The main focus of the project is on the development of teachers' professional competences, specifically: - gaining theoretical and practical knowledge on the use of the CLIL method during classes, - gaining knowledge and skills in the use of modern technologies during classes, - improving teachers' English language skills. The objectives set also related to the development of the organisation, that is: - increasing the competitiveness of the establishment in the neighbourhood, - increasing the European dimension of the pre-school.
The Public Kindergarten in Strawczyn is located in the centre of the village of Strawczyn, it is a rural area. The facility started its activities on 1/08/2017. There are 125 children in 5 groups. The kindergarten employs 16 administrative and service staff. The educational staff of the institution consists of 13 teachers, including a special educator, a psychologist and a speech therapist. Among them are eTwinning ambassadors, Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts and the voivodeship methodical advisor. Teachers are frequently and willingly involved in the implementation of many educational, charitable and environmental projects and actions. The kindergarten has been awarded the badge "School in the Cloud" and "eTwinning School". A pedagogical innovation on bilingual teaching is being implemented in two preschool groups. The preschool aims to implement this working model in all preschool groups. To this aim, the Erasmus+ project 'Modern and bilingual' was implemented to improve the competences of the teaching staff and to help broaden their professional qualifications. As a consequence, it was expected to contribute to the development of the preschoolers' linguistic competences and to raising the quality of the school's work.