Go: education for the competition of life
| Name: | Go: education for the competition of life |  |
| Contributor: | Codrin Vasiloanc-Smirnov | |
| Duration: | N.A. | |
| Organisation: | ||
| Edition: | 2015 |
Description
Time line:
The project was started in 2010 and since then it is developing continuous in one year cycles - so, each year the project is started in September and is ended in June. September to October: promoting phase, introduction of the Go game in kindergartens and schools, distribution of flyers and leaflets
October to December: courses
December to January: competitions to consolidate the knowledge.
January to May: courses
May to August: local, regional and national competitions of Go
Geographic extension:
Kindergartens, school, see effect on EGD database
Project aim:
The project is being developed in the schools and kidergartens of the metropolitan area of the cites Br?ila and Galatzi, Romania - these towns are separated by a 20 km distance, so being so close one to another they form together a metropolitan zone. All the conclusive activities are registered in the EGD database. Promoting and implementing Go in the 5-10 years children area (kindergartens and primary schools) as:
- a long life formative, educational and therapeutically way
- a competitive way to attend performance
- a superior and far more complex way then chess, for developing a creative and powerful analytic mind
Project description:
Since 2010, the project is repeated annually on the same pattern: in September-October, instructor FRGo Codrin Vasiloanc? visit kindergartens and schools in the cities of Br?ila and Gala?i, present demonstrative lessons to the 5 to 10 years old pupils in order to get a selection annual basis comprising between 60 and 80 practitioners.
Lessons are structured in 2-3 steps: Go's presentation in the form of stories illustrating the basic rules, then as a martial art and as a competitive discipline involving the organization of mini competitions of atari-Go (elementary level playing) on 9x9 boards; students who began the study in previous years are following regular weekly study program, which includes tactical and strategic preparation through competitive games and lesson games. 
On the long term, the project aims to create a significant population of Go players in Br?ila-Gala?i metropolitan area and to determine the public recognition of the Go game as a formative discipline superior to chess, both by complexity and by its power to illustrate the philosophical and the moral values of human life. In addition to courses organized in kindergartens and schools, occasionally seminars are organized for persons able to support the development of this activity (http://www.coachingingalati.ro).
On the short term, the project aims the selection of gifted childrens for competitive performance. To this end, the project involves numerous competitions.
Means of the project:
- Playing equipment
- Contest timers
- Demonstration boards
- Laptop and pairing software
- Internet access
- Camera for photo and movie
Result(s):
<>Here is it a list of the most important competitional results of the project in the past few years, presented by the individual performance criteria:
Elian Ioan Grigoriu, born in 14.05.2001, selected in September 2011 in the city of Galatzi, School No 29 "St. Ana":
- 14.02.2015, Bra?ov, second place Romanian Go Federation Youth Trophy
- 21.06.2014, Gala?i, first place Grand Prix Radu Baciu
- 03.05.2014, Br?ila, third place National Go Championship of Romania Under 18 years
- 13.04.2014, Bucure?ti, second place Romanian Youth Championship - Under 16 years Final
- 12.10.2013, Bucure?ti, first place 7th Shodan Trophy
- 09.06.2013, Br?ila, second place National Go Championship of Romania Under 18
Mihai Matei, born in 2.03.2007, brought by his mother to the Br?ila Go Club in octomber 2013:
- 02.05.2015, Br?ila, first place National Championship - under 8 years tournament- final
- 16.04.2015, Br?ila, second place Br?ila under 10 years club tournament - final
- 04.04.2015, Br?ila, second place Br?ila under 8 years club tournament - final
Daniel Pascu, born in 11.10.2006, selected in September 2013, in the city of Br?ila, at "Free Children" kindergarten:
- 02.05.2015, Br?ila, third place National Championship - under 10 years tournament- final
- 16.04.2015, Br?ila, third place Br?ila under 10 years club tournament - final
- 29.11.2014, Br?ila, second place Br?ila club tournament
- 27.09.2014, Drobeta, second place Romanian Youth Championship - U 8 Final
Dragos Boldeanu, born in 25.09.2007, selected in september 2013, in the city of Brila, at "Free Children" kindergarten:
- 02.05.2015 Br?ila second place National Championship- under 8 years tournament- final
- 04.04.2015, Br?ila, third place Br?ila under 8 years club tournament - final
Andrei David Decu, born in 21.03.2007, selected in september 2013, in the city of Br?ila, at No 37 "Dumbrava minunata" kindergarten:
- 02.05.2015, Br?ila, third place National Championship- under 8 years tournament- final
- 04.04.2015, Br?ila first place, Brila under 8 years club tournament- final
- 27.09.2014, Drobeta, third place Romanian Youth Championship - Under 8 years Final
Victor Vasiloanca-Smirnov, born in 23.08.2005:
- 26.11.2010, Bucure?ti first place Japanese Ambassador`s Cup - children tournament
- 14.12.2013, Bucure?ti, second place 5th Radu Baciu Grand Prix (kids)
- 18.01.2014, Br?ila, second place 5th Radu Baciu Grand Prix (kids)
- 14.06.2014, Br?ila, first place Br?ila School Championship Team
- 21.06.2014, Gala?i, third place 5th Radu Baciu Grand Prix (kids)
- 16.04.2015, Br?ila, first place Br?ila under 10 years club tournament - final
- 02.05.2015, Br?ila, second place National Championship - under 10 tournament - final
Florin Gabriel Barbu, selected in september 2010, at seven years, in the city of Br?ila, at "St. Ana" Catholic School:
- 21.06.2014, Gala?i, second place 5th Radu Baciu Grand Prix (kids)
- 14.06.2014, Br?ila, first place Br?ila School Championship Team
- 26.04.2014, Br?ila, second place Metropolitan Spring Contest
- 18.01.2014, Br?ila, first place 5th Radu Baciu Grand Prix (kids)
- 02.11.2013, Gala?i, first place Romanian Cup-under 8kyu
Public exposure:
National Go Championship of Romania Under 8 and 10 years Calificari National Go Championship of Romania Under 8 and 10 years County Championship of Br?ila Under 8 and 10 years Elian la Academia Europeana de Go http://desprego.ro/marele-premiu-radu-baciu-Braila-2/ http://desprego.ro/preliminarii-ale-cupei-romaniei-la-go-la-Galati/ http://desprego.ro/go-in-lanurile/ http://desprego.ro/marele-premiu-radu-baciu-Galati/ http://desprego.ro/campionatul-national-de-go-categoria-sub-18-ani-la-final/ http://desprego.ro/o-saptamana-de-go-Braila-Galati/ http://desprego.ro/campionatul-judetean-pentru-juniori-Braila-2012/ http://desprego.ro/go-in-mediul-rural-scoala-din-viziru/ http://desprego.ro/marele-premiu-radu-baciu-editia-Galati-Braila/ http://desprego.ro/concursul-interjudetean-go-junior-etapa-a-ii-a/ http://desprego.ro/go-junior-competitie-inter-judeteana-Braila-Galati http://www.viata-libera.ro/sport/43331-viata-libera-afla-cine-sunt-castigatorii-etapei-Galati-a-competitiei-de-go http://www.infoBraila.ro/2013/06/Braila-a-urcat-pe-podium-la-campionatul-national-de-go/ http://www.comisarul.ro/diverse/festivalul-sportului-brailean-�un-succes-la-prima-_315940.html http://www.scoala-sfmaria.ro/noutati/evenimente http://desprego.ro/go-minte-sanatoasa-intr-un-corp-sanatos-pierre-de-coubertin/ http://desprego.ro/go-in-mediul-rural-o-experienta/ http://desprego.ro/campionatul-national-de-juniori-sub-18-ani-la-final/ http://desprego.ro/cupa-atari-la-go-scoala-sfanta-maria/ http://desprego.ro/campionatele-judetene-de-juniori-sub-12-ani-sferturi-de-finala-cupa-romaniei-la-Braila/ http://desprego.ro/campionatul-judetean-de-go-Braila-2010-juniori-sub-12-ani/ http://desprego.ro/campionatul-judetean-de-go-pentru-juniori-sub-16-ani-Braila/ http://www.coachinginGalati.ro/invitatie-la-coaching-support-group-17-decembrie-2014-jocul-de-go-de-la-poarta-catre-varsta-de-aur-la-antrenamentul-liderului-perfect/ http://www.obiectivbr.ro/inca-un-titlu-national-la-go-in-contul-lui-theodor-toma_id66951 http://www.obiectivbr.ro/cupa-atari-la-go-la-scoala-sfanta-maria_id68126 http://www.monitoruldeGalati.ro/societate/17846-cupa-atari-go-oi-tinerii-pasionati-de-acest-joc/17846-cupa-atari-go-oi-tinerii-pasionati-de-acest-joc.html http://www.probr.ro/doi-braileni-pe-podiumul-campionatului-national-de-go/
Human resources:
The project is initiated and continuous managed by Codrin Vasiloanc?-Smirnov, in his quality of Go Instructor accredited by the Romanian Go Federation, and represents a full time job.
Occasionally at competitions, the project is supported by third parties, as supervisors and referees.
Financial resources:
The project received in the last three years (2013, 2014, 2015) sponsorships from firms in Brila, which partial covered the following:
- Prizes and awards for competitions
- Rent rooms in schools where courses were conducted
- Telephony Service
- Expenses for Go camps
- Purchase of Go sets and demonstration sets
Perspective:
- Growth of the population of active Go players
- Public recognition of the Go, along with chess, as a an effective method to obtain strong mental
- Recognition of the Go as a therapeutic approach to mental health preservation, and as a way of understanding moral and philosophical principles of life
- Imposing Br?ila and Gala?i as centers of training and preparation in order to obtain Go performance in Romania.
Wishes:
- Obtaining substantial financial support on medium term (3-5 years), allowing financial independence for those maintaining the project and its growth according with the young apprentices potential offered by the municipalities Br?ila and Gala?i
- At least 3 or 4 more instructors - they must be paid
- More competitions with prizes
- Camps and Go cantonments
- Go materials in each kindergarten and school with teaching Go (currently, Codrin Vasiloanc? "walks" every day with a backpack filled with stones Go between kindergartens and schools where he teaches)
- Go seminars for the training of trainers
Additonal comments:
Please visit the danubiango facebook page: In here I present some results of the project reflected by pictures and even a short movie.
