2. Democracy for children in preschool 2014-2017
Sweden
- Vikbolandets preschools (Skogsgläntan, Kuddby, Önnemo och Kättinge)
- Silverdansens preschool
Lithuania
Taskius
Klauzada
Spain
- Santo Christo de la Vera Cruz
Turkey
- Mehmet Meto Anaokulu
Croatia
- Djecji vrtic Radost Zadar

3. Projectobjectives:
A common understanding and consensus of the concepts of democracy, participation and influence.
An approach that promotes a democratic way to work and the democratic abilities/skills.
Learn by each others good example.
A better understanding of UN:s Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Increased knowledge of EU Keycompetences for Lifelong Learning.

4. Project meeting
Project meeting 1A in Sweden, October 2014 – Sweden, Lithuania and Spain
Project meeting 1B in Sweden, April 2015 – Sweden, Croatia and Turkey
Project meeting 2 in Lithuania, May 2015
Project meeting 3 in Turkey, September/October 2015
Project meeting 4 in Spain, May 2016
Project meeting 5 in Croatia, September/October 2016
Project meeting 6 in Sweden, June 2017
Between project meeetings each partner organize their own implementation activities – for the unit, for parents and for the community in order to spread the work with the project.

5. Two parts in the project :
Good example of democracy in preschool:
Development work at each unit
Vikbolandets preschools: Equality work
Silverdansens preschool: OUR
Taskius, Lithuania: I´m unique
Spain: Develop democratic values in preschool
Klauzada, Lithuania: Personal freedom
Mehmet Meto Anaokulu:
Djecji Vrtic Radost Zadar:
approach
methods
organization

6. Pedagogues, childrens and parents pre- knowledge
Democracy, EU´s key competences and UN´s Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Pedagogues, childrens and parents pre- knowledge

7. Convention on the Rights of the Child
The four mainparts in the Convention:
All children have equal rights and equal value.
The childs interests must be taken into account in all decisions affecting children.
All children have the right to life and development.
All children have the right to express their opinion and have it respected.

8. EU´s key competences for life long learning:
Key competences for lifelong learning are a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the context. They are particulary necessary for personal fulfilment and development, social inclusion, active citizenship and employment.
Communication in the mother tongue
Communication in foreign language
Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology
Digital competence
Learning to learn
Social and civic competencees
Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
Cultural awereness and expression
EU´s key competences:

9. Facebook
Democracy for children in preschool – Erasmus+
web site

10. Norrköping October 2014
Barbro Wallhagen, director for preschools in Norrköpings municipality
Emma, Magnus and Sabina, our three preschool managers
Helene Elvstrand, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköpings university
Nelson St. Eufemia, International Relations Coordination, Municipal department of Education, Norrköping

11. Klauzada, Lithuania
Personal freedom

12. Santo Christo de la Vera Cruz - Spain
Develop democratic values in preschool

13. Taskius, Lithuania
I´m unique

14. Assignment until next projectmeeting, May 2015 in Lithuania:
Development work:
Good example:
Each preschool brings good examples in a presentation:
where and when can we see democracy in our daily work,
where and when can we see that children have participation in our daily work,
when colleagues and our selves work at a democratic way.
Each preschool shows where they are now in their work – the process from october until May 2015:
Silverdansen, Sweden – OUR network
Vikbolandet, Sweden – Equality work
Spain – The right to participation
Taskius, Lithuania – I´m unique
Klauzada, Lithuania – Personal freedom
Croatia –
Turkey -

15. Focus at this project meeting:
The project
Studyvisits at our preschools