Dates: 7, 14, 21 and 28 June 2025 plus a site visit and reflection via Zoom.
Time: 9:30am – noon each Saturday
Venue: Hillarys Community Kindy, 137 Broadbeach Blvd, Hillarys
Cost: $400/ person for the series (plus an optional £15 for accreditation if wanted)
To book: Please email Marie Martin at marie.martin@iinet.net.au
Are you observing children, for example, repeatedly:
- Deliberately dropping things?
- Moving things from one place to another?
- Constructing fences and barricades to enclose themselves or animals?
- Twirling and spinning around?
- Covering and hiding things?
You are seeing schemes in action!
Schemes are patterns of thinking and behaviour that help children (and adults!) make sense of the world as they try to find out how things work.
Schemes are ‘short cuts’ for thinking about a collection of concepts and powerful motivators for repetitive action.
Schemes are visible in, and supported by, play.
In turn, play is supported and validated by an understanding of the research evidence underpinning schemes.
Building on schemes engages children in their learning and helps them develop more complex concepts and skills.
SchemaPlay training empowers all adults engaged with young children, regardless of whether you are embarking on the initial stages of fostering their care and education or are a seasoned professional. SchemaPlay (TM) training enhances pedagogical knowledge, equipping all individuals who support and observe young children’s play to value and respond to the distinct enquiries, ideas, and explorations manifested during their schematic play pursuits. What goes unnoticed, goes unsupported!
Join Marie to learn how to incorporate schemes in your planning for play!
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