Learning while playing

The “Little Scientist´s House” association encourages the enthusiasm of three-to six-year-old boys and girls in natural science and technological phenomena through play.

Our experiments can be found on the German  pages.

Foundation

The foundation "Haus der kleinen Forscher" [“Little Scientist´s House”] supports educators in their work and permanently embeds daily interaction with the natural sciences and technology in all day care centres in Germany.

Background

Educational Concept

The workshops, materials, and work documents of the “Little Scientist´s House” are oriented with the development and performance of co-construction and metacognitive approach.

Principles

Initiators

The foundation “Tiny Tots Science Corner” is based on an initiative of the Helmholtz Association, of McKinsey & Company, the Siemens Foundation, and the Dietmar Hopp Foundation. The nationwide dissemination of the programme is sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research.

Founders

Getting Involved

You yourself can get involved for early-childhood education - as an educator, manager, network coordinator or by becoming active in the scope of day care sponsorship.

Become active

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