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The new Fundamentals of the Curriculum of Preschool Education, aimed at the comprehensive development and welfare of the child through an integrated approach to learning, connecting play and other activities, and the development of meaningful relationships with peers and adults in an inspiring space, have been presented on 31 October in Belgrade.

The Rulebook on the fundamentals of the preschool education curriculum envisages the introduction of the new curriculum into preschool institutions in a successive manner as of September 2019.

The Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Mladen Šarčević stated that the goal is to improve the availability, quality and equity of the preschool education system in Serbia, and to work on this in cooperation with preschool institutions, local self-government units, partner institutions and organizations.

“The implementation of important project initiatives in this field will ensure support in the domain of improving the initial education of teachers and the system for their professional development and promotion – trainings for teachers, professional associates and principals of preschool institutions. The improvement of the system for data collection and monitoring of preschool education is also planned, along with further improvements to the system of evaluation of the quality of preschool institutions”, said the Minister.

“The new fundamentals represent a clear and useful guide for practical work in the educational group, as well as for teacher development. UNICEF will continue working with teachers, professional associates and the Ministry to jointly provide our children with a future we will all be proud of”, said the Director of UNICEF in Serbia Regina De Dominicis.

The Assistant Minister for Preschool and Primary Education Vesna Nedeljković said that the new rulebook defines the concept of preschool education in accordance with contemporary theoretical approaches in this field, relevant educational policy documents, examples of good practices in our country and worldwide, and values based on the longstanding tradition of preschool education in Serbia.

“The fundamentals of the curriculum have been metaphorically named the Years of Uplift, since the preschool age is a unique, valuable and unrepeatable age in the life of every child, and a period of open possibilities and unique potential, and the goal of preschool education is to support the welfare of the child”, she said.

The fundamentals of the curriculum are intended for all those directly or indirectly involved in the activity of preschool education – staff of preschool institutions (nurses – teachers, teachers, professional associates and associates and other staff), the family, local community, professional and academic communities and all other state and civil organizations, institutions and bodies related to education, healthcare and social welfare, and culture.

Representatives of the Institute for the Improvement of Education, UNICEF, Institute for Pedagogy and Andragogy of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University in Belgrade and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development took part in drafting the document “Fundamentals of the Curriculum of Preschool Education”.

For more information visit:

• www.mpn.gov.rs
• www.unicef.org