and networking skills, as well as their organizational capacity, management, and financial sustainability. A typical day could be meeting with the village mayor regarding a waste management project, speaking with the school director on fundraising initiatives, or facilitating a youth leadership club.
English Education
Volunteers in the English Education Program (EE) work to improve students’ English proficiency and achievement through classwork and extracurricular activities; increase the capacity of teachers to use general and English teaching skills; and increase the ability of community members to support students’ access to learning.
A key part of Volunteer work is collaborating with Moldovan partner teachers. They incorporate the team-teaching model in the classroom by working side-by-side in co-planning and designing student-centered teaching resources. The Moldovan and American education systems are different in many ways, and the exchange of ideas and experiences enriches everyone. Teaching practices to support the empowerment of women and girls is a key part of this work.
Volunteers do more than teach English. They model positive practices by engaging into professional communities of practices and various projects. After-school clubs and activities help students, parents, teachers, and community members address educational and other social issues. Together with school and/or community members Volunteers co-plan and co-facilitate school facilities improvement projects/events that involve the community and contribute to the well-being of its members.
Health Education
Health Education Volunteers in Moldova work in schools. Living in the community to learn its strengths and needs, they co-teach health education classes and coach youth clubs with their teacher partners. They also work as school health facilitators and design health promotion campaigns in collaboration with school staff and community professionals who support school activities for children and youth.
Volunteers have worked on the following projects:
- Opened small health education resource centers in schools
- Translated reference materials
- Developed health education teaching guides
- Started leadership clubs, day camps, and summer schools for youth
- Worked on campaigns to promote knowledge and skills for a healthy lifestyle, such as hygiene, healthy diets, and daily physical activities
- Co-directed workshops to prevent smoking and alcohol consumption, and to combat bullying, violence against women, and sexually transmitted illnesses, including HIV/AIDS.
Resources
English education resources
Methodological guide: Monitoring TEFL Curriculum Implementation
This guide provides tools and guidance for how to conduct curriculum monitoring. It can be used by English teachers, school administrators, local evaluators, internal and external evaluators, consultants, or anyone interested in the subject.
The guide was developed based on the memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Education and Research and Peace Corps Moldova, signed on April 28, 2022.
National English Teaching Curriculum, Primary Level - EN version
This document is the English translation of the National Curriculum for Foreign Languages for the Primary Level (2018 edition). It represents the English Teaching Curriculum component developed through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova and Peace Corps Moldova
National English Teaching Curriculum, Gymnasium Level - EN version
This is the English translation of the National Curriculum for Foreign Languages for Gymnasium Level (2020 edition). It represents the English Teaching Curriculum component developed through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova and Peace Corps Moldova.
National English Teaching Curriculum, Lyceum Level- EN version
This is the English translation of the National Curriculum for Foreign Languages for Lyceum Level (2020 edition). It represents the English Teaching Curriculum component developed through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova and Peace Corps Moldova.
Education Community of Practice Facilitator’s Guide
This facilitator’s guide was designed within the Communities of Best Practices in Education framework developed by Peace Corps Moldova in August 2021- April 2022, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Research of Moldova, Republican Center for Psycho-pedagogical Assistance, and the Academy of Innovation and Change through Education NGO.
National Student English Textbooks Audio and Video Resources
These audio and video resources were developed from English student textbooks grades 2 to 7 (2019-2020 editions) with the help of Peace Corps Virtual Service Pilot Program Participants in 2022, in partnership with America House Chisinau and NGO Academy for Innovation and Change through Education, and with the support of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova.
Download English textbook audio files
Download English textbook video files
TEFL Through Inclusive Lenses
This teaching resource was developed within the framework of the English Education Community of Practice for 2022-2023, produced by Peace Corps Moldova.
This resource is designed to support secondary level English teachers to help them use student textbooks topics/content to implement the national curriculum using digital tools for inclusive education. It was developed based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education and Research and Peace Corps Moldova, signed on April 28, 2022.
Guide for English Language Teachers Preparing for the Didactic Degree Examination
This guide is for the use of English teachers who want to advance in their teaching career and obtain a didactic degree. The guide provides theoretical material, tasks, and examples to help teachers in defending case studies they present, as well as in designing, developing, and implementing educational activities.
This guide was developed based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education and Research and Peace Corps Moldova, signed on April 28, 2022.
Community and organizational development resources
Volunteer management
This practical guide for local volunteer coordinators will be useful to all organizations interested in initiating or improving volunteer programs. The guide contains simple steps for developing a volunteer program: planning, recruitment, orientation and training, management and evaluation. It is available in Romanian, Russian and English.
Download: Romanian English Russian
Health education resources
Conducting a health campaign
This document contains the steps for conducting a health promotion campaign, with definitions and examples of each step to guide you when organizing health campaigns in your school/community.
Health campaign: Not a day without fruit and vegetables
Here you can find three PowerPoint presentations developed for the "Not a day without fruit and vegetables" campaign. The campaign educates teachers, children, and parents about healthy foods and optimal nutrition. It was organized by Larisa I., a member of the Community of Peace Corps Partners in Education. Her belief is that children who eat breakfast every day, eat fruit and vegetables, exercise, and value their health from a young age will practice these skills in their adult lives and will, in turn, educate their own children to do the same.
Here you can find activities for this nutrition campaign:
