UPSTAIRS

Transforming the transition from kindergarten to primary school

What is transition2primary

transition2primary is a digital common space that facilitates cooperation between all members of the pre-school and primary school communities. This site incorporates a repository of activities, tips and supporting material for school staff and for the parents, to support transition and special requirements for disadvantaged children. Through all these materials, we aim at developing child-centric collaborative transition support that will provide the children with the necessary skills to confront the new environment.

How can we help you?

Here you will find some structured programmes, activities and guidelines to support the transition to primary school in terms of readiness, as well as plenty of pedagogical resources, training curriculums and a Guide for Transition, all built on the solid basis of cooperation among all involved actors, with the endorsement of well-renowned education institutions and with a pilot-tested efficiency.

We offer: Pedagogical resources, Training curriculum, workshops, guide and community for…

Early childhood education and care Professional

Primary school professionals

Parents

School managers

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What will you find here?

The general objective of the UPSTAIRS project is to undertake research and collaborative work to create methodologies, tools and e-learning materials that will allow children of the pre-school education develop the required skills and the members of the school communities to assist them in doing so, transforming their transition to primary school from a stressful period to a creative one.

The Framework

To support childrens’ readiness for facing challenges related to their going to primary school, we create a structured Framework, with guidelines to be followed by pre-primary staff to support the transition, aiming at each child’s emotional well-being and at the cultivation of adaptation, independence and resilience skills of children.

Continous dialogue

To involve all members of the pre-school and primary school communities in this effort, the UPSTAIRS project develops a common collaborative space between pre-primary, primary staff and parents to support transition and special requirements for disadvantaged children aiming at developing child-centric collaborative transition support.

A common curriculum

To bridge the two different steps of education (pre-school and school) making the transition natural and easy we develop an innovative transitional curriculum by collaborating with primary school staff that interlinks pre-primary and primary education settings and pedagogy fostering continuity of educational levels.

About:

UPSTAIRS is an Erasmus+ project which aims at transforming the transition to primary school from a stressful period to a creative one resulting in happy, confident and collaborative children.

Erasmus+

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Project number: 2022-1- KA220-SCH-7767B436