A little antenna Erasmus Project

Project Title

A little antenna

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Teaching and learning of foreign languages; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

We wanted to instil the environmental education into children minds by using right attitudes, merits and aims which a child can build up during growing up. It is better to start in early age because we could reach positive results more likely. It is really important to execute a transnational project to understand that behaviour of an individual influences the others. Children must realise that common steps which lead to protection of our nature, planet are inevitable in each country of the world. Everybody can contribute to saving of the environment, a child as well. Children were interested in the topic, teachers liked working in this field.
Our project focused on 2 topics – Waste and recycling, Trees and plants – with enriching these aims:
– to have / improve knowledge about the environment, its problems and protection
– to have / improve knowledge about the participating countries
– to improve ICT skills and competences of teachers
– to improve English of teachers
– to support teachers in receiving new innovating approaches
– to support teachers in working with different children groups in the class
– tolerance of other cultures, acceptance of diversity
– common work of target groups
Results:
– improving of the attitudes to the environment
– knowledge about the participating countries
– beautiful school yards
– various competences of teachers and children
– prestige of the kindergartens and teachers gained by working on transnational project
Outputs:
– trees and plants, ant house
– methodical guard A little antenna – with outlines and photos
– DVD – with photos, videos, presentations
We engaged:
– 250 children from 3 kindergartens in age of 3-7 within the frame of usual daily teaching and special activities as well; children with lack of opportunities and handicaps too. Our survey included an analysis FOCUS GROUPS by which we found out that children needed to gain information about the environment, its protection and regional flora too, because they are its part. Many children had no clue about other countries. Participating on a transnational project enriched their knowledge. This target group was the biggest, the project was focused on improving many competences of children in following fields – prosocial field, man and the world of work, man and nature.
– 30 pedagogical employees (10 more as planned)
– 5 non-pedagogical employees
– 200 other participants engaged passively or actively
We planned 3 transnational meetings – in each country one. We could manage the first transnational meeting in Slovakia, the second in the Czech Republic and the third virtually.
The coordinator was responsible for good cooperation between partners and she checked up all the tasks. Kindergartens had different tasks and responsibilities. Communication was in English – in written form (emails) and orally (video conferences). A work team was responsible for the management of the project in each kindergarten which consisted of a manager, disseminator, administrative worker and assistant.
The assistants were responsible for evaluation of activities in each institution. He/She reported to the coordinator. The coordinator evaluated the whole activity by gathering all the information and then provided feedback to the partners. Disseminator was responsible for dissemination of information about the project. The administrative workers were responsible for the accountancy and paper work. The managers were responsible for whole institution.
We worked “step by step” according to the timetable:
1 inform employees, children, parents, public, School Council / Parent Association about the grant from Erasmus+ programme
2 establishing of a work team in each kindergarten
3 questionnaire at the beginning of the project
4 activities during the project
5 transnational meetings in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Estonia
6 questionnaire at the end of the project
7 outputs
One of the most important mean of evaluation of the project aims was the questionnaire about the environment and participating countries. We found out that the aims of the project were accomplished, the results of the questionnaire at the beginning and ending of the project were compared. Erasmus+ Days held during transnational meetings and other activities with public were evaluated by emojis “like / dislike” anonymously.
We plan to continue in some activities after the project has finished.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 22440,01 Eur

Project Coordinator

Materska skola, Roznavska 29/854, Rimavska Sobota & Country: SK

Project Partners

• Tallinna Lasteaed Kiikhobu
• Materska skola Dracek Lysa nad Labem – Litol, Mirova 430