MEETING IN BELGIUM - REPORT OF SLOVENIA
We
visited Antwerp together with otherpartners in Erasmus project for teachers. I
will remember 3 main things for me:
1. City of Antwerp is one of the
main gates of the Europe. Centuries age, the looted goods arrived from the
colonies. Today, together with the cargo, people are coming from all around the
world and they are trying to find better life in old continent, from which they
were robbed in those old colonies.
Therefore the city of Antwerp has a cosmopolitan soul and different people live here together, without
of fear of islamisation and barbarisation, which are common provinces.
2. Kindergarten in the center of old
town, between the arab in cina town. There was such a nice athmosfere and
felling of home. From the beginning of our visit, from the »bee dance«, we
discovered all the colors of children who stay here. We are not used to work
with children from 41 countries at the
sam time and it was interesting to observe them. Classrooms are more prepaired
for playing than ours, because they are not so connected to eating. Playground
was interesting due to some trees, which can be hardly find elsewhere in the
city.
3. Primary school and its headmaster
impressed me the most. We get to know the cruel reallity of migrants and their
children. They are opening doors to beter life in future. Most of children have
parents without schools and they are not interesting for politics, because they
are not legal citizens. People like headmaster, who devoted their time to improve
the school sistem for them, are like social workers on a mission. They are
making school from old buildings and searching for teacher, who would be
prepaired to work with migrant's children. They have to deal with all the
taboos, hateness and difficulties that comes with work, witch, as I sad, is
more a mission. I find out a lot about attitude towards the parents and
practical problems in working with social-problematic children.
Marko Močnik, Slovenia team
Our second
meeting was carried out in Belgium. We were in Antwerp, which is a large port
city and it is inhabited by people all over the world. They are known for
racial and religious diversity. In its educational work they are faced with
problems of communication and a variety of different ways of life.
During a
visit to the local kindergarten and school, I came to realize how good and
patient these people are. In all possible ways they are trying for this
families and help them on their way to a better tomorrow.
The
kindergarten is organized in a similar way as our project Step by step (like
some kinder-corners in Finland kindergarten). Their educational institutions
are well equipped with modern technology (smart boards, computers, ...). Children
use a lot of different materials and have enough time for free play. They work
in small groups or even individually. In their work, they not complicate things
and makes it easier, in this way, children have more freedom and ultimately
more quality experience.
In their
work they use various programs to prevent bullying - and that is new for us. We
are aware that we will sooner or later also need it.
The meeting
was interesting and educational because each participating country reported on
its work. Together, we have reviewed and completed the evaluation
questionnaires for children and professional staff, which will be used at the
end of the first period.
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ÉDUCATION AUX MÉDIAS ET PRÉVENIR L'INTIMIDATION CHEZ LES JEUNES ENFANTS
La nécessité de ce projet est apparu dans la vie quotidienne des écoles en Europe : les médias sont partout. Les enfants et les adultes vivent dans un milieu de culture médiatique.
Un enfant a besoin de compétences pour maîtriser les médias, c'est le rôle des adultes de le guider. Notre but est de guider les parents dans l'utilisation des médias dans les familles : comment profiter des médias, ainsi que contrôler l'utilisation des médias. L'objectif est que les enfants apprennent à utiliser l'équipement des médias numériques de façon responsable.
Notre travail est de trouver de nouvelles méthodes de travail et de nouvelles façons de profiter de médias dans les écoles : faire des films courts avec les enfants, tourner des nouvelles à l'école, comprendre ce qui constitue un journal, rencontrer un journaliste de la télévision, etc. Par un nouvel équipement technique, nous aurons plus de possibilités pour mener à bien l'éducation aux divers médias.
Le deuxième volet est de prévenir le harcèlement. L'éducation au respect de l'autre doit se faire dès le plus jeunes âge notamment en apprenant à gérer les conflits .
Il y a six écoles partenaires dans ce projet, qui durera 3 ans. Sentez-vous libre de lire plus dans "informations générales".
