February 2017 – June 2018
- Amount granted
- $ 45,000
- Donors
- Open Society Foundations/ Early Childhood Program
- Leading organization
- Step-by-Step Moldova
- Partners
- The Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of Republic of Moldova; National Center of Psycho-pedagogical Assistance, Psycho-Pedagogical Assistance Services from 12 territorial administrative units.
- Project goal
- The recognition of the inclusive education model based on a child-centered approach in kindergartens and primary schools, including children’s school transition, and an optimal and competent collaboration between the relevant educational services and other community resources based on a shared understanding of quality inclusive education (IE) practices.
- Project objectives
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- In cooperation with Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of Republic of Moldova, to identify the optimal ways for Psycho-Pedagogical Assistance Services (PPAS) to continuously support teachers and to develop PPAS competence for providing meaningful (rather than formal) feedback;
- To pilot a complex approach to school transition of all children, particularly children with special educational needs (SEN);
- To strengthen the capacities of 6 kindergartens for becoming models in promoting IE practices responsive to children’s diverse needs and backgrounds.
- Expected results
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- Improved capacity of 6 kindergartens to identify, evaluate and to refer cases to PPASs;
- Empowered specialists from 12 PPASs to better support SEN teachers and parents;
- Representatives from 12 PPASs better informed about ways to evaluate, reevaluate, and support children with autism;
- A comprehensive package of cross-sectorial and cross-level interventions to support children’s inclusion was tested and disseminated nationally;
- 6 MCS at the local level, LPAs, and other relevant stakeholders increased their skills in referring children
- Video and other materials were produced for public sharing
