The project called Digitization of crafts from Valea Ierului has started.
The young students of the Petőfi Sándor Theoretical High School in Săcueni were able to learn more about the mysteries of making recycled paper by hand in October at the local museum. III and IV grade preparatory school students were able to watch the recycling of waste paper collected by their colleagues in September with the novelty of making recycled paper. At school, the teachers jumped into action by announcing a competition, encouraging the enthusiastic student army to collect as much clean paper as possible. The excited students of the winning teams were awaited by the project volunteers, who gladly helped and for the first time, they began to master the art of recycling by making paper by hand.
During the ‘work’, the students recited poems and found that tearing up paper was a very good stress-relieving activity. During the event, Tímea Székely Farkas, environmental protection specialist of the AVE Bihor company, presented the paper recycling process to approximately 60 interested elementary school students, thus highlighting the importance and simplicity of environmental awareness. After cutting the clean papers, the students lined up in groups to learn the tricks of paper making. In the first round, the pieces of paper were turned into pulp by adding a little water, and then skilled hands processed the pulp in a wooden tray to form a new piece of paper.
The mixture was then placed on a cloth napkin and the recycled paper sheet was prepared using a wooden frame sieve and a sponge. Students also had the opportunity to make bookmarks from recycled paper. Of course, the event was full of good cheer, curiosity and the desire to do something for our environment.
The current activity was carried out in the framework of a project called Digitization of crafts from Valea Ierului, which started in August in Săcueni, organized by the Ér Hangja Egyesület Association. The goal of the one-year program is to engage and familiarize local students with the traditional crafts of the region. With the support of the European Solidarity Corps, under the supervision of the Ér Hangja Egyesület Association and the partnership between the Petőfi Sándor Theoretical High School and Săcueni town hall, the project presents twelve crafts to students. The works created within the projects will be available for viewing in the exhibition.
