| Type | Price |
|---|---|
For Members Standard Price Subsidy/Grant Applied Reduced Member Price |
$1,950.00 -$1,950.00 $0.00 |
Description
This year-long project, delivered in partnership with the Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange and led by Kirsty Liljegren, is designed for educators who have had limited exposure to professional learning on the educational project of Reggio Emilia. The program supports participants to explore key connections between the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the principles that underpin Reggio-inspired practice. Throughout the project, educators will be introduced to foundational Reggio concepts, including the role of documentation, a pedagogy of listening, and ways of making children’s thinking visible. Participants will engage in reflective practice, collaborative dialogue, and contextual exploration, applying ideas within their own settings across the year. This project offers a supportive and meaningful pathway into Reggio-inspired approaches for those beginning their learning journey.
Outcomes
- Connect the principles of the educational project of Reggio Emilia with the Early Years Learning Framework to enrich children's learning.
- Explore ways to support children’s participation, agency, and active role in shaping the curriculum.
- Develop documentation approaches and a pedagogy of listening, using these practices to inform and shape responsive and reflective teaching.
- Engage in reflective practice, applying new ideas in their own teaching contexts.
Presenters
Debbie Bolton (AISWA Staff)
Consultant | Early Childhood
Debbie Bolton is a dedicated and passionate educator who has spent the past 35 years in schools in Western Australia and England. She has extensive experience teaching in the early years and leading as an Early Childhood Coordinator, Deputy Head of Primary and Head of Primary. Debbie has a proven track record in curriculum development, pastoral care and staff support. She is committed to leading, demonstrating and advocating for educational excellence in the early years and beyond.
Kirsty Liljegren
Until recently, Kirsty was the teaching Director of Cornish College Early Learning Centre in Victoria where she worked for the past ten years. Many educators from around the world have visited the early learning centre as a place of provocation, innovation and inspiring practice. Kirsty was awarded a national excellence in teaching award for innovative practice together with a State and Territory award for Victoria for her contribution to the early childhood sector.
Kirsty has been a long-standing committee member of the Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange (REAIE) and has undertaken two study tours to Reggio Emilia, together with visits to the Forest Schools in Denmark and the Nature Kindergartens in Scotland. The philosophy from the Reggio Emilia educational project has had a profound influence on Kirsty both professionally and personally, continuing to fuel a hope for all children to be respected, valued and understood as they deserve to be.
Kirsty consults and lectures in a variety of contexts both nationally and internationally, with insight shared from both a practitioner’s and a leadership perspective. She is particularly passionate about the all-important question: How do we as educators enable children to flourish?
Terms & Conditions
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Segments
Awakening Possibilities: Exploring the Reggio Emilia Approach in Conversation with the EYLF (EOI)
Date / Time
20 Feb 2026 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:30Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA
Address41 Walters Drive
Osborne Park WA 6017
Australia
PL Hours : 6.50
Awakening Possibilities: Exploring the Reggio Emilia Approach in Conversation with the EYLF (EOI)
Date / Time
10 Aug 2026 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:30Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA
Address41 Walters Drive
Osborne Park WA 6017
Australia