Project Summary

The fundamental purpose of the proposal is the defense, improvement and promotion of mental, physical health and social well-being of the students, by cultivating healthy eating habits, developing basic motor skills and fitness of infants and the development of social skills and critical thinking.
Additionally, we seek to denature in act the ancient Greek’s words therapist and philosopher Hippocrates, “Prevention is better then Cure”, “Your Food is your Medicine and your Medicine is your
Food”.
Hippocrates constitutes an integral part of the cultural heritage and history of our country since he lived for many years in Larissa, where he died. He has offered the most to healing and treatment of diseases and epidemics by using herbs. With his therapies he was recognized as “Father of Medicine” whilehe was using plants, because he deeply believed in the power of nature.
From the plants he had chosen, many of them constitute the basis of modern medicines. From antiquity to nowadays, different cultures have discovered many common points and various uses for herbs and essential oils. Myths, legends, tradition and medicine reflect this knowledge.
In a changing world, with a negative impact on health, the concept of Hippocratic words is a top priority. The main objective of the program is the students to understand that in nature human can look for alternative ways of prevention and treatment and to form positive attitudes towards the environment and sustainability.
In recent years, the European Union, the United States, the World Health Organization contribute to the wider dissemination of active programs for the improvement of the population’s nutrition.The
European Union seeks to achieve a high level of health protection through all European policies and activities. Community policy on health issues aims to improve public health, prevent diseases and
dangers against health, including the risks associated with the way of the Europeans’ living.
Research data suggest that adoption of the nutritional instructions depicted on the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid has as a result the reduction of the risk of developing diseases (such as cardiovascular
diseases, obesity, diabetes). Serious health problems that children face are related to poor nutritional habits and lack of exercise leading to obesity. Lastly our culture has changed, having as a result children to be involved more often in sedentary activities, such as television and static games. The school must cultivate in children basic motor skills and make them realize the value of exercise. It is very important to create healthy adults who love sports and have included it in the their life as an integral part (Ratliffe, 1994).

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Teachers from 5 countries and 6 schools participate in this project:

-23rd public Kindergarten of Larissa, Greece, applicant organization. Participation in eTwinning and T4Europe programs, owner of eTwinning labels, awarded with the eTwinning School Label.


-5th public Kindergarten of Farsala, Greece, partner and coordinator in 2 Erasmus+KA2 projects.


-I.c.1 Imola, Italy, public school.


-AVE MARIA ESPARRAGUERA, Spain, private school, owner of eTwinning school labels.


-Vilkaviskio vaiku lopselis-darzelis Buratinas, Lithuania, public school. Οwner of eTwinning school
labels, International award of Best eTwinning school.


-Preschool education organization “Saulite”, Latvia, public school.

Vilkaviskio vaiku lopselis-darzelis Buratinas, Lithuania. Activities.

Vilkaviškis kindergarten “Buratinas” is a preschool education institution. It has 13 groups of pupils aged from 2 to 7 years old, adding up to a total of 215 children being taught and taken care of. 30 teachers are employed along with a psychologist, 2 speech therapists, a special teacher and a physical education specialist. This facility also provides care for children with special needs. The whole community is active in taking part in various social activities, local, national and international projects. The institution community ensures social and emotional education, physical health development, care for cultural values, art education, all while maintaining high quality of education and applying innovative methods. The goals of kindergarten “Buratinas” are forming a culture of unity, high moral values, unity and whole-round development; fuelling education, self-development, dialogue and agreement importance, creativity and activeness; striving for higher pupils’ accomplishments with their individual needs taken into account, all while in an appealing, dynamic and open environment; uniting for a communicative and explorative education in a natural and cultural environment. We have taken part in a Comenius Project in 2018 and have not had more Erasmus experience since. Teachers of this institution actively participate in eTwinning projects. In 2013 and 2017 teacher and expert Edita Setkauskiene and her pupils won the international award of “Best eTwinning school” contest. Two of our teachers – teacher expert Edita Setkauskiene and teacher methodist Rita Bartuskiene – are eTwinning mentors in Marijampolė municipality. Teachers are interested in new technologies and actively participate in various qualification development seminars, courses and conferentions. In 2017, Teacher expert Edita Setkauskiene took part in an annual eTwinning conference „eTwinning Annual Conference 2017 – eTwinning: Turning Inclusion Into Action“ in Malta. Where she tested her knowledge and gained new insights about inclusion in the educational process. In addition, teachers teach about safety, health, social and emotional development by the programme of life experience and skills, “Zippy‘s friends“, “Lion‘s quest“ programme, “Time spent together“. They also participate in LTOK project “Olympic generation“.

Teachers who want to participate in an Erasmus Ka2 project would like to continue their collaboration with partners with intentions to share good experience, create partnerships while maintaining a great condition of the whole education community, developing educational methods, striving for a better learning experience, learning the English language and finding out about new cultures.

Our website: https://www.vilkaviskioburatinas.lt/

Titulinis

 

 

Spain 2-6/12/2019 C1 activity “A painting….a story”

C2 activity. “The shop of nature”

Herbal Dictionary

C3 activities

Trechalitsa and Kolymbytsa

Μετάβαση στο padlet.com

C4 activities

Μετάβαση στο padlet.com

C5 activities

“The journay starts in old times to see how children used to play games”

C6 activities
“Young Guides in Diachronic Museum”

Pres school educational institution “Saulite”, Latvia. Activities.

 

p.i.i Saulite is a preschool organization which was born precisely in the «Baltic sea» of Latvia . We have great backyard with pine trees, there we have open classes, meeting and experiments. We have focus on open air educations and healthy life style. We trying to eat healthy, to have more P.E.
We are trying to use international resources, creative thinking and passion into action with our young students. We have more than 500 young students (from 1,5 till 7, years old), and more than 50 teachers. We are very “close” to our parents, we have every day communication. Parents help us to go sightseeing, make healthy picnics and attend swimming lessons. Nowadays we need to make a lot of changes in our (Latvian) educational system. We need to be more friendly to our students, parents and our environment. We need to learn more, than one language and we need to know more cultures, and teach culture differences to our young students. We like to have open air classes, have competitions (students vs parents or students vs teachers) and we need to find more ideas for that!
We strongly believe in the active aging and in the lifelong learning for all, because of it we want to participate in Erasmus project! To get new ideas and knowledge. To show our teachers how work kindergartens in Europe. We have 4 keys persons for the project: Ineta Aroniete – headteacher, healthy eating specialist. She is very positive and strong in IT. Paula Damskalne – Deputy, coordinator of all competitions, meetings and our institution curriculum. Ludmila Filcenko – preschool teacher, P.E teachers. She knows everything about healthy lifestyle and knows how to integrate subjects (math’s and sport, language and sport, art and sport) Ieva Vevere- Preschool teacher. Ieva also is a music teacher, she trying to teach languages and cultures throw the music. These 4 keys persons will make a new preschool curriculum for 2 projects years . It will give to us the opportunity make changes in our daily life. Others teachers and parents will participate in all kind of activities.
Also we are planning to open projects in eTwinning and our institution Facebook page and show our new there.

Latvia. C1 activity. Erasmus+ “Prevention is better than cure, as Hippocrates said”.

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Latvia. C2 activity. Erasmus+ “Prevention is better than cure, as Hippocrates said”.

https://youtu.be/blh268tWqqo

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DuTyG1_FHEqAjPAGuwgQhWYeONtMB4-p/view?usp=sharing

 

Latvia C4 activities.pptx

 

Latvia C5 activities.pptx

Latvia C6 activities.pptx

I.c.1 Imola, Italy. Activities.

 

 

 

Our Institute is composed of 7 schools; each one plexus is a reference for the small community in which it is inserted. This function favours the participation of families and students to school activities and projects. There are 656 pupils from 3 to 14 years old. The didactic methodologies foresee used from the part of the teachers are: circle time, cooperative learning, peer tutoring, open classes. There are various laboratory spaces, technological equipment (Pc, Lim, Tablet,…) and the library are used by all classes. Inclusion is the priority objective of our Institute, activities aimed at the inclusion of
students with disabilities are organised on a daily basis andverified in a way that periodic and shared.
The school carries out literacy and welcoming courses for foreign students who have just arrived in Italy but not only. Activities are carried out on intercultural themes and on the valorisation of the diversity. A Secondary school teacher in Math, science and technology She uses Coding, Robotics, Google Classroom, Geogebra and make training for the teachers of the institute, has held the role of digital animator. A Primary school teacher in mathematics, science and technology. She has done coding and other courses and used the technologies in the classrooms with a cooperative approach.
From 2 years she has the role of Instrumental function for the inclusion of the Institute. Primary school teacher with qualification to teaching English. She was a membership of the Comenius Project for many years and made different type of mobility. She has got ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence). She has the ability to sport because he trained sports and traveled to many countries with
the handball team.

 

C6 ACTIVITY

Ave Maria Esparraguera, Spain. Activities.

https://www.facebook.com/erasmus.amesparraguera.7

The Ave Maria Schools of Granada have been educating and training generations of students for more than 128 years. The illusion of our educational community is continue growing and adapting to the needs of our complex and actual society. Today we work in it almost 400 people between teachers and educational staff with a great vocation and commitment. From our platform www.amgr.es we want to show all the information and activities that are constantly being carried out
in our 8 schools. In addition to the stages of kindergarden, primary and secundary, we have two residences, a private language school, all VET degrees, Special Education. The mail goal of our School is: To develop all the human potential of each boy and girl, promoting their affective, social, intellectual, moral and religious growth, through a united effort of the whole school community; in an attitude of deep love and respect for the person, the family and society. This is the reason why we want our students to be trained to work for themselves, acquiring a personal method of study; we try to create a concern for culture, investigation, research and, through them, that they know how to resolve the problems that life poses them; we will promote the spirit of creativity, and we respect and cultivate the originality of each student who has to mature their personality in a differentiated way.
Our founder the priest Andres Manjón must be considered as one of the precursors of the “Active School”, along with other theorists such as Pestalozzi or María Montessori, in which the activity, movement and intuition of the student are essential for their physical and intellectual development. An essential characteristic of the Active School are its cheerful, dynamic and boisterous classrooms.
This is a consequence of the creative and productive work in which the students have as much participation like the teacher. In this type of school, deductive or inductive analytical procedures prevail for the cognitive development of children. Andrés Manjón carries out a methodology in which the teaching-learning process of the student is produced through play, outdoors and in interaction with nature. This type of school we have to understand it as a reaction to the classic school, memory and gloomy that lived in his home school. We can conclude that the pedagogy of the canon of Granada is summarized in four basic pillars: Education must be fun, teaching must be active,
teaching must be rural, teaching must be methodical.

Ave Maria Esparraguera school has 100 students and 23 teachers. It aims to be a quality academic and professional reference in Granada
that aspires to: Teamwork and coordination of all teachers and non-teaching staff seeking the quality of teaching. A coexistence characterized by trust, respect, dialogue and family atmosphere. An
individualized education that attends to the diversity of educational situations and to each student according to their needs, ability, motivation.

 

 

C3 activity

Presentación de la Actividad C3 “Trehalitsa and Kolimbitsa”

C5 activity

“The journey starts in old times to see how children used to play games”

C6 activity
Young guides in the Diachronic Museum

Project details

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With the launch of this year’s 23rd Kindergarten in Larissa, it is going to implement a European Erasmus + School Education program. The school’s pedagogical team is the coordinator and creator of the program entitled “Prevention is better than Cure, as Hippocrates said.” Project ID: 2019-1-EL01-KA229-062931, The project was approved, after evaluation by the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (IKY), in co-operation with the European Union for the years 2019-2022 and is funded by the European Union. The activities were carefully designed to achieve the objectives of the program.

Overall coordination of the whole project is provided by the Head of the Kindergarten, Mrs. Antoniou Elisavet, and the contact person is kindergarten Mrs. Nikolaidou Samela.

The project, entitled “Prevention is better than Cure, as Hippocrates said”, Project ID: 2019-1-EL01-KA229-062931,  focuses on healthy eating, exercise and “wellbeing”. It is aimed at preschool and elementary school students and its main objective is to improve and promote the mental, physical health and social well-being of students. At the core of the program is the idea that in nature human beings can seek ways of prevention and treatment and form positive attitudes towards the environment and sustainability. This will be achieved by participating in actions with specific objectives, such as understanding the concept of “Health” and the value of healthy eating, through the exploration of Hippocratic theory.
It is a program that gives educators and students from Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia and Greece (23rd Kindergarten – 5th Kindergarten) the opportunity to exchange views, share ideas and innovative teaching methods in common, interaction, contact with the culture and culture of the peoples of Europe but also acquaintance with different educational systems. A common vision of all partners is the adoption of standards, attitudes and habits that lead to well-being. In addition, fostering environmental awareness among students, and establishing their European identity are the primary goals of the project.
The results of the project will hopefully have long-term benefits for students to decide and act consciously on issues affecting their health, translating into practice the wise sayings of the ancient Greek healer and philosopher Hippocrates, “Prevention is better than Cure” “Your food is your medicine and your medicine is your food.”
They will learn about the habits and behaviors of children in each partner country, family nutrition (parents, grandparents) in the past, compared to those that are shaped today. Active participation and cooperation among partner school children will improve their social skills, promoting mutual respect, responsibility and interaction, while enhancing European identity.

There is an urgent need for the younger generation to recognize and assimilate beneficial patterns and attitudes that will positively affect the quality of life throughout its life. As early school age is best suited to assimilate habits and patterns, we believe this task will have a positive impact on students in this direction.

 

Με την έναρξη της φετινής χρονιάς το 23ο Νηπιαγωγείο Λάρισας, πρόκειται να υλοποιήσει ένα Ευρωπαϊκό πρόγραμμα Erasmus+ του τομέα Σχολικής Εκπαίδευσης. Η παιδαγωγική ομάδα του σχολείου είναι ο συντονιστής και δημιουργός του προγράμματος  με τίτλο «Prevention is better than Cure, as Hippocrates said». Το σχέδιο εγκρίθηκε, κατόπιν αξιολόγησης από το Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών Ελλάδας (ΙΚΥ),  σε συνεργασία με την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση για τη τριετία 2019-2022 και χρηματοδοτείται από την ευρωπαϊκή ένωση. Οι δραστηριότητες σχεδιάστηκαν προσεκτικά, προκειμένου να επιτευχθούν οι στόχοι του προγράμματος.

Το γενικό συντονισμό του όλου έργου έχει η Προϊσταμένη του Νηπιαγωγείου, κα. Αντωνίου Ελισάβετ, ενώ υπεύθυνη επικοινωνίας είναι η νηπιαγωγός κα Νικολαϊδου Σiμέλα.

Το έργο με τίτλο «Prevention is better than Cure, as Hippocrates said», Project ID: 2019-1-EL01-KA229-062931  έχει ως άξονα τη υγιεινή διατροφή,  την άσκηση και το «ευ ζην». Απευθύνεται σε μαθητές προσχολικής και πρώτης σχολικής ηλικίας και βασικός στόχος του είναι η βελτίωση και προαγωγή της  ψυχικής, σωματικής υγείας και κοινωνικής ευεξίας των μαθητών. Πυρήνας του προγράμματος  είναι η ιδέα ότι μέσα στη φύση o άνθρωπος μπορεί να αναζητήσει  τρόπους πρόληψης και θεραπείας και να διαμορφώσει θετικές στάσεις για το περιβάλλον και την αειφορία. Αυτό θα επιτευχθεί συμμετέχοντας σε  δράσεις με επιμέρους στόχους,  όπως την κατανόηση της έννοιας της «Υγείας» και την αξία της υγιεινής διατροφής, μέσα από την διερεύνηση της Ιπποκρατικής  θεωρίας.

Είναι  ένα πρόγραμμα που δίνει την ευκαιρία σε εκπαιδευτικούς και σε μαθητές από Ιταλία, Ισπανία, Λιθουανία,  Λετονία κι  Ελλάδα (23ο Νηπιαγωγείο – 5ο Νηπιαγωγείο Φαρσάλων), να ανταλλάξουν απόψεις, να μοιραστούν ιδέες και καινοτόμους μεθόδους διδασκαλίας, με κοινό στόχο την συνεργασία, την αλληλεπίδραση, την επαφή με την κουλτούρα και τον πολιτισμό των λαών της Ευρώπης αλλά και την γνωριμία με διαφορετικά εκπαιδευτικά συστήματα. Κοινό όραμα όλων των εταίρων, αποτελεί η υιοθέτηση προτύπων, στάσεων και συνηθειών που οδηγούν στην ευζωία. Επιπλέον, η καλλιέργεια   περιβαλλοντικής συνείδησης στους μαθητές, και η θεμελίωση  της ευρωπαϊκής τους ταυτότητας αποτελούν πρωταρχικοί στόχοι του έργου.

Τα  αποτελέσματα του έργου ελπίζουμε να έχουν μακροπρόθεσμα οφέλη στους μαθητές, ώστε να αποφασίζουν και να ενεργούν συνειδητά για θέματα που επηρεάζουν την υγεία τους, μετουσιώνοντας σε πράξη τις σοφές ρήσεις του αρχαίου έλληνα θεραπευτή και φιλοσόφου Ιπποκράτη, «Κάλλιον το προλαμβάνειν παρά το θεραπεύειν» και «Η τροφή σου είναι το φάρμακό σου και το φάρμακό σου η τροφή σου».

Θα γνωρίσουν τις συνήθειες και τις συμπεριφορές παιδιών κάθε συνεργαζόμενης χώρας, τη διατροφή της οικογένειας (γονέων, παππούδων) στο παρελθόν, σε σύγκριση  με αυτές που  έχουν διαμορφωθεί σήμερα. Η ενεργός συμμετοχή και συνεργασία μεταξύ των παιδιών των σχολείων-εταίρων θα βελτιώσει τις κοινωνικές τους ικανότητες, προωθώντας τον αμοιβαίο σεβασμό, την υπευθυνότητα και την αλληλεπίδραση, ενισχύοντας την ευρωπαϊκή ταυτότητα.

 

Είναι επιτακτική η ανάγκη, η νέα γενιά να γνωρίσει και να αφομοιώσει ωφέλιμα  πρότυπα και στάσεις  που θα επηρεάσουν θετικά την ποιότητα ζωής  σε όλη την πορεία της. Επειδή η πρώτη σχολική ηλικία είναι η πλέον κατάλληλη για την αφομοίωση συνηθειών και προτύπων, θεωρούμε ότι το συγκεκριμένο έργο θα έχει θετική επίδραση στους μαθητές προς την κατεύθυνση αυτή.

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