Our Kindergarden is actually in process of development, we started about one year ago. At the moment we have five children and we have good expectations that the numer of children will grow rapidly. The atmosphere is wonderful and the relation between our guide and the children could not be better.
We started our educational project “espiral” (=spiral) with the object to provide to children between 3 and 6 years a space with respect due to their evolutional process of life, where the children can be, learn, behave and grow in a free form, answering their own interests and needs.
We trust that the children can develop themselves in this prepared space, responding to their own and authentic needs, free of external influences.
A main objective is to foment the children´s desire to be autonomous, independent and responsible of their life; that is why we try to provide different “spaces” where their wishes can be fulfilled.
“Help me to do it by myself”
We make use of different pedagogical theories (Montessori, free and active education,...) in a flexible way, listening and observing what the children communicate us with their words and actions, always with the clear object: the interests of the children. The children are always the protagonists of their own development, choosing whenever they want the space and the materials they need to do so.
Therefore we take care on the spaces which are designed to answer the needs of the different phases of the children, which allows a significante and active way of learning process.We use materials of the pedagogic theory of Montessori, whose philosophy inspires us. We use as well non specified materials (cloths, construction blocks, wooden bowls,...) with what they can develop a spontanous and simbolic way of game.
Respect is a fundamental value, which legitimates the children like integrate and responsible persons, accompaining their way to develop to a respectful and integrate person. This implicates as well that all the persons who are participating in our project, tact in the same way, learning to observe and to accept the differences.
The autonomy and liberty of the children is fundamental to develop their human potentials and their trust that they are able themselves to act without depending on the adults; the ambient we create will allow this. This liberty permits to be themselves and to show their emotions, including if they feel bad, meanwhile we can accompany them in tose processes.
Last year we where located in a private house. This school year we had to find a new place.
In the week of the 19th september 2014 we finally found a piece of land which we could rent to continue with our project. It was not easy at all to find this space which covers our needs to be close to the city of Jerez and to have an open, green space, where the children can play outside.
Now we want to buy a little wooden house for to give the children an own space where they can play and leave their materials. Therefore we need financial help that´s why we are asking for donations.
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