"Nature and Us" ESD Center
Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development
Warsaw, Poland
OMEP European Assembly and Congress
April, 2012
Here you can find some pictures from the conference in Warsaw and a photo session from kindergartens.
KIndergartens in Warsaw
2012
Here you can find some pictures from the workshop in Sofia
and a photo session from kindergartens.
Sofia, Bulgaria
OMEP Conference and workshop
June, 2012
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KIndergartens in Sofia
2012
Chinese colleages visit Moscow kindergatens
November 2012
The Chinese delegation from the Changchun city People's Government kindergarten arranged a special visit to Moscow to see how the program "Our Home Is Nature" is implemented in practice.
Colleagues from ChangchunChildren made pictures as presents for their guests. | No language barriersSimple actions and emotions are understandable in any language |
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Area for experiments in kindergartenSmall labs inside kindergartens are set up according to the guidelines of "Our Home is Nature" program | Presentation of the programNatalya Ryzhova presents the program "Our Home Is Nature" |
First contactsChildren were eager to meet their guests | Children's performance for guestsThe kindergarten's music hall is a perfect place for children's performances |
Discussing the programChinese colleagues ask for practical advice | children in the swimming poolChinese guests showed interest in how PE is organized in local kindergartens |
Sharing experience | Practical exercisesColleagues get a feeling of how program works |
Kids and adults at workThe guests are follow children in their activities | The best way to learn is to try it yourself |
Guests learn from childrenChildren tell the guests about their favorite activities |
Lutsk, Ukraine
International Conference
"Conceptual Framework of Janusz Korczak
as Vital Spiritual Heritage in Modern Age"
November 2012
The beautiful Ukrainian town of Lutsk, the site of the international conference "Conceptual framework of Janusz Korczak".
Natalya Ryzhova's conference article "Pedagogues' support for children initiative and independent activity" and Igor Ryzhov's presentation can be found here.
Below are the pictures of Lutsk kindergartens that we visited.
A view of LutskThe beautiful town of Lutsk is located in Western Ukraine, not far from Polish border | East European National UniversityThe conference venue |
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Many flags at the conference | Key speakers at the conferenceNatalya Ryzhova and Inessa Filipova, the President of the organizing committee |
Report by Igor Ryzhov"Perception of environment by high school and university students" | More about "Our Home Is Nature"Many kindergartens use the ideas from program in their practice |
Participants with the diplomasStudents and teachers of pedagogical colleges | Presentation of the programNatalya Ryzhova presents the program "Our Home Is Nature" |
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Kindergartens in Lutsk, Ukraine