Skopje, May 2009
The parents as active and main partners in the project: Integrated bilingual primary school “Fridtjof Nansen” have a key role in creating and realizing numerous regular and afterschool activities.
At the same time, they play the role of our direct link with the local environment and that is why they also have the role of collaborators, guides, evaluators and promoters of the project and its benefits.
The parents should be animated and motivated to undertake a partner role in defining the characteristics of an effective and creative primary school refined with the bilingual component as its quality characteristic.
Also during this school year (2009/2010), several activities have been planned for the parents and special attention will be paid to overcoming the stereotypes related to gender roles. This way, there would be a direct impact on the female part of the parent population and gradual undertaking initiative and responsibilities in the active monitoring of the overall development of the children from their side.
Part of the planned activities also include cooperation with the broader family which will enable the spontaneous bond and introducing the families with various ethnic, linguistic, religious, cultural characteristics and values, but also with creating a positive attitude about the project, as well.
For the purpose of developing and deepening, as well as strengthening the mutual trust between: the school – the expert team – the management of the school – the parents, it is planned to implement several educational and creative workshops that will treat different topics in direct correlation with the phases, stadiums in the psychomotor and social development of the children.
With such approach to these complex issues, it will be possible to convince the parents about the importance of careful monitoring of the overall development of the children, as well as to detect and utilize the potentials of the zone of the current and future development of each child.
Several benefits will be indicated at the same time, but also the importance of the individual approach adjusted to the development characteristics of the children.
Parents as important partners in the continuous implementation of this type of education will be at the same time encouraged and supported in the voluntary involvement during the whole academic year.
All abovementioned characteristics of the planned cooperation with the parents will help at the same time in building an effective and efficient primary school – which is a common goal of all involved subjects.
Global goals:
Improving the cooperation and faith of the parents in the school and the team of teachers;
Promoting an active role of the parents in the creation, presentation and evaluation of the regular and afterschool activities;
Encouraging the self-initiative of the parents, especially of the mothers, as important factor in the active monitoring of the overall development of the children;
Strengthening the collaborative relations between parents with different ethnic, religious and cultural background;
Deepening the life skills of the parents, as well as creating habits for them about continuous self-education;
Encouraging the self-confidence of the parents, as well as the positive attitude towards other members of the group.
| MONTH | TOPIC |
September 2009 |
Social skills which facilitate the start in school - (for parents whose children are enrolled in first grade)
Cooperative child - (for parents whose children are enrolled in second grade) |
November 2009 |
The development map of my child (psycho-social-emotional-motor development)- (for both groups of parents) |
February 2010 |
Constructive conflict resolution - (for parents whose children are enrolled in first grade) |
April 2010 |
The reasons why children fear - (for both groups of parents) |
The selection of activities has been made in correlation with the planned activities within the ethno, eco, artistic drama section, as well as according to the program situations included in the Program for education for peace and tolerance (which are planned for the students in first grade) and in correlation with the planned extracurricular activities in second grade given within the artistic, drama, traffic, mathematics and in the section: Little researchers).
| MONTH | ACTIVITIES |
September 2009 |
Help with the decoration of the school hall, dining-room, schoolrooms - (first and second grade) |
October 2009 |
Joint visit of the cultural and artistic group (folk group) in Tetovo - (first grade)
Help with the realization of a joint visit to the Bus station - (second grade) |
November 2009 |
Help and cooperation in providing materials necessary for the ethno section (carpet, folk costumes etc.) - (first grade)
Joint visit to a health institution within the section: Little researchers - (second grade) |
December 2010 |
Help and cooperation with the organization of a New Year’s performance - (first and second grade) |
February 2010 |
Help with coverage of the topic: Jewelry within the ethno section - (first grade)
Participation in the organization and realization of the visit to the Skopje Airport - (second grade) |
March 2010 |
Joint organization of the 8th of March performance for the mothers - (first and second grade) |
April 2010 |
Help with the organization of 1st of April event - (first and second grade)
Joint preparation for the celebration of Easter holidays (coloring eggs etc.) - (first and second grade) |
May 2010 |
Joint realization of the topic: Recipes from our grandmothers (ethno section) - (first grade)
Creative workshop: preparation of puppets for the final puppet performance - (second grade) |
June 2010 |
Joint organization of ethno and eco exhibition, mini art colony and a big final performance - (first grade)
Help with the organization of a traffic corner, scientific and research corner, exhibition and a final puppet performance - (second grade) |
