Verica Šenica Pavletič, Osnovna šola Savsko naselje, Suzana Antič, Vrtec Trnovo, Mihajela Črnko, Institut Jožef Stefan, Marjeta Pučko, Šolski center Kranj

The Opening up Slovenia – Odprimo Slovenijo z izobraževanjem« initiative is based on Communication of European Commission entitled »Opening up Education« and encompasses activities in four distinct areas: open learning environments, open education resources, connectivity and innovation, and seizing the opportunities of the digital revolution. This Communication agrees with the observations from pedagogical practice which show that new generations require a change in values in the field of education because of their different way of thinking and new trends, which in turn create new needs and new challenges. The need to free our education system from the rigid pedagogical process that is tightly tied by the curriculum has therefore resulted in the establishment of a development and demonstration centre at the Savsko naselje primary school and a Global Cross-curricular Centre for developing Open Minded Learning Approach at the Trnovo kindergarten.

The activities within the framework of the Opening up Education initiative have already started at the primary school and the kindergarten. On the basis of information and communication technologies and open education resources, there are currently projects under way which allow for a productive environment for childcare workers, teachers, pupils, students, researchers and other stakeholders, and also secure an environment that is conducive to creating quality content and finding and developing new paradigms of teaching and learning. Through innovative projects and sharing of good practice in primary schools and kindergartens innovation is encouraged and the development of open education is enabled.