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TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGY OF ADAPTATION
PROBLEM AND SCHOOL FEAR
Examples from the process
Example 14 - Romania
SUMMER KINDERGARTEN
LET S BE TOGETHER was created from the wish to
support the parents who have no option for their children
during summer. More than that, this technique has proven
to be a real help in socializing for the children who have not
previously been in the kindergarten. In a pleasant
environment, with qualified personnel, and we organize
educational and recreational activities both indoors and
outdoors. Children included in this program are of different
ages, from 3 to 7 years old. Education is similar to a family,
older kids help the little ones and young kids learn a lot
from the big ones.
In the space of our groups we received children from all
over the city and we offered them a pleasant and secure
environment. Children who have been in a group know how
to socialize, create their own games and meet the needs of
others. Children who come directly from family imitate the
behaviors of others and thus integrate more easily. In the
summer kindergarten, children can come for longer or
shorter periods, depending on the needs and wishes of
their parents (from 1 week to 1-2 months). Those who
come for adaptation can start coming for 1-2 hours a day,
and this period will gradually increase until these children
also go through the full day of kindergarten.
The program is an easy one, with many outdoor activities,
indoor games, artistic and plastic activities. Following this
program for at least a week, children are able to integrate
much easier at the beginning of the next school year
Example 15 - Romania
SESSIONS WITH PARENTS FOR CHILDREN'S
ADAPTATION TO KINDERGARTEN
Any beginning of the school year is difficult for parents but
also for the children. It is a new stage of their lives, to which
everybody is trying to adapt. Some children get over this
period easily and other children need support from the
teacher, parents and counselors. Before starting a new
school year, parents visit the kindergarten, classrooms and
get acquainted with the teachers. In the festive hall of the
kindergarten, parents attend an informational meeting to
begin their school year. They listen to the teacher's advice,
ask questions and get answers.
Parents' meetings at the beginning of the school year
involve teachers, the nurse, the doctor, the psychologist, the
speech therapist and the school counselor. These
specialists provide parents with information about the first
steps in their children's kindergarten. Parents are advised
on how to prepare the child for a kindergarten meeting.
They can help the child accommodate to the new space and
they can encourage children to socialize with adults and
children around.
Parents become partners of the kindergarten and the
teachers. Children perceive the kindergarten as a home-like
space. Step-by-step, children start to love their teachers and
the kindergarten and want to return to this place. This
method ensures the parents are informed and eliminates the
fear of change in parents and children.
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