The Vital Role Play in Childhood - SCHOOLS

The Vital Role Play in Childhood

Child-initiated creative play is the wellspring of a healthy childhood and lays the foundation for the building of each child's imagination and creative thinking. Young children have an amazing capacity to learn implicitly about themselves and the world in which they live through imitation and play. In this session we will consider what constitutes healthy play and how we can best create an environment that supports it. We will also consider how we can reduce the effects of the many aspects of modern life that impact healthy play. 

Catherine Pilko has been teaching in the Glenaeon Kindergarten for the past 12 years. During this time she has also been lecturing in Early Childhood Courses at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College and has been part of the Steiner Early Childhood Australia Committee (SECA) working as both the Regional Representative for the Sydney Region and as delegate for Steiner Education Australia (SEA).

Prior to working in Early Childhood Catherine has had extensive experience as a Class Teacher. She has also worked and trained in Curative Education and Extra Lesson™