In 2002 the Step by Step program became
part of newly established educational NGO consisting
of educational programs of the Mongolian Education Alliance, Step by Step Program. The Strategic Plan is currently
under development.
Mission of this professional, non- governmental
organization
"To support the professional strengthening of
Mongolian schools, teachers and students in their
capacity to continuously innovate and reform education
system in accordance to open society values, in
being active players in fostering social development
of their communities"
Goals
- To provide professional development services
to its member schools and teachers.
- To act as a professional policy think tank
as well as professional stakeholder in the policy
development and revision process of the Ministry
of Education by
- Supporting new educational policies and laws
related to the preschool and secondary school
education that correspond with promoting student
centered learning, community participation,
transparency and accountability in the school
system.
- Supporting current revision of educational
standards to be based on experiences of existing
school and educational reform projects in teaching
methods and content, critical thinking skills
and community involvement, endorse debate as
an optional curriculum subject etc.
- To demonstrate good practices-models of schooling
through its educational reform projects
- To increase open and equal access to and quality
of educational information and resources, especially
in rural areas
- To develop networking of all stakeholders
- To document and evaluate program impact against
baseline indicators/ qualitative assessment
- To encourage local initiatives fostering civic
participation in social development
- To promote sustainability of the project initiatives
and fundraising
Step by Step program priority areas will be as
followings:
1. Policy support - development of key
policies and standards that reflect SBS philosophy
and practices in preschool and primary education,
development of policy papers on inclusive education
2. Institutionalization of Step by Step concepts -
pre-service: SBS is collaborating with Teacher
training College in revising and improving pre-service
teacher education course curriculum. In-service:
SBS training modules will be delivered to in-service
training system by national trainers who will be
certified by Ministry of Education.
3. Network of open, democratic schools that
demonstrate quality education services
4. Outreach of the program - to increase
access to preschool education services for children
who is not attending kindergarten, increase resource
materials for them and their parents
The Step by Step methodology is active in 267
classroom in 53 kindergartens and 30 primary classrooms
in 19 schools. About 10,000 children and their
parents are involved in child-centered programs
throughout the country. 300 teachers implementing
the program deliver the concepts of child-centered
methodology to over 1,355 kindergarten teachers
through in-service training. 25 teachers and instructors
are trained as National Step by Step trainers. |
