Child Outreach Partnership Initiative, Inc.

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The Future
In the coming years, participatory video will become an integral feature of the camp experience. In learning to operate the cameras and record their own videos, the children build self-confidence while at the same time producing an authentic record of their experience. We also plan to expand the mentoring component of the project by recruiting more high school students from the U.S. and from various communities in Romania. One of our most important goals for C.O.P.I.I. is the participation of art therapists who specialize in working with children. The teachers from the Special School are very motivated to learn more about helping their students to express themselves creatively and to build confidence. They are eager to work along side professionals from the U.S. to be part of an exciting cultural exchange that would both enhance the camp experience and enrich their teaching skills year round. In the fall of 2003, C.O.P.I.I. collaborated with local art therapists from an organization called IMPART to organize a training program in art therapies for the staff and caretakers at the Beclean Special School. This was C.O.P.I.I.'s first program outside of the summer camp and was enthusiastically received by over 35 staff members.

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