EY Connect - Oct issue 2024
Good morning! 😊 I hope you've all had a restful term break. No matter where you were, I hope the weather was in your favour, and for those of us who stayed in HK, I am still in disbelief at how beautiful and comfortable the weather has been - did we actually just experience proper Autumn? 🍃 This EY Connect issue will center around the Chapters Early Years Conference. Over the course of two days, 6 amazing presenters and EY advocates provoked our thinking, helping us to reflect on our identities as educators and the values we hold dear that directly impact our teaching practice. 1 REFLECTION (From left to right: Megina Baker, Jennifer Ryan, Anne van Dam, Liz Pemberton, Fiona Zinn, Mark Church) Having the opportunity to connect with colleagues both from Hillside and across the ESF early years phase re-engaged our common goal for play-based learning and the importance of an aligned philosophy and pedagogy. In fact, particularly for our primary colleagues, it was a nudge towa...