Quality early childhood education videos, articles, conferences, courses and more!
Inspirational Curriculum – Memory Lyon
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In this keynote from the Kaiako at Play conference, principal of Mangaweka Primary School Memory Lyon talks about inspirational curriculum. Using her own experience moving from ECE to primary education, Memory talks about creating meaningful transition rituals and relations
Josh Allen and Becky Gray
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In this presentation, kaiako Josh Allen and Becky Gray share some wisdom about creating meaningful rituals in your centre. Providing inspiration and practical tips, Josh and Becky will help you transform everyday, humble ‘routines’ into thoughtful, intentional, special moments to share
In the final keynote from Yeah Baby! Christchurch 2022, Dr. Bob (close colleague of Robin Christie) shares exciting, practical, and eco/budget-friendly experiments to introduce young learners to science and technology.
https://vimeo.com/804136544
From homemade musical instruments and puppets to blowing giant bubbles, Dr. Bob’s experiments will have y
Leading with Heart & Soul – Extended edition. Toni Christie
https://vimeo.com/798232839
With more than 20 years of leadership experience, Toni Christie (MEd) shares her wit, wisdom, and lessons learned from leading teams in early childhood education in this 2-hour session. In this condensed version of the full-day course, Toni covers the importan
This is the second keynote from Yeah Baby! 2022
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In this keynote, Ali discusses how she and her team have implemented a successful, intentional, and relationship-based settling process at Childspace. She discusses why a comprehensive and relationship-focussed settling process is so important for the children and families, a
This is the first keynote of Yeah Baby! 2022
https://vimeo.com/776775130
In this opening keynote, filmed at Yeah Baby! in Christchurch, Toni discusses how the environment intersects with learning and relationships for young children. She discusses creating intentional provocations and invitations for learning experiences, how children are wiser than
In this video, Toni interviews early childhood environment design consultant and author Dr. Sandra Duncan. They discuss intentionally designing environments with Biophilic design principles and a sense of place, as well as exploring some of Duncan’s environment design theories from her previous publications like The Honeycomb Hypothesis.
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Toni Christie reads from her best-selling Leading with Heart and Soul book about leadership in Early Childhood Education. Sometimes straying from the written text, and always fun, warm, and enlightening, this 2.5 hour audiobook is full of wit and wisdom as Toni talks us through the twelve chapters, introduction and conclusion. If you are looking for so
This is the third of three videos on the subject of creating quality learning stories for children and families. In this video, Ali covers some of the common lenses for learning used in learning stories, including play urges, schemas, learning dispositions, te whare tapa whā, and more. You can find the full Quality documentation resource, including as an e
This is the second of three videos on the subject of creating quality learning stories for children and families. In this video, Ali takes you through the frameworks that we use to create quality learning stories, Journeys of discovery, and group learning documentation. You can find the full Quality documentation resource, including as an eBook, at https:/
Diwali: The Festival of Lights – Jaya Sapna
Diwali, the festival of Lights, is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains across the world.
The Wonder, Curiosity and Love of a Child’s Spirit, Vida Schurr
Te Whāriki calls us, as teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand, to uphold the following
Ask Lauren: Sleeping outdoors – Lauren Stafford
Kia ora Lauren,
I wondered if you could provide a little advice. We have recently started our children
Kindness- Sarah Tōmairangi Knipping
This piece is a reflection on the importance of words, of always showing kindness, and on the influence our attitudes have
Lauren Stafford & Becky Gray
Ko ahau te taiao, ko te taiao ko au: I am the environment, the environment is me
When an invitation came
