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Children Development Center

The Center aims to involve parents in reading books with their children and participating in the performance of fairy tale characters. After having read the books with parents, children will be able to compare different situations, sharing ideas about the plot of picture books, create own stories of illustrations. Every week parents are invited participate in master classes with children and be a guest-reader during the reading hours. Parents will be trained on reading techniques by the AKF's Reading for Children project facilitators and selection of children age-appropriate book.

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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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Adventure Club

The Adventure Club aims to enrich the vocabulary and communication skills of 5-6 year-old children through various games and playful activities. The club will be organized by considering the conditions for the personal development of children, ensuring the speech development of the child through fairy tales, encyclopedias, and filmstrips. Children will learn about the environment, animals, insects, rocks, herbs and plants. The lessons and events of the club will be tutored by educators, and involvement of parents is essential, especially fathers in delivering some activities for children.

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Intellectual library

The Intellectual Library will be equipped with books according to the age and interests of students in grades 4 and 9. It will be a great place to gather students to impact positively on improving reading and comprehension skills by encouraging students to read books. At library special events will be planned jointly with parents, famous community members, teachers and school administration. These activities will not only improve students' reading and comprehension skills, but also involve their parents to stimulate their children's interest in learning.

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Children Development Center

Start with a book

Adventure Club

Intellectual library

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