Reflecting on Words that Describe the Processes of Children’s Learning

Posted on by Debi Keyte-Hartland

"The teachers art is to CONNECT in real time, with the LIVING bodies of the children with the LIVING bodies of KNOWLEDGE." Stephen Nachmanovitch(1993)  Free Play: Power of Improvisation in Life and the Arts   I have been part of a wonderful learning encounter in Toronto, Canada called #Rhythm2016 with Diane Kashin of Technology Rich … Continue reading Reflecting on Words that Describe the Processes of Children’s Learning

Why ‘exchange’ and not ‘study tour’? A Sweden/UK Educational Exchange Project.

Posted on by Debi Keyte-Hartland

I have just returned from a visit to some of the pre-schools of Stockholm, Sweden.  It was an exchange opportunity organised through Sightlines-Initiative for three settings I work with here in the UK with three pre-schools in Stockholm.  In just three weeks time, our Swedish colleagues come to visit here in a mutual exchange and … Continue reading Why ‘exchange’ and not ‘study tour’? A Sweden/UK Educational Exchange Project.