AT THE EDUCATION FAIR, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PRESENTED REFORMS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PRESCHOOL AND EDUCATION SYSTEM

As part of the Education and Teaching Aids Fair, at the stand of the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, October 25, visitors had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the ongoing reforms within the preschool system through a rich program – workshops, presentations, video materials, videos, and skits upbringing and education, which are implemented with the support of the Inclusive Preschool Education and Care project.

The program was intended for children and parents, educators, and educational workers, and aimed to present and introduce novelties in the preschool education system in a simple and practical way.

Numerous preschool institutions took an active part in the stand. Three Belgrade preschool institutions – “Dr. Sima Milosevic”, “Vracar” and “11th April” – allowed visitors to attend, but also to get involved in the game and research in which children, parents, and teachers participated.

The stand was equipped with various materials, objects, and accessories for painting, drawing, sculpting, instruments, senso – perceptive tables, but also digital technology tools. Children and adults together, through play, explored colors, shapes, sound, and different materials, but also used bee bot robots and the possibilities to include them in their game.

At the stand, Jelena and Novak Djokovic organized a meeting and conversation with children from the preschool institution “Decji Dani” from Belgrade, from the municipality of Stari Grad. On that occasion, representatives of the Novak Djokovic Foundation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, realized a workshop for parents “Ways of encouraging emotional literacy in children” and presented the “Support, not perfection” program.

Educators, professional associates, and the director presented the model of Joint learning through modeling, through an exchange in the kindergarten, which has developed an inspiring practice for learning. Everything was accompanied by a poster with photos from the kindergarten and a slide show through which the joint learning of children and adults in the center of the “Zemunski Biser” cluster was presented.

The program of support for preschool institutions in the introduction of the new program concept “Years of Ascension” was presented, as well as other support for improving the quality of preschool upbringing and education.

At the stand, visitors were directly presented with guides and manuals for practitioners in preschool institutions created for the support, and at the same time, the concept and importance of parenting fairs organized by the Ministry in cooperation with local governments were presented.

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