Translation of "éducation extrascolaire " (French → English) :

At the elementary level, much of the discussion is about the role of early childhood education and after-school programming as a way of supplementing reading, writing and arithmetic skills among potentially excluded families.

Other good practices include: all day schooling in Bulgaria and Slovakia or after-school activities provided specifically for disadvantaged children in Hungary; the use of mediators in Finland; the inclusion of Roma culture in curricula in Slovakia and Hungary, providing language support in Bulgaria and France, providing bilingual education (Romani-Romanian); preparing Romani language teachers in Romania, and teacher training in Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria; and dedicating places for Roma for admission to public universities in Romania (in the academic year 2010/11, 555 places were granted, and in 2012/13, 564 places).

There are further good practices, such as all day schooling in Bulgaria and Slovakia or after-school activities provided specifically for disadvantaged children in Hungary, the use of mediators in Finland, the inclusion of Roma culture in curricula in Slovakia and Hungary, providing language support in Bulgaria and France, providing bilingual education (Romani-Romanian), preparing Romani language teachers in Romania, and teacher training in Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria.

'youth activity' means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering or youth training) carried out by a young person, either individually or in a group, in particular through youth organisations, and characterised by a non-formal learning approach.

Youth work belongs to the area of ‘out-of-school’ education, as well as specific leisure time activities managed by professional or voluntary youth workers and youth leaders and is based on non-formal learning processes and on voluntary participation.

The centre offers after school activities to students, meal programs, and all sorts of training and educational services.