TEACHING OUR CHILDREN ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION
by Kim Bone, Gaia Education & Development Traveling throughout the North Island over the past few weeks, I have witnessed [...]
Promoting STEAM to Preschoolers through a journey into Earth Sciences
by Kim Bone, Gaia Education & Development In December 2019, I had the opportunity to present at the AGU (American Geophysical [...]
STAYING ON TOP OF LATEST RESEARCH AND PRACTICES IN ECE
by Kim Bone, Gaia Education & Development You have probably been asked this question at an interview “So, how do [...]
DEVELOPING YOUR LOCAL CURRICULUM
If you are new to the teaching profession, you may have heard about a ‘local curriculum’ and wondered what this [...]
“BEING OK WITH RISKY PLAY”™
Thinking back to my own childhood, I remember many days of being outside from sun up until being called back [...]
“NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER”
The Great Outdoors - How We’re Getting Preschool Children Out Into Nature Many adults and children in today’s society, all the way from preschool to retirement age, [...]
THE IMPORTANCE OF VALUING OUR ECE TEACHERS
Over the years, early childhood education professionals – teachers and caregivers alike – have been given the unwanted and undeserving title of ‘glorified baby sitters’, and people who ‘play with [...]