Deadline: 10 October 2015
UNESCO and Partners is inviting applications from Early Childhood Education Innovators for improving the equity and quality of early childhood care and education in Asia and the Pacific.
The project aims to contribute to enhancing the equity and quality of ECCE programmes in Asia and the Pacific that cater for children from birth to 8 years of age, by collecting evidence that (i) showcases examples of innovation that are unique to the region and, hence, (ii) provides early childhood educators or practitioners working with communities and parents with inspiration, ideas and guidance to implement innovative approaches in their own work with children and families.
Benefits for the Participants
- Highlight your work on the project collaborators’ website managed by ARNEC and in the ARNEC newsletter Connections and other publications;
- Highlight your work at the international level, through presentations in regional and international events (e.g. forums, conferences, workshops) and publication in international journals;
- Contribute to the body of knowledge on innovative pedagogical approaches in the region.
Areas of Innovation
- A focus on children’s interests and voices, engagement and/or participation in their own learning;
- Teacher professionalism (including professional development, implementing curriculum innovations, content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, individual teacher commitment and passion);
- Parental / caregiver / family participation in supporting positive early learning experiences for children;
- Community participation in young children’s learning;
- Management and support systems that facilitate/encourage innovation in pedagogical approaches;
- Creative use of learning environments and technologies (information and communication technologies; local, indigenous technologies and resources);
- Innovative use of standards and metrics;
- Mobile services and flexible schedules adapted to specific learning contexts (e.g. emergencies, conflict zones, remote areas);
Eligibility Criteria
- Any individual, organisation or institution (including government ministries, local and international NGOs and the private sector) implementing an innovative pedagogical approach in ECCE in the Asia and Pacific region that fits the selection criteria outlined above is encouraged to apply.
- Applicants with a strong commitment to ECCE for young children, whose work has not been widely known in the past, in order to showcase new and innovative approaches.
How to Apply
- Applications must be submitted in English.
- Applicants must download the application form available on the website and sent it via email.
For more information, please visit ECCE.
