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Description
Join us for a dynamic professional learning series designed for early childhood educators who are passionate about the power and potential of play. The Playful Pedagogies Series explores how intentional environments, nature-based learning, and purposeful transitions can enrich children’s daily experiences and strengthen their sense of agency in early learning settings. Across the series, participants will engage with practical strategies and reflective provocations that highlight how play fosters curiosity, problem-solving, relationships, and communication. Each session offers opportunities to consider how thoughtful pedagogical choices can amplify children’s voices, support their wellbeing, and create meaningful connections between learning, place, and community. This series is ideal for educators seeking inspiration, contemporary practice insights, and actionable ideas to enhance play-based learning across the early years.
Outcomes
- Apply playful pedagogy principles to create enriching, play-based learning experiences that foster curiosity and connection to the natural world.
- Implement strategies to authentically involve children’s voices in planning, decision-making, and daily routines.
- Design and evaluate play environments that support exploration, creativity, and wellbeing across indoor and outdoor settings.
- Facilitate smooth and respectful transitions that honour children’s rhythms, relationships, and sense of agency.
- Reflect on current practices and identify opportunities to enhance play-based learning through intentional environments and interactions.
- Collaborate with peers to share insights, challenges, and innovations in early childhood pedagogy.
Presenters
Melissa Kennedy (AISWA Staff)
Consultant | Early Childhood
Melissa Kennedy’s primary role is supporting Early Childhood programs at Aboriginal Independent Community Schools. Melissa is passionate and dedicated to the education profession with almost 20 years’ experience in both Independent Schools and Indigenous education. She has gained extensive experience filling many diverse roles including Early Childhood Classroom Teacher, Early Childhood Coordinator, Deputy of Teaching and Learning and Principal. Melissa brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in addition to an inherent understanding of community school education and Inquiry pedagogy.
Rebecca Duncan
Rebecca Duncan, Deputy of Teaching and Learning at Guildford Grammar, has worked in education since 1998. Her experience spans teaching Kindergarten to Year 4 and leading initiatives at Christ Church Grammar and All Saints’ College. Rebecca’s expertise includes learning technologies, inquiry pedagogy, literacy, numeracy, play-based learning, and the Early Years Learning Framework. She has served as Early Childhood Education Consultant at AISWA and coordinated the Learning Development Centre. Rebecca has led major projects and authored publications such as ‘Journeys of Inquiry’, ‘Further Journeys of Inquiry’, ‘Playful STEM’, and ‘The National Quality Standard in Action’.
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Segments
Playful Pedagogies: Indoor Environments for Learning and Inquiry with Rebecca Duncan
Date / Time
18 Jun 2026 Starts: 15:30 Finishes: 17:30Delivery Format : In Person
Guildford Grammar School - Guildford
Address11 Terrace Road
Guildford WA 6935
Australia