OMEP Aotearoa Otago Chapter News

Summer Hui March 2016

Sun, 21 Feb 2016 21:31:32 +1300

ORGANISATION MONDIALE POUR L´EDUCATION PRESCOLAIRE

ORGANIZACIÓN MONDIAL PARA LA EDUCACION PRESCOLAR

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

OMEP OTAGO SUMMER SEMINAR – 2016

The Otago Chapter of OMEP Aotearoa invites you to a 3-hour professional development and learning seminar:

Dignity or discrimination in the face of diversity: A teacher’s choice everyday in ECE!

WITH

Nola Harvey – Auckland Nola Harvey recently retired from her role as Senior lecturer, ECE languages, literacies and cultures, at the University of Auckland and is now working as an Honorary Academic in research and professional development teams. She has extensive experience in non-government organisations (NGO) such as OMEP, IPA, ACYA and CPAG in her work for children and their families on children’s rights. Nola previously held a position as Supervisor of the AUT Centre for Refugee Education, Early childhood Centre and holds a position on the Ministry of Education’s Centre for Refugee Education Advisory Committee.

This workshop will reflect on national and local policies and practices that can silence the actions and voices of children and families from new migrant communities. Nola will provide participants with opportunities to review and regenerate policies and professional practices that create places for talk, play, dignity and respect in our daily exchanges and experiences in early childhood education settings.

1. We will explore ways in which policies, actions, and talk create normalisation and marginalisation for families.

2. We will have time to strengthen our bicultural commitments as a jumping off point for implementing critical multicultural practices.

3. There will be opportunity and provocation to regenerate socially just policies and practices that can ensure reciprocal relations with new migrant children, families and communities. Where?

When?

Costs?

Registration? Mornington Presbyterian Church, 16 Maryhill Terrace.

Saturday 5 March 2016, 8.30-12.00 (starting with breakfast at 8.30am – please note any dietary requirements on registration form.

FREE for the first 5 attendees from OMEP Group Member Organisations $10 for additional OMEP members from Group Member Organisations or Individual OMEP members $30 for non-OMEP members

Fiona Ellis Email: fionaell@es.co.nz Please fill out the attached form and email it to Fiona

ORGANISATION MONDIALE POUR L´EDUCATION PRESCOLAIRE

ORGANIZACIÓN MONDIAL PARA LA EDUCACION PRESCOLAR

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

OMEP OTAGO 2016 SUMMER SEMINAR – REGISTRATION FORM

Contact details (Group Member Organisation Contact Person or Individual Attendee Contact Details)

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Fax:

Postal Address:

Registration Details (please indicate, with a tick, the kind of registration you are paying)

☐OMEP Group Member Fee $FREE (≤ 5 attendees)

☐Individual OMEP members or additional Group Member Organisation Members $10 each.

☐ Individual non-member fee $ 30 each.

Names of attendees:

Total fee to pay (and date paid):

Breakfast will be provided between 8.30-9.00am (oat, nut and seed muesli with fruit yogurt, warm croissant, tea and coffee). If you have any particular dietary requirements, please notify us here, we will do our best to accommodate your needs:

Payment (by February 29, 2016)

Please pay by online bank transfer: OMEP Otago Account No: 03 0883 0162555-00 including your name and code SUMHUI16 in the reference and code fields.

Cancellations will not be refunded after February 29, 2016. Receipts will be available at the registration desk, on the day of the seminar.

Attendance Certificates will be emailed by request.

Further enquiries to: Fiona Ellis, fionaell@es.co.nz

Registrations are limited so we look forward to receiving yours soon: send this form to fionaell@es.co.nz by 29 February 2016.

ORGANISATION MONDIALE POUR L´EDUCATION PRESCOLAIRE

ORGANIZACIÓN MONDIAL PARA LA EDUCACION PRESCOLAR

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

OMEP OTAGO SUMMER SEMINAR – 2016

The Otago Chapter of OMEP Aotearoa invites you to a 3-hour professional development and learning seminar:

Dignity or discrimination in the face of diversity: A teacher’s choice everyday in ECE!

WITH

1. We will explore ways in which policies, actions, and talk create normalisation and marginalisation for families.

2. We will have time to strengthen our bicultural commitments as a jumping off point for implementing critical multicultural practices.

3. There will be opportunity and provocation to regenerate socially just policies and practices that can ensure reciprocal relations with new migrant children, families and communities. Where?

When?

Costs?

Registration? Mornington Presbyterian Church, 16 Maryhill Terrace.

Saturday 5 March 2016, 8.30-12.00 (starting with breakfast at 8.30am – please note any dietary requirements on registration form.

FREE for the first 5 attendees from OMEP Group Member Organisations $10 for additional OMEP members from Group Member Organisations or Individual OMEP members $30 for non-OMEP members

Fiona Ellis Email: fionaell@es.co.nz Please fill out the attached form and email it to Fiona

ORGANISATION MONDIALE POUR L´EDUCATION PRESCOLAIRE

ORGANIZACIÓN MONDIAL PARA LA EDUCACION PRESCOLAR

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

OMEP OTAGO 2016 SUMMER SEMINAR – REGISTRATION FORM

Contact details (Group Member Organisation Contact Person or Individual Attendee Contact Details)

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Fax:

Postal Address:

Registration Details (please indicate, with a tick, the kind of registration you are paying)

☐OMEP Group Member Fee $FREE (≤ 5 attendees)

☐Individual OMEP members or additional Group Member Organisation Members $10 each.

☐ Individual non-member fee $ 30 each.

Names of attendees:

Total fee to pay (and date paid):

Payment (by February 29, 2016)

Please pay by online bank transfer: OMEP Otago Account No: 03 0883 0162555-00 including your name and code SUMHUI16 in the reference and code fields.

Cancellations will not be refunded after February 29, 2016. Receipts will be available at the registration desk, on the day of the seminar.

Attendance Certificates will be emailed by request.

Further enquiries to: Fiona Ellis, fionaell@es.co.nz

Registrations are limited so we look forward to receiving yours soon: send this form to fionaell@es.co.nz by 29 February 2016.

February 2016 Meeting

Wed, 27 Jan 2016 20:37:22 +1300

ORGANISATION MONDIALE POUR L´EDUCATION PRESCOLAIRE

ORGANIZACIÓN MONDIAL PARA LA EDUCACION PRESCOLAR

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

OUR NEXT MEETING

Monday Feb 1st, at 7.00 pm

Room T106, Teaching Wing, First Floor

College of Education

145 Union Street East

Main topic: Preparation for our March Hui on multicultural practice in ECE

Draft Agenda:

Welcome
Present
Apologies
Minutes of the last meeting
Treasurer’s report
Correspondence
General business

March hui

Confirmation of venue hire
Discussion of seminar outline (please see attached summary outline prepared by our speaker, Nola Harvey)
Organising and allocating tasks for the breakfast catering
Deciding on a strategy for advertising/marketing the hui and delegating tasks to implement this
OMEP Otago to liaise further with Nola to ask what other resources/equipment she would like on the day – allocate a person
Nola’s travel logistics – does anyone want to collect Nola from the airport?
Deciding on a mechanism for payment of hui fees from attendees

Any other matters….

November 2015 Meeting

Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:32:30 +1300

OMEP Otago invites you ………

Tuesday 24^th November 2015

Ombrellos from 6pm to 7pm

10 Clarendon St, Dunedin (just off the south bound one way)

Where we will gather for a catch-up, nibbles (courtesy of OMEP Otago), and to talk about the year ahead.

Hoping to see you there,

Best regards

Sally Knox

September AGM

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:12:59 +1200

ORGANISATION MONDIALE POUR L´EDUCATION PRESCOLAIRE

ORGANIZACIÓN MONDIAL PARA LA EDUCACION PRESCOLAR

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

OMEP is the World Organisation for Early Childhood Education and is an international non-government organisation (NGO) founded in 1948 to benefit children under eight years old. It is a non-partisan, non-sectarian NGO concerned with advocacy for young children and their families. Further, OMEP is affiliated to the United Nations, and has consultative status with UNICEF, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. OMEP has more than 64 member countries throughout the world.

All welcome at our AGM

Monday, 14 September 2015

OMEP Otago’s Annual General Meeting

Where: Room EG04, Ground Floor, Education Centre, University of Otago

Address: Union St East (opposite Logan Park playing field)

When: Monday September 14, at 7pm

Come along, get involved, make a difference!

This meeting will not be very long, but it will be important as we are electing office bearers for the coming year.

For more background info about OMEP please visit http://www.worldomep.org/ or http://www.omepaotearoa.org.nz/

Chair: Ros Craven ouca.tepunateuru@otago.ac.nz

Contact: Sally Knox (Co-secretary) 0275 219 030 sallyknox@bigpond.com

July 2015 Meeting

Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:46:20 +1200

Free professional development opportunity

Monday, 13 July 2015

OMEP Otago is pleased to host guest speaker Gillian Bremner, Chief Executive, Presbyterian Support Otago

Topic: The impact of poverty on young children and their families in Dunedin

Also speaking tonight: Julia Sullivan reporting on her recent visit to ECE centres in Korea

Where: Room EG04, Ground Floor, Education Centre, University of Otago

Address: Union St East (opposite Logan Park playing field)

All welcome!

For more background info about OMEP please visit http://www.worldomep.org/ or http://www.omepaotearoa.org.nz/

Chair: Ros Craven ouca.tepunateuru@otago.ac.nz

Contact: Sally Knox (Co-secretary) 0275 219 030 sallyknox@bigpond.com

May 2015 Meeting

Sun, 10 May 2015 09:48:39 +1200

ORGANISATION MONDIALE POUR L´EDUCATION PRESCOLAIRE

ORGANIZACIÓN MONDIAL PARA LA EDUCACION PRESCOLAR

WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Free professional development opportunity

Monday, 11 May 2015, 7pm

The Otago Chapter of OMEP is pleased to host special guest speaker Dr. Susan Sandretto of the University of Otago

Topic: Future-focused literacies

What does it mean to be literate today? In this session we examine the Four Resources Model as a framework to think about developing a future-focussed literacy programme. Based on University of Otago research, you will be encouraged to reflect on your current practices and envisage a variety of texts and practices that you can integrate into your programme. This presentation will be relevant for both ECE and primary teachers.

Where: Room EG04, Ground Floor, Education Centre, University of Otago

Address: Union St East (opposite Logan Park playing field)

When: Monday May 11, at 7pm

All welcome!

For more background info about OMEP please visit http://www.worldomep.org/ or http://www.omepaotearoa.org.nz/

Chair: Ros Craven ouca.tepunateuru@otago.ac.nz

RSVP for this event: Sally Knox (Co-secretary) 0275 219 030 sallyknox@bigpond.com

March 2015 Meeting

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:16:01 +1300

The Otago Chapter of OMEP Aotearoa will be holding its next meeting on:

Monday March 9, from 7pm

Room EG04

Ground Floor, Education Centre, University of Otago,

Union Street East (opposite Logan Park playing field)

All welcome!

At this meeting we will be discussing a theme and bringing together ideas for our Research Hui, which will be held later in the year.

At present World OMEP has a special focus on sustainable development in early childhood and also on promoting hand washing, sanitation and hygiene. How can we adapt these aims and what other priorities do we have here in Otago?

For more background info please visit http://www.worldomep.org/ or http://www.omepaotearoa.org.nz/

Chair: Ros Craven ouca.tepunateuru@otago.ac.nz

Contact: Sally Knox (Co-secretary) 0275 219 030

January 2015 Meeting

Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:04:25 +1300

The Otago Chapter of OMEP Aotearoa will be holding its next meeting on:

Monday January 26^th from 7pm

Room EG04

Ground Floor, Education Centre, University of Otago,

Union Street East

(opposite Logan Park playing field)

All welcome!

At this meeting we welcome Professor Claudia Hruska from the University of Applied Science of Neubrandenberg. Professor Hruska will share her perspective on ECE in Aotearoa and Germany – strengths in philosophy and practice.

Chair: Ros Craven ouca.tepunateuru@otago.ac.nz

Contact: Sally Knox (Co-secretary) 0275 219 030

November Meeting 2014

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:24:17 +1300

The Otago Chapter of OMEP Aotearoa will be holding its next meeting on:

Monday November 10, from 7pm

Room EG04

Ground Floor, Education Centre, University of Otago,

Union Street East

(opposite Logan Park playing field)

All welcome!

At this meeting we will be planning ahead for the year so please bring along all your ideas

and questions about possible activities, presentations, activism and campaigns. We aim to meet once every two months.

For more background info please visit

http://www.worldomep.org/

http://www.omepaotearoa.org.nz/

Chair: Ros Craven ouca.tepunateuru@otago.ac.nz

Contact: Sally Knox (Co-secretary) 0275 219 030

Otago Chapter AGM

Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:23:12 +1200

Next Meeting: AGM

Monday 29^th September 2014 at 7 pm

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East, Dunedin

Helen Collins from Play and Learn Fairfield will present -

Developing a “can do attitude” with preschool children in the outdoors.

Sadly many young children have lost access to the outdoor experiences previous generations have enjoyed. The outdoors provides infinitely rich opportunities for a deeper learning experience. Play and Learn Fairfield, a preschool centre has small groups of intrepid explorers who set off into the forest weekly. The children have significant experiences which include physical, mental and social challenges.

This presentation reports the processes and outcomes of the interaction of pre-school children with outdoor natural environments. Teachers have witnessed children developing: perseverance, imagination, the ability to face fears, and leadership and team work skills. An important philosophy is the “can do” attitude that supports resilience and sets children up for a life time of learning and development.

Everyone welcome Fiona Ellis: fiona.ellis@otago.ac.nz Julia Sullivan: cjskiwi@xtra.co.nz

OMEP -Organisation Mondiale pour l'Education Préscolaire. World Organization for Early Childhood Education. OMEP is an international, non-governmental and non-profit organisation concerned with all aspects of early childhood education and care.

New Dates for Political Panel - South Dunedin and North Dunedin

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 19:24:15 +1200

July Meeting 2014

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:47:23 +1200

Next Meeting:

Monday 14^th July 2014 at 7 pm

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East,

Dunedin

Julia Sullivan and Fiona Ellis will give a presentation on their recent attendance to the OMEP Assembly and conference held in Cork Ireland last week.

Everyone welcome

Fiona Ellis: fiona.ellis@otago.ac.nz Julia Sullivan: cjskiwi@xtra.co.nz

Otago Chapter Meeting May 2014

Tue, 06 May 2014 17:32:37 +1200

Next Meeting:

Monday 12^th May 2014 at 7 pm

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East,

Dunedin

Aliza Yair from the Otago University Early Childhood Centre will talk about her visit to Bank Steet in New York City last year.

The Bank Street method employs a child-centered education program focusing on diversity of curriculum.

Everyone welcome

Fiona Ellis: fiona.ellis@otago.ac.nz Julia Sullivan: cjskiwi@xtra.co.nz

March 2014 Meeting

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:52:35 +1300

Next Meeting:

Friday, 14^th March 2014 at 7 pm

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East

Dunedin

PIZZA, PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE

Join us for our first meeting of the year enjoying Pizza as we engage in professional dialogue about pedagogy and practice. We will look at and discuss the new research within ECE, new books, new ideas and discuss implications for practice.

Bring a friend.

For catering purposes please can you RSVP to Julia or Fiona by Thursday 13^th March.

Fiona Ellis: fiona.ellis@otago.ac.nz Julia Sullivan: cjskiwi@xtra.co.nz

November 2013 Meeting

Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:10:38 +1300

Organisation Mondiale pour l’Education prescolaire

World Organization for Early Childhood Education

Organizacon Mundial Para La Educacion Preescolar

Respecting and valuing children

Images from China

Presented by Fiona Ellis and Lyn Foote

(based on their recent trip to China for the OMEP World Assembly in Shanghai)

Followed by a discussion on respecting and valuing children in Aotearoa New Zealand

What needs to happen in the education system?

Monday 4 November

7.00 pm

RoomEG04

Education Centre

University of Otago

September 2013 Meeting

Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:53:35 +1200

Next Meeting: 7pm, 9th September (Monday) 2013

Please note this date has been changed from the previously stated 2nd September

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East

Dunedin

Topic for this Meeting:

Election issues and strategies – a year out from the 2014 election

Everyone is welcome to attend

For further details please contact:

Lyn Pentecost abck@xtra.co.nz

Julia Sullivan: cjskiwi@xtra.co.nz

March 2013 Meeting

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:35:05 +1300

Next Meeting: 7pm, 4^th March (Monday) 2013

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East

Dunedin

Topic for this Meeting:

A discussion on 21^st Century learners- presented by Doctor Alex Gunn from the Otago University college of Education

Everyone is welcome to attend

For further details please contact:

Lyn Pentecost abck@xtra.co.nz

Julia Sullivan: cjskiwi@xtra.co.nz

Marion Deaker Workshop

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:58:31 +1200

“Teaching and learning conversations about guardianship of Papatuanuku for the next generation”

OMEP Otago is bringing Marion Dekker Senior teacher from Tauranga Kindergarten to discuss the six year journey on the implementation of Education for Sustainability (EFS)

Marion utilizes a book written by Carolyn O’Connor, which highlights aspects of the Tauranga Kindergarten Association journey towards implementing Education for Sustainability - EfS. It includes policy development and how the region wide approach has affected practice and influenced children and the community.

Marion will provide a workshop on (EFS) at the College of Education on:

Thursday 13th September 2012 @ 7pm

We ask for a gold coin donation from non OMEP members.

August 2012 Meeting

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:26:53 +1200

Next Meeting: 7pm,

13^th August (Monday) 2012

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East

Dunedin

Topic this Meeting:

“Discussion on the plight of young children in Christchurch, and a National campaign to draw attention to this.”

All interested working in the early childhood sector of education are invited to come and be part of the discussion.

For further details please contact: Fiona Ellis: fiona.ellis@otago.ac.nz

June 2012 Meeting

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:31:50 +1200

Next Meeting: 7pm, 11th June (Monday) 2012

Education Centre, University of Otago

Union Street East

Dunedin

Topic for this Meeting: “Children from Pacific Nations”

How can we ensure the very best of early educational experiences for these children?

Come and join in a discussion of the Pacific Education plan and contribute to a submission to the inquiry into Pacific languages in early childhood education. (These submissions close on 25 June).

For further details please contact: Fiona Ellis: fiona.ellis@otago.ac.nz

Julia Sullivan: cjskiwi@xtra.co.nz

OMEP Aotearoa Otago Chapter News

Summer Hui March 2016

February 2016 Meeting

November 2015 Meeting

September AGM

July 2015 Meeting

May 2015 Meeting

March 2015 Meeting

January 2015 Meeting

November Meeting 2014

Otago Chapter AGM

Monday 29th September 2014 at 7 pm

New Dates for Political Panel - South Dunedin and North Dunedin

July Meeting 2014

Monday 14th July 2014 at 7 pm

Otago Chapter Meeting May 2014

Monday 12th May 2014 at 7 pm

March 2014 Meeting

Friday, 14th March 2014 at 7 pm

November 2013 Meeting

September 2013 Meeting

March 2013 Meeting

Marion Deaker Workshop

August 2012 Meeting

June 2012 Meeting

Monday 29^th September 2014 at 7 pm

Monday 14^th July 2014 at 7 pm

Monday 12^th May 2014 at 7 pm

Friday, 14^th March 2014 at 7 pm