This project is developed to meet the strategy of the EU Commission for 2020 the aim of which is to improve basic skills of new generation for a better future of the European Union. Necessary basic skills in Science, Mathematics, Language and Technology need to be developed by transforming activities into plays. As the project team, the coordinators of the partner schools, we discussed the issue (how to improve lack of basic skills in pre-school curricula) and stated the needs in our schools taking teachers 'observation into account. Lack of practical knowledge/training became the main problems according to our study that needs to be promptly solved. As both practical knowledge and theoretical knowledge are important phases of learning, they need to be combined to provide children with effective learning at an early age. It is not enough to remember given data and gain technical knowledge as learning is a difficult process which produces relatively permanent changes. Our working methodology aims at creating/developing practical experiments/ activities/real situations for theoretical knowledge given in kindergarten curricula. We aim to connect both types of knowledge and provide holistic learning. Since this is a kindergarten level project, there will be basic level of activities. Kids are our major target groups and that is why clubs activities will be transformed into plays to make their learning more enjoyable and memorable. Teachers will be the main actors in the project. They will develop practical experiments and activities for kids and prepare a systematic education programme depending on our approach in the project. We will teach our kids about science, maths, technology and language in a very pleasant, simple and accessible way. CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES (Kids will be selected into the clubs according to their talents) SCIENCE CLUB -Providing/planning and practicing experiments (games) for basic knowledge -Leading kids to play games as if they were scientists -Preparing and publishing SCIENCE MAGAZINE FOR KIDS -Introducing famous scientists and their products to children - presentation at school. MATHS CLUB -Providing Maths games for kids -Organizing chess tournament (in kids level) -Preparing numerical games for kids -Observing geometric shapes outside -Organizing orienteering activities for pupils LANGUAGE CLUB -Preparing theatre play in English -Song contest in the target language -Role play activities -Memorizing lyrics of songs in English -Organizing cinema days in English -Inviting foreign famous people to school TECHNOLOGY CLUB -Organising educative computer games for kids -Organizing webgame competitions -Creating the project website -Creating e-twinning accounts and running partnership (by teachers) The project includes 4 short term exchanges of teachers and there are 19 mobilities for each school. The project team will observe activities, products and performances so they will decide who will participate in these meetings. OBJECTIVES -Creating an active pre-school environment inside/outside the classes -Providing holistic learning -Developing ICT, Language and Digital skills of kids -Developing interest of the kids through mathematics, language, science, technology -Improving self-esteem NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS Students: indirect 80X5:400 total: 400 Teachers: Direct 16X5:80 indirect 5X5:25 total: 105 Administrative Staff: 2X5: 10 Families: 150 Local Community: 100 RESULTS AND IMPACTS Through the project the five partners intend to create both short-term and long-term tangible and intangible results and to achieve the biggest possible impact as leading teachers to increase the quality of education and improve our kids’ basic skills and provide holistic learning as an innovative practice. The project website will provide a continuous access to the general information of the project activities, progress and results and will amplify our collective impact on participants.
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