Project in the partnership with institutions from Poland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Bulgary, Northern Ireland and Portugal entitled "Emotional intelligence is the key to the child's success" is the response to needs of every target group which takes part in the project: students, parents, teachers and local community. It indicates the objectives.The main objective is: enhancement of emotional - social and intercultural competences among 200 children attending pre-school and early childhood level using innovative methods and forms of work in the area of emotional intelligence development during the realization of the project.Other objectives are: recognizing and naming our own and others' emotions guiding a dealing with emotions - solving conflicts among peers establishing and mantaining relationships with peers and adults involvement of parents and representatives of institutions concerning education in a child's learning process encouragement to learn foreign languages by using new methods and techniques work's enrichment with new innovative solutions, using ICT techniques in education levelling educational opportunities out, including disabled children and prevention of school failures at further levels of education, too. Every partner will bring good practices to the project. The target group involved directly in the projects includes about 25 children from every partner school and 26 teachers and other staff from these insitutions. There are also children from defavourable surroundings, including disabled or in a bad econamical situation. Especially for these children, the project levels educational opportunities out before going to school. Teachers, directly involved in the project, are open to innovations and have creative approach to learning, especially at the lowest level of education. There will be 4 short training meetings with teachers and other in order to achieve intended objectives. During meetings teachers can share their experience about innovative methods of work with children, take part in open classes, discussions, theme workshops. Moreover, between these meetings, institutions will implement acticities in order to achieve the results and products, such as: creating authorial program „Developing the child’s emotional intelligence” using innovative methods of work and and tools during work with a child; creating multimedia program for alternative communication; the international therapeutic fairy tale „Where the rainbow begins and ends” in a printed form and as an e-book; production of film „My happy day – my family, my school, my friends”; pantomime played by adult participants of the project about emotions, diversity „The mirror of emotions” and recording it as a film. For efficient implementation of the project the management group will be created. During the first international meeting in Poland, this group will determine objectives, ways and methods of achieving the results, the roles and tasks for every partner school. The main results which are foreseen to be achieved: enhancement of motivation to improve skills and aquire knowledge about work with a small child enhancement of quality of institution's educational offer implementation of new methods of work with children, including disabled children, in the are of maths, astronomy and English language using modern ICT tchniques developing the sense of belonging to European community liberating positive emotions during achievement of educational success level educational opportunities out and prevention of early finishing of school, especially by disabled children establishment of international cooperation in order to implement new projects. Implementation of the project will indicate the importance of lifelong education to the whole local community in partner countries. And what is more important, it will indicate the importance of acquiring experience in order to improve profesional competences of a staff and indeed, achieving high standards of education. It will encourage parents to use new solutions, methods of work with children in order to gain educational results and prepare them to live in a constantly changing reality. Participation in the project will encourage teaching staff from other institutions to gain new professional competences, acquire experience from other educational systems as a way to achieve success in work with children, their families and enhancement of the quality of education.
The project "Emotional intelligence as the key to child's success" in partnership with institutions from Poland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland and Portugal was a response to the defined needs of each of the target groups of partner institutions participating in the project: children, parents , local environment. This allowed to define together the objectives planned to be implemented: The main objective of the project was to increase emotional and social and intercultural competences in 200 pre-school and early school children from partner countries through the use of innovative methods and forms of work developing emotional intelligence developed during the project. In addition, the project aimed to develop the skills of: - Recognizing and naming own and other emotions - Directing and managing own emotions - solving peer conflicts - Establishing and maintaining relationships with peers and adults - enriching the workshop with new innovative methodological solutions, using ICT techniques in the process education and upbringing - establishing international cooperation, gaining experience and knowledge from various educational systems - involvement of parents and representatives of institutions operating in the area of education in the development process - Equalizing educational opportunities for children, especially from the middle disadvantaged, including disabled, immigrants, disadvantaged economists. and thus preventing failures at further stages of education. Each of the partners brought examples of good practices to the project. The target group directly involved in the project was 25 children from each partner facility and 26 teachers and employees of these institutions. The target group also had children from Wed. disadvantaged, including disabled, immigrants, disadvantaged economists. Especially for these children, the project equalized educational opportunities at further stages of learning. Teachers who were directly involved in the project are people open to innovation and creative approach to learning, especially at the lowest level of education. In order to achieve the intended results, 4 short training meetings of teachers and employees took place. During these meetings, teachers could share their experience in applying innovative methods of working with children, take part in open classes, discussions and thematic workshops. In addition, between the meetings in the facilities were carried out specific activities allowing to develop the assumed results and products, which include - author's program: "Developing emotional intelligence of the child" electronic version and printed - therapeutic bajka "Where the rainbow begins and ends": electronic version and printed, - Pantomime performed by adult participants of the project "Mirror of emotions" - presentation, film - Multimedia program for alternative communication - Film "My happy day - my family, my school, my friends" For a smooth implementation of the project a management group from the Polish side and project teams in partner institutions which during 4 international project meetings defined the roles and tasks of each partner, objectives and methods for achieving results set to achieve .The main results that were achieved were: - increase motivation to raise their skills and gain knowledge in the field of working with a small child - raising the quality of educational offer of institutions, - implementing new methods to work with children, including those with disabilities in developing social and emotional competences - using modern ICT technologies at work - education feeling of belonging to European society - liberation of positive emotions in relation to achieving educational success - equalization of children's educational opportunities and prevention of early school leaving by children, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds - establishing international cooperation in order to implement new projects. The implementation of the project has signaled to the whole local environment in the partner countries the importance of not only continuous education and improvement, but above all the importance of gaining experience in order to improve the professional skills of employees, and thus achieve high educational standards. She encouraged her parents to use new solutions, methods of working with a child in order to achieve educational and educational effects, and to prepare them for living in an ever-changing reality. Participation in the project encouraged pedagogical staff from other institutions to acquire professional competences, gain experience from other educational systems as a way to succeed in working with a child, his family and improve the quality of education.