How do children (and adults) learn to appreciate and care for the natural world? Do they (you) spend time IN nature, learning ABOUT nature, learning FROM nature, caring FOR nature? Is nature boring?
Schemes – Supporting children’s cognitive needs
If the child, as a little scientist, is driven to understand their world, what is our role as educators? How can we support children’s social, emotional, cognitive, creative; linguistic and physical development if they have a ‘need’ to know, understand and be able to do things, a need for safety, connection, mastery, fun and freedom and a need to be creative?
What is an Orientation Scheme?
Schemes are repeated patterns of behaviour that help children make sense of their world. When children are exploring Orientation, they enjoy hanging upside down, climbing things, hanging from bars, looking through holes and transparent objects. They turn objects and themselves around and upside down. They may bend over and look at the world backwards through their legs.
Questions and concerns – Making meaning together
As we continue to explore better ways for children to learning and teachers to teach, how can we think together, relaunch our thinking and search for meaning together?
SchemaPlay Accreditation
Want to learn more about schemes? Email Marie to discuss workshops for your school, centre or network.
Inquiry-led learning
Inquiry-led learning requires children and educators to be curious, to manage uncertainty, to be open to possibilities, to take responsibility for learning, to be accountable for our influence on others, to question our assumptions and look forward to new possibilities.
Choose Your Professional Learning Adventure
Spaced, sequenced learning with colleagues over time exploring Belonging, Behaviour, Wellbeing or Superdiversity. Call Marie to discuss!
Traces of learning
We often photograph the beautiful provocations and environments we create for learning. But there is beauty in the traces of learning after deep free-flow play too.
Living Projects
A Living Project is a powerful, engaging, supportive and soul-warming learning opportunity. This project i will fill your cup!
SchemaPlay
The active and creative ways in which children learn and make sense of their world (their schemes) can be nurtured and supported when adults 'seed' play environments with appropriate resources. Call me to talk about SchemaPlay! 0409 034 692
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