Our kindergarten participates during the 2023-2024 school year in the eTwinning Project entitled

“Detectkids in action! #skilllabs”

Also participating are 45 members from Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Romania

Co-founders of the project: 1) the 23rd Kindergarten of Stavroupoli
2) the Agrupamento de Escolas D. Lourenço Vicente, Lourinha, Portugal

“Detectkids in action!#Skillslabs” stands out as an exciting eTwinning project that brings children into contact with important everyday issues in a fun and interactive way. The project’s mascot, Detective Vance, leads students through a series of missions and puzzles while building skills and knowledge in a way that piques their interest. skills

Our project includes three skill workshops with different topics in the same project.

Detective Vance will give us many different missions to carry out and ask us to solve puzzles.

The first skills workshop is about nutrition, healthy eating behaviors and physical activity.

The second workshop is about recycling with the help of a robot – Beebot.

The theme of the third workshop is “volunteering and protecting the local environment – The park in our neighborhood”,

therefore it is about protecting the environment.

In this workshop the children will also use programming activities.

In more detail:
Healthy eating and physical well-being:
Students come into contact with the importance of healthy eating and regular exercise for their health.
They discover fun secrets for an energized body and a thriving mind.
They enjoy activities that promote a healthy lifestyle and adopt healthy habits.

Recycling with robotics:
With the help of Beebot, students learn about recycling and the importance of protecting the environment.
They understand the concept of sustainability and adopt responsible environmental attitudes.
They dive into the world of robotics, learning basic programming principles to guide Beebot on its missions.
Volunteering and environmental protection:
By focusing on the neighborhood park, students cultivate the concept of volunteerism and community service.
They undertake actions to protect and beautify the environment, adopting active participation.
They use programming skills to create digital environmental awareness posters.
Cooperation and benefits:
Linking the skills workshops to the eTwinning program offered a number of benefits to the participants, such as:
Educational benefits: Improve problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking and digital literacy skills.
Social benefits: Cultivating solidarity, respect for the environment and social responsibility.
Cultural benefits: Familiarity with different cultures and ways of thinking, promoting understanding and tolerance