European development of the early childhood education is the key to success in life. Erasmus Project

Project Title

European development of the early childhood education is the key to success in life.

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 : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Teaching and learning of foreign languages; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

The project will be implemented by seven schools and kindergartens: from Spain, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Italy, Portugal and Poland.
The main objective of the project is cooperation in the field of getting to know and implementing methods and forms developing children’s basic skills such as reading, reading comprehension, writing, communicating with the use of diversity in European art. Participants will seek innovative solutions, new forms and methods of work which develop in children such features as openness, faith in their own abilities, entrepreneurship, self-esteem. Improving the quality of children’s education by gaining valuable practical experience and enhancing the professional profile of teachers will be extremely important. During the implementation of the project, teamwork and integration through the organization of conferences, lectures, workshops and classes will be promoted.
The project will contribute to improving the quality of kindergarten work, or to strengthening the professional profile of teachers, and it will have great importance as far as the development of children is concerned. Among others, it will influence: discovering children’s talents and interests that will be developed in later stages of education. Teachers will have the opportunity to acquire new skills and competencies during training meetings organized in European countries. They will also develop their competences in using English for communicative purposes.
During the realization of the project the following results will be developed: PowerPoint presentations “Our kindergarten world”, “Our traditions and customs”; “Communicating through art”, “We develop manual dexterity and writing skills”; “The diversity in European art”, “Little artists”; films: “My homeland”; “Sculpture techniques in teaching young children”; instructional video – “Art develops reading skills”; E-albums: “Different festivals, traditions and a common Europe”, “European Art”; sets of scenarios for lessons, workshops, happenings in English and in partner national languages; research tools – diagnostic sheets: observation sheets, interview surveys with children, parents, teachers; methodological guide “Innovative methods and techniques in education of young children” (paper and online publication of the guide in English and in partner national languages); booklet “I like writing”.
The final result of the project will be:
– the established portal “We share our experiences, we learn from each other” where all the developed results and best practices will be published together with all the Open Educational Resources created by the partners.
-a supportive program to be used in artistic education of young children “We develop basic skills in small children through art.”
All the developed results published in paper and online versions will be examples of good practices after the end of the project. They will be utilised by:
– European kindergarten and school teachers;
– employees of the teacher training centres; kindergarten education departments at European universities;
– students of the kindergarten education and early school faculties at European universities.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 195790 Eur

Project Coordinator

Przedszkole z oddzialem integracyjnym we Wreczycy Wielkiej & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Ney Ferenc Óvoda
• Colegio Ntra. Sra. del Carmen
• Agrupamento de Fajões
• GRADINITA PROGRAM PRELUNGIT PERLUTELE MARII
• ISA13 Istituto Comprensivo Sarzana
• cumhuriyet ilkokulu