books

Start with a book

Engaging children in reading experiences presents infinite opportunities for developing language and emergent literacy skills. "Start with a book" aims to help children to get familiar with a book, recognize letters and sounds that will be initial skill for school-preparedness. During the reading process with children the opportunities provided for interaction by educators to increase children’s understanding of the book. After each reading activity the educators will resume how the characters, events, and messages within the story appeal to children, and ask them to retell the story.

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Mimicking well-known authors

The idea of this practice is to write stories by using similar kind of styles than some well-known authors do, e.g. Hemingways, Kafka or Dostojevski.

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"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world"

To expand the educational and social opportunities for girls and for their well-being, our design team (school #77, Bishkek city, Kyrgyzstan) offers the implementation of the after-school program "Give a girl the right shoes, she will conquer the world ", which is aimed at developing leadership qualities in girls 10 and 15 years old. We believe that in a modern society of especially high competition, in order to promote her views, a girl needs leadership qualities, the possession of which allows her to feel confident, harmoniously grow and develop, boldly set goals and objectives for herself.

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Build a Paper Bridge

In this exercise, children will build a bridge for a truck driver to explore concepts of balance, weight, and surface area.

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Tricky Tower

Exploring concepts of balance and weight, including hand-eye co-ordination.

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Club for young children in Maths Mastery

The Purpose of Math Club is to develop childrens' level of Math skills and knowledge. The club activities help to increase the engagement of children in maths and help to show that maths is a playful and diverse subject full of surprises. The club offers opportunities for more flexible learning as well. Parents and teachers play an important role in providing opportunities for children to learn and develop new skills. At the club with the help of parents and teachers we work with children to direct their own play and support them by enhancing or extending their play in learning Maths.

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