This group is for everyone who is involved in the Early Years community and would like to strengthen their competencies in the field, expand their network and also find support within the ECEC. In this group, members would share experiences, materials, activities and also participate in activities related to ECEC. Information, conferences, events, workshops, seminars and other online activities in relation to Early Years Education would be available for members to attend.
Dear members of ECEC group,
I uploaded your certificates of Meetup Conference participants in Materials. Thank you all for presenting and participating on this event.
The next meeting will be on 11th December 2025th at 18.00
Hello colleagues!
https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=94e1c898b262355bee63f140c02c8833
I created an Advent calendar. The members of our group, here you can upload a message, a photo, a link, or a video from YouTube.
The message can be:
- greeting
- children's drawing with commentary
- information about IT
- Christmas Traditions
- Christmas Jokes
- annotation about a good practice example ( word format)
I am the administrator and will upload the information that is sent , email zvanins.jurmala@gmail.com
Dear members of ECEC group,
Please, be so polite and fill survey until 30th November! You will need only a minute to fill it.
Thank you in advance .
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/etw_2025groups_ECEC
Warm regards,
Nataša Vrapčević
Dear members of ECEC group,
On 24th November ( Monday ) from 19.30 - 21.00 CET ( Brussels time ) , we will hold Meet up conference.
You will have opportunity to see 6 short presentations of good samples of etwinning projects and we will discuss about our e-book which will be an excellent material for less experienced etwinners.
Participants will get certificates.
Our very active colleague Ilze Veidmane prepared collaborative Advent Calendar. Please, upload your materials on the link:
https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=94e1c898b262355bee63f140c02c8833
Also, we have collaborative Padlet on theme : "Christmas activities for developing life skills" on the link :
https://padlet.com/vrapcevicnatasa/life-skills-samples-of-christmas-activities-erpxnrdhs0xy
If you would like to share samples of your etwinning projects, please, upload materials on the link of our e-book :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFqbLHiNeOcGbfXFCQn3lHU_YrY5wETd7H7jhkOakE8/edit?usp=sharing
Warm regards,
Nataša Vrapčević
AGENDA :
19.00 Introduction
Nataša Vrapčević ( moderator of ECEC group )
19.10 – 19.20 „DIGITAL STORYTELLING FOR ACTIVE CITIZEN“
Alen Ptičar, early childhood educator, mentor, etwinning ambassador of Croatia
19.20 – 19.30. „INTEGRATE CODING IN ETWINNING PROJECTS“
Nicoletta Hustiuc, etwinning ambassador of Romania
19.30.-19.40 „LET MY ENERGY BE RENEWED“
Zrinka Hržić : Preschool teacher who lives and works in Zagreb with children from 3 to 6 years old and children who are starting school.
19.40. – 19.50 “ LOVE IS BETTER AS MUCH AS IT’S SHARED, PERSONAL DATA IS BETTER AS MUCH AS IT’S PROTECTED“
Varvara Aravani , preschool teacher
19.50 – 20.00 „INNOVATIVE ETWINNING PRACTICES AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION“
Serap Tas, preschool teacher
20.00 – 20.10
“CODY TRIP WITH ERIC CARLE’S SHIP”
Vasilliki Karakastani, Nicoletta Hiustic
20.10 – 20.20
“FIREFLIES TEAM TRAVEL JOURNAL”
Kindergarten Brasov
20.20 - 20.30
"EIGHT DOORS OF INTELLIGENCE - AN EUROPEAN PATH TO DEVELOPING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE"
Subcetate “Piticot” Kindergarten
Early Childhood Education Teacher: Viorica Urzică
EVALUATION
20.20-20.30
Evaluation
Dear members of ECEC group,
On Thursday, 06.11.2025. from 18.00 ( CET ) colleague Tinkara Apat from Slovenia will present us her awarded etwinning project "Wrap me" and share a good practice .
Welcome!
If you would like to present good practice or present some web 2.0 tool which is useful and appropriate to early years, please, be free and schedule your presentation date:
Free slots are 27.11.2025. and 04.12.2025.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FZy4nZ6f9B_N0ZedvFVNhQlVDVOAw-kOAL33oNs0JxY/edit?tab=t.0
If you are willing to participate in our collaborative e-book of good samples of etwinning practice, please, upload a few pages . We will publish the e-book and share it as valuable material for teachers of early years:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFqbLHiNeOcGbfXFCQn3lHU_YrY5wETd7H7jhkOakE8/edit?tab=t.0
Warm regards,
Nataša Vrapčević
It was a pleasure to talk with you all and share experiences. Thank you Natasa for giving me the opportunity to share my project.
This evening, members of ECEC group had the great opportunity to listen Evanthia . She presented very interested etwinning project following all steps and phases of good sample of etwinning practice.
We gained new ideas and learned about STEM and how to connect this approach with fairy tales.
On Thursday, 30th October from 18.00 - 19.00 CET, Evanthia Panayi from Cyprus will present "Q Nibble your STEAM path" ( eTwinning project ). You will opportunity to introduce with an excelent eTwinning project and after the presentation we will discuss.
Welcome on 30th October at 18.00 ( CET - Brussel time ).
Warm regards,
Nataša Vrapčević
Dear members of ECEC group,
On Thursday, 23rd October we will meet in the group and we will have opportunity to discuss about good samples of etwinning projects and watch presentation of one excellent etwinning project.
Welcome!
