Over the year we will advertise a range of seminars. These will cover a wide range of topics of interest to early childhood educators.

We hope these seminars will tempt you with a taste of the possibilities of what it is like to work with passionate and enthusiastic facilitators on a more strategic and long-term programme.

All project facilitators are available for individual centre programmes and for cluster programmes for groups of centres.

Costs:

$58.00 (incl. GST) for ELP members
$65.00 (incl. GST) for non-members

22 February - Tauranga - Conversations with Pen Green
Facilitators: Felicity Norton and Tracy Gallagher (Pen Green)

Pen Green’s Baby and Toddler Nest is a high quality care and education setting for children aged 12 months to 3 years. The space is set up as an open plan workshop environment, enabling children to access the resources they require freely. This encourages the children to move around independently making their own choices and decisions about their play and learning experiences. The provision of sleep baskets allows the children the opportunity to take a rest or have a sleep, according to their own natural sleep rhythm.

Download the Tauranga flyer here

Time: 7pm-9pm
Venue: Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd, Tauranga

03 March - Taupo - The Arts: Building the Child's Identity as an Artist
Facilitator: Wendy Lee

This seminar will explore both the barriers and enablers around building children’s identity as artists. We want children to explore art in a way that will engage them in creative experiences in the world of art. In so doing we will be nurturing the foundation of artistic engagement. We will also look at a range of programme possibilities for developing a strong art based early childhood programme.

Download the Taupo flyer here

Time: 4pm-6pm
Venue: Twin Peaks Lakeside Inn, 76/80 Lake Terrace, Taupo

This seminar will be repeated at
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Twin Peaks Lakeside Inn, 76/80 Lake Terrace, Taupo

28 April - Rotorua - Building a Culture of Care, Energy and Enthusiasm
Facilitator: Wendy Lee

The most important and valuable resource any early childhood centre can have is the teachers. How the teachers work together has a major part to play in the success of the centre and the learning outcomes that can be achieved for the children. Building strong, powerful learning cultures – this is a vision held by many early childhood teachers. This conference will explore ways of building a strong caring community using Fish Philosophy. The Fish Philosophy provides some surprising possibilities for building a rich and fabulous learning community. Fish Philosophy has created new possibilities for organisations and schools around the world. It is time to catch the energy and release the potential. I believe that everyone has the right to expect joy and fun in their workplace, come along and learn a few strategies to make a difference in your life.

Download the Rotorua flyer here

Time: 4pm-6pm
Venue: Wylie Court Motor Lodge, 345 Fenton Street, Rotorua

This seminar will be repeated at
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Wylie Court Motor Lodge, 345 Fenton Street, Rotorua

13 May - Blenheim - Sustainable Leadership: a Pathway to Transformational Change in ECE
Facilitator: Wendy Lee

At no other time has the significance of building sustainable leadership been so important. This seminar will explore the principles of sustainable leadership; sharing and discussing practical ways in which this might be achieved in an early childhood setting. Sustainable leadership comes from within learning communities where teachers are passionate about learning and teaching. Distributed leadership provides one of the much needed pathways for sustainable leadership. If you work towards integrating the principles of sustainable leadership you will make powerful and transformational changes in your early childhood setting.

Download the Blenheim flyer here

Time: 4pm-6pm
Venue: Heartland Hotel Marlborough, Cnr Alfred and Henry Street, Blenheim

This seminar will be repeated at
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Heartland Hotel Marlborough, Cnr Alfred and Henry Street, Blenheim

11 August - Napier - DON'T be Careful, You'll Hurt Yourself!! Relishing Risky Play
Facilitator: Wendy Lee

Our society is becoming increasingly risk averse and overprotective about children’s safety. Many of our outdoor playgrounds no longer challenge children. This seminar will explore the importance of risk taking for children and the ways in which we might better manage and enhance this in early childhood settings. Wendy will also share some exciting and challenging outdoor developments occurring in early childhood settings beyond our shores.

Download the Napier flyer here

Time: 4pm-6pm
Venue: Napier War Memorial Conference Centre, 48 Marine Parade, Napier

This seminar will be repeated at
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Napier War Memorial Conference Centre, 48 Marine Parade, Napier

31 August - Wanganui - The Arts
Facilitator: Wendy Lee

This seminar will explore both the barriers and the enablers around building children's identities as artists. We want children to explore art in a way that will engage them in creative experiences in the world of art. In so doing we will be nurturing the foundation of artistic engagement for the rest of their lives.

Download the Wanganui flyer here. You can fill out this flyer on your computer, please remember to save it before returning it to us.

Time: 4pm-6pm
Venue: Kingsgate Hotel The Avenue Wanganui, 379 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui

This seminar will be repeated at
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Kingsgate Hotel The Avenue Wanganui, 379 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui