We are studying English with our friends Frog and Toad

Topic(s) addressed

• Supporting pupils’ creativity– new school education programme 

• Improving English Lang. skills - better opportunities in the EU market

Methodologies

• Providing engaging activities and inspiring activities for students

• Creating a complex package of worksheets, a comprehensive combination of flashcards and games.

• This methodology applies to Czech and foreign children alike. It is a unique methodology not commonly used in our country. 

• This project also complements and underlines education on a daily basis, especially for preschool-level students.

Environments

• In order to share good practices, we demonstrated the project to the primary school in our town and participated in the introduction to their students. 

• Our English teacher presented the project at a dissemination seminar and the principal of the school introduced the project to students at the secondary school of pedagogy. 

• Teachers learnt new creative methods (nursery rhymes, storytelling).

Teachers

• We feel that educators must have passion for the subjects they're teaching. The students will then follow their enthusiasm.

• The teachers involved in the project were motivated and sought to bring joy and meaning to children's learning experience. They also understood the importance of creativity.

• Teachers and directors discussed also SEN activities and included them in their teaching

Impact

• School sent 4 participants for courses abroad.

• Their experience and knowledge were then implemented in the new school’s curriculum.

• Parents gave enthusiastic feedback about their children´s language improvement through the books Frog and Toad. 

• The reputation of the school in the Vysocina Region was enhanced.

• The school became more attractive for pre-school students and their parents.