Curriculum Communique
BCA Book Week 2022, August 20-26: Dreaming With Eyes Open
It's Book Week again . . . One of the beauties of working in early education and care is the open-ended nature of the curriculum and the...
National Science Week
Can an anti-bias approach have anything to say about science? Isn't science neutral, apolitical? Yes, and no! While it's simpler to...
The Anti-Bias Approach in Early Childhood 4th Edition
The Anti-Bias Approach in Early Childhood 4th Edition builds on the previous version’s goals of furthering the knowledge of...
National Sorry Day/National Reconciliation Week (26 May – 3 June)
What's National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week all about? On May 26 1997 the “Bringing them Home” report – detailing the...
So it’s Easter again …
A religious holiday celebrating the death and resurrection of a spiritual carpenter? A story of the ultimate sacrifice and redemption? The...
The Mother’s Day question, or, why can’t we have nice things anymore?
“During the stress of a mass craft production for a family event, we all sat back exhaustedly and reflected – what were we doing and...
Making Art On and With Country
“Learning about where you are and who, and what else is here with you, is fundamental to beginning to create a world where contemporary...
It’s Harmony Day again…
Harmony Day is a good time to ask: how are anti-bias and anti-racist pedagogies woven through our curriculum every day, not just today? What is the difference between harmony and anti-racism?
International Women’s Day
What does International Women’s Day have to do with early childhood education and care? Everything!
Music Resonating Through the Curriculum
Perhaps more than any other art form, music can be misguidedly perceived as best left to the experts. Three cameos from Becoming with Art show how music can resonate through the curriculum in rich, multimodal, relational and accessible ways.
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