17–19 Oct 2024
MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE
Europe/Athens timezone

Enhancing Family-School Communication and Collaboration through Orff-Based Music Education in Early Childhood Education

19 Oct 2024, 16:40
20m
MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE

MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE

Georgiou Chatzidaki - University Campus, 157 72 Zografou

Speaker

George Charonitis

Description

This paper investigates strategies for enhancing communication and collaboration between schools and families through Orff-based music education in early childhood settings. It specifically introduces a teaching activity designed to foster effective communication and collaboration between schools and families via an Orff-based music lesson integrated into the early childhood education curriculum. It is well documented that the participation of parents/caregivers in the educational process brings several benefits to everyone involved, such as: parents/caregivers, teachers, school, education provided. Most of all it enhances democracy. We stand to Dewey’s belief to democracy as a ‘a way of social life, a shared experience’ (Democracy and Education. An introduction to the philosophy of education. Athens: 2016: 158). Music, especially Orff-based music approach, due to its social dimension and its playful nature, lends itself to connecting and creating common actions between parents and their children within a school structure.

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George Charonitis

George Charonitis is Phd Candidate (University of Thessaly, Department of early childhood education). Masters (MSc) in Pedagogy (Social development of early childhood), two years post graduate studies in Orff-Schulwerk (music and dance education), Degree in Sport Science and Physical Education (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). Degree in Byzantine music, studies in classical and acoustic guitar. Works as music educator in early childhood.

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