Olga Orlova. I work in Malta secondary school as a psychologist. A man can follow technological and social changes, prepare himself for changes and realize his potential only if he acquires knowledge throughout life. Nowadays many adults have difficulties to become educated. There are many reasons: fear of changes and psychological problems, such as agitation of their authority, looking incompetent among bystanders or inadequacy with the image of an intelligent person. And non-formal methods in particular fit in this situation. The ancient wisdom formulated in the Chinese proverb says: Say me and I’ll forget. Show me and I’ll remember. Let me do and it will always be my. Under this motto I ran the workshop ‘’An angel from beads’’. During the process people’s mood improved and barriers among participants broke. People worked with beads of different colour and size and the final result increased their confidence. I noticed that communication among participants raised and they tried to help each other. I was satisfied seeing their shining eyes and positive emotions. I am a member of the Parents’ Club in Malta secondary school as well. And as the representative of the club I took part in the project ‘’Formal and non-formal partnership in adult education’’. I was in Rumania and within some days, which were satiated, worked in groups, workshops, listened to presentations and did different tasks. Due to non-formal methods, such as drama and role plays the language barrier broke. As a result, relationships and communication among participants improved. The activity ‘’A secret friend’’ was interesting in that that increased attention to each other, developed observation skills and fantasy. Participation in the project gave me positive emotions and creative ideas, let me make new friends and motivated for further work.