Best Practice 4
Here is a best practice we managed to identify during our piloting activities: Some of the best activities are also the more challenging ones. This is great for some of the children, but frustrating for the ones that cannot keep…
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Best Practice 3
Here is a best practice we managed to identify during our piloting activities: Theoretical concepts are often difficult to understand, and using only visual aids is not always enough to bring a point across, as it leaves the learners in…
Best Practice 2
Here is a best practice we managed to identify during our piloting activities: It consists of the ability to immediately put into practical application what has been learned at the kindergarten. The ability to relate the new knowledge to real…
Best Practice 1
Here is a best practice we managed to identify during our piloting activities: We found that carrying out activities over the course of several days, returning to something that has been addressed earlier, tends to produce much better results than…
Piloting completed!
5 teachers from 2 kindergartens in Göttingen and Reinhausen tested out the GreenGuardens Virtual Learning Lab and Pedagogic sequences. Soon you will be able to learn firsthand from their experiences and compare the process to the other 4 counties participating…
Exploring Deforestation with GreenGUARDens: Planting Seeds of Environmental Consciousness
The idea of the project In the vibrant world of early childhood education, Project GreenGUARDens stands out as a beacon of innovation, weaving together sustainability, entrepreneurship, and inclusion. This dynamic initiative, driven by a mission to create a bridge between…
GreenGUARDens Module Three and the Blueprint for Inclusive Learning
The project in short In a world where education lays the foundation for future leaders, the GreenGUARDens project emerges as a beacon of holistic learning. This ambitious endeavor bridges the realms of kindergarten, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and inclusion. Within this expansive…
Challenges of the kindergartens in Serbia
Although the Republic of Serbia is a signatory to the Declaration on Sustainable Development, environmental issues, unfortunately, are not its top priority. While civil society undertakes many initiatives aimed at making Serbian education greener, they rarely meet with government support.…
Challenges of the kindergartens in Romania
In Romania Environmental Sustainability, Green Entrepreneurship and Inclusion are only at the early stages of implementation. Green Entrepreneurship is a concept that hasn’t been yet included in the national strategies of education. Environmental Sustainability is tackled less for kindergarten level…
IL4SH – First Partner Meeting
On the 12th and 13th of February, all partners met in person for the kick-off meeting of the project Intergenerational Learning for Sustainable Households (I-L4SH). The project aims to introduce concepts, practices and methods of Intergenerational Learning (IGL), specifically within…
Challenges of the kindergartens in Italy
While many different projects among the whole country are carried out with several different aims and goals – mainly to sensibilize children of preschool (and not only) to live greener, the reality sometimes contrasts with the theory. A custom in Italy…
Newsletter 4
The piloting of our project outputs has begun. Take a look at our newsletter and read more about it: Newsletter Vol 4 – ENG
Challenges of the kindergartens in Germany
In Germany, strains to the general childcare system come before the teaching content implemented in it. Especially in large cities, the supply of childcare places at the municipal level is rather not sufficient. There are more children looking for a…
Green Guardens – Newsletter 3
Take a look at the new GreenGUARDens newsletter and learn about the pedagogic sequences we developed: GG Newsletter Vol 3 – EN
Challenges of the kindergartens in Cyprus
Education for Environmental Sustainability and Green Entrepreneurship in Cyprus are relatively new dimensions for teaching. In public schools at all levels, the common national curriculum does not include explicit elements that refer to Environmental Sustainability. The national curriculum does not…