Curriculum Communique
Anti-Bias Approaches in Curriculum
In your setting, does thinking about ‘doing’ anti-bias send a thrill up your spine? … does it challenge, or even mystify you? Whether you...
So… what are you doing at your centre for Fairy Bread Day?
Come on, surely you must know FBD? It’s that day that celebrates those gorgeous multicoloured dots that marry so perfectly with white...
Inclusion isn’t just about environments
The new version of the EYLF V 2.0 tells us that “Educators who are committed to equity recognise that all children have the right to...
The word “gender” should not scare anyone…
Gender is important in education and care. It’s the word that describes the social and cultural representation of the different sexes....
What’s not to love about harmony?
Well, nothing. Harmony is wonderful. Harmony Day is also a good time to ask: how are anti-bias and...
Embrace Equity
Do you acknowledge International Women’s Day at your service? Why? Why not? International Women’s Day (March 8) is a key date in any...
The Anzac Day question?
Over recent decades successive governments have pumped millions of dollars into the commemoration of Anzac Day, turning it into a huge...
What music does to your brain and the brains of children…
When human brains are exposed to music it is not just one part of our brain that is activated - when we observe brains listening to music...
Christmas
It's Christmas again . . . It's 35 degrees. Michael Bublé is crooning in the aisles of Woolworths. He sings: you better...
Fathers Day
It's Father's Day again . . . Father's Day! Time to get out the glue and glitter! Time to get the card-making production line...
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