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At the end of the third year of the implementation of the Reducing the Dropout of Roma Children of School Program, financially supported by the America for BulgariaFoundation, Amalipe Center held a three-day meeting with parents from 51 schools, included in the Program.

   Parents at the workshop were representatives of different types of schools, located in towns and villages in the countryside.

     The majority of them were Roma parents and what united them all was their care for reducing dropout of Roma children from school and improving the quality of their education.

     CIEDT,, Amalipe " aims to make active parents and active parent clubs a model for helping others. For the first time parents were acquainted with the other schools in the program - 174 in total, which have also formed Parental clubs. Their future contacts will enable them to share their experiences and practices that lead to the achievement of good results in the education of children.

     From 16 to 18 July 2013, in a close to 'real life' atmosphere Theodora Krumova and Deyan Kolev in an innovative, modern and attractive way discussed the following issues:

-          Do parents realize their role and responsibility fortheir children’s regular attendance at school.

-          Are the parents acquainted to the Program, which includes 174 schools?

-          What is the role of team work in school life.

-          What to keep and what to change in the organization and management in schools.

-          To what extent the parents take the challenge to defend their right to participate and to take responsibility in school life.

-          How the parents would be useful for the implementation of theparents educate parentsmethod.

     The workshop achieved its purpose and unite the findings, ideas and people representing different parent clubs and moderators of the community centers, created by Amalipe in eleven municipalities. That was a positive effect of two consecutive mutual training sessions.

     The team of Amalipe Center wished the parents nice and gracious summer, reminded them to be cautious about how their children spend their free time when the family is away from home and also foster grandparents who have assumed the hard responsibility to raise their children while the parents are working abroad.

     Deyan Kolev, Theodora Krumova and educational staff of the Centre, gave the word ":,, We'll help everyone, because we have a common goal – all the best for our children today and in the future!"