Futuraskolan International Täby School Wide Working Plan 2014/2015
Verksamhetsplan
Version 1 2014-05-30
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At Futuraskolan, the national steering documents are the basis of all of our activities and we are constantly at work discussing and developing our work in relation to these documents. Our vision is to be ”the best stepping stone for future global citizens”. We strive towards this vision by giving our children and students ”a head start”, ”good values”, ”a promise”, ”healthy habits” and ”fun”. These priority areas come from school law and curricula, they permeate our work both centrally in the company as well as in each unit when we develop and evaluate our activities. It is also on the basis of these areas as well as the underlying fundamental condition ”balance” that we have formulated our six goals for the overall activities.
The company wide strategic plan is developed by the managerial body in collaboration with heads of preschools and principals. In turn, the heads, together with their staff, develop their own strategic plans for their preschools and their schools, respectively, in accordance with the same structure. During the spring all our preschools and schools establish local work plans for the respective team/department. These work plans shall be linked to the strategic plan of the preschool/school. The strategic plan and local work plans are qualitatively evaluated continuously throughout the year. The evaluation takes place at workplace gatherings once a month according to a given pattern. The managerial group, the principals, also perform continuous evaluations in connection with management meetings. During the spring term a quantitative evaluation is performed in the form of questionnaires for staff, students & parents.
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A Head Start
The children and students at Futuraskolan will have a head start in life by from the start having a global perspective, a broad insight into and understanding of other cultures and a good knowledge of the English language.
We give our children and students the very best qualifications to meet a changing future world by using proven international programs.
Goal The children and students at Futuraskolan will have a head start in the global world
Where we are now Futuraskolan International Pre-school Täby is a multicultural pre- school based on the a Swedish National Curriculum and IPC- International primary curriculum early years where there is a balance between nurture, development and learning. Children and staff at Futuraskolan are very international and come from all over the world. We see that as an incredible asset because we are able to acknowledge different cultures, different backgrounds as well as the importance of accepting each other ́s differences by teaching acceptance, respect and internationality. We are all equal worthy and our differences are a great tool to prepare the children to become citizens of the world. Our unifying language at the pre-school is English, but we are able to support children in 19 different languages: English, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch, Hindi, Arabian, Cantonese, mandarin, Chinese, German, Jolla, Wollof, Mandinka, Urdu and Japanese, greek and finish. We have been working with our theme based learning curriculum (IPC) and have therefore prioritized this area to assure that we are working systematically with it in conjunction with the Swedish Preschool Curriculum. The staff have chosen the theme “Family and friends” & “Houses and buildings” and we will be working together with the same themes with all the age goups because we feel that these themes can be developed very deeply and
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we will be able to work together with them for the whole school year, giving time for follow-ups and evaluations. All the departments have received their own IPADS and we are now looking forward to have at least 2 IPADS fo each group until the end of the school year. This technology has been very useful for learning and documentation and we will continue to develop our skills and understanding of this new technique.
Focus for the coming school year August 2014- june 2015 We have started a new way of working. We do not have departments ́rooms, we have 12 different theme rooms instead. All the departments are following a schedule where they are able to use all the theme rooms in the pre-school during a week.
1) During the coming year, we have plans to make sure we fix all the theme rooms that are not ready:: 5-senses room, board games room, gym and Ducklings room.
2) We are also going to continue to improve our Pedagogical learning environment by developing our theme rooms that are ready. We have already fixed the Art Room, Science room, Math room, Construction room, Water room , Dining room, pretend-room, Drama-room, library and our playground. We will make sure that every theme room has one person in charge of it ́ ́ ́development.
3) Another goal is to be sure we will use the Ipad as a teaching/learning tool for teachers and children .We want the children to be able to interact, create and develop their it-knowledge, once again preparing them for the world which is very it-focused nowadays. Regarding the staff we want them to use the IPAD also as a documentation tool and we will try to make digital portfolios for the kids wih pictures and films.
4) We will continue to discuss the Swedish pre-school curriculum lpfö98 as well as the IPC where we will focus in all the learning areas of these curriculums. These learning goals will be clarified all over the pre-school so all the pedagogues will be sure about what is expected from us.
Activity list
Activity
Responsibl e
Due Date
Develop the 5-senses room- Make sure we make a room where we ́ll be able to train and develop all the 5 senses
Jing & 30th october 2014
Develop the GYM in order to make it ready to dancing , Yoga and Capoeira classes
Hebert & Adriana
30th september 2014
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Make the Mathematical goals of the Lpfö98 revised 2010 visible in the Math room and Construction room
Adriana 30th september
2014
Develop the Board games room and make sure it will be a pleasent room
Adriana & Savita
30th november
Decide, together with staff that Ducklings room will become a new theme room
Adriana & Staff
30 december 2014
All staff members will read the book called Att undervisa barn i förskolan and we will discuss 2 charpters every staff meeting
All staff All the staff
meetings until we have covered the book
The theme work should be documented and visible in every child’s portfolio. Every department will send pictures and films from the children to all the parents together with the weekly newsletter. All pictures from the digital photorams shall be updated weekly
Team leaders
This should be done all year round
We will apply for “kulturbidrag” with Täby kommun in order to introduce dancing and martial arts for our children, staff and parents
Adriana 30th august 2014
Pre-School Principal– Adriana Marx Noren (Adriana) Team leaders (TL)
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Good Values Futuraskolan has strong and vivid values. The words of value that principally characterize our culture are
Progressiveness, Energy and Respect.
These values shall permeate our entire activity.
Goal The children, students and staff at Futuraskolan think, feel and act in accordance with the PER values.
Where we are now We are a very enthusiastic and progressive group. We follow the world ́s trend in education where classrooms do not exist. Children are able to own the whole pre-school and they are able to use every single room in the pre-school during the week in different activities. This way of working demands a lot of planning and cooperation between staff members and children. This demands a very progressive way of thinking, a lot of energy in making it work as well as respect for each others rights and each other ́s space.
This way of working is working really well now
By working this way, we feel, think and act according to our core values PER.
It happens automatically and successfully and now we will focus on our pedagogical development. We will focus on the IPC theme chosen by the staff . The themes for this school year are: “Family and Friends” and “Houses and buildings” The whole pre-school will work together and we will involve all the children and parents and we want to be inspired by each other and also share ideas and experiences.
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Pre- School’s Result 11/ 12 At my workplace we work activley with Futuraskolans vision and values PER
Company
Pre-School’s Goal 12/
goal 13
12/13
Best practice
90 100 100 100
I stand behind Futuraskolans vision and values (PER)
95 100 100 100
Focus for the coming year During the school year 2014/2015, we will continue to work and make the PER values more visual in the pre-school. The staff, besides working with the children will also be involved in different projects and act as mentors for the rest of the staff. Right now we have mentors for:
Pedagogical learning environment, Math, IKT, Language, Equality plan, Child safety and working environment. During this school year we will also build a group that will work with the procedures that are necessary in order to maintain the harmonic and respectful working atmosphere integrating PER in everything we do. We will also have one staff in charge of each theme room and the front and back yard and they will be in charge of the development of these areas
Activity List
Activity Responsible Due Date
Every team will have to prepare a game, activity, math or language exercise to every theme room and will present it during our staff meetings
Every staff meeting during the year
The principal will revise the daily to-do lists, the staff schedule and routines for joining of groups and playground stations
Team leaders
Adriana 30th august
The principal will follow-up and evaluate every department ́s working plan together with the staff to see what is done and what needs to be improved
30th November
Adriana
2014
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A Promise At Futuraskolan we have a promise: Every child is visible, challenged, and successful. Everyone has the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills according to their own prerequisites. That is our promise..
Goal
The children and students at Futuraskolan reach their full potential Where we are now
Since august/2013 we have opened the whole preschool for all the children. We don ́t work with departments. We have 12 theme rooms and the kids are able to use all the 12 rooms in a week-period. By doing this, the kids are able to try different rooms, different pedagogical developed learning environments and the teachers are able to detect children ́s interests and preferences. We have created schedules and routines to improve cooperation. Children are able to try, compare, create and experience every corner of the pre-school.
We have been working very successfully by following a schedule where all the groups have access to 2 theme rooms everyday. This term we will introduce the cooperation between age groups in the afternoon. Peacocks will work together Flamingoes, Cockatoos will work together with Kiwis and Ducklings will work together with Penguins.
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Pre-School’s Company Goal 12/13
goal 12/13
Best practice
At my school we see and challenge every child
95 100 100
Because of how the pedagogical environment has been built, we are now able to develop each room and improve more specific learning spaces according to the goals of the Swedish pre-school curriculum LpFö98. We are able to recreate, develop and adapt the rooms in order to choose better solutions and materials so as to inspire the children’s development and learning. There is also a need to look at the organization of the pre-school in order to offer more opportunities for the children to use their creativity and have influence over their learning for example allowing the children to serve themselves, dress themselves, reach materials that are on their own level etc.
Focus for the coming year We have a lot of work ahead of us and must delve into the pedagogical environment so as to offer more opportunities for the children to influence over their learning. There is also a need for discussions to develop and anchor our understanding of our unified pedagogical approach in order to further the children’s influence, development and learning.
This year we will be working with an unified IPC theme all over the pre-school which we expect to develop collaboration, sharing of ideas and a unification of children and staf all over the pre- school.
Activity list
Activity
Responsibl e
Due Date
The Team leaders and the principal will meet every monday to decide common activities for the week (30 minutes)
Adriana & TL Every
monday 09.30
The Team leaders will have IPC meetings to share Ideas every week
TL Every tuesday
13.00
A unified decision will be made for the different materials we would like to offer the children as well as which materials will be available in the theme
Adriana & staff
Periodically
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rooms
Work on a unified pedagogical plan to increase the children’s actual influence in planning and evaluation and documentation of all their activities
Adriana & staff
30 december 2014
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