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Small steps spread wings of incluziveness

2021-1-RO01-KA210-SCH-0000323562021Small-scale partnerships in school educationfinalized
Countries: RO|HR|BE|TR · Grant: €30,000
Pedagogy and didactics

Objectives

The main objectives of the project were: 1 to develop inclusive skills among the kindergarten children from Salaj county and 3 other kindergarten from Turkey, Croatia and Lithuania involved in the project through modern outdoor and SEAM methods, during project time, 2To foster thinking out of the box skills in order to build up an inclusive learning environment based on respect, interculturality and well being for the pre-primary children involved in the project in 22 months, 3 to diminish perception of exclusion in the kindergarten involved in the project though inclusive outdoor activities in 22 months, Inclusive priority was our key point in the project. We were keening to combine inclusive education at kindergarden level, with outdoor concept activities with inclusive touch, also STEAM as an integrated concept that stays for inclusion. Didactics and concepts for pre primary school level thet promotes inclusion, outdoor STEAM define the main line of the project. Also intercultural team work for the same goals equiped us with empowering learning experiences and the desire for future colaboration for new projects. We all have valuable resources to promote inclusion, outdoor and STEAM in our work and life.

Background

Post pandemic context for pre primary level, we experience an extremly problematic situation.Online education for this level children was difficult, for many of them inexistant. The children from rural area were and from rroma minorities were geting no contact with kindergarten at all.Returning to kindergarten we noticed that most of the children are isolated and are not getting engaged in activities, are lacking interest for any activities, games, some specific behavioural changes were noticed.Apart of that for the special needs children there was no educaton at all, they regress and is more difficult to bring them in the group, to bring them in the activities.In addition to that teachers are experiencing new situation that they do not know how to deal with.Inclusion has to be dealt in the kindergarden throughout modern methods,outdoor could be a space, a resource for learning,STEAM must be emphasise in order to give children a good start in science approaching. 3Types of needs we pinpoint-1adapt teaching for each child in order to feel included,2modern didactics and methods to promote inclusion,STEAM and outdoor learning,3remedial plans for each child in order to achieve the abilities, knowledge,socio-emotional development.

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