czech republic

Vyssi odborna skola pedagogicka a socialni a Stredni pedagogicka skola Kromeriz

The main activity of the Pedagogical School Kroměříž is secondary education (EQF level 4) in Pre-school and Out-of-school Pedagogy and tertiary education (EQF level 6) in Social Pedagogy and Preschool and Out-of-School Pedagogy. The essential part of the study is methodically guided and reflected professional practice at the workplaces of future employers (kindergartens, kindergartens of primary schools, leisure centres and social service facilities) that students take since the year one. The amount of practice and a well-developed system of methodical guidance is a long-standing and traditional domain of the school. Our school has a long traditon (64 years) in the preparation of future teachers, in the regional and national context. We are also a Teacher Training Facility and a provider of accredited courses within the Lifelong Learning and Methodological Centre of Practice for Pre-school and Out-of-School Pedagogy in the Zlín Region. We prepare our students for working as teachers in kindergartens, educators in after-school clubs, youth homes and some types of children's centres. The focus oftheir studies is on Pedagogy, Psychology and Didactics of Music, Arts, Drama and Health Science. The other group of learners we focus on, are teachers both of our school (31 in total) and other educational institutions (approx. 90 in the previous school year). The Teacher Training Facility and the Methodological Centre of Practice for Pre-school and Out-of- School Pedagogy we upskill teachers in modern methods and tools in pedadogy and enable cross-institutional sharing good practice examples.

The Pedagogical school have a strong track record in implementing projects in the field of pedagogy, research, social work and leadership in education. These projects were/are realized in cooperation with important Universities such Palacký University in Olomouc or Masaryk University in Brno and enabled the school staff to gain experience and knowledge in the area of project management. Music Festival of Pedagogical Schools in the Czech Republic, "Kroměříž without Boundaries" project, Animág Kroměříž contest are the schools ́ flagships showing a great engagemet in the community not only of teachers but also young people, elderly people, minorities, children.

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