LAST week we had some exciting and interesting visitors drop by.
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Contemporary artist Shona Wilson, African drumming facilitator Dani Perry, Dr Sue Elliott and Dr Margaret Brookes.
We shared a sustainability lecture and the passion for sustainable early childhood practices by Dr Sue Elliott.
Sue is from the UNE and her research Interests include design, play and pedagogy in outdoor learning environments including nature based play spaces and Australian adaptations of forest preschool approaches.
Education for sustainability in early childhood settings from systems theory and critical theory perspectives. Action research methodologies with practitioners to facilitate change
Shona Wilson and our early child educators challenged exploration of ephemeral art; exploration of sound with both drawing and ephemeral representation of the sound; recording of sounds within our environment and the children exploring, discovering, investigating, sharing ideas and finds and play.
Dani Perry shared her drumming and rhythmic skills.
Together the discovery of how sound travels, echo's and the sheer pleasure of playing African drums in the bush valley; and the exploration of the sounds and rhythms that different natural materials played together create.
Dr Margaret Brookes was observing further evidence for her completed PhD thesis, 'Drawing to Learn'.
Margaret was also observing ideas for a project that UNICEF and the UNE are working on together 'Supporting Bhutanese Early Childhood teachers' and the Early Childhood Program being developed in the country of Bhutan.
Bhutan is a tiny and remote kingdom nestling in the Himalayas between its powerful neighbours, India and China.
It was almost completely cut off for centuries and, it has tried to let in some aspects of the outside world while fiercely guarding its ancient traditions.