About project
Publishers
- Klett, Poznań, Poland – leader partner
- Raabe Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
Universities
- Trnava University, Trnawa, Slovakia (Trnavska Univerzita v Trnave)
- AWF Poznań (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im Eugeniusza Piaseckiego, Poznań)
Kindergardens
- Public Kindergarden, Trnawa, Slovakia (Materská škola Trnava)
- Kindergarden Slavia, Sofia, Bulgaria (Detska gradina Slavia Sofia)
- Non-public Kindergarden "Piccolino", Głubczyce, Poland
The POSE project has been conceived in line with the Commission's vision to achieve a European Education Area by 2025, where ECEC policy has a key role to play. In addition, it was highlighted that the enhancement of early years' curricula needs to nurture children’s wellbeing and ensure a balance in the provision of social-emotional and cognitive development, acknowledging the importance of physical activity among others. Spinal deformities are the most common health problem among young people in Poland, with up to 80% of school-age children being affected and postural defects occurring more frequently than other common conditions such as obesity.
Understanding the essence of the problem, Klett Polska decided to gather an international group of specialists in the field of early childhood education and care to develop tools to improve the quality of physical education in kindergartens and correct posture defects in children.
The POSE project aims to:
- Development of practical methodological guidelines (POSE methodological compendium for teachers) and training of at least 1,200 pre-school teachers in the field of knowledge and methodological competences related to posture defects in children and ways to prevent them through appropriate physical activities.
- Launching a multilingual, publicly available POSE educational platform offering open educational resources, which will serve as a digital online repository for at least 1,500 pre-school teachers interested in the subject of physical education of the youngest, emphasizing the prevention and correction of posture defects in children.
- Creation of a widely available POSE training program (in stationary and distance learning) that will equip at least 300 kindergarten teachers with practical knowledge and the ability to effectively conduct gymnastic classes to correct posture defects.
- To raise the general awareness of at least 1,500 kindergarten teachers of their key role in promoting healthy lifestyles and good health patterns among children.