On the 31st August 2018 the BRIC project team made a keynote presentation at the 28th European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference (EECERA), in Budapest, Hungary. During the conference we shared a document that focuses on the benefits of young children participating regularly…
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On the 31st August 2018 the BRIC project team have been invited to make a keynote presentation to the 28th European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference (EECERA), in Budapest, Hungary. The three BRIC coordinators, Tim Waller (England), Monica Hallborg…
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Open meeting in Kärra about children in public spaces. Teachers, parents and other citizens participated in the Forum. There were about 60 participants. It was a exhibition, presentations and they could also answer three questions that we wanted to have…
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The guidelines on Community Engagement is the intellectual output 07, with the purpose to: • Help make children visible and valued in their communities • Inform and promote the community engagement of young children • Enhance the partnership between preschools…
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On Wednesday 11 October in the Novellara municipality in Italy there was be an afternoon of study and reflection about children and public spaces. The focus of the meeting was aimed at the awarerness of teachers and adults in general…
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International Conference PROGRAMME > Download here the programme of the International Conference This conference is for those concerned with early childhood education and care and democratic engagement in civic society. In particular, it is especially relevant for preschool teachers, parents…
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Ideas of parents, teachers and citizens gathered trough post-it notes during the BRIC Forum the 8th November 2016 in Bassa Reggiana, Italy I totally agree with this experience…if children lives the environment, they experience the diversity and become aware of…
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International Forum between English, Swedish and Italian partners of the BRIC project, with presentations of experiences made in public spaces by children from infant toddler centers and preschools. The meeting is open to local politicians, parents, teachers and citizens.
27 February As a part of our project we have been visiting some of those places that are not often open to young children, such as museums. In England lately there has been a new phenomenon that tries to open…
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25 February On this day, the children of Lerum preschool were invited to a short presentation about the future of the Gothenburg train station buildings. After that the children explored their relationship with the Gothenburg station and the statue. Later …
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The BRIC Project lasted for 3 years, from 1st September 2014 to 31st August 2017. The project involves preschool teachers, young children and parents in exploring democratic engagement in public and civic spaces. Participants in the project are from England, Italy and Sweden. The project is funded by the European Union (Erasmus + KA2) and led by Professor Tim Waller at Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
The BRIC acronym is derived from the partners involved in the project: Barnpegagogiskt Forum (Sweden), ASBR – Azienda Servizi Bassa Reggiana (Reggio Emilia, Italy) and Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (UK). The BRIC project evolved through a mutual desire to enable young children’s democratic engagement facilitated in a shared dialogue emanating from the Barnpedagogiskt Forum 30th Anniversary Conference in Sweden (March 2013).
Aims
BRIC aims to achieve the following objectives:
1) An exchange of ‘good practice’ between preschool teachers in three countries (Italy, Sweden and the UK);
2) Systematic education and training around democratic engagement in public spaces;
3) The development of open educational resources and targeted activities to engage early childhood professionals, parents, the local community and key stakeholders, including local politicians and representatives from business.