KiKo
KIKO Kindergarten suitcases education for sustainability
Based upon empirical findings and educational theories the KiKo project (1) provides day-care centers in the Norderstedt area with materials to initiate scientific skills in the context of the UNESCO’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and (2) offers respective in-service training for the staff.
Project data
| Research lines | Research Line Professional Competencies of Preschool and School Teachers, Research Line Domain-Specific Learning in Kindergarten and School | ||
| Departments | Biology Education | ||
| Period | since 10/1/2021 | ||
| Status | current | ||
| IPN researchers | Prof. Dr. Ute Harms (Project lead), Ernestine Putz | ||
| Members of the research alliance | IPN Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik (Lead), Stadt Norderstedt | ||
The KiKo project is a cooperation between the city of Norderstedt and the IPN. It addresses pre-school children and early childhood education staff and contributes to education for sustainability. The aim of the project is to provide day-care centres in the Norderstedt area with materials that are well-founded in terms of subject-specific didactics and pedagogy for teaching scientific competences in the context of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, we would like to provide further training for early childhood educators in their use and support them in practice. For this purpose, (1) a concept for the thematic discussion of the SDGs with a focus on the development of scientific competences for kindergarten children in the transition to primary school will be provided; (2) this concept will be implemented in the form of learning opportunities that are modularly structured and made available in "suitcases" for kindergarten teachers to borrow at central locations in the Norderstedt area; (3) a training concept for educators on the use of the SDG suitcases will be made available; and (4) this will be realized in the form of workshops, materials and digital consultation hours.
The effects of the use of the kindergarten suitcases or Kitakoffer on preschool children and the impact of the additional materials and supporting training on the knowledge and attitudes of the early childhood educators will be evaluated both formatively and summatively.
