Saturday Workshops 5
11.20am-12.05pm
Move your body
Jena Turner
At a very young age, before children possess the skills of walking or talking, they
use a non-verbal way of communicating with their bodies through movement and
dance! Come with me as we journey through research, ideas and cultural beliefs
behind this beautiful universal language and how much it really benefits our
tamariki. We will also explore some wonderful ways of bringing more dance and
movement into your centres daily life! This is a hands on (or bodies) workshop so
come wearing comfy clothes and be prepared to move your bodies.
Top 10 Team Tips for Teachers
Sue Kurtovich
What turns excellent individual teachers into a great team of ECE teachers? Why
do some teams struggle and others thrive? Come along and hear Sue’s top 10 team
building tips that don’t involve playing games but focus on what really builds a
strong team.
Pallet to play
Aaron Knudsen
Join Aaron from Canberra, Australia for a DIY approach to affordable play spaces
using recycled materials, armed with nothing more than a drill and a dream.
Uru Taiao
Angela Kimber, Matapihi Kindergarten
In the past playing outside in nature was a part of everyday childhood experience.
Matapihi Kindergarten’s Uru Taiao programme focuses on providing children
with the opportunity for frequent, unstructured play in our beautiful natural
environment. The natural world offers the perfect playground and this presentation
shares some of the exciting experiences of our children as they explore our world.
Raranga for Beginners: Playing with flax
Jasmin van Lith
This informative and hands-on workshop will include instructions on how to
harvest harakeke correctly, basic protocols around weaving, and learning to make
your own flax mobiles. Numbers are limited and workshops will be held in the trade
area at Vine leaf creations.
Hey, get out of my hut!
Lisa Ford
Are you wondering about all the talk about risk and play and the role of the teacher
or manager at all? What if you’re the one in your team that freaks out with the kids
in the trees, or you’re the one who’s neck is on the line if someone gets hurt? What
if you’re itching to let children go for it, but are held back?
Let’s look at the role of the teacher in allowing children to take risks in their play –
who gets to decide if it’s risky?
Know your rights and regulations as a teacher about NZ playground safety
standards, to be able let children take more risks and empower other team
members to challenge how we make decisions about play.
CONFERENCE 2016
REGISTRATION
Accommodation Options
Personal details (Please complete one form per delegate)
Hotels in the city
Special booking rates… prices include gst, rates valid from Thursday 28 April –
Sunday 1 May 2016.
Amora Hotel:
Deluxe King Room $184; Deluxe Twin Room $184; Breakfast rate $27pp
170 Wakefield St, Wellington. Ph: 04 471 5713. www.wellington.amorahotels.com.
220mtrs from Te Papa, 3 min walk. Special booking code: CHILDSPACE
Alternative Hotels
Cambridge Hotel
From $78pp
28 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington. Ph: 0800 375 021. www.cambridgehotel.co.nz.
750mtrs from Te Papa, 9min walk.
Trinity Hotel & B n B:
From $95pp
166 Willis St, Wellington. Discounted rate if booked through this link:
www.thebookingbutton.com.au/properties/justhoteldirect. 800mtrs from Te
Papa, 10min walk.
Backpackers in the city
Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers:
From $50pp
1 Bunny St, Wellington. Ph: 04 473 8482. 1.4kms from Te Papa, 17min walk.
Lodge in the city:
From $19pp
152 Taranaki St, Wellington. Ph: 04 385 8650, www.lodgeinthecity.co.nz. 700mtrs
from Te Papa, 10 min walk.
Halswell Lodge:
From $85pp
21 Kent Terrace, Wellington. Ph: 04 385 0196. 700mtrs from Te Papa, 10 minute
walk.
Wild Zebra Backpackers:
Dorms from $22pp can sleep up to 14 people, rooms from $60per room.
58 Tory St Wellington. Ph: 04 381 3899, www.wildzebrabackpackers.co.nz.
450mtrs from Te Papa, 6 min walk.
Nomads Capital Backpackers:
From $95pp
118 Wakefield St, Wellington. Ph: 04 978 7800 – 450mtrs from Te Papa, 6min walk.
Apartments in the city
Quest on the Terrace:
From $115 per night
120 The Terrace, Wellington. Ph: 04 470 1820. 1.5kms from Te Papa, 20 min walk.
Gilmer Apartment Hotel:
From $99 per night
10 Gilmer Tce, Wellington. Ph: 04 978 1400. 1.1kms from Te Papa, 16min walk.
If you are planning to bring your family or whole teaching team and are interested
in booking a holiday home for your stay in Wellington please refer to www.
homesforhire.co.nz, www.bookabach.co.nz or www.airbnb.co.nz. These websites
offer great value holiday apartments, houses, cottages, mansions and villas in and
around Wellington.
For more accommodation options in and around Wellington check out
www.booking.com, www.trivago.co.nz or www.wotif.co.nz.
Wellington airport transport
Airport Flyer: a premium bus service that takes you directly to the airport
terminal door, www.metlink.org.nz/tickets-and-fares/airport.
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PROGRAMME
Organisation:
Friday 29 April
Address:
7.30-9.00am
Registration & trade fair
9.00-9.40am
Whakatau/Opening ceremony:
Welcome from Ray Ahipene-Mercer & Toni
Christie
9.45-10.25am
Marc Amitage: Play Value - Measuring play
from a playwork perspective
10.30-11.00am
Little play time & a chance to check out the
trade fair
11.05-11.45am
Nathan Mikaere-Wallis: The Fascinating
Brain
11.50am-12.30pm
Evelyn Davis: Where playfulness and
storytelling meet: a creative melting pot
Registration fees - earlybird rates until 30 November
12.30-1.30pm
Lunch, big play time & a chance to check out the
trade fair
Registration:
1.30-3.00pm
WORKSHOPS 1
3.00-3.30pm
Little play time & a chance to check out the
trade fair
3.30-5.00pm
WORKSHOPS 2
5.00-8.00pm
Childspace hosted dinners
Saturday 30 April
Postcode:
Phone:
Email:
Dietary/Mobility/Other special requirements:
• Entire conference programme
$580.00$
• Friday only
$320.00$
• Saturday only (includes ‘P’ party)
$320.00$
Registration for subscribers to The Space:
• Entire conference programme
$520.00$
• Friday only
$280.00$
• Saturday only (includes ‘P’ party)
$280.00$
$50.00$
7.30-8.30am
Saturday-only registration & trade fair
Centre tours (breakfast not included)
8.30-10.00am
WORKSHOPS 3
Total (all prices include GST):
10.00-10.30am
Little play time & a chance to check out the
trade fair
$
Please indicate if you will attend the Saturday ‘P’ party
(We will provide nibbles only, cash bar available)
10.30-11.15am
WORKSHOPS 4
11.20am-12.05pm
WORKSHOPS 5
12.05-1.00pm
Lunch, big play time & a chance to check out
the trade fair
• Unless otherwise specified, the conference fee includes lunch, morning &
afternoon teas, Saturday party, trade fair, conference notes & merchandise.
1.00-2.30pm
Hands on PLAY (various games, activities &
experiences will be available for delegates to
explore)
• Online registration and payment: visit our website www.childspace.co.nz
Please note...
• Direct credit: If you would like to pay by internet banking please indicate here
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2.30-3.00pm
Little play time & last chance to check out the
trade fair
3.05-3.50pm
Levity Beet: In the beginning was a kazoo
4.00-5.00pm
Toni & Robin Christie: Prizegiving and
closing
• Payment plan option: Please tick if you would like to pay by payment plan.
– 25% within 14 days of registration
7.30pm onwards
P Party @ Te Papa
Date paid:
Please use your surname as reference, code: PLAY.
– 50% after the 1 November 2015 funding payment (latest date to be paid is 09/11/15)
– Remaining 25% after the 1 March 2016 funding payment
(latest date to be paid is 07/03/16)
Sunday 1 May
•Accommodation: Please see back page for more information.
9.00am-1.00pm
Centre tours: Childspace Early Learning
Centres & Childspace Institute.
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the registration fee. Thereafter no refunds will be given. No refunds are given
to registrants who fail to attend the conference.
– Registration cannot be shared between two or more people.
WORKSHOP CHOICES
Friday Workshops 1 Delegates will choose their workshop on the day and should be prepared to take a second or third choice if the room of their first choice is full.
Saturday Workshops 3
1.30-3.00pm
Friday Workshops 2
Dr. Bob’s Advanced Mayhem
Play Perspectives: The Possibilities
Robin Christie
Marc Armitage
Join Dr Bob for some ‘next level’ hands-on science experiments that require a little
more preparation. Please be warned: some of these experiments get a bit sticky,
noisy, gross-looking and smelly. Places are limited, so please be there early.
Ok so I am ‘Outside’ now what?
Gillian McAuliffe
Educators all over the world are hearing and responding to the call to create natural
outside classrooms, but how much do we really know about what it means to be
an educator in these new environments. Children interact in learning situations,
and with each other and adults, differently when they are in the outdoors. How can
we as educators support their learning to maximise and extend learning in the
outdoor classroom? This workshop will give participants the opportunity to discuss
possibilities in response to videos and stories which illustrate the power of learning
in the outdoors. The discussions will be centered on what the role of the adult is in
the learning that takes place.
Setting the table for PLAY
Kimberley Crisp
Teachers create the menu children design the dish. There are some essential
ingredients for setting the table for PLAY and it is our role as the ‘chef’ so to speak
to lay on a feast that children can dine on daily. …what goes in has an impact
on ‘how’ we thrive or survive. If we eat junk food it has long term health effects..
However JUNK in PLAY is one of the best ingredients. Vitamin N (nature) is as
vital as vegetables are for our nutrition. So come and hear how we can all become
MasterChefs in our craft and if we do our bit in the PLAY-CHAIN it will have long
term health benefits.
“Let’s Listen” - with the intent to understand
Ally Attwell
Ally at the Rotorua Childspace conference shared her story, now its time for you,
to share her passion with your centre and learn how to practically use NZSL! VTYH
team have created an alternative communication approach to connect with tamariki
within your centres! You will learn about and participate in our innovative approach to
supporting those with verbal diversity (including those with English as an additional
language). Expand your communication toolkit through an interactive and colourful
workshop, where you will learn how to incroporate NZSL within a well known waiata
and your mihi.
Brain Informed Practice
Nathan Mikaere-Wallis
This workshop gives participants an opportunity to explore how the knowledge
gained in the keynote can be applied to your day to day practices with children and
babies. Participants can pose questions in this interactive format, as we delve into
more fascinating research about how our practices shape the architecture of the
brain the child will take through life.
Home Play
Emily Bristow & Marion Taylor
As we are all well aware, today’s early childhood years look much different to those
we may have experienced as young children. Children are attending centres from as
early as 8 weeks old and some are in full time care from this age. Emily and Marion
are both teachers with Childspace and work alongside children from 0-5. Together
they are inspired and motivated by the work of Hannah Eichler and the Rudolph
Steiner philosophy. In this workshop they look at ways in which you can reflect those
invaluable home years, into an early childhood programme in order for children
to develop life tools and language skills. Emily and Marion discuss children’s script
learning through play and a teachers role in the environment through purposeful
work.
3.30-5.00pm
This session explores a number of key Playwork concepts, or ‘possibilities’, that
when incorporated into the physical places we provide for our children and young
people to play greatly enhance the play experiences. These concepts also provide
a theoretical framework that helps explain why some of the things we provide
for our children work and others clearly do not. Each of these simple possibilities
works well on its own but when combined, and in a particular sequence, the results
are incredibly powerful. Simple to understand, easy to put into practice, and
surprisingly powerful.
Breathed by the Universe
Pennie Brownlee
“What we call play is actually being breathed by the Universe.” Joseph Chilton
Pearce
Play is the way Life unfolds, and creative play is the highest form of play. In this
workshop we will explore just why and how this is so. We will explore how each of us
can be ‘midwives’ to creative play by creating a fertile atmosphere and environment
for our children to be ‘breathed by the Universe’.
Getting back to nature
Gillian McAuliffe
Julia Trim & Ali Porteous
Zentangle is a medative drawing process, which is accessible to all ages as a creative
and relaxing way to access mindfulness. As educators at Bold Park Community
School we have noticed a change in the competency and strength that children have
in fine motor and mark making throughout early childhood, primary and secondary
programs. We have also noticed an increase in anxiety and stress in our students
and families. In our efforts to understand this change we discovered Zentangle and
introduced it through the whole school. In 2015 we conducted a university sponsored
study to discuss the effectiveness of Zentangle in the Early Years. This workshop will
present the preliminary findings from this study. You will also get to tangle!
A Way to Play - playing joyously with
Wiremu has been using Nga Taonga Takaro (NTT traditional Maori games) as a
vehicle for education, physical activity and to promote healthy lifestyle choices
with students and teachers of all ages and abilities. This presentation will inspire
you to try something different with your tamariki.
Exploring nature’s pattern magic
Dee Pignéguy
This workshop will help teachers engage children in discovering and reading the
technology of the natural world, using nature’s patterns to answer the questions
of why the world looks and behaves the way it does. Children learn through
experience and we can help them build their own “nature nous” by understanding
the patterns of the living world to see how nature builds life here on Earth.
Emergency activities for restoring peace and calm
within the toddler community
Chloe Willcocks
This workshop will discuss strategies for creating a peaceful environment for
the toddler space, particularly when emotions are high and behaviours are
challenging. Often those times between care moments, particularly just before
lunch (!) can be stressful for both teachers and children, leading to some care
moments feeling frazzled and rushed and the day passing in a blur. We will discuss
what factors are needed for creating a peaceful environment allowing the essential
play to happen, and suggest some ideas for activities to bring the children together
and back to inner peace.
Saturday Workshops 4
Neil Stuart and Tanya Catterall
Angela Kimber, Matapihi Kindergarten
Parents and educators often lose confidence when playing with a child with Autism
which often results in a reduced amount of engagement.
Paradoxically, it is this type of engagement that the child requires to develop
fundamental capacities in relating and communicating with others. Way to Play is a
collection of easy to use strategies that enhance play and engagement and improve
adult confidence.
10.30-11.15am
In the past playing outside in nature was a part of everyday childhood experience.
Matapihi Kindergarten’s Uru Taiao programme focuses on providing children
with the opportunity for frequent, unstructured play in our beautiful natural
environment. The natural world offers the perfect playground and this presentation
shares some of the exciting experiences of our children as they explore our world.
Raranga for Beginners: Playing with flax
Sarah Amy Glensor Best
Wiremu Sarich
In a generation that has become highly adverse to risk. Toddlers and fire are not
something that you would normally associate together. During this workshop we
will explore how we trusted our toddlers enough to integrate forest walks and fire
into our weekly rituals and the benefits for children’s play in ‘getting back to nature’.
Uru Taiao
Dee Finn
of learning
“Education is not the filling of the pail but the lighting of the fire”- William Butler Yeats
a young child with Autism
Changing the World is Child’s Play
Aro Tākaro, te pu o Ako: Artefacts of play, the origins
Saturday Workshops 3 continued...
Zentangle® in the Early Years
Leaders who play
The challenge of leadership is for early childhood practitioners to develop vision
and assertiveness in order to make effective and ethical decision that will move the
organisation towards achieving its goals while maintaining a sense of harmony in
team members. However, “people buy into the leader before they buy into the vision”
John Maxwell. Who are you as a leader, what are your guiding principles? Are they
fun and do they energise you every day? Join Dee as she plays with her guiding
principles towards effective leadership in early childhood settings.
8.30-10.00am
Discover how child’s play really does change the world and how important we adults
are to that process. We will re-learn the art of playing, look at the brain science,
consider society’s attitudes to children and play and expand our view of what play
can be. We will explore how we can create play in our everyday lives, without need
for special equipment or educational aids. Participants will gain play ideas to try out
with children they’re spending time with and ways of viewing play allowing us to
create play in whatever we’re doing. Let’s change the world through play.
Playful storytelling
Evelyn Davis
“Fairy tales are more than true – not because they tell us dragons exist, but
because they tell us dragons can be beaten”
We are all natural storytellers and the only obstacle is the voice in our heads which
says that can’t possibly be true. Story telling is not unlike the way, over a cup of tea,
we tell our friends the latest events in our lives. This friendly and playful workshop
starts from where we are and aims to gradually incorporate new understandings
whilst also practising bite-sized skills and gently increasing participants’
willingness ‘to have a go’ at telling (and ways to collaborate with children to tell)
various small vignettes. The workshop connects the wide ranging benefits of
storytelling with the goals and strands of New Zealand’s early childhood education
curriculum, Te Whariki.
What the heart understands today, the head understands tomorrow
Music, play & cracker biscuits
Levity Beet
Music is only music because it is played. Play is first nature to children and we can
learn a lot about satisfying ways to be involved in music by embracing this first
nature in ourselves. When we approach music playfully we are giving permission
to everyone around us to do the same. If you are curious and joyful in your musical
activity the children you work with will be encouraged and enabled to bring out
their own adventurous, curious musicality.
This workshop will introduce fun ways to make music together and will include
some ideas on easy to make musical instruments.
Jasmin van Lith
This informative and hands-on workshop will include instructions on how to
harvest harakeke correctly, basic protocols around weaving and learning to make
your own flax mobiles. Numbers are limited and workshops will be held in the trade
area at Vine leaf creations.
The World’s Weirdest Playspaces
Robin Christie
Welcome to a weird and wacky wander awound the world’s weirdest wonderlands
for wee whippersnappers. Woohoo!
Pallet to play
Aaron Knudsen
Join Aaron from Canberra, Australia for a DIY approach to affordable play spaces
using recycled materials, armed with nothing more than a drill and a dream.
Occupancy Rate is a Teacher’s Business Too
Sue Kurtovich
Marketing is not the domain of the owner and manager only. Everyone in the centre
has a role to play in ensuring that rolls remain healthy and the centre remains
viable.
In this seminar Sue will focus on the things all teachers can and should be doing to
maintain and grow enrolments.
Hey, get out of my hut!
Lisa Ford
Are you wondering about all the talk about risk and play and the role of the teacher
or manager at all? What if you’re the one in your team that freaks out with the kids
in the trees, or you’re the one who’s neck is on the line if someone gets hurt? What
if you’re itching to let children go for it, but are held back?
Let’s look at the role of the teacher in allowing children to take risks in their play –
who gets to decide if it’s risky?
Know your rights and regulations as a teacher about NZ playground safety
standards, to be able let children take more risks and empower other team
members to challenge how we make decisions about play.