This course is available in 7-day, 6-day, or 5-day formats. Please choose your preferred length in the preregistration form.

Location: Split, Croatia

Course Description

Early childhood is the foundation of lifelong learning — a time when curiosity, exploration, and imagination shape how children understand the world. In preschool settings, Project-Based Learning (PBL) offers a powerful framework to nurture these natural drives, helping children learn by doing, questioning, and creating.

This Erasmus+ course introduces preschool teachers to developmentally appropriate Project-Based Learning, where play and inquiry become vehicles for meaningful learning experiences. Through hands-on workshops, real examples, digital tools and creative group work, participants will learn how to design, guide, and assess projects that connect with children’s interests while supporting social, emotional, and cognitive growth.

By the end of the course, you will have a ready-to-use toolkit to implement PBL in your preschool — making learning joyful, collaborative, and deeply engaging.

LEARNING THROUGH PLAYFUL PROJECTS

Project-Based Learning in preschool is rooted in children’s natural curiosity. Teachers will learn how to turn everyday questions into long-term projects that integrate language, science, art, and social skills.

Participants will explore strategies for guiding curiosity while maintaining flexibility — letting children take the lead, encouraging exploration, and helping them make sense of their discoveries through storytelling, drawing, and play.

Teachers will experience firsthand how these techniques awaken the mind and body, creating a classroom atmosphere filled with energy and curiosity.

THE TEACHER AS A FACILITATOR AND CO-LEARNER

In this course, educators rediscover their role as facilitators, observers, and co-learners. Rather than providing answers, teachers learn how to guide children’s thinking through open-ended questions, reflective dialogue, and active listening.

Participants will also learn documentation techniques inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach — using photos, journals, and displays to make children’s learning visible and to communicate progress with parents and colleagues.

COLLABORATION, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNITY

Preschool projects thrive when learning extends beyond the classroom. This course explores how to connect PBL to the local community and environment, encouraging outdoor learning, visits, and guest interactions that enrich children’s experiences.

Educators will design project ideas that foster teamwork, empathy, and problem-solving — helping even the youngest learners develop the foundations of global citizenship, sustainability, and care for others.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles and benefits of Project-Based Learning in early childhood education.
  
• Design and guide inquiry-based projects aligned with children’s interests and developmental stages.
  
• Integrate language, art, science, and social learning through project themes.
  
• Facilitate reflection and documentation using visual and narrative tools.
  
• Collaborate with families and communities to enrich preschool projects.
  
• Foster creativity, curiosity, and cooperation in young learners.
  

THE COURSE FEE OF 80€ PER DAY INCLUDES

• Free Split walking tour – with the local expert guide (included);
• Full programme of study sessions;
• Course materials;
• Certificate of attendance;
• Europass, on request
• Learning Agreement, on request
• Visits to local preschools and educational institutions;
• Personalized support;
• Expertise of the Local Provider on location during the mobility;
• Free WIFI internet;
• Coffee and tea breaks;
• Administration costs.

Work on your professional and personal development under Erasmus+ network, build strong relationships with your colleagues from all over Europe and explore Split.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE

This course is designed for preschool and early years educators who want to bring innovation and creativity into their classrooms through active, child-centered learning.
You’ll gain practical methods to engage young children in meaningful exploration, discover new approaches to assessment and reflection, and exchange ideas with teachers from across Europe.

Experience professional growth under the Mediterranean sun — where curiosity meets creativity.

Location : Erasmus Courses Croatia

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