He Tangata Mātauranga | Adult Learners’ Week

With He Tangata Mātauranga | Adult Learners’ Week coming up in September,  Playcentre Education will be starting to celebrate this year’s award and Level 4 certificate graduates around the country with a series of Playcentre Education Celebration Events.  Anyone can attend these events, but we ask that you RSVP for catering purposes.  Keep an eye out for more details coming to your centre email for more information about your local events.  We will start in the North Island in September and head down to Te Wai Pounamu early in Term 4. More events are still being scheduled but so far we have the following events locked in:

Sat 7 Sep – Wellington/Hutt

Sun 8 Sep – Wairarapa

Mon 9 Sep – Palmerston North & Whanganui

Tues 10 Sep – Hawkes Bay

Tues 17 Sep – Auckland

Wed 18 Sep – Fri 20 Sep – Northland

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Promoting Playcentre Education at your Centre

Thanks to those who attended our Playcentre Education Champions – Whakaihuwaka o Te Wāhanga Mātauranga sessions two weeks ago. For those who missed out, here are some top tips for promoting education at your centre: 

The Playcentre Educator modules are designed to support ākonga as parents, as much as to increase their knowledge of the early years and support Playcentre. A great opportunity for our centre whānau to grow parenting skills in understanding and supporting play and building positive relationships with tamariki. 

As a free programme, there’s no harm done if people sign up, give it a go, and then find it’s not right for them. We know centre whānau are juggling a lot! 

Make Playcentre Education visible in your centre by… 

  • Making sure your fabulous new education posters are up on display! 
  • Dotting the Area of Play books around the relevant play areas at Playcentre – that way when your centre whānau are “up to the reading” it is nice and easy for them to dip in as they play with their tamariki. 
  • Sharing snippets of key learning from workshops at your centre meetings, social media or other forums you use to connect with centre whānau. 
  • Hosting a Learning through Play workshop at your centre! 
  • Acknowledging education achievement at your centre and encouraging centre whānau to share in our upcoming celebrations of adult learning. 

Check the Playcentre Education Reading List to make sure your centre library is up to date with all the latest requirements. If centre finances are a real issue, contact Mary Alford who may be able to send some options on loan. 

Encourage ākonga to attend one of our online support sessions, if they are stuck and need a nudge in the right direction – or host your own “all sorts” evening! 

Monday 7.30-8:30pm / Thursday 1.30-2.30pm 

 Remember that a resubmit is not a fail, it’s an opportunity to provide just a little more information 😊 

 For any learners who may have additional learning support needs, contact our fabulous learner support advocate Mary Alford. 

 Karawhiua – go for it, you got this!