Name of partner institution:
Przedszkole nr 42 "Kwiaty Polskie" / Kindergarten nr 42
Ul. Prądzyńskiego 15a, Poznan 61-527, Poland
www.p42poznan.edu.pl
Contact person:
Ilona Żurawska
mail: p42@poznan.interklasa.pl
Description of partner institution:
Przedszkole nr 42 " Kwiaty Polskie" is a public kindergarten with 5 divisions, offering places for 125 children. The kindergarten is located in a worker's district of Poznan (Wilda) therefore it gathers children with very different backgrounds (families with difficult economic situation, caused by unemployment, families with many children as well as wealthy and middle class families). The mayor goal of the kindergarten is to provide comprehensive development of children, engaging in this process families and teachers, to ensure children's future success both educational and personal. The kindergarten offers necessary conditions for children to gain new skills by implementing innovative methods of working with children.
"The Project Approach" has been implemented in the Kindergarten since 2005, where children have the opportunity to gain knowledge themselves, on a topic referring to their interests, and develop this knowledge by observation, experiments and field trips.
Projects are implemented by qualified teachers, who due to several trainings with prof. Lilian Katz and Astrid Lindgren Institute constantly develop their skills and knowledge.
Role in the project:
All three public kindergarten have been invited to the partnership due to their experiences in implementing innovative methods of work with pre-school children. Kindergarten cooperate on developing and testing these and new methods of work, as well as share their experiences with the project partners.
Representatives of Kindergarten (directors and teachers) participate in study visits and in the team work of experts, exchanging experiences and best practices in particular in terms of innovative methods of work for pre-school teachers.
The Kindergarten staff take part in a series of trainings concerning both implementing and evaluating educational projects.
During the project each Kindergarten implement at least 3 "educational projects" based on "The Project Approach", and then evaluate and document the process of implementation.
Documentation of this process will be included in best-practice guide.
After the end of the project, the Kindergarten will serve as consultation centers for other public kindergarten from the region, disseminating the project results.