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International conference 16 June 2017 – Göteborg, Sweden

International Conference PROGRAMME > Download here the programme of the International Conference This conference is for those concerned with early childhood education and care and democratic engagement in civic society. In particular, it is especially relevant for preschool teachers, parents…
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Public spaces, childhood and democracy in a Post-it note

Ideas of parents, teachers and citizens gathered trough post-it notes during the BRIC Forum the 8th November 2016 in Bassa Reggiana, Italy I totally agree with this experience…if children lives the environment, they experience the diversity and become aware of…
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Open Public Forum in Italy 8th November

International Forum between English, Swedish and Italian partners of the BRIC project, with presentations of experiences made in public spaces by children from infant toddler centers and preschools. The meeting is open to local politicians, parents, teachers and citizens.

Discovering arts, one day at the museum

27 February As a part of our project we have been visiting some of those places that are not often open to young children, such as museums. In England lately there has been a new phenomenon that tries to open…
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Our place, a square to live and discover

9 February Our outdoor experience consists of visiting a little square, before a market place, that children called “our place”. These pictures are fragments of our school project “children’s relationship with the places”, in particular when teachers visited an artist…
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Public Forum in London 25 February 2016

From the 22nd to the 26th of February 2016 colleagues from Sweden, England and Italy will meet in England for the second week of exchange. During the week there will be moments of exchange between teachers and a Public Forum…
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Open Public Forum in Gothenburg 31st May

From the 30th May to the 3rd June 2016 it is the turn of Sweden to host the BRIC meeting. The teachers will visit preschools and exchange their ideas and practices of children’s democratic engagement in public spaces. On the…
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