We sort waste – we save nature Erasmus Project

Project Title

We sort waste – we save nature

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: Environment and climate change; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

The project „We Sort the Waste – We Save Nature“ aimed at environmental education and was realized between kindergartens MŠ SNP Čadca (Slovakia) and kindergarten MŠ Vyhlídka (Czech Republic). The target groups were 4 teachers (lectors) from each country, one class of preschool children from each country, and their parents. The project goal was to introduce possibilities of sorting and separation of waste and its connection to children through environmental education.
This was done through a playful form adequate to the age of the children.
Another purpose of the project was a mutual exchange of experience between teachers on both sides of the border and the involvement of children‘s parents. Teachers, children, and their parents worked together on the main outputs during the whole project. The methodology of environmental education according to the school education plan for preschool facilities was used for all activities. External subjects specialized in environmental education were involved in the project as well (f.e.: Czech Union for Nature Conservation, Museum of the region Valašsko).
The main project output was a fairy-tale book containing stories connected to the theme of the project. This book was worked on during the whole project and contained not only fairy tales but also fables. The book included children’s drawings and in addition, short stage plays based on the fairy-tales and fables were rehearsed and performed during the children-parents activities. Other project outputs included interactive education programs and sets of educational tools for environmental education created by children.
Realization of this project helped with the exchange of experience between teachers, parents, and preschool children. This was done by the realization of the short-termed educational activities and new ways of environmental education for preschool children. The project outputs could be used in other kindergartens in the Czech and Slovak Republics as well as in other European cities. The benefits of this project, especially in the matter of cooperation of this group, were significant and without the co-financing by the Erasmus+ program, it would be difficult to realize this project considering the conditions of the preschool education and the participation of the children’s parents.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 25146,3 Eur

Project Coordinator

Materska skola Vyhlidka 419 okres Vsetin,p.o. & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Materska skola