Astronomy in kindergarten Erasmus Project

Project Title

Astronomy in kindergarten

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

We have decided for a project in programme Erasmus+ because this chalenge represents us an internation cooperation in which we haven`t been included so far.
We have chosen the topic Astronomy in kindergarten because in our 5 year long Development plan of Kindergarten Turnišče there is a planned topic from astronomy for the last year. The topic attracted the children and the experts so we have decided to develop it with international help which couldn`t be achieved without non refundable financial means.
Our goals and objectives are:
GLOBAL OBJECTIVE:
GETTING TO KNOW THE PLANET EARTH THROUGH OUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVE LEARNING TO NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR LATER PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENABLING ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIELD OF METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE TOPICS, PROCEDURES, RESEARCHES, LANGUAGE COMPETENCES AND SOCIAL SKILLS.
OTHER OBJECTIVES:
– A child gets an idea of emergences in the sky and the Solar system
– A child participates actively in doing simple experiments in astronomy
– A child develops science thinking through researching, is capable of solving problems, setting hypothesis which he/she can accept or dismiss based on his/her own acknowledgements.
– A child experiences and gets to know astronomy through theatrical activities which motivate him/her innerly.
– A child develops creative thinking through contents.
– Children and adults make international contacts, get to know a foreign language, develop social and communication skills and strenghten digital literacy.
There will be 126 children and 21 employees of Kindergarten Turnišče, among those 16 experts (=professional workers), and 4 technical workers and an accountant will help, too. Language and astronomy experts will also participate.
With us will cooperate a Kindergarten Cricket from Čakovec (Croatia), Department Centipede Novo Selo Rog, as a twin kindergarten.
From September 2020 until August 2022 we will carry out different activities: a project week with a Rainbow Theatre, education for experts, a course of Croatian language, we will carry out two mobilities in Slovenia and two mobilities in Croatia, a project month of experiments, an autumn trip for children and experts to Vulcania in Goričko area, a Christmas show, form Slovenian-Croatian dictionary, exchange information, write intermediate and final reports and articles.
Different methodology will be used in the project: definition of a problem, going through literature, setting hypothesis, gathering data, analysing documents and conclusions.
We all expect and strongly believe to realize our project successfully, to get new knowledges and experiences in astronomy field and international cooperation. All of these will be included in our educational and cultural work on long time basis.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 24256 Eur

Project Coordinator

OS Turnisce & Country: SI

Project Partners

• Djecji vrtic Cvrcak