NATURE LOVING KIDS

NATURE LOVING KIDS WELCOMES YOU

ABOUT
Grant Agreement Number: 2019-1-HU01-KA229-060889
Project Title: Nature Loving Kids
Project Acronym: NLK
Project Start Date: 01/09/2019
Project End Date: 31/08/2022
Project Total Duration: 36
Participant countries: Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Poland, Turkey

PRIORITIES

New innovative curricula educational methods/development of training courses

Health and Wellbeing

International cooperation/international relations/development cooperation
GENERAL AIMS



To enhance the experience, knowledge and competences of Kindergarten teachers to connect children with Nature via Outdoor Learning
To improve children’s Health and Ecological Awareness through the variety of tasks carried out in the Nature
To enable teachers to work in a mutual exchange with partner kindergartens’ teachers to gain new ideas, insights and experience in order to promote Nature Education across Europe

TARGET AUDIENCE:
3-7 year old children, kindergarten teachers, educators, and parents.

Project Objectives
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To equip teachers with knowledge and skills to connect children with nature in order to raise children’s awareness on the Circle of Life in the Nature and engage them in Nature-based Learning activities;
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To strengthen children’s speaking, listening and comprehension skills via using Story-telling and Drama techniques in the Nature;
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To provide children with freedom to explore using multiple sense, confidence, physical and emotional resilience via plays and adventure in the Nature;
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To develop children’s creative, imaginary, inspirational and cognitive skills in Maths, Art and Music using Nature as unlimited source;
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To improve and develop together with all partners a long term strategic plan for Sustainable Nature Education;
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To enable teachers to work in a mutual exchange with other kindergartens’ teachers to gain new ideas, insights, theories and methods across Europe;
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To strengthen teachers’ skills and competences in communication, team-work, use of foreign language, problem-solving, use of ICT by encouraging them to be more open-minded and feeling themselves as part of the European Union.
Methodology


DATA COLLECTION TOOLS
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2 Pre/Post Test for Children to be implemented before and after each project year;
Monitoring Sheet for Teachers to be applied after each theme
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6 Participant Evaluation Questionnaire for participants to be implemented after each Short-term joint staff training event.
SHORT-TERM JOINT STAFF TRAINING EVENTS
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6 short-term joint staff training events have been planned with the participation of teachers/educators from partner countries,
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Each country will organize a different training event with different aims,
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In each training, there will be experts with strong experience in the field of Nature Education for children,
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During the trainings the participants will be equipped with related knowledge and competences required to implement the project activities simultaneously at their kindergartens during the following months,
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After the trainings, the participants will be provided with 1) the Certificate of Attendance; 2) EUROPASS Certificate; 3) the Participant Evaluation Questionnaire
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There will be 2 parts in the trainings: Formal training (Workshop, Debate, etc) and Practical Training (Visiting kindergartens, Outdoor activities with kids, etc.)
Address
Bàn Zsigmond Reformàtus Àltalànos Iskola, Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola és Óvoda
5350 Tiszafüred, Fő u. 2. Hungary
Phone
+36 70 627-5520