Playful Early Years of School - Welcoming Children to School with Playful Pedagogies

Playful Early Years of School

Welcoming Children to School through Playful Pedagogy

Mini Course - 1.5 days

Facilitated by Lisa Burman

This Mini Course is a re-branded/re-configured version of the previous "Playful Transition to School".

Registrations close 6pm Wednesday 18 January 2023.

 During the early years of primary school, a child learns SO much. Not the least, they develop a learning identity - as someone who is a learner or someone who feels they aren't good at it. They learn what school is about and form ideas about whether it is a place they like to be - or not. 

In this mini-course, we ask, "Are schools really making themselves ready to welcome the young children and their families?"

This interactive mini-course will explore:

- A competent, strengths-based image of the child and what this means for our pedagogical decisions. 

- The characteristics of a playful pedagogy and the kinds of playful learning contexts we can create for children to learn and grow. 

- The importance of wellbeing and attachment to supporting children in making successful transitions. 

- The role of executive functions and learning dispositions in learning and how these are developed through play. 

- How literacy and numeracy goals can be achieved through a playful pedagogical stance.

Session 1 will focus on creating a playful learning environment and supporting transition in the first weeks of school. Join us to be inspired and supported to imagine and plan for the learning spaces you'll create to welcome children and families the following week!

BYO:

name tag

water bottle

lunch on full day (morning tea is provided)

Please note: registration for this mini course is for 2 sessions:

Monday 23 January 2023 - 9:00am - 12:30pm 

            *focus on curating a playful learning environment & the first few weeks of school (hence why we want to offer it so early in the year)

Saturday 4 March 2023 - 9:30am - 3:00pm 

            *focus on executive functions, symbolic function, playful literacy and numeracy

Please email Lisa if you are a full time student who wishes to participate in this mini course.

Discount is offered for teams of 5 or more from the same site. Please email Lisa with the names of those who will be registering to access your discount code. 

Please note: registration is via Humanitix and payment is strictly by credit card only. Manual registration and manual invoicing is not available. You are automatically sent a tax invoice receipt when registering on Humanitix. 

Part of your booking fee will be donated to support Indigenous Education Scholarships.