REACH in conjunction with the Faculty of Education and the Division of Continuing Studies is pleased to offer the First Annual Kindergarten Institute: Full-Day K –Making it Play!
Dr. Alison Preece: With Time for Play & Time for Talk
Dr. Marilyn Chapman: Play &the Foundations of Learning
Colleen Politano: Making K/1 Combinations Work for Students and Teachers
Dr. Vivienne Temple: Movement, Learning & Self-esteem
Dr. Enid Elliot: Play & the Nature of Things
Dr. Werner Liedtke/Dr. Jennifer Thom: Play & the Development of Mathematical Understanding
Dr. Michele Tanaka: Teacher Inquiry
Dr. Michelle Tannock: Rough & Tumble Play, Fair Play for Boys
Pamela Quigg: The Magic of Ordinary Things! – Play-Grounded Projects
(brief bios are on the attached flyer)
The Institute is a play-based, invitational, child-responsive orientation to planning and implementation that honours the integrity of childhood and the competence and capabilities of young learners.