Workshops & Presentations
Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities
Twilight Centre Visits
23rd May 2013 5.00pm - 7.00pm
Eight schools around Australia will open their doors to the REAIE community during the twilight hours. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience the learning environments, view documentation and meet with fellow teaching professional.
New South Wales
Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga
Queensland
Rosie's Early Learning, Daisy Hill
St Paul's School Early Learning Centre, Bald Hills
South Australia
Alberton Primary School, Queenstown
Tasmania
Scotch Oakburn College, Launcestion
Victoria
St Augustine's Kindergarten, Mont Albert
Western Australia
Carmel School, Yokine
Lansdale Primary School, Lansdale
Abbotsleigh Early Learning & Junior School, 22 Woonona Ave, Wahroonga. NSW
Abbotsleigh is an environment which promotes curiosity and a love of inquiry. This facilitates the acquisition of sound literacy and numeracy skills as a solid foundation for future learning. Working in partnership with parents, we aim to foster the development of the individual child. As the girls’ knowledge of Christianity grows, they are able to make personal decisions about faith. Service opportunities, from a local to global perspective, develop the girls’ sense of compassion and consideration for others. Through rigor, differentiation and explicit teaching, girls are encouraged to strive for personal excellence. Teachers who are passionate educators act as facilitators and guides to ensure the delivery of engaging, exciting and stimulating experiences. Learning within the Junior School is experiential, based on inquiry and research, to promote a spirit of discovery that begins in kindergarten and continues as a lifelong process.
Drawing from a broad and holistic base, the emergent curriculum of the early years is informed by the Reggio Emilia approach and enriched by other leading early childhood philosophies. Learners are encouraged to be discriminating risk takers: curious, optimistic, flexible and tenacious. Students use fundamental competencies in creative, problem solving contexts. The early childhood and primary years are an ideal platform to explore a broad range of opportunities both in the classroom and beyond to ensure the holistic development and wellbeing of each girl. The Early Learning Centre (0-5 years) Transition, Kindergarten—Year 3 classrooms will be open. back to top
Rosie’s Early Learning, 16 Allamanda Drive, Daisy Hill. QLD
Rosie’s Early Learning is a privately run long day care, including a funded kindergarten program 5 days a week. The school’s vision is to incorporate the concepts, values and beliefs of competent based education whilst being inspired by theorists such as Gardner (Multiple Intelligence), Nicholson (Loose Parts) and Malaguzzi (project based learning). The open plan of the centre engages the children, families and educators into a ‘whole centre’ connection creating a platform for success and life long learning. All early learning rooms from 15 months to 5 years will be open. back to top
St Paul’s School, 34 Strathpine Road, Bald Hills. QLD
St Paul’s School is proud of their new building which is a celebration of light, shape and space. A team of four, supported by staff members from the Junior School are the leaders of the community. St Paul’s have one full time group, a part time four year old group and a part time three year old group. The Early Learning Centre at St Paul’s embraces an inquiry approach to learning. The program is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach which is “child originated and teacher framed”. The children are viewed as curious, competent learners and families are considered a vital part of their learning. Strong partnerships with families are essential in connecting students with their community. The St Paul’s Early Learning Centre is a place where children and their potential are at the centre of each day. The ELC will be open. back to top
Alberton Primary School and Preschool, 14 Broad Street, Queenstown. SA
Alberton Primary School is a P-7 school with 305 children. They operate within play-based and progressive education philosophies aiming to develop a genuine passion for learning amongst children and staff. Children are encouraged to discover the wonders within their world, to communicate powerfully, to develop their creativity and proudly celebrate their achievements.back to top
Scotch Oakburn College, 74 Elphin Road, Launceston. TAS
Scotch Oakburn College is a Uniting Church Independent School for day and boarding students from Early Learning to Year 12. The Early Learning Centre promotes wonder, curiosity, discovery and joy. The Early Years learning environments are specifically designed to cater for the development of the youngest students. The centre has welcoming and engaging indoor and outdoor learning spaces which inspire the learning of children from 3 to 7 years of age, from Early Learning through to Prep and Year 1. Guided by the College´s Vision for Learning and influenced by the principles of The Reggio Emilia Research the learning environments are safe and caring, providing a personalised approach designed to motivate and challenge young minds. Learning environments open will include indoor and outdoor environments of the Early Learning, Prep and Year 1.back to top
St Augustine’s Kindergarten, 24 Rostrevor Pde, Mont Albert. VIC
St Augustine’s is a community based kindergarten offering an open plan program for 3 and 4 year old groups. Their newly extended building allows them to steer away from tradition while inviting curiosity. They celebrate children’s capabilities while expanding on their existing knowledge and interest in the world around them.back to top
Carmel School—Kindergarten, Woodrow Avenue, Yokine. WA
Carmel Kindergarten is the first year of a K-12 school. Carmel School is an Orthodox Jewish Day School located in Perth Western Australia. They have 2 kindergarten classes (20 children in each) that share a space and have 2 teachers and 2 assistants in a shared room. They are mandated and thereby follow The Early Years Learning Framework document which focuses on Belonging, Being and Becoming, which is their aim for all the children in their classroom. The kindergarten is inspired by some of the philosophies of Reggio Emilia as well as many other philosophies including sustainability (looking after our world), children spending time in nature and building their resilience. The kindergarten classroom in the Early Learning Centre and the outdoor playground will be open.back to top
Lansdale Primary, The Broadview, Lansdale. WA
Landsdale Primary School is an Independent Public School and is part of the Ashdale Independent Public School Cluster. In the early childhood area of the school, teachers believe there are different types of curriculum experiences that students should be exposed to in order to become life long, capable learners. These sorts of experiences include developing a child's curiosity, interacting with others and the world around them, and representing their ideas in a variety of creative ways. They use the Reggio Emilia approach to education as they believe that children are capable, interested and curious learners. Adults listen closely to children and ask questions to explore their ideas. Teachers provide experiences for children which provoke their thinking and learning. Parents are active partners in their children's education. Early childhood classrooms will be open.back to top
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Early Years Learning Framework
Friday 24th May 2013
Leanne Mits
Malak Primary School
45 Malak Cres, Malak
1pm - 5pm (afternoon tea provided)
This professional learning opportunity will explore synergies between the Early Years Learning Framework and the Reggio Emilia Education Project. Join other educators to share insights, ask questions and discover ways some practioners are exploring the ideas of linking the inspirations and provocations from Reggio Emilia, in an Australian context, with the national framework. This workshop will draw on practical and meaningful daily examples of learning through relationships, environments, children's projects and more.
Speaker Profile:
Leanne Mits is an Early Childhood Educator and a strong advocate for early childhood education. She has taught in rural Victoria (15yrs) as well as Melbourne (14 yrs) in a variety of settings: Long Day Care, Playgroups, Government and Independent Kindergartens and TAFE. Leanne currently works full time, in a community stand-alone kindergarten, in Blackburn, VIC. as Director and Teacher for children aged 4-5 years. She has participated in two Study Programs in Reggio Emilia (1999, 2005), has been a member of the Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange for 15 years, (Current National Secretary) and is also Co-ordinator of the City of Whitehorse Kindergarten Network Group. Relationships with children, family’s, colleagues and the wider community and the connections between them underpin Leanne’s work as an educator. Pedagogical documentation and listening are also paramount.
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REAIE Documentation Centre Opening
The Documentation Centre at the REAIE Office in Melbourne has been designed to enable members to enjoy browsing through a variety of documentation, including projects, daily journals and of course a selection of resource books.
We hope it will be a place where REAIE Members can enjoy focused discussion and dialogue, resulting in inspiration and transformation of practice. During the times that the Documentation centre is open, a member of the REAIE committee as well as someone from our newly formed ‘Friends of REAIE’ will be available to facilitate further discussion and collaboration.
It will also be possible for members to book a separate time to visit the Documentation centre particularly if there is a group of people wishing to come together such as a Network Group, Centre or School. These ‘sessions by appointment’ must be booked through the REAIE office and dates can be negotiated according to the availability of an REAIE facilitator.
Whilst this initiative is now open to the members, we do consider it to be a ‘work in progress’ and will enjoy watching it grow and change over time. We would be delighted if you have a project or something of interest which you have documented which could be added to the collection. Wherever possible, it would be preferable, to have a copy that we could keep, rather than it being on loan.
When visiting the Documentation centre you will notice some panels that reflect the history of REAIE. This is the beginning of a Research Project tracing the early beginnings of the organization and what and how it has evolved. We invite you to be part of this project by contributing memorabilia, photographs and reflections. It has been 20 years since Jan Millikan first explored the Pedagogical Approach of Reggio Emilia with Australian educators and we are very keen to develop an accurate history to honour this important collaboration.
The Documentation Centre,
Room 2125, Level 2, 442 Auburn Road, Hawthorn.
OPEN DAYS FOR 2013
Saturday 4th May 9.30am - 12.00pm
Saturday 3rd August 9.30am - 12.00pm
Thursday 3rd October 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Members may attend for free.
Non members $20.00
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Please note:
• No photography is permitted in the Centre
• Documentation pieces may not be copied or removed from the room.
We are grateful to everyone who has contributed pieces for the Documentation Room which have been entrusted into our care.
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