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Beauty and sustainability for all

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Project Title

Beauty and sustainability for all

Full project title

Beauty and sustainability for all

Category

Reconnecting with nature

Project Description

Project design connects outdoor education with Dalton in an innovative way. The project creates opportunities for learning with different learning capabilities ( eg. health, mental conditions, language knowledge- Ukrainian refugees). The project let us to gain positive emotional experiences connected with communing with nature.

Geographical Scope

Local

Project Region

Polska, Pomerania, GdaƄsk, Poland

Urban or rural issues

Mainly urban

Physical or other transformations

It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)

EU Programme or fund

Yes

Which funds

ERASMUS

Description of the project

Summary

Project design connects outdoor education with Dalton plan in an innovative way. The project creates opportunities for learning with different learning capabilities ( eg. health, mental conditions, language knowledge- Ukrainian refugees). The project let us to gain positive emotional experiences connected with communing with nature.

Key objectives for sustainability

These has been met by outdoor education- planting flowers, herbs, wegetables, outdoor games, playing in sensory garden, where each sense developes ( taste- tasting wegetables, smell- sniffing flowers and herbs, touch- using sensory path, hearing- listening to birds singing, using outdoor percussion instruments in the garden). The natural environement becomes a teaching aid. The initiative can be exemplary by creating similar sensory garden in any place. Natural science education builds integrated knowledge about the world. In this way our project can be implemented into other places.

Key objectives for aesthetics and quality

Natural environment is a source of positive emotions. It lets us use activating methods, problem solving methods and project methods. Parts of the nature has been also used as a part of an art ( painting with usage of stones, shells). Creating art with parts of nature as a tool plays an therapic role and make us happy. In this way can be implemented into other places.

Key objectives for inclusion

Undertaking activities involving children with special educational needs, mental problems, health, different language.
Integrate Ukrainian refuges ( children and their parents) by cooperation with others for breaking language barriers. Project also creates opportunities for children with different learning capabilities ( e.g. health, language, mental conditions) and in this way can be implemented into other places.

Results in relation to category

Our initiative caused modification of the concept of work, enrichment of the kindergarten base. It made that children are learning through action in teams and groups, and developing their sensibility. for teacher: team work, use of activating and problem-based methods as well as informal methods, creating conditions for independent actions and decision making. for parents : increasing awareness of key competencies. local environments: a series of events.

How Citizens benefit

Citizenns , which are benefiting the initiative have been involved into it by voting for civic budget. Our equipment of the garden was created in cooperation with civic budget. This place is available for local society.

Physical or other transformations

It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)

Innovative character

Project connects outdoor education with Dalton Plan in an innovative way, which states that children playing is their natural activity as well as uses activating methods, problem solving methods and project methods. The project let us introduce innovative solution in organizing Teachers activities. It broadens the scope of places of education ( playground, places outside of the classroom. It also creates opportunities for children with different learning capabilities ( e.g. health, language, mental conditions).

Disciplines/knowledge reflected

Many disciplines and knowledge fields were reflected in the design: psychology, pedagogy, medicine, preschool pedagogy, special pedagogy, sociology. Different specialists cooperate, share experiences , good practices, exchanges materials. They cooperate with each other with planning, organizing, implementing and modifying the project.

Methodology used

Teachers develop their skills ( broaden their knowledge, share it with others, promote good practices), improve their competences ( the ability to make contact, teamwork, negotiation skills, conflict resolution, assertive behaviour, emphaty, patience, understanding, work planning, anticipation, dealing with stress). Teachers cooperate by sharing good practices, exchanging experiences, exchanging materials needed for work, joint organization and carrying out various activities. Teachers cooperate with each other in planning, organizing, implementing and modifying educational processes.

How stakeholders are engaged

Different stakeholders ( local authorities, educational authorities, parents) were engaged in the design and implementation oft he initiative. Our educational authorities observed and encouraged us to develop our initiative and progresses o fit. We cooperated also with Polish Scouting Association. Local authrities co-financed our equipment of our garden and attitude to our way of learning.

Global challenges

} Our initiative face some kind of global challenges. Human well-being with the nature, Increasing of respect for natural environment, gaining knowledge about natural environment, developing human skills and competences (the ability to make contact, teamwork, negotiation skills, conflict resolution, assertive behaviour, emphaty, patience, understanding, work planning, anticipation, dealing with stress). The project lets to express ideas and emotions in different artistic and cultural forms.

Learning transferred to other parties

Some elements of our initiative could be transferred to other educational places such as: activating methods, individualization of didactic processes, undertaking activities involving children with different learning capabilities ( e.g. health, language, mental conditions).

Keywords

Education for sustainable developement
Diversity is our value
Inclusion- chance for everybody
Making art as a therapy
Formal and non-formal education

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