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Here you can find pictures and information about many places and people around the world that we've visited and worked with since 2008: international conferences, meetings, workshops, etc.

Another thing that may also interest you are galleries of kindergartens in different countries that we've made during our visits (China, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Ukraine, France, Croatia, Poland, Israel, and others).

3rd Pan European Days of Environmental Education toward Sustainability
October, 2015, Barcelona

The focal point of the Conference was presenting the Manifest for efficient education for the Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD). The participants noted that official statements should be supplemented by practical actions. One of the actual steps forward was creation of network for ESD, which the ESD Center "Nature and Us" also joined. Presentation of professor Ryzhova "ESD in Early Childhood" was met with interest.

The conference venue A masterpiece of Catalan modernism, the Hospital of St.Paul	Plenary session
View of Barcelona	Natalya and Igor Ryzhov
The conference venue Hospital of St.Paul is the UNESCO World Heritage Site	Working in sections
Astounding interiors of the venue	Interactive workshops
Alex Ryzhov	Our handouts For the first time we presented our website.
Report on ESD Natalia Ryzhova made her report on the results of international projects on ESD and presented the Center "Nature and Us"	Working out a network for ESD
Symbol of the workshop	Democracy as basic policy
Evaluating quality criteria in ESD One of the major problems discussed at the conference were quality criteria for ESD	Discussion goes on outside
Making the network come true

A visit to Ecolle Maternelle (kindergarten and primary school) in Paris, France

March 2013

Thanks to the hospitality of our French OMEP colleagues we had a wonderful opportunity to visit ecole maternelle in Paris. Below you can see the pictures from the visit.

Warm welcome from French colleagues	kindergarten building
kindergarten courtyard	Headmaster is the best guide The headmaster showed us around the kindergarten, it was really informative.
the canteen the kindergarten is proud of its canteen that serves all the children.	the kindergarten hall It is spacious and well-lit.
part of a class room	Learning to write French kids start learning letters at early age, using creative methods.
More about the UNESCO Project Natalia tells about the results of the UNESCO Project "Nature and US", dedicated to the Decade of ESD.	Focusing on art The kindergarten places an emphasis on various kinds of fine and applied arts.
At the entrance	exchanging opinions We shared our experience with the school headmaster and friends from OMEP France
More letters There are many fun ways of learning to write	Letters can be found in a face
Visiting classes We compared our curricula and found many similarities.

Meetings of participants of the Comenius project "What is Europe?"

Bergen, Norway

July 2013, May 2014

Participants of the Comenius project "What is Europe?" held several meetings in the town of Bergen in Norway to exchange experience and summarize the results. Natalia was the local coordinator of the project. Thanks to Norwegian colleagues we had a warm welcome, went to see the Independence Day celebration together with Norwegian children, and saw outdoor kindergartens in action.

Between the mountains and the sea Bergen is one most fascinating towns in Norway	The rhododenrdon, symbol of Bergen Bergen is nicknamed "the rhododendron town"
Project participants outdoors People from different European countries learned about nature and history of the place	Town with a history Bergen old town is UNESCO heritage
Walking through Bergen history The participants of the project enjoyed learning about old Norway	the living tradition The 2014 meeting took place on the Norwegian Independence Day
Kids with teachers in the rain Most kindergartens in Bergen are outdoors kindergartens. Children go out in any weather	the KIDSA kindergarten KIDSA is the outdoor kindergarten that actively engages in the project "What is Europe?"
On the kindergarten territory Children can experiment with water thanks to this curious device	Stand about Slovakia Children and adults from KIDSA created a special information stand dedicated to each country of the project
Making a traditional Russian doll Nika Ryzhova demonstrates how to make a woolen thread doll	Participants together At this meeting there were participants from Slovakia, Poland, Russia, Norway
Discussing the project At every meeting we summed up the results and discussed its future

The 65th OMEP World Conference in Shanghai

June-July 2013

Some pictures from the Shanghai Congress: the striking scale and contrasts of the China's largest city, the warm welcome and fruitful work at the Assembly and conference.

Below you can see pictures from Shanghai kindergartens, thanks to the heads of preschool institutions.

The conference site	China's largest city
Chinese scale of the conference	Chinese kids sing a song in English
The European session	The ESD 3 Session
The poster session	Meetings at the conference
Shanghai spends a lot of energy

Photos from Shanghai kindergartens

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The UNESCO First World Conference On Early Childhood Care and Education

"Building the Wealth of Nations"

Moscow, 27-29.2010

Heads and Deputy Heads of State, Ministers of Education, scientists and NGOs from around the world met in Moscow to find ways to expand access to Early Childhood Care and Education. The Conference adopted the Moscow Framework of Action. Natalia and Igor Ryzhov presented their ideas about the role of educational journals as drivers for development in this area.

The venue of the conference The Moscow World Trade Center	Plenary session
Delegates from all over the world	Dialogue across continents
Natalia Ryzhova's report Natalia discussed the impact of educational journals on ECCE development and teacher training.	Discussing opportunities We discussed possible cooperation with our French colleagues in the field of ESD.
Closing ceremony Children showing their abilities	International exhibition The exhibition featured innovative educational technologies for ESD
Igor presents educational journals	OMEP meeting

Closing ceremony	Closing ceremony The conference ended with an impressive concert performed by children
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