The project aims to influence the learning outcomes of university students of the Early Childhood and Primary Education degree by incorporating innovative experiences that intertwine art and education through collaborative learning between students, artists, teachers and children. These innovative experiences share promoting inclusive creative artistic experiences to the entire child population, especially those most vulnerable and who have fewer opportunities to experience quality proposals.
Based on the experience and positive results carried out in different educational and cultural partner institutions, the aim is to expand this model of innovation in the different European countries that participate in it. The results of the project include different products and pedagogical materials that will facilitate the training and implementation of the experiences for university students so that they, in turn, can train teachers and other education professionals together with artists, to include the art of Integrated form in the university and other educational and cultural institutions.
General aims:
- To improve the level of aptitudes and competences of the students of the infant and primary education degree of the universities of the consortium, training them in the development of quality aesthetic practices in the context of childhood.
- Bring quality contemporary art permanently in infant and primary schools, improving creativity, critical thinking of boys and girls.
- Promote opportunities for participation in cultural experiences, reducing inequalities in their access following three principles: interaction, participation and democracy in educational contexts.
During the project, each partner institution will train the rest of the project participants in their area of expertise: the performing arts and the visual arts in different educational stages, both at the infant level (0-3 and 3-6 years), and primary school. (6-12 years old). The professionals involved in the training will be in charge of training university students so that they, in turn, can train teachers from educational centers through the peer learning methodology.
The intellectual outputs that will be developed during the project include documentary, audiovisual, educational and investigative materials that will be available openly and digitally to inspire others to develop innovative experiences between art and education in their respective institutions. Results include seven products: (1) methodological guide; (2) peer learning methodology; (3) research on peer learning methodology; (4) open pedagogical materials; (5) training course for education students from partner universities; and (6) virtual artistic museum.
