Hugh Mackay

A Collaborative Project with Early Childhood Australia SA, Early Childhood Education SA, Nature Play SA and Preschool Directors SA

Reclaiming What Matters Online Learning Series

Guest speaker: Hugh Mackay

Wednesday 11 May 2022 via Zoom

5:30ACST – 6:30pm ACST

FREE event

Zoom link will be sent two days prior to the event

Early Childhood Australia, South Australia, The Early Childhood Organisation of South Australia, Nature Play SA and the Preschool Directors Association of South Australia are proud to launch another collaborative project: Reclaiming What Matters in Early Childhood.

Over the course of the collaborative project that will extend into 2023, we are coming together to plan a series of online professional learning sessions that will have a strong focus on the five domains of child development from the Australian Early Development Census:

• physical health and wellbeing

• social competence

• emotional maturity

• language and cognitive skills (school-based)

• communication skills and general knowledge. 

Join us in welcoming Hugh Mackay to discuss the following:

• Aspects of human nature, especially our innate capacity for kindness and co-operation, that have been somewhat marginalised by the pressure of social changes pushing us in the opposite direction, towards becoming a more competitive and individualistic society
• The effects of these social changes and how they might be helpful as a way of reframing the challenge we face in helping to develop the full human potential of all children being raised in this potentially damaging culture 
• Reflect on the possibilities and opportunities to learn some important lessons from our responses to the pandemic: “Never waste a crisis!”

Hugh is author of a series of great best sellers. Read more about Hugh's work and books here.