CALL FOR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS
We are looking for preschools, primary schools and educators working with children aged 3–10 who would be interested in becoming part of an international Erasmus+ partnership focused on one important question:
How can we help children understand what is happening inside them — and gradually learn how to regulate, choose and respond?
Self-regulation, executive functions, metacognition and social-emotional skills are increasingly recognised as foundational capacities for children’s learning, relationships and well-being. Yet these are abstract concepts for a young child.
Children need experiences, relationships and language they can understand.
And educators need practical approaches they can use not only during carefully planned activities, but in the real moments when a child is frustrated, overwhelmed, impulsive, struggling with a boundary, facing conflict, giving up, making a mistake or trying to regain balance.
This is the space Inner Leaders Growing Together aims to explore.
WHAT WILL WE DO TOGETHER?
The starting point will be the Inner Leader Method, a symbolic, story-based and experiential approach developed in Slovenia to help children understand their inner world and gradually build the capacities behind self-regulation.
But this will not be a project about simply transferring a Slovenian method to other countries. Educators from Slovenia, Sweden and Germany will become active co-creators. Together we will:
LEARN → TEST → OBSERVE → COMPARE → ADAPT → TEST AGAIN → SHARE
We want to discover what works across different ages and educational environments, what needs to change across languages and cultures, and what educators in three European countries can learn from one another.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are currently looking for potential educational partners in Sweden and Germany working with children aged 3–10. We would especially like to connect with educators and organisations interested in self-regulation, social-emotional learning, child well-being, inclusion, children’s participation and innovative educational practice.
Partners should be curious, reflective and willing to test the approach in real educational settings, document their experiences and openly share what works — and what does not.
You do not need previous experience with the Inner Leader Method.
You bring something equally important:
your children, your educational context, your professional experience and your perspective.
WHAT WILL PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS GAIN?
Educators will have the opportunity to take part in international professional learning, practical training, classroom/preschool piloting, job shadowing, European peer exchange and joint reflection with colleagues from three countries.
The project is planned to include international activities in Slovenia, Sweden and Germany, alongside practical implementation in participating educational settings.
Together, the partners will contribute to a practical European resource for educators:
EUROPEAN INNER LEADERS PRACTICE GUIDE
Supporting Self-Regulation and Social-Emotional Learning from Ages 3–10
The goal is not to create another programme that sits on a shelf.
It is to explore practical ways of supporting children in the moments that actually matter.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PARTNER?
If your preschool, school or educational organisation works with children aged 3–10 and would like to explore participation in the project, we would love to hear from you.
The project is currently in the partnership-development stage for a planned Erasmus+ application. Participation and funding are therefore subject to the final application and its approval in 2027.
Send us an email: info@stronginside.eu
