Our goals is to anwser to the children's curiosity about the world, science and art using the best University resources. To promote interest in science and art as the way of living, to promote Universities to the youngest generation.
Organization |
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| Organization name | Paideia Foundation (Fundacja Paideia) |
| Organization type | Association, Non-profit |
| City | Warsaw, Cracow, Wroclaw |
| Country | Poland |
Activities & Offers |
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| Since | May 2007 |
| Scheduling | Regular: two lectures a month in for each two age groups plus 2-5 workshops per term in Warsaw and Cracow, one lecture a month in Wroclaw (Comment: We run two programs for two age groups. We offer a variety of workshops to choose from for a total of almost 3000 children.) |
| Kinds of activities | DEMONSTRATION, EXCURSION, WORKSHOP |
| Activities per year | 60 |
Participants & Target Groups (Part 1) |
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| Age of main target group | For all types of activities from 7 to 2 years |
| Activities for other target groups | Yes: we run workshops for kindergarden kids (4-6 years old), lectures and science cafes for the parents |
Participants & Target Groups (Part 2) |
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| Effect on the participants | -no information available yet- |
| Reliable data concerning the children's social background available | -unknown- |
| Subjective estimation: Tendencies concerning social background | -unknown- |
| Specific efforts to include children of every social background / of every social and educational level | -unknown |
| Documentation available | -unknown- |
Lecturers |
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| Lecturers | Academic staff of several universities, |
| Universities/Explanation | Jagiellonian University in Cracow, University of Warsaw, University of Wroclaw, Polish Academy of Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Collegium Civitas, Pedagogical University of Cracow |
Lecturers Support |
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| Lecturers support | |
| Lecturers support is mandatory | -no information available yet- |
| Effect of the Children's University on lecturers | -no information available yet- |
| Written material available | -no information available yet- |
Administration & Cooperation |
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| Organizationally located within a university/institution of higher education | Yes, within University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology, Warsaw Technical University, Faculty of Chemistry and Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Jagiellonian University, The Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the JU Revival, AGH University of Scicence and Technology, University of Wro?aw |
| Venue is a university/institution of higher education | Yes, for all activities: Lectures and most of workshops take place at the universities' venue. In Cracow: at the Jagiellonian University and Cracow University of Science and Technology; in Warsaw at the University of Warsaw and Warsaw University of Technology; in Wroclaw at the University of Wrolaw |
| Cooperation between institution and external partners concerning Children's University activities | Yes..., with: we organize workshops in cooperation with Warsaw University of Technology, Cracow University of Science and Technology, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Science Festiwal, a number of museums of Warsaw and Cracow, TR Warszawa theatre, National Galery Zach?ta in Warsaw and many others |
| Cooperation between institution and other organizers of Children's University activities | No |
| In contact with an organization which is intending to start a Children's University | No |
| Cooperation between the Children's University and schools/single teachers | -no information available yet- |
Concept & Documentation |
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| A policy paper / code of practice / manual is available | Yes (Comment: we have the mission and goals) |
| Evaluation results are available | Yes |
| Publications about or from this Children's University | Yes: "How to be a tourist with a child" - sightseeing with children (a booklet), "Photography is for children" - published for the Cracow Months of Photography in May 2008 |
Planning/Organization & Implementation |
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| Thematic Priorities | -no information available yet- |
| Coming up with subjects/topics of activities | |
| Imitation of „academic life” | |
| Number of people involved in the planning/organization | 0 (0 women) |
| Number of people involved in the implementation | 0 (0 women) |
Participation |
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| Conditions for participation | -unknown- |
| How is the Children's University advertised? | |
| Actively inviting certain groups | -unknown- |
| Offering incentives to promote regular participation | -unknown- |
| Charges participation fee | -unknown- |
Gender Aspects |
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| Percentage of female participants | 0% |
| Percentage of female lecturers | 0% |
| Subjects/topics are chosen considering gender aspects | -no information available yet- |
| The Children's University is considering gender aspects concerning the target group | -no information available yet- |
| Documentation concerning the consideration of gender aspects available | -no information available yet- |