Partner institution – Kula Education Culture Youth and Sport Association

STOP MOTION ANIMATION TEACHING PROGRAMME (DETAILED PLAN)

1.	Aims, objectives of the programme
	Aim Provide opportunities for adults , young parents , grandparents, children, family members and different generations to develop their IT skills and creativity in creating stop motion animation stories based on the particular family’s event, cultural history, creating photo albums or short video films with photos to emphasize the intergenerational ties and heritage. Objectives · Introduction of animation tools and software which will be used during shooting animations. · Organize courses to improve their IT skills such as Windows Movie Maker and Stop Motion Maker · Motivate learners to create animations to strengthen the awareness of the intergenerational activities and cooperation beyond borders.
2.	Description of the target group (number, age of learners, etc.)
	Total number of learners is 17 6 seniors (youngest is 40 , oldest is 60 ) 11 young parents (youngest is 25, oldest is 38)
3.	Timetable and subjects
	Date	Subjects, activities	Duration (hours)
	April, 2011	Introduction of IT Skills and what Stop motion Animation is. Watching stop motion animations via youtube.com Using Digital Camera & web cam in order to shoot animations. Types of Animations.	2 1 4 2
	May, 2011	Presenting Windows Movie Maker & Stop Motion Animation. Introduction of sounds and background music. Presenting 3D animations using environmental things. The selection of background music and sounds. Making an animation using Stop Motion Maker.	4 2 3 2 2
	June, 2011	Intergenerational activities Making 3 animations using Stop Motion Maker.	4 4
	September, 2011	Making 3 animations using Stop Motion Maker.	4 Total - 32
4.	Results of the programme
	7 stop motion animation films created by the learners 17 learners took part during teaching sessions Films introduced to official institutions and NGOs
5.	Description of the impact on the target group (learners’ and trainers’ comments on the implementation of the programme, etc.)
	Bringing target group together was the most successful outcome of the project remembering their age, responsibilities and habits. Awareness of stop motion animation and its techniques. Improved skills to use the computer, knowledge and skills to use new programmes such as Stop Motion Maker and WindowsMovie Maker.
6.	Recommendations, findings related to the implementation of the programme (trainers’ , learners’ comments regarding the possible changes, amendments of the programme)
	Purchasing personal software is so expensive that learners preferred to create their animations during teaching sessions. It was so nice for seniors learning new media tools and ICT. For the reason that the learners have lost their motivations since the rejection of Visa Application for UK meeting it was difficult to start motivating from the beginning. Some learners cut the connection with the project activities after the rejection of Visa Applications