Eciesc Bulgaria

10/10/2026

🦋 MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY #1: Breathe Like a Butterfly!

Did you know that just a few minutes of playful breathing can help young children slow down, reconnect with their bodies and practise focusing their attention? 🌿

Today, we're sharing a simple mindfulness activity that teachers and parents can try with preschool children aged 3–6.

✨ How to play:

🦋 Step 1: Ask children to imagine their hands are butterfly wings.

🌬️ Step 2: Slowly breathe in through the nose while gently opening the wings.

💨 Step 3: Breathe out comfortably while bringing the wings together.

🌈 Step 4: Repeat 3–5 times, moving slowly and naturally, without forcing the breath.

💚 Why try it?

This playful exercise encourages body awareness, attention and gentle emotional regulation. It's a lovely way to introduce a moment of calm before learning activities, after active play or during transitions.

🏫 At kindergarten or at home, small mindful moments can make a meaningful difference!

💬 Have you tried breathing exercises with young children? Share your experience in the comments!

🔗 Discover more mindfulness resources for teachers and parents: https://little-minds.eu

🦋 MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY: Breathe Like a Butterfly!

Did you know that just a few minutes of playful breathing can help young children slow down, reconnect with their bodies and practise focusing their attention? 🌿

Today, we're sharing a simple mindfulness activity that teachers and parents can try with preschool children aged 3–6.

✨ How to play:
🦋 Step 1: Ask children to imagine their hands are butterfly wings.
🌬️ Step 2: Slowly breathe in through the nose while gently opening the wings.
💨 Step 3: Breathe out comfortably while bringing the wings together.
🌈 Step 4: Repeat 3–5 times, moving slowly and naturally, without forcing the breath.

💚 Why try it?
This playful exercise encourages body awareness, attention and gentle emotional regulation. It's a lovely way to introduce a moment of calm before learning activities, after active play or during transitions.
🏫 At kindergarten or at home, small mindful moments can make a meaningful difference!
💬 Have you tried breathing exercises with young children? Share your experience in the comments!

🔗 Discover more mindfulness resources for teachers and parents: https://little-minds.eu

08/10/2026

SciLit.eu is now live! Free games and challenges against disinformation, for ages 14–30 and everyone who works with them. Finish the course, join an ideation lab in your country, and the most engaged earn a spot at our final conference in Italy. ✈️

Co-funded by the European Union through Erasmus+.

28/09/2026

https://scilit.eu is LIVE!
After months of development, we’re excited to open the SciLit learning platform and invite you to start exploring.
🌍 SciLit.eu is designed to help young people and youth workers strengthen their science literacy and critical thinking skills and navigate today’s complex information environment with greater confidence.
On the platform, you can:
🔎 Learn how to evaluate information and sources
🧠 Strengthen your critical thinking skills
📰 Recognise misinformation and misleading claims
⚖️ Explore the connection between science and human rights
🎮 Learn through interactive activities, practical tools and games
The platform is free to access and created as part of the European cooperation behind the SciLit project.
👉 The waiting is over. Visit SciLit.eu and start exploring today!
Think critically. Act wisely.


ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania Square Of Youth Association Zavod Boter CICAP Association Mythodologie

12/09/2026

🧠 Misinformation doesn’t just shape opinions — it can affect our rights.

False or misleading information can influence the decisions we make, deepen prejudice and discrimination, undermine trust, and limit access to reliable knowledge. Its consequences can reach fundamental human rights — including the right to health, the right to education, freedom of expression, and equality and non-discrimination.

That’s why critical thinking matters. Before accepting or sharing a claim, ask: Where does it come from? What evidence supports it? Who benefits if I believe it?

Being informed is not only about knowing more. It’s about making better decisions and helping build a fairer, more inclusive society. 🌍

🚀 Soon, you’ll learn more about misinformation, human rights, and how to evaluate information critically on the new SciLit.eu platform. Stay tuned!



Square Of Youth Association Zavod Boter CICAP ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania Association Mythodologie

30/08/2026

🔍 Before you trust the story, check the source.

🧠 Critical thinking starts with asking the right questions.

🚀 Soon, you’ll learn how to check and evaluate information sources with the new SciLit.eu platform. Stay tuned!



ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania CICAP Square Of Youth Association Zavod Boter Association Mythodologie

23/08/2026

The platform is still under development, but pre-registration is already open!
🔎 learn how to evaluate information and check sources
🧠 strengthen your critical and scientific thinking
📰 recognise misinformation and misleading claims
⚖️ explore the connection between science and human rights
🎮 learn through interactive activities, practical tools and games
👉 Be among the first to explore https://scilit.eu when the platform launches.

Question more. Think critically. Act wisely.



Square Of Youth Association Zavod Boter CICAP ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania Association Mythodologie Scientific Literacy as a Catalyst for Change

12/08/2026

Every generation is told the world is more confusing than it used to be. For young people today, that's the daily reality of navigating information designed to mislead, outrage, or simply overwhelm.

On International Youth Day, we're thinking about the actual young people across Romania, Italy, France, Slovenia, Hungary, and Bulgaria who are learning to ask better questions, spot manipulation, and defend their own right to think freely.

That's what the SciLit project is for. Six organizations - ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania , CICAP , Association Mythodologie , Zavod Boter , Square Of Youth Association , Eciesc Bulgaria - working together because scientific literacy isn't a luxury; it's infrastructure.

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

09/08/2026

🧠 5 steps to develop your critical thinking

In a world full of information, opinions and competing claims, critical thinking helps us make better-informed decisions.

It doesn’t mean questioning everything just for the sake of it. It means learning how to question well.

The SciLit approach highlights five simple habits:

🔎 Ask better questions
🌐 Check the source
📊 Use evidence, not opinions
🧩 Explore tools that help you verify claims
🔄 Reflect, revise and be ready to change your mind when reliable evidence appears

Critical thinking is a skill — and like any skill, it gets stronger with practice.

👉 Swipe through the slides and start practising today.

Question more. Think critically. Act wisely.



Scientific Literacy as a Catalyst for Change ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania CICAP Square Of Youth Association Zavod Boter Association Mythodologie

19/07/2026

🛑 Can you spot fake news before sharing it?

Every day, we're exposed to hundreds of headlines, posts, and videos online—but not all of them tell the truth.

Before you click "share," take a moment to ask yourself:

✅ Is the source trustworthy?
✅ Is the headline trying to manipulate your emotions?
✅ Can other reliable sources confirm the story?
✅ Are there obvious errors or inconsistencies?
✅ What's the real purpose behind this content?

Developing critical thinking skills is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from misinformation.

💡 Check out our 5 Tips to Identify Fake News and help create a more informed digital community!

👉 Which of these tips do you already use? Let us know in the comments!



Scientific Literacy as a Catalyst for Change ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania CICAP Square Of Youth Association Association Mythodologie Zavod Boter

04/07/2026

🔬 Science starts with curiosity. Discovery starts with a question.

Every great breakthrough begins with a simple process:
👀 Observe → 📚 Research → 💡 Form a hypothesis → 🧪 Experiment → 📊 Analyze → ✅ Draw conclusions.

The Scientific Method isn't just for scientists—it's a powerful way to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and evidence-based decision-making in everyday life.

At Scientific Literacy as a Catalyst for Change , we're helping learners build the skills they need to question, explore, and understand the world through science.

🌍 Because science isn't about having all the answers—it's about knowing how to find them.



ASUR - Asociatia Secular-Umanista din Romania Square Of Youth Association Scientific Literacy as a Catalyst for Change CICAP Association Mythodologie Zavod Boter