Infant & Toddler ALL WORKSHOPS (Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland)
May 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Infant & Toddler Workshop Series
Three workshops presented by Anita Homewood
Held in Rosedale, North Auckland & Mangere East, South Auckland
The first three years of life for a child is one of the most rapid in terms of learning and development. Within this time, each child is gathering data and making sense of their world; most of this learning occurs in partnership with trusting relationships with knowledgable and wise adults. We will look at the Principles of Respect, the foundation for Educaring® as developed by Magda Gerber, and how they weave beautifully with the Principles and Goals in Te Whāriki. We will look at examples of environment and practice that may nurture our youngest learners.
North: Tues 11 March, 6pm-8pm @ New Shoots Greenhithe, 31 Chester Avenue, Greenhithe
South: Tues 29 April, 6pm-8pm @ Little Feet Childcare, 26 Yates Road, Mangere East
Our image of the infant and toddler shapes how we support their learning. As kaiako we are guided by Te Whāriki vision that children already ‘are capable and competent learners and communicators…’ So what does this look like for our youngest learners? We will look at what it means to allow infants and toddlers to take the lead in their learning. We will look at our environments, identifying schema or urges as learning, and take time to look at what our role as a kaiako might be as infants and toddlers make sense of the ever-changing world around them.
North: Tues 25 March, 6pm-8pm @ New Shoots Greenhithe, 31 Chester Avenue, Greenhithe
South: Tues 13 May, 6pm-8pm @ Little Feet Childcare, 26 Yates Road, Mangere East
Session 3: With a little love and understanding: Nurturing social competence
We are understanding more and more the importance of the first three years of life in laying the foundations for learning. Te Whāriki works beautifully to develop the whole child, recognising the importance of nurturing social competence. So how do we create an environment where infants & toddlers are able to grow this learning? What about those challenging moments? Where does empathy begin? We will look at what we can learn from brain research about this vital learning for children. We will pay particular attention to how we can support toddlers to understand and work through these emotions – looking at examples of the rich learning that comes from creating emotionally safe spaces.
North: Tues 8 April, 6pm-8pm @ New Shoots Greenhithe, 31 Chester Avenue, Greenhithe
South: Tues 27 May, 6pm-8pm @ Little Feet Childcare, 26 Yates Road, Mangere East
$60 per person for one session only
$160 per person for all three sessions
Professional Learning Facilitator, Educational Leadership Project
