Early childhood consultant offers workshop

A Woy Woy early childhood development consultancy will offer a workshop at the Everglades Country Club on November 12.about how child's play can be used to help promote learning.

The workshop "Magic Moments: the Pedagogy of Play" run by Engaging Curriculum Solutions is designed for early childhood educators and service providers.

However, consultant Ms Kate Hodgekiss said the workshop was suitable for anybody interested in unpacking the links between early childhood learning and children's playtime.

"We understand the needs of the sector and we aim to help services and educators achieve their professional goals by providing the sector with the latest information and best practice methodology through our workshops," Ms Hodgekiss said.

"We also, recognise the importance of the formative years to children's overall development and aim to empower early childhood educators to recognise the significance of their role," she said.

The workshop will cover: Play as pedagogy and how to identify key moments in children's play; Sustaining children's interests and engagement in planned play experiences; Themes vs projects, knowing how to make learning intentional and meaningful; Process over product, the importance of the processes of play; and promoting learning through play to families and communities.

Tickets are essential and can be booked through Engaging Curriculum Solutions.

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Media release, 15 Oct 2018

Kate Hodgekiss, Engaging Curriculum Solutions