Summer Schedule

Summer vacation has begun for children in Romania, so at the Lumina community centers, we’ll be following our summer schedule for the next few months.

Starting June 22, the kids will have a full three months off from school. On the one hand, this sounds great, but on the other hand, for some kids it’s not so much fun at all. Often, parents have little or no vacation time, which means they’re at work and not at home. As a result, some children are sent to stay with their grandparents for a few weeks or months, while others mostly hang out outside.

At our Lumina community centers, we’re mostly open during summer break and offer a summer program from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This gives the children something fun and productive to do right away in the morning. Since relatively fewer children are coming than usual, we’re being a bit more flexible with the age groups. This means children who have little or nothing to do during these months can come a bit more often.

At the same time, it’s also a great time to get together in smaller groups. This allows us to give the children more individual attention, which is one of the main goals of the community centers.

We’re using the summer to briefly review all the Bible themes from the past year. It’s wonderful to see how much the children have retained and how many questions they ask based on their own experiences. We’ve noticed that they’re also trying to apply the lessons to their daily lives, and that, of course, makes us very happy!