The nature of island becomes a space where children learn about what they already know
The approach is to use the natural world of Aegina as an innately fascinating context within which to learn out their ideas and theories and use what they already know to deepen their understanding and further their learning.
Local
Greece
Municipality of Aegina
It addresses urban-rural linkages
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
No
No
Yes
As an individual
First name: Maria Last name: Lagonika Gender: Female Nationality: Greece Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: Myrtidiotissis 3 Town: Aegina Postal code: 180 10 Country: Greece Direct Tel:+30 693 766 2248 E-mail:mlagonika@hotmail.com
Worksheets transform play spaces into inclusive arenas by adopting a different learning approach.
The land of Aegina becomes a space where children learn the ability to learn and that learning in turn contributes to their overall well-being.
A map with QR codes can help children with their families to find the worksheets and play .
Play-based learning
Learning in the Outdoors
Parents and Families
The Local Community of Aegina
Communicating with Parents about Play-Based Learning
The program suggests that children who experience a greater sense of well being are more able to learn and assimilate information in effective ways
more likely to engage in healthy and fulfilling social behaviours ,more likely to invest in their own and others’ well-being and in the sustainability of the planet as they take up their social, professional and leadership roles in adulthood.
Quality of experience through positive emotion, autonomy, and agency as they participate, at their own pace, in various experiences and interactions throughout the day walk in the island.
Positive experiences in families set the foundation for lifelong learning, behavior, health, and well-being. Respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital.
Children become active , contributing, responsible citizens and healthy, engaged individuals who take responsibility for their own and others’ well-bein throuth exploring the world through natural curiosity
The implementation of project with families who travel in Αegina .Therefore families from all the word because Aegina is so close to Athens with ferries connecting the two destinations on a daily basis.
Languages:
Oral and written communication: listening and speaking/ reading and writing
Mathematics:
Measurement/ shape , space / pattern , number
Science:
Living things/Materials and matter/ Forces and energy
The innovative ways of thinking about and doing things that arise naturally with an active curiosity, and applying those ideas in relationships with others,with materials, and with the environment
The program is an experience for lifelong learning, behaviour, health, and well-being.
Therefore , every families in nature can be involved
The pedagogical approaches is : Play and inquiry are learning approaches that capitalize on children’s natural curiosity and exuberance.
The program is designed to help family to understand that children need to be critically literate in order to synthesize information, make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and thrive in an ever-changing global community.
The program has created the worksheets and evaluated them with activities with children.
It is necessary to make the map with the games, the website , the communication with the municipality to promote the games on the island and the translation of game.
Supports the creation of a learning environment that allows all children to feel comfortable in applying their unique ways of thinking and learning. Therefore the program encourage the children :
Play is recognized as a child’s right, and it is essential to the child’s optimal development
All children are viewed as competent, curious, capable of complex thinking, and rich in potential and experience
A natural curiosity and a desire to explore, play, and inquire are the primary drivers of learning among young children
The learning environment plays a key role in what and how a child learns.
Play-based learning programs, assessment supports the child’s learning and autonomy as a learner