Place - based Learning

Contemporary world is inundated with globalisation which affects in different ways children, which are surrounded by materialistic and consumerist content.We have recognised the opposite manifold of consumerism, the importance... [ view full abstract ]

Contemporary world is inundated with globalisation which affects in different ways children, which are surrounded by materialistic and consumerist content.

We have recognised the opposite manifold of consumerism, the importance of the ideas that we advocate for the creation teaching and everyday living condition of children that will enable them to meet needs for achievement. Based on our experience it is particularly important that the child is an active participant in the process of creating. Creation is not possible without the cooperation and communion of the wider local community in which child grows up. According to the Norwegian model, reference institutions which has years of experience, teaching the children in community they developed a project in which children leave the institution to develop social skills, acquire new knowledge and learn about the customs and culture history of the area in which they live. Project was created with the intention that children learn more about the values and to keep their local identity and appreciate effort that was put into work and participation in the celebrations of their local community.

Aim is to strengthen the existing and creating of the new social connections, social sensitivity, active participation in the life of the community, active experiential learning and above all exploring and facing the area in which they grow and live. As the support in conduction of the activities for children, joined all local institutions, family farms and other local organizations. In this way we will show our activities and experiences on the development of children's creativity in institutional and non-institutional environment. This will be followed by the examples from our practice about the involvement of the community and the individual in the process of the experiential and creative teaching of children with aim of developing practical everyday activities.