Our educational principles 3 grow up, the economical situation they enable them to explore their growing world. We Pedagogical concepts are based are born into. Children need the com- challenge children by entrust- ing them with on the work of Montessori, Emmi subjects of their own Pikler, Gerd Schäfer or Reggio. We and those of others, and we support pany of other children and of adults have developed their ideas into to be able to find their own place. pedagogical principles of our own for them in all necessary areas of know- educating ledge and competence. We help Although it is necessary to offer chil- and looking after the children en- them to experience their limits in a dren the right kind of knowledge at the trusted to us. reliable surroundings and to right time, they only absorb what overcome them, immediately helps them. They can In principle we see children as inde- to bear out conflicts and to solve them accept as well as reject offers. Our pendent and self-determined personal- constructively. This only works with accompanying them pedagogically will whom we accompany and support stable relationships that are marked by only be useful if we respect the view in their development. We believe that trust, respect and acceptance. Our aim of the children. in the children’s children learn of their own volition and is to help children become self-confi- abilities therefore is the main require- relate to their surroundings according dent, responsible, courageous and to stage of development. In deve- ment of our work. tolerant individuals who think and act loping, children are influenced by their as democrats. Our childcare-facilities children the sex, the colour of their skin, their phys- safety and emotional security that ical build, the culture in which they
Our educational principles 3 Pedagogical concepts are based on the work of Montessori, Emmi Pikler, Gerd Schäfer or Reggio. We have developed their ideas into pedagogical principles of our own for educating and looking after the children en- trusted to us. In principle we see children as inde- pendent and self-determined personal- whom we accompany and support in their development. We believe that children learn of their own volition and relate to their surroundings according to stage of development. In deve- loping, children are influenced by their sex, the colour of their skin, their phys- ical build, the culture in which they grow up, the economical situation they are born into. Children need the com- pany of other children and of adults to be able to find their own place. Although it is necessary to offer chil- dren the right kind of knowledge at the right time, they only absorb what immediately helps them. They can accept as well as reject offers. Our accompanying them pedagogically will only be useful if we respect the view of the children. in the children’s abilities therefore is the main require- ment of our work. Our childcare-facilities children the safety and emotional security that enable them to explore their growing world. We challenge children by entrust- ing them with subjects of their own and those of others, and we support them in all necessary areas of know- ledge and competence. We help them to experience their limits in a reliable surroundings and to overcome them, to bear out conflicts and to solve them constructively. This only works with stable relationships that are marked by trust, respect and acceptance. Our aim is to help children become self-confi- dent, responsible, courageous and tolerant individuals who think and act as democrats.
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