LED2LEAP Intensive Programme Miskolc 2021

Introduction

The second LED2LEAP intensive program will be held in North East region of Hungary, in Miskolc, the 4th biggest city of the country. Participants there will have the opportunity to apply through practice the methods and tools they’ve learned during the online course. The intensive program will be help in the end of Summer 2021 in two location in the city: the dr Ámbédkar School and the Martin Luther King Dormitory. Miskolc is famous for its gypsy community and the school program is mainly focusing on this local group to provide another chance to them to break out from the general poverty they are in still today. 

Participants of this intensive program will have the opportunity to meet the school community and other stakeholder groups and work together on creating a more supportive, healthier, and inspiring environment for the kids and also for the local community.

Story of the School and the Dorm

Dr Ámbédkar School was established in 2007 in Sajókaza with the help and support of the Indian Jai Bhim Community. The aim of the school is to open up the possibility of further education in communities where the proportion of graduates does not reach 1%. With the help of the many local, national and international organisations and foundations, 113 adults have completed their primary school education and 114 people have taken their graduating exam in a given subject in the past 13 years. In 2018, funding from the Hungarian Government made possible the establishment of the Martin Luther King Dormitory, which closely assists the work of the school. During the dorm’s inauguration ceremony, Félix Farkas, the Parliamentary Roma Nationalist Spokesman, cut the ribbon. The financial background of the school and the dormitory is still not stable. They regularly receive donations but it is really hard to develop their environment in an efficient way from donations. The school and dorm are located 2.3 km away from each other.

Website of the school: http://www.ambedkar.eu/

===== Location of dr Ámbédkar School and the Martin Luther King Dormitory in Miskolc =====

Landscape challenge in Miskolc

How can a democratic project in the school help the whole community? How can a school be a catalyst for the community? How can we support a disadvantaged community without intervening too much? What kind of interventions can create better circumstances for learning? How can we increase safety and security in the neighbourhood? How can we create a better connection between the facilities? How can the school influence the surrounding public spaces? How the learning environment effects the future of these youth?

How can I participate?

Staring day of the intensive program: 26th of August
End of the IP: 4th of September

Applications to the Summer Workshop in Miskolc, Hungary - Summer 2021, can be submitted together with the registration to the LED online seminar: >>>Register online

While the online seminar is open to anyone who is interested, only enrolled students of the LED partner universities are eligible for receiving a travel grant for attending the Miskolc workshop. However, a limited number of participants will be able to attend on a self-funded basis. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity.