Slow knowledge and the unhurried child (Waikato)
October 15 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
$160.00
Tuesday 15 October, 9:00am-3:00pm
Don Rowlands Event Centre, Karapiro, Waikato
With Professor Alison Clark and Emma Parangi
Award-winning author, Alison Clark is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of South-Eastern Norway and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Education, University College London, UK. She will be visiting Aotearoa New Zealand for a short time in October, don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity !
Join Professor Alison Clark and Emma Parangi for the opportunity to explore ideas about a Slow pedagogy in ECE. These workshops will raise questions about whose knowledge is valued and how this relates to making explicit the relationship with time and engaging with children’s past, present and future.
In the morning Alison Clark will introduce key themes from her two year study: ‘Slow knowledge and the unhurried child’ that explored the relationship with time in ECEC and draws attention to the importance of slow practices. The discussion will explore how slow knowledge can be celebrated in day to day practice, balanced against the pressures of short term demands. How does the valuing of slow knowledge relate to how children’s past, present and future are viewed?
In the afternoon Emma Parangi will facilitate wānanga centring ao Māori perspectives of these kaupapa. We will examine Māori concepts of time, space and relationality, and how this might inform our work as kaiako. Tamariki are a continuation of their whakapapa which extends back to the beginnings of space and time themselves. We will unpack these ideas through reflective questions and wānanga around the intersections of slow knowledge and integrating tikanga Māori (cultural practices).
Including a delicious morning tea and lunch!
