Win the trust of parents with strength
When you enter the kindergarten, you are greeted by colorful teaching buildings like fairy-tale castles, the natural environment with green grass and flowing bridges, and movable classrooms with different functions and diverse choices. Every place is pleasant. However, it is hard to imagine that when the kindergarten officially opened on 20 13, it encountered an embarrassing situation that no one cared.
There are 76 children in 4 classes, and the selection rate of owners in the surrounding communities is less than12%-these three enrollment data were still fresh in the memory of the director Wu Ting when he opened the park. Hot debut, unexpected cold, Wu Ting and the team carefully analyzed the reasons behind it: "Only by showing the strength and advantages of public parks can we win the confidence and trust of parents with tangible results."
Soon, the kindergarten has formulated the stage goal of "standardizing nursing behavior and building children's homes", starting from the experience of teachers and children, and doing a good job in the quality of running kindergartens. Uniting and dedicated teachers is the foundation of running a good kindergarten. Kindergarten promotes system construction by rating, and regulates teaching behavior from campus safety, educational environment, health care and other aspects. "Perfect teacher" has become the goal pursued by teachers. A group of innocent and lovely children is the foundation of kindergarten-books in the library will be lent to children, and teachers will always walk backwards and face children with smiling faces. Every activity design and toy purchase will put children's needs first. ...
After a set of "combination boxing" comes down, the kindergarten gains the children's love: "I like kindergarten, like teachers, like' big mom'" "In kindergarten, I learned to wear clothes and shoes by myself" ... Parents also smiled and told the children about the changes: "In the past, children loved to cry and refused to go to kindergarten, but now it has completely changed."
What is an "integrated curriculum"
Since the snail was raised in the "natural corner", children have loved the picture book "Snail Diary". The problem of "how to raise snails" led the children to visit the snail breeding base, then tried snail breeding, and finally made their own maintenance manuals and picture books. The science picture book course is a microcosm of the "harmonious course" in kindergarten, and it strives to promote the all-round development of children with the concept of "seeking truth and respecting beauty and living in harmony".
"Integrated Curriculum" effectively integrates various resources. "Little Lion Paradise" is a place that every child likes. There are 16 game areas, each of which truly restores life scenes and sets up more than 40 social roles and jobs. In the "whole food beauty" area, the child turned into a baking chef; In the "Suda Express" area, children experience the life of courier brother; Children can earn money from games by working, or spend money on shopping-games are no longer just fun, but a way of learning, thus helping children improve their living ability.
The "integration course" has mutual learning between teachers and children. Buttons of different sizes and colors are collaged into gorgeous paintings. Disposable cups has become a cool robot, and flowers are blooming in the corner of plants ... Different from the traditional way that teachers are responsible for the layout of campus environment, these works are all from kindergarten children. Kindergartens let children become masters of walls, spaces and environments, and let children fully demonstrate their learning experience and understanding of beauty. "Children's works are always full of imagination and freedom, which often amazes me." Teacher Ren Mingming said with emotion, "This makes me more agree with the concept of' cultivating real people, guarding innocence, pursuing authenticity and following true interest' in kindergarten."
The "integration course" has the beneficial interaction of family and community. Children in small classes pay attention to cultivating the ability to keep healthy and take care of themselves. In the middle class, guide them to pay attention to and participate in class management. After entering the large class, I try to guide them to serve a wider range of people with labor. Graded labor education is a major feature of kindergartens. While making a "housework list" for children, kindergartens pay attention to guiding parents to encourage their children to take part in the labor within their ability at home, and also cooperate with community organizations to carry out social labor practice, broaden the path of labor education, enrich the channels and forms of labor education, and create a good family community education atmosphere.
* * * Build a companion children's playground
"I heard that your kindergarten doesn't teach literacy or arithmetic, so what's good about you?" Wu Ting still remembers receiving such an enrollment consultation call. In the face of doubt, she replied without hesitation: "Because we can see every child, we will listen to them patiently, find their needs, respect their ideas and support their dreams. Every child has his own happy growth here. " Wu Ting has a special education experience of 12 years, and his respect for individual life and children's subject is deeply rooted in the hot spot of preschool education.
Starting from 20 15, kindergartens carried out drastic reforms on Children's Day on June 1st. In Wu Ting's view, the traditional performance is dominated by children passively accepting the teacher's arrangement and rehearsing repeatedly. Children are busy practicing, so they have no time to watch performances and can't really enjoy their festivals. When it was clear that the children's needs were the starting point, the change took place: at the "Magnolia Art Festival", the small class took "I like art festivals" as the theme and participated in art festival activities on the basis of appreciation; The middle class focuses on "design show", including "watching show", "putting on a show" and "putting on a show". The theme of the big class is "I direct my acting skills". Children are not only actors, but also screenwriters and directors ... Driven by internal drive, children learn independently, and everyone becomes the protagonist of the art festival and gains valuable experience.
"See a beam of light, then follow the light source, follow the light all the way ..." Looking back at Hushan Street Experimental Kindergarten 10, Wu Ting and her team used respect and love to make the kindergarten a paradise for accompanying children to grow together. In the future, where will this preschool education ship sail? Wu Ting described the blueprint in his mind like this: "Let the kindergarten become a' paradise for children, a home for faculty and staff, and a pilot of preschool education in the county'."
China Teachers' Newspaper, 4th edition, March 23rd, 2022.
Author: Ying Zhou