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and hear from the SPROUTS Practice
Awards winners as we celebrate their
inspirational projects.
A terrific way to get inspirations for your playspace.
Tuesday 9th November, 7 to 8.30 pm.
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The Inaugural Network Meeting for Sydney Metro ECA members is being held on:
Tuesday 2nd November at 6.30pm.
Members are invited to join us on zoom to form our group, establish committee roles and hear guest speaker, ECA member Dr Leanne Gibbs.
Please RSVP to Laura Sportelli at:
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Good Morning Members,
This Thursday we are delighted to have Sara Stockman as our guest speaker at our Conversation Evening. 7 pm 7th October, 2021.
Sara, an Early Childhood Teacher and Consultant, has great pleasure in having a conversation with us regarding the positives in the pandemic – including the fact that positive has a not so positive connotation 🙂 Drawing upon the Pyramid Model material that has been specifically designed to support early learning services, schools and families throughout the various restrictions related to the pandemic; and especially as we look to reopening services and welcoming families physically back in.
Also…how are YOU doing? The conversation will be underpinned by self-care for educators.
Specific links and helpful resources: http://www.challengingbehavior.org, http://www.pyramidmodelaustralia.org, http://www.positivelygrowing.com.au http://www.relaxkids.com.
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ECA NSW is offering ten scholarships to the ECA National Virtual Conference
The scholarships have been advertised in the newsletter . Applications close 19th August.
This is your last chance to apply. The application form is below and attached. Please make the most of this opportunity. The list of speakers is outstanding.
In 2021, the ECA national Conference is to be held virtually , from the 6th to 9th September. To support members of the NSW branch ten virtual scholarships are available. The scholarships are open to educators currently teaching in a long day care service, preschool, or other early childhood settings. The applicants must be working with children or involved with the early childhood education.
The scholarship will cover full registration of the virtual conference
Application are due on Thursday 19th August at 9am. No late application will be considered.
There are 10 scholarships available. Diversity will be considered.
Application:
Personal Details
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Place of work:
Best number for contact:
Scholarship Questions
Summarise how your attendance at the ECA National Conference would meet the objectives and philosophy of your service.
How would your attendance contribute to the day to day interactions and planning with your students?
How would the virtual conference impact on learning and teaching beyond your service?
Outcomes and benefits (300 word limit) This should include statements of what you hope your attendance will achieve personally and professionally.
This application must include a current photo of the applicant. By applying for the scholarship, you give permission for your photo to be used in promotional materials related solely to the scholarship and the National Conference.
ECA NSW is delighted to have a conversation with Early Childhood Practitioner Kylie Ashley, Manager, Multicultural Children’s Services, Marrickville, on how best to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and consider the maintenance of language and culture in Early Childhood.
Thursday 12th August, 7pm.
The conversations evening will start at 7pm and goes for one hour.
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Throughout Australia last week Services,Families and Children advocated to Politicians and the general public. Early Learning Matters. Our regional groups were fabulous advocating the importance of learning in the Early Years.
In an act of advocacy for the early childhood sector, ECA NSW wrote to the following NSW Ministers formally requesting priority for COVID-19 vaccinations for all essential ECEC workers:
The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian Premier of NSW, The Hon. Sarah Mitchell Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning and The Hon. Brad Hazzard Minister for Health and Medical Research. This letter has also been shared with the Independent Education Union, United Voice and the Hon. Greg Hunt, Minister for Health and Health and Aged Care.Please read a copy of the letter attached here:
ECA NSW is very interested in being part of the update of the National Quality Learning Frameworks
A Conversations Evening will take place on Thursday 1st July at 7pm via zoom. Its your time to have a say.
Leading the discussion is former ECA NSW President, Dr Fay Hadley (Macquarie University) and Dr Linda Harrison (Macquarie University and CSU)
Fay and Linda will start the conversation and will be delighted to have input from early childhood professionals on the Frameworks. You can check out their website here https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-arts/departments-and-schools/macquarie-school-of-education/our-research/research-groups/approved-learning-frameworks-update
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Linda Harrison
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Reminder for ECA NSW Conversations with Dr Louise Porter. This is your chance to have a Q&A with one of Australia’s most respected behavioural management expert.
Louise is an expert on behavioural management. Louise will give an outline of behavioural management strategies to use in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. This will be followed by an opportunity for members and friends to ask questions.
This conversation will be via Zoom on Thursday 3rd June. It will start at the new time of seven o’clock.
Registration prior the conversations is essential.
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It is with great pleasure that we announce the next speaker for ECA NSW Conversations; Dr Louise Porter
Louise is an expert on behavioural management. Louise will give an outline of behavioural management strategies to use in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. This will be followed by an opportunity for members and friends to ask questions.
This conversation will be via Zoom on Thursday 3rd June. It will start at the new time of seven o’clock.
Registration prior the conversations is essential.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuduuqqTMtGNLMx-P0a_TFI24d3EpkuN4U
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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