ABOUT THE NAME: „CSUDIJÓ”
What does the word „CSUDIJÓ” mean? Hungarian pronunciation: tʃudijɔː You can not find this word in the Hungarian dictionary. The whole word (CSUDIJÓ) is a nice, folksy version of the word „csodajó” that can be translate as ’wonderfully good’. The last part of the word (DIJÓ) sounds the same as the Hungarian word for nut, „dió”.
ABOUT THE HOUSE
A long-time-dream of ours came true the moment when we got the hundred-year-old farmhouse. In the same moment we felt that we want to share this wonder with others. We sat in the garden many-many times seeing the long white veranda, the worn-down green doors and windows, and we felt as if we were on a voyage back to he time. These times we were thinking with our friends and we were sure what we wanted to do: to give love and help. This was how the old house and the nutgarden became the area for the community of the Union „Csudijó”.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The first time we talked about the children, our children, we knew we had a common journey. Through many-many evenings, funny talks, wine, cakes, honest confessions of problems …. shaped as a love … and we knew, we felt it must have gone on. We confided our most important, inmost feelings, thoughts to each other. We connected. We created ideas. And a few years later, the thing you’re standing in front of was born: a community of small and tall ones, good and not-so-good ones, accepted and less-accepted ones, the equally imperfect community, called „Csudijó”.
We would like everybody to find their place here.
We would like everbody to feel good here.
We would like everybody to dare to be themselves.
We would like to LOVE each other.
OUR MAIN GOALS
We would like the children to have fun here
we would like everybody to accept everyone
we would like all of us to consider the love and honour of the nature an important thing
we would like all of us to see even the smallest beauty and worth in our surroundings
we would like everybody to be creative and free
we would like to keep the the legacy of our grandparents
we would like to help families that have a special child
we would like to teach our children really important things
we would like to leave a small ecological footprint
we would like to wrap ourselves in tales we would like to give a pleasant experience
THE GOALS OF THE „CSUDIJÓ” COMMUNITY
community organization (both for children and adults)
Occupying children (healthy and otherwise) in kindergarden and elementary school, organization of holiday camps (sleep-in and otherwise)
organization of other holiday programs
commemoration of traditional festivities
creative activities
talent development activities
pedagogical presentations for parents, teachers, experts
teaching children to love and understand nature
create of complex view (person – nature – artificial environment) organization of programs, competitions related to environment protection forming a view around garbage prevention and economy, enviroment-conscious train of thought
teaching stories and theater
making sustainability and enviromental consciousness natural
integration for handicapped and autistic people
education for healthy life, sport both for healthy and handicapped children farmer’s market – cooperation with local farmers
school garden – eco garden
introduction of water sport, organization of water trips (kayak, canoe)
visiting and preservation of the local natural treasure, organization of voluntary work
editing and publication of own workbook, storybook