Orff Aproach for Preschool Children Erasmus Project

Project Title

Orff Aproach for Preschool Children

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)

Project Summary

Our Project “Orff Approach for Preschool Children” is a 24-month Project including Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices relevant with the priorities of “Increasing access to affordable and high quality early childhood education and care”, “Social inclusion” and “strenghtening the professional profiles of teachers” of Ersamus+ programme.

Before this application, our preschool teachers found out that Orff instruments are used in preschool education period in order to increase the creativities of pre school children, to develop their musical skills and to help them socializing with their friends easily. Developed by German Composer Carl Orff, these instruments have been used as educational tools to reveal the desired development of children in European pre-school institutions for years.
Having consulting some educational institutions in our country,we decided to establish an Orff workplace in our school where Orff instruments will be used. Then,we initiated a training process for our students for a few months. However, at the end of the first month, we realized that our students were using the Orff instruments as if they were toys. To use these instruments as they are supposed to be, we concluded our teachers must be supported urgently on how to teach the students with these instruments.
Finally, we decided to co-operate with 2 experienced schools in Lithuania and Romania that practice the Orff instruments in training process .

The participants and beneficiaries of our project are; 18 Preschool teachers (6 from each partner school),60 preschool students aged 3-6 at 3 patner schools,3 Music teachers,3 English teachers, 3 Principals & 3 vice principals
-60 parents (at least)

Through our Project we aim our teachers;
-to learn Orff teaching methods to develop the creativities of our students
-to develop activities to enable our students to recognize and support their musical talents
-to develop methods of lecturing and classroom management by using Orff instruments
-to gain experience and knowledge of their colleagues who have been applying this method in their schools and have adapted the Orff activities into their curriculum.

Expected Results
(relevant with teachers);
-exchange experiences and good practice with European colleagues using Orrf methods
-discovering musical abilities of 3-6 age preschool students and supporting them according to abilities
-developing the children’s role-taking and socializing skills and motivate them to choose profession at early ages
-60 hours of “training programme” including Orff activities in class,
-developped course methods and techniques using Orff instruments,
-knowing different cultures and improved language skills, as a natural result of the project.

(relevant with students);
-getting the opportunity to discover their musical talents of at early ages .
-increased creativity skills
-new friendships made through music
-recognizing the Orff instruments
-improved musical and social skills
-distinguishing the sound properties (musical notes;fine-thick,long-short notes etc)
-ability to accompany the songs they have already learned, with Orff instruments
-creating common rhythms together with their group friends

Main Activities;
-preparation activities
-introducing the basic principles of the Orff Approach and Methods
-developing social skills and musical talents of students using the Orff instruments.
-introducing the Orff Instruments to the students
-determining course hours,class activities
-preparing&applying training program in classes
-Demonstrating an Orff Show
-adapting the process to the curriculum of the schools.
-evaluation and dissemination

After the project ends;
-The Orff activities will continue to in all partner schools for newly enrolled students
-The Orff Education Plan will be implemented in each academic year.
-The year-end Orff Show will be prepared every year in the partner schools.

In the long term;
-By recognizing Orff instruments at a young age, our children will have a musical infrastructure and those who have good musical talent will be encouraged to keep their education at higher education institutions such as Fine Arts High Schools or Conservatories.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 78030 Eur

Project Coordinator

CAGDAS YASAM ESREF VE SADULLAH KIRAY ANAOKULU & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Gradinita cu Program Prelungit Nord 2
• Vilniaus lopselis-darzelis Gintarelis