Evens Peace Education Prize 2015
Ghent nursery Tierlantuin won the Evens Prize for Peace Education 2015.
The jury for the Evens Foundation Prize for Peace Education 2015 selected the winner unanimously from a shortlist of 14 projects from all over Europe.
In this edition of the biannual European prize, the Evens Foundation looked for initiatives and practices that strive to awaken and strengthen the social competence of preschool children – below the age of 6 – with particular focus on skills that facilitate a constructive attitude towards conflict.
The independent jury of international experts was particularly impressed by the nursery’s visibility and accessibility within the neighbourhood, the strong parental and community involvement, and the ongoing and natural integration of diversity (working in various languages, diversity of personnel, etc).
According to members of the jury, the implicit, integrated approach adopted by Tierlantuin is exactly what is needed to encourage the development of social skills among babies and toddlers.
The nursery received a cash award of €25,000, of which some was to be used to share their vision and good practices with colleagues in other European countries. In this respect, Katrien Reynaert, coordinator of the nursery, launched the film Ubuntu at Tierlantuin during the ISSA conference in October 2017.
The prize was awarded on 22 October 2015 in De Loketten of the Flemish Parliament in Brussels in the framework of the 2015 Conflict Matters Conference. On this occasion all selected candidates were also invited for an exchange seminar in order to share experiences and good practices.
For further information about the 2013 prize winner click here.
Ghent nursery Tierlantuin won the Evens Prize for Peace Education 2015.
The jury for the Evens Foundation Prize for Peace Education 2015 selected the winner unanimously from a shortlist of 14 projects from all over Europe.
In this edition of the biannual European prize, the Evens Foundation looked for initiatives and practices that strive to awaken and strengthen the social competence of preschool children – below the age of 6 – with particular focus on skills that facilitate a constructive attitude towards conflict.
The independent jury of international experts was particularly impressed by the nursery’s visibility and accessibility within the neighbourhood, the strong parental and community involvement, and the ongoing and natural integration of diversity (working in various languages, diversity of personnel, etc).
According to members of the jury, the implicit, integrated approach adopted by Tierlantuin is exactly what is needed to encourage the development of social skills among babies and toddlers.
The nursery received a cash award of €25,000, of which some was to be used to share their vision and good practices with colleagues in other European countries. In this respect, Katrien Reynaert, coordinator of the nursery, launched the film Ubuntu at Tierlantuin during the ISSA conference in October 2017.
The prize was awarded on 22 October 2015 in De Loketten of the Flemish Parliament in Brussels in the framework of the 2015 Conflict Matters Conference. On this occasion all selected candidates were also invited for an exchange seminar in order to share experiences and good practices.
For further information about the 2013 prize winner click here.