Setting

Working Group

A working group is a fixed group of engaged parents and teachers, who work out ideas, a concept or projects connected to media education. It can lay the foundation for the kindergarten's concept on media education if none exists.

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Overview

Preparation:

0.5–1 h
Time:

1–2 h
Target audience:

Well informed parents, parents who are willing to actively shape media education in the kindergarten; less suited for parents with limited resources

Example

The kindergarten "Lummerland" has some engaged parents who have good ideas for media projects. Together with some teachers, they form a working group to develop a concept for integrating digital media into daily education. They hold regular meetings, and their results are regularly presented to other teachers and parents for feedback. New parents are invited to get involved in the working group.

Advantages

+ Possibility to democratically work on media related topics and produce results

+ Very structured and result oriented

+ Opportunity to decide democratically how rules and projects of media education in the kindergarten and beyond should be realized

+ Encourages deep engagement and peer support

+ Fosters community

Challenges

− Regular commitment of some engaged parents is needed

− Process of alignment can be time consuming

− May exclude less available parents

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