Summmary of Fulbright

Diana Suskind

 

Week one: July 28th – August 2nd, 2003

Monday

- Parent/infant class
- Powhiri – Diana welcomed onto ACE Marae, quilt blessed, shared afternoon tea

Tuesday

- Infant/Toddler Network Meeting – Authenticity, Play – Scattered, Focused, Sustained

Wednesday - MIT Student Lecture – Play – Scattered, Focused, Sustained, video

Thursday

- Parent/toddler class
- ACE Student lecture – Play short version, skits on respectful care, videos

Friday - Visit Bear Park Infant/toddler Centre
Saturday - Workshop for 25 Bear Park staff – Respect, Movement, Eating

Week Two: August 4th – August 9th, 2003

Monday

- Workshop childcare staff (MIT) – Respect: Key to Raising a Self-Confident Baby

Tuesday

- Workshop childcare staff (ACE) – Respect

Wednesday

- Family Start – Two classes with parents and their infants/toddlers
- Workshop childcare staff (AUT) – Respect

Thursday

- AUT Student Lecture – Play short version, skits on respectful care, videos
- Workshop for childcare staff (UNITEC) – Respect

Friday - Specialist Workshop – Birds and Babes, Loczy video, Movement, Observation, Turuku Rose Pere and Maori ideas of caring for children
Saturday - Specialist Workshop – Authenticity, Independence , Autonomy, Interdependence, Crying

Week Three: August 11th – August 16th, 2003

Monday

- Second Workshop for childcare staff (MIT) – When a Baby Moves Freely

Tuesday

- ECD Play group – Discussion with staff and parent
- Second Workshop for Childcare staff (ACE) – When a Baby Moves Freely

Wednesday

- UNITEC Student Lecture – Play
- Second Workshop for Childcare Staff (AUT) – When a Baby Moves Freely

Thursday

- Parent/toddler class
- Second Workshop for childcare Staff (UNITEC) – When a Baby Moves Freely

Friday - Waikato Polytechnic (180) childcare staff, professionals and students all day seminar
Saturday - Student “Sensory Saturday”(175) Key note address – Authenticity and workshop on Respect through skits, Play, Intervention in conflict between infants/toddlers

Week Four: August 18th – Auguest 24th, 2003

Monday

- New Zealand Childcare Association: Wellington, (60) Professional Development Seminar
"Infants and Toddlers Exploring their World” Respectful approaches enrich our children

Tuesday

- New Zealand Childcare Association: Nelson (41) Professional Development Seminar
“Infants and Toddlers Exploring their World” Respectful approaches enrich our children

Thursday

- New Zealand Childcare Association: Duniden (38) Professional Development Seminar
“Infants and Toddlers Exploring their World” Respectful approaches enrich our children

Saturday - New Zealand Childcare Association: Christchurch (86) All day workshop Authenticity and workshop on Respect through skits, Play, Intervention in conflict between infants/toddlers

Week Five: August 25th – August 30th, 2003

Monday

- Workshop childcare staff (MIT) – Let Me Eat My Way, closing and certificates

Tuesday

- visited Middlemore Hospital Childcare Centre Bear Park, Barbara's Place, Workshop childcare staff (ACE) Let Me Eat My Way, closing and certificates

Wednesday

- Workshop childcare staff (AUT) Let Me Eat My Way, closing and certificates

Thursday

- Workshop for childcare staff (UNITEC) Let Me Eat My Way, closing certificates

Friday - Fulbright Specialist Workshop “Watch, Grow and Learn” Principles and Philosophy of Resources for Infant Educarers video “Day in the Life of a Child at Loczy”, stare and share skits, “Let Me Eat My Way”, Crying reflections, All About Sleeping, Feelings “My feelings Should Be Free”; Participants projects
Saturday - Fulbright Specialist Workshop “Watch, Grow and Learn” Language Acquisition, Communication, sportcasting, Infant – infant Interaction, Skits – The Importance of Struggle” Participants projects, closing ceremony and certificates.

Week Six: September 1st – September 5th, 2003

Monday

- Whangarei Workshop, Key note address – Authenticity and workshop on Respect through skits, Play, Intervention in conflict between infants/toddlers visited Kamo Under 5's

Tuesday

- Whangarei Workshop, Key note address, Gross Motor Development and Let Me Eat My Way workshops

Glossary:

NZCA:

New Zealand Childcare Association/Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa

ACE:

Auckland College of Education;

AUT
Auckland University of Technology
MIT:
Hanukau Institute of Technology, Hamilton , New Zealand
UNITEC:
University of Technology (Auckland)
Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton , New Zealand
ECD:
Early Childhood Development
Childcare Staff, Parents, Ministry of Education, instructors, Professional Teachers of students
Childcare Staff:
Groups from same centres working with infants/toddlers, students in training for Diploma or degree in Ear ly Childhood Education