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    Reconnecting with nature
  • Basic information
    AEGINA is an ideal area to play
    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)
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    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
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    Social Media
  • Description of the initiative
    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

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