Early education reform puts kids on the agenda
Remember when you were a child and your neighbour or grandma watched you when your mum went to work? You probably went to kindy when you neared school age, but other than that, education wasn’t thought too much about until … Continue reading
Garden inspires learning
In May 2009, the Seaton Community Children’s Centre began creating a beautiful Kitchen Garden that had been months in the planning. “Families and staff came together to turn our somewhat boring, bland front yard into a lush, inviting environment that … Continue reading
Passion turns dream into success
In July 2006, a long held dream became a reality for Cheryl Shigrov when the first Precious Cargo Montessori Child Care Centre opened at Stephen Terrace in St Peters. Cheryl’s early learning idea was born when she worked in a … Continue reading
My Word: Migrant
My Henley Primary School class in the 1950s had a significant portion of children from immigrant families – predominantly Bulgarian, but also Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Greek and Italian. As five-year-olds, we thought it must be normal for every school class … Continue reading