The prestige of educational institutions, both private and public, to a greater extent depends not so much on technical conditions as on competent competent leadership, highly qualified teaching staff and active participation of the institution in competitive events that determine the guidelines for the continuous development of educators and teachers.
Usually, such competitions determine promising DOWs and offer a tender base of sponsorship funds and further development. Competition involves several degrees of selection. Before a detailed inspection of schools and kindergartens
must go through a formal presentation. This is the so-called
business card. Several teachers / educators are nominating for the contest from their educational institution with their own program - a visiting card.
The main criteria by which to evaluate
- Technical equipment (lighting, heating, computerization, etc.).
- The qualification section of the teaching staff (testing, training, etc.).
- An objective, effective statistical analysis of students' competencies (the level of development of pupils: linguistic, sports, artistic, etc.).
Assessment methods and criteria may vary depending on the profile of the institution.
Below are some of the most effective ways to attract the attention of the jury and maximize the benefits of a competing entity.
Brochure
The most time-consuming, costly, but memorable option is
a photo book-brochure in the form of a glossy magazine with designer design. Such a business card for the contest can impress with its laconic eloquence, however, a brochure magazine requires really a lot of work, a creative approach and significant financial costs. After all, each member of the jury must provide one copy of a photo book. In addition, the brief comments in the brochure will need to be supplemented by a fairly comprehensive account of the institution, the main priorities and leadership policies. This, in turn, creates additional inconvenience: the jury will either have to listen to the presentation, or look at the photo material in the brochure. In any case, a photo book is an excellent auxiliary element of a business card.
Presentation
One of the most interesting and visual ways to demonstrate the high professionalism of the teaching staff, the educational methodology and the technical conditions of the DOW is a visiting card for the competition in the form of a Power Point presentation. The original beginning of the presentation is a perky song in a friendly choral performance of children. As a rule, slide shows of student photographs and the active participation of educators in game moments alternate with showing creative works of pupils (drawings, applications). The joint work of parents, children and teachers (graduation and holiday mornings, photos of teachers at
parent- teacher
meetings, tours and improvised theatrical performances) is highly appreciated. It is recommended to focus on developing circles, art, language, speech therapy and music classes. It is better to end the presentation with a short slogan-greeting against the backdrop of summer garden pavilions, a nearby park or other recognizable places of a preschool educational institution.
Video
The bright, original
visiting card of the teacher for the competition
is a small video presentation (20-40 minutes), where the teacher can highlight in practice the most important aspects of education and demonstrate the conformity of the state educational program and the priority methodological directions of the preschool educational institution through the prism of their professional educational activities. Most of the video is devoted to demonstrating the effectiveness of didactic materials, collections, focus on the education of a harmoniously developed personality. As part of the presentation, many experienced teachers make winning accents such as a student’s business card. It is not forbidden to attract talented pupils, excellent students and activists, many specialized sports boarding schools use this without false modesty and proudly presenting young medalists and laureates of children's competitions (for example, in rhythmic gymnastics).
Auctions and concerts
Original ways to attract the attention of potential sponsors for a school, training center, art school-studio or children's music academy are an active campaigning policy of the leadership and holding events such as commercial auctions, concerts and demonstrations by gifted pupils. Such the original commercial business card for a children's contest or tender, without a doubt, can be a winner in every sense of the word.
Interactive courses, seminars, and trainings
Preliminary preparation for the competition ensures the competitiveness of the school / kindergarten even without the necessary level of technical equipment. A child’s business card, submitted to the competition, and not necessarily a pupil of this institution, can become a central element in a comprehensive and detailed final assessment of DOW applicants for first places. The social activity of a specialized school implies an increased interest in studying in such institutions. Interesting practical interactive music and sports classes, free courses for children with disabilities and their parents living in the area (for example, language courses), seminars or professional trainings, as well as charity events for orphans, summer recreational facilities for children, and charity concerts in houses of mercy, no doubt, will not go unnoticed by the public. Such events guarantee additional bonuses and will serve as a noble self-promotion, increase the prestige of the school, and a business card at the competition will increase the chances of winning it.