Harviala school cooperation program

Cooperation program between pre-school, 1st and 2nd grades of the primary school

2012 – 2013

Background of the cooperation The nursery school consists of the kindergarten

and the pre-school Participating in this project are:

17 Pre-school pupils, age 6 22 First grade pupils, age 7 19 Second grade pupils, age 8

Since the beginning, we have tried to carry out several types of cooperation and aim to work tightly together in the future

Cooperation so far:

– Mutual participation in festivities and activities

– The 1st grade and the pre-school pupils attend music and PE lessons together

– Pedagogical workshops since spring 2010

How does the cooperation work?

The workshops are instructed by the classes' teachers, the nursery school teachers and staff, the school instructor and a special education teacher

The pupils form teams

→ we aim to bring forward their individual strengths and make sure that everyone may experience feelings of succes in these small teams

The idea behind this cooperation The educational content of pre-school goes

hand in hand with the teaching in the first two primary school grades

We try to make the transition from a pre-school pupil to a primary school pupil as easy as possible

To break the boundaries of the different subjects

The idea behind this cooperation To develop coordination in subjects

(handling a common theme in different school subjects at the same time – only from slightly differing point of views)

To improve both the childrens' and the teachers' teamwork skills

To create interaction between the pupils, letting the youger ones learn from the older children

Pedagogical workshops The workshops are held twice a week,

lasting 90 minutes each The main method is cooperative learning The pupils are divided into three groups

based on their learning style The teachers guide the groups and are

responsible for the planning of the themes and how they are being handled

The teachers go around from group to group - they have to take the the different learning styles into account while teaching

Most of the themes focus mainly on science, but also on arts and crafts, Finnish and mathematics

Groups based on learning style Pupils have their own ways and styles of learning The different learning styles show how a child

approaches, analyses and structures the subject Individuality is taken into account The groups are not ability groups The division is made by testing the pupils and

basically by getting to know them The pupils are divided into three colour groups:

blue, yellow and red

The Blue Group Verbally talented Active Quick and efficient Show their intellect in practical tasks, hands-on Like to work in a group Do not like rules, restrictions or too specifically

instructed assignments Learn by doing

The Red Group Consider and contemplate Ask ”Why?” theoretical organised Carry out their plans Prefer working alone Like challenge Do not get distracted by surrounding noises etc. Do not get nervous in new situations

The Yellow Group

careful deliberate Need a peaceful environment Get easily nervous in new situations Think before acting Need extra support from adults

Tulevaisuuden visiot toimintatapa vakiinnuttaa paikkansa esi- ja

alkuopetuksessa oppimistyyliryhmittelyä siirretään vähitellen

myös ylempien luokkien toimintaan erilaisten yhteistyömuotojen ja toiminnan

kehittäminen edelleen joustava esi- ja alkuopetus pysyvä henkilökunta Harvialan yksikkö tarjoaa luonnollisen jatkumon

lapsen kasvulle varhaiskasvatuksesta perusopetuksen kuudennelle luokalle asti