The POSE project has been conceived in line with the Commission's vision to achieve a European Education Area by 2025, where ECEC policy has a key role to play. In addition, it was highlighted that the enhancement of early years' curricula needs to nurture children’s wellbeing and ensure a balance in the provision of social-emotional and cognitive development, acknowledging the importance of physical activity among others. Spinal deformities are the most common health problem among young people in Poland, with up to 80% of school-age children being affected and postural defects occurring more frequently than other common conditions such as obesity.
Understanding the essence of the problem, Klett Polska decided to gather an international group of specialists in the field of early childhood education and care to develop tools to improve the quality of physical education in kindergartens and correct posture defects in children.
The POSE project aims to:
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- Development of practical methodological guidelines (POSE methodological compendium for teachers) and training of at least 1,200 pre-school teachers in the field of knowledge and methodological competences related to posture defects in children and ways to prevent them through appropriate physical activities.
- Launching a multilingual, publicly available POSE educational platform offering open educational resources, which will serve as a digital online repository for at least 1,500 pre-school teachers interested in the subject of physical education of the youngest, emphasizing the prevention and correction of posture defects in children.
- Creation of a widely available POSE training program (in stationary and distance learning) that will equip at least 300 kindergarten teachers with practical knowledge and the ability to effectively conduct gymnastic classes to correct posture defects.
- To raise the general awareness of at least 1,500 kindergarten teachers of their key role in promoting healthy lifestyles and good health patterns among children.
Klett, Poznań, Poland – lead partner
Klett Polska specializes in publishing textbooks for learning foreign languages, which it supplements with interactive materials, applications and e-learning platforms. With extreme editorial and substantive care, it also prepares pre-school packages for each age group, which it encloses with teaching aids and additional materials. Klett's mission is to respond to the needs of education.
Klett in the POSE project is responsible for the publishing layer of the created materials.
Raabe Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
RAABE Bulgaria was founded in 1996 and over the last 25 years it has become the most dynamically developing publishing house on the Bulgarian market. RAABE Bulgaria specializes in publishing professional and methodological literature in the field of pre-school and school education. The publishing house offers a wide range of information products – manuals with replaceable pages, single editions, thematic series, USB and CD products, online editions.
RAABE is responsible in the POSE project for creating an educational platform that will serve as a digital online repository.
Trnava University, Trnava, Slovakia
Trnava University was founded by Cardinal Peter Pázman in 1635. It is one of the oldest universities in Slovakia. The Faculty of Education is the only place of work at the University of Trnava where learning and education take place in the context of pedagogical studies and scientific fields. The Faculty guarantees and provides comprehensive education for teachers of kindergartens, primary schools and lower secondary schools, prepares instructors and social teachers, as well as specialists in the field of pre-school pedagogy and art pedagogy.
The Faculty of Education is responsible in the project for supplementing the substantive content with methodological content for teachers.
AWF Poznań
Poznań University of Physical Education is the oldest sports university in Poland and the third oldest in Europe, after Ghent and Copenhagen. As the only university in the region, it offers courses with coaches of world sports stars, lecturers with many years of academic experience and young academic teachers. Our university scored the highest number of points among Polish universities with a mixed profile, i.e. combining practice with general academic knowledge. With almost 4,500 students, the University of Physical Education is one of the most popular sports universities in Poland.
The Academy of Physical Education is responsible in the POSE project for the preparation of materials in terms of content.
Public Kindergarten, Trnava
Kindergarten, Teodora Tekela 1, Trnava is an eight-grade kindergarten with Slovak as the language of instruction. It provides full-day education and training for children aged 3 to 6 years. The school creates suitable conditions for upbringing and education without distinction, regardless of the social status of the family, respects human rights and the rights of the child. Educational activities are carried out according to the school educational program entitled: "Come play with us, get to know yourself and the world around you", which is developed in accordance with the State Educational Program.
The role of the Kindergarten in Trnava is to advise and give opinions on the substantive and methodological materials of the POSE project.
Kindergarten "Slavia", Sofia, Bulgaria
The kindergarten "Slavia" was founded in 1964 in the capital of Bulgaria – Sofia. The kindergarten and the teaching team adhere to the philosophy that each child is unique and strives to build a personal identity and develop the child's potential. In their work, they focus on the well-being of each child and prepare them for the first steps at school.
The role of the "Slavia" Kindergarten is to advise and give opinions on the substantive and methodological materials of the POSE project.
Private Kindergarten "Piccolino", Głubczyce, Poland
Private Kindergarten "Piccolino" was established in 2011 in Głubczyce. In the beginning "Piccolino" functioned as a children's club and a half-day kindergarten. Today it is a nursery for children aged 1-3 and a kindergarten for children aged 3-6. The kindergarten is recognized by the local community as an innovative early education facility that provides excellent conditions for the comprehensive development of each child. Individual educational activities are aimed at the full development of the child's personality and the best possible preparation of the child to start school.
The role of the "Piccolino" Kindergarten is to advise and give opinions on the substantive and methodological materials of the POSE project.