{"id":49962,"date":"2025-03-19T16:07:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cji.md\/?p=49962"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:57:41","slug":"pikpok-onlineguguta-on-tour-in-cricova-pupils-discover-a-different-facet-of-the-internet-via-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cji.md\/en\/pikpok-onlineguguta-on-tour-in-cricova-pupils-discover-a-different-facet-of-the-internet-via-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"PikPok.online@gugu\u021b\u0103, on Tour in Cricova. Pupils Discover a Different Facet of the Internet via Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the Guguta Municipal Puppet Theater concluded its tour across the country with the Russian-language version of the\u00a0PikPok.online@gugu\u021b\u0103<\/a> show. The twentieth performance, the last one of the planned shows, took place on March\u00a018 at the Russian Gymnasium\u00a0No\u00a077 in Cricova Town. The play brought together over 100\u00a0primary and gymnasium pupils, who, with the help of the play\u2019s protagonists, became aware of the dangers they can encounter online, as well as the rules they have to follow in order to be better protected. The Guguta Theater tour is part of a project implemented in partnership with the Independent Journalism Center\u00a0(IJC).<\/p>\r\n

Anghelina Codreanu<\/strong>, actress at the Guguta Theater, greeted the kids, urging them to watch the performance attentively because it included an important lesson about what the Internet is and how much trust one can have in the content published online.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery thb_columns=”small-6 large-3″ lightbox=”mfp-gallery” images=”49750,49747,49753,49756″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\r\n

The pupils eagerly accepted this challenge and watched the protagonists attentively as they played the performance inspired by the present-day reality. The children not only had fun together with the characters of the play, but also learned some useful things in an interactive way.<\/p>\r\n

Amelia Golban<\/strong>, the 4th grade pupil, admitted that the show she watched helped her realize that one should not completely rely on what is published online. \u201cUntil recently, I used to consider that everything in the online space was true. I could not believe that false, fabricated, or misleading information could also be published. Today, I have discovered another facet of the Internet. You never know who is behind the screen or uses a particular profile on social networks,\u201d Amelia explains.<\/p>\r\n

Artiom Movila<\/strong>, the 3rd grade pupil, mentions that the director of the show probably intended to demonstrate bad behavior children should avoid using the wolf\u2019s image. \u201cI find it interesting when the wolf shows us how far he can go and which tricks he uses to achieve his goal. It is good, however, that he admits he was wrong in the end. We should learn from his example and stay honest while communicating with our friends and colleagues,\u201d Artiom adds.<\/p>\r\n

Maxim Nabaciui<\/strong>, the 2nd grade pupil, a refugee from Ukraine, tells us that the show has given him only positive emotions. \u201cI was actually eager to see Guguta today. I have heard about this character many times during my three years in Moldova, but I have not seen him yet. From this play, I have learned that we should not lie because we can always cause damage to ourselves in this way. The wolf acts dishonestly because he wants to gain popularity. And in the end, he finds out he is all alone. We should follow the example of the rabbit, who is adored by everyone because of his sincerity and his good deeds\u201d, Maxim says.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery thb_columns=”small-6 large-3″ lightbox=”mfp-gallery” images=”49768,49744,49738,49735″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\r\n

The theater\u2019s educational value as an opportunity to learn and to convey key messages for children\u2019s development was also noted by the teachers from Gymnasium\u00a0No\u00a077 in Cricova Town.<\/p>\r\n

Vera Dorosenco, a primary school teacher and the 2nd grade homeroom teacher<\/strong>, says that since Digital Education<\/em> was introduced as a school subject, pupils are taught to develop their digital skills in order to interact with the digital environment properly. The PikPok.online@gugu\u021b\u0103<\/a> show provides a new vision on teaching this subject easier. \u201cWhile teaching Digital Education, I familiarize the kids with the risks one can face in the online environment, I provide some examples, give them tests, and check their knowledge, and it seems to me that the children understand the materials. Still, today, I feel pleasantly surprised by the way such a complicated and current issue as online security is presented in a creative and simple manner understandable to children. Frankly speaking, in the beginning, I doubted the kids would understand the play properly, because there were also musical and entertaining moments in it; but at the end, they came to hug me and told me: \u2018You know, I don\u2019t want to spend hours online anymore, and I don\u2019t need virtual friends anymore,\u2019 and I realized the colossal role theater plays in our life. I guess the message of the performance reached 98% of the kids.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The teacher appreciates the content of the play adapted for children, as well as the excellent direction of the performance. \u201cEverything was balanced and reasonable, including the pauses between the lines and the musical accents. We would like to sincerely thank the actors of the Guguta Municipal Theater for this present. All of us have become really addicted to the Internet, and it mercilessly steals our time, emotions, and pleasures. We should change something in our lives and change ourselves,\u201d Vera Dorosenco concludes.<\/p>\r\n

Alla Oselski, deputy director <\/strong>at the same institution, also shares her gratitude for the theater team who crossed the institution\u2019s threshold. \u201cWithout the Internet, we feel like we are truly helpless. Still, we realize that we need to strictly follow some clear rules to stay safe. Today\u2019s performance was extraordinary; it was dedicated to online security issues which are very topical. As the teachers, we discuss the types of allowed and prohibited online behavior with our pupils. Parents also talk about online behavior and safety with their kids at home. However, the show is another form of conveying messages: it not merely describes a certain issue or some rules to follow, but also challenges the audience in an attractive way. Discussion is a form of communication, but it is not as captivating as a performance. I think this type of conveying messages is modern and innovative; it reaches kids\u2019 hearts better,\u201d Alla Oselski concludes.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery lightbox=”mfp-gallery” images=”49759,49765″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\r\n

PikPok.online@gugu\u021b\u0103<\/a> is an adaptation of the educational story \u201cA Click of Fangs or the Manipulative Wolf\u201d written by media researcher Solvita Denisa Liepniece from Latvia. The play lasts for 45\u00a0minutes and is included in the repertoire of the Guguta Theater, both in Russian and Romanian. In partnership with the Independent Journalism Center, the Guguta Theater launched the\u00a0Romanian<\/a>\u00a0version of the PikPok.online@gugu\u021b\u0103<\/a> show in November\u00a02022, and the Russian<\/a>\u00a0version in February\u00a02023.<\/p>\r\n

The show is an educational and entertaining story, and it is intended for kindergarten and primary school students. The show helps children understand how the online environment works, urging them to analyze what they see or hear, especially on social networks.<\/p>\r\n

The PikPok.online@gugu\u021b\u0103 show tour is organized within the framework of the project \u201cMedia Education and Literacy and Optimisation of Newsrooms\u201d (MELON). This project is financially supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Moldova.<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]

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