Objectives
- To create and to consolidate a network of cooperation for the implementation of innovative practices on science education in kindergarten and primary education
- To introduce science contents in the classroom (natural, social and human sciences), both in kindergarten and primary school
- To improve relevant and high-level basic and transversal competences by teaching to teach Science in a lifelong learning perspective
- To produce innovative materials to support teachers and leaders to deliver high quality teaching and to adopt new methods and tools in the classroom
Activities
- Developing science related teaching and learning materials
- Holding professionals’ online Forum meetings
- Short-term joint staff training events and conferences on scientific content
- Knowledge multiplication to other scientists, teachers and to education practitioners
Results
- The science-teaching Handbook: how to include Science in the classroom from Early Years education?
- Classroom materials:
Partners
- CSIC – Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain, coordinator)
- CPR Gijón-Oriente (Spain)
- Colegio público San Francisco (Spain)
- KPCEN – KPrzedszkole nr 34 “Mali odkrywcy” (Polond)
- Tallinna Asunduse Lasteaed (Estonia)
- Kedainiu lopselis-darzelis ,,Zilvitis” (Lithuania)
- CESIE (Italy)