Name of partner institution:

Kib Kita Sausewind

Köpenicker Strasse 154, Berlin 12355

Contact person:

Viola Krüger

mail: mail@kita-koepenicker-strasse.de

Description of partner institution:

The kindergarten hosts 171 children below the age of six. There is a considerable number of children below the age of three taken care of in a separate building. The kindergarten works in age-mixed groups. It will contribute to the project methods of active learning/educational projects considering the needs of children below the age of three.

Role in the project:

All three kindergarten have been invited to the partnership due to their experiences in implementing innovative methods of work with pre-school children. Kindergarten will 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) will 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 will take part in a series of trainings concerning both implementing and evaluating educational projects.

During the project each Kindergarten will implement "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 disseminate the project results among other kindergarten in the region.