Interdisciplinarity and Intercultural Education in Kindergarten

Aikaterini Nizami

(Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)

Abstract: Intercultural education is an imperative of our time because of the movement of populations on the planet. This work addresses the necessity of introducing intercultural education in schools. It examines how children can accept diversity in terms of race, gender, gender identity, diversity in language, ethnicity, religion. Whether through education children will eliminate any traces of racism, xenophobia, stereotypes. According to the curriculum of the kindergarten, children through interaction and collaboration will deepen in the basic programs of interculturality. So as to create a school environment that meets the demands of our multicultural era.

Key words: intercultural education, puppet theater, acceptance of diversity