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SOEL, in collaboration with Artsource Fremantle, invites local artists to come to create projects with our children. Find out more here.
By Liz Chavez, Lisa Maishman, Emily Bill, Louise de Boer and Pia Coates Each year, educators at SOEL engage in research with the children to dig deep into an idea or concept. Researching is a process of co-constructing with children to explore new ideas using critical thinking skills. It is not the transferring of knowledge…
Despite this setback, some Subiaco SOEL children have been seamlessly integrated into our surrounding centres to continue their education. Our educators have been relocated into support roles across other centres, guaranteeing the retention of our skilled and valued staff. As we rebuild the centre, we anticipate completing it will take 18 to 24 months. The…
“Children have the right to imagine. We need to give them full rights of citizenship in life and in society. It is necessary that we believe that the child is very intelligent, that the child is strong and beautiful and has very ambitious desires and requests. This is the image of the child that we…
“Children are born once. Then it is as if they were born a second time, in the long and laborious work of giving themselves identity […] of recognise themselves and being recognised. But above all, and this is the purpose they aspire to most, of recognising themselves in others, and in others finding parts of…
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” E.E. Cummings By Pia Coates and Liz Chavez…
Universal games have the power to include all toddlers and educators in shared moments of joy and play. A focus on PLAY supported educators to become playful themselves during different moments of the day. “( This research ) permitted more educators to engage in play, ‘letting go’ of their inhibitions.” Educator from a SOEL Toddlers…
We delve into SOEL’s journey of Reconciliation over the years through research with educators and children.