The Principezinhos Project , by stimulating the social and emotional skills of children between 3 and 6 years old, will complement the pre-school curriculum on Príncipe Island, ...
The Principezinhos Project , by stimulating the social and emotional skills of children between 3 and 6 years old, will complement the pre-school curriculum on Príncipe Island, with the kindergarten teacher as a facilitator of discovery. With the main goal of empowering children with the necessary skills to achieve academic success . And we are going to do it with this motto: learning by doing, learning in contact with nature . We will offer activities such as building mud shelters, creating artwork with natural elements, creating school gardens, and much more. And by equipping the assistants and educators of the public pre-school network on Prince Island with the knowledge to do so.
What will we do if we can achieve the ultimate goal of this campaign:
- Fund the participation of 10 children in the practical room of Projeto Principezinhos during one school year (2023/2024).
Implementation plan (September 2021 to July 2025 - 4 full academic years):
- Participation of 25 children per school year in the Practical room of the Project.
- Practical classroom training for two assistant technicians per school year;
- Formal training for auxiliary technicians and educators in the public pre-school network on Príncipe Island.
- Formal training for the coordinating team of the Preschool of Príncipe Island.
- At the end of the 4 years of the project, we will have trained all kindergarten teachers and assistants on the island of Príncipe, thus ensuring that children's social and emotional skills will be better developed in all pre-school children on the island of Príncipe.
Project goals: Combat school failure and increase opportunities for children on the island of Príncipe.
To make this dream come true, we need your help!
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About the author
In 2010, driven by the desire to create value, a group of friends flew to Príncipe, in São Tomé and Príncipe. There they discovered a different reality, where happiness and smiles reigned, but where there were no dreams of a different future, or of an alternative to the existing reality.
Books to read, teachers to teach, libraries to study, training in the most diverse areas. In Príncipe, there was and still is much to be done for education. Sonha, Faz e Acontece wants to actively participate in this change that is urgently needed.
Educating is taking care of the future! This is how, in April 2012, Sonha, Faz e Acontece was born, a volunteering and social entrepreneurship association whose "dream" is to create equal opportunities for young people from the PALOP to succeed at school and become agents of change in their communities.
For 7 years we have been present in the field with activities of great impact such as the Xináa Fogáá Summer Camp that covers more than 100 children; the Entrepreneurship Contest that supports and finances local businesses; and also the rehabilitation of school infrastructure. Now we have taken our dream one step further by implementing the first long-term project of Dream It, Do It, and It Happens, with the Little Prince Project.
This is education we are talking about. Education is synonymous with freedom. Education is "the most powerful weapon one can use to change the world", Nelson Mandela.
Voluntária do Projeto Principezinhos
Budget and due dates
The funds raised will be used to cover the expenses of the volunteers in the field who will be in the classroom with the children and promote training for adults, both volunteers have higher education qualifications in Early Childhood Education.
- Expenses with volunteers (school year 2023/2024): accommodation, food, travel and health insurance: €9,800
Implementation plan (September 2021 to July 2025 - 4 full academic years):
- Participation of 25 children per school year in the Practical room of the Little Princes Project.
- Practical classroom training for two assistant technicians per school year;
- Formal training for auxiliary technicians and educators in the public pre-school network on Príncipe Island.
- Formal training for the Pre-School team on Ilha do Prínciep.
- At the end of the 4 years of the project we will have trained all the assistants and kindergarten teachers on Príncipe Island, thus ensuring that the social and emotional competencies of children will be better developed in all preschool age children on Príncipe Island.