Sharing ExperiencesAckwoledging Learnings

Nicola Catellani – SERN Network Coordinator nicola.catellani@sern.eu

First Transnational SeminarParma, 17-21 March 2014

What is a Comenius Regio project?

Comenius Regio Partnerships fund regional cooperation in school education, and promote the exchange of experience and good practice between regions and municipalities in Europe. They aim to help regional or local authorities with responsibility in school education to improve educational opportunities for school–age children.

SEAL

At EU level (COMM 06/2011) and locally the theme of quality is key;

The project stems from the common need to develop a transnational comparison between Italian and Swedish educational realities around the theme of the quality of pre-school services that complement and give added value to the ECEC policies developed locally.

Background

To identify criteria , actions, tools or procedures that can provide a shared basis and common approach to quality as a fundamental element of future policies in the field of preschool education .

OBJECTIVE

ItalyProvince of Parma (coordinator), SERN, Municipality of Parma , FISM Parma, IC Collecchio

SwedenDepartment of Educational policies of the Municipality of Norrkoping and 6 pre-schools

PARTNERS

Action 1Documentation of existing best practices pertaining experiences relevant to the theme of quality implemented in the partner regions

1 ) Contexts (space, time and relationships) and education strategies2) The organization of the service3 ) Documentation4) The involvement of families5 ) Strategies for evaluating the quality

Action 2Testing based on practical experiences transferred from the partner region.

ACTIVITIES

2 Transnational Seminars aimed at the identification of good practices Italy (17-20 March 2014 ) Sweden (19-23 May 2014 )

Testing activities at the local level in Italy and Sweden ( May 2014 – Februarry 2015)

2 Transnational Seminars providing feedback and analysis of the results ( Spring 2015)

WORK PROGRAMME