Alternative educational methods for teaching traditional art and architecture to Romanian children raised abroad

Center for Research and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Traian Lalescu Street No. 2, 300223, Timișoara, Romania

^* Corresponding author: cristina.povian@yahoo.com; cristina.povian@upt.ro

Abstract

This paper presents alternative methods used for helping Romanian children who live abroad to discover and to keep their interest in their original country culture. The aim of this article is to analyze the existing situation of this category of children in Europe and in Italy and the existing programs which are already implemented and the outcomes in 2018. This article focuses on presenting also an architectural workshop as an alternative method of teaching and learning, realized in April 2018, in Padova, Italy with Romanian children who were born or are living in Veneto region since they were very small. The analysis of the experiment reveals that alternative methods of teaching Romanian culture, art and architecture makes the process of learning interesting and easy to be approached by children of any age and they feel more attracted to participate in this kind of activities.