Dr Agata Sowinska, member of the 'Dalton International Research Platform' for Poland, initiated the first research.

The subject of the new research is the implementation of Dalton Education in the English language teaching in Kindergartens. Exemplification of the unit and the environment is Dalton Kindergartens in Austria, China, Czech Republic, Germany, The Netherlands and Poland.

The purpose of this study is to identify the organization, course and effectiveness of English language education according to the Dalton Education in Kindergartens, together with application for both theory and practice.

The following issues will be reserached:
1. The efficiency of Dalton education in ELT in the evaluation of teachers.
2. The importance of Dalton education in terms of shaping four language skills in teachers’evaluation.
3. Educational achievement of Dalton in English Language Teaching.

Dalton International took the initiative to involve Members of Dalton International in several countries.
Dutch Dalton Schools will be informed later by the newsletter of the NDV.