Practices

Naturbild
Comenius Multilateral Project
Institutions involved:
Thematic Field: ECEC
Pädagogische Hochschule Oberösterreich (Austria), Sofiiski Universitet "Sveti Kliment
Ohridski" (Bulgaria), Kecskeméti Fõiskola Tanitokepzo Foiskolai Kar (Hungary),
Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Facultatea de Psihologie si Stiinte ale Educatiei (Romania),
Selye Janos University (Slovakia), Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Coordinating institution:
Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (Germany)
Key words: Staff competences, Curriculum, Transition to school
Description:
The partners focused on the importance of "Nature and Technology" in the early
formation processes of children as early education is key towards improvements
in the field of science and technical education, as pillar of the knowledge society.
They identified deficiencies at different levels; on the conceptual level of content
(training plans, curricula), at teacher level as they are not sufficiently trained in the
field and on the institutional level where the cooperation between kindergarten and
Primary school is not adequate developed.
The project approach takes as starting point children’s creative and constructional
skills and encourages them to look at natural phenomena close to children lives from
numerous perspectives. It involves playing and experimentation, building and
handicrafts, exploration of the world, improvised movement and the aesthetic
expression of movement, social co-construction, the explicit interpretation of
phenomena, the inclusion of imagination, literature and poetry as well as autonomous
exploration through learner-centred projects.
The partners developed efficient teaching strategies and scenarios for challenging
children in transition from pre-school to school education to discover and
understand natural phenomena and solve technical problems. It focused on the
improving of skills of pre-primary teachers to deliver scientific and technical
education. Some of the scenarios are provided in the video format accompanied
with detailed comments for teachers.
Duration:
2008–2010
Webpage:
www.projekt-naturbild.eu
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