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Whanaungatanga - An early childhood perspective
Monday, 1 April 2019, 10:22 am | Cyrus Taraporvala
One of the theoretical principles of Tikanga, the Māori way of doing things, is whanaungatanga. In this musing, I look at how this perspective can be identified in an early childhood setting. More >>
Assessment practices – an early childhood perspective
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 12:31 pm | Cyrus Taraporvala
I have always considered it essential to identify learning and more importantly document this learning in our working environment. The first workshop dealt with research on assessment practices specific to four year old children. The second was ... More >>
Hauora - well-being from an early childhood perspective
Sunday, 26 July 2015, 10:57 am | Cyrus Taraporvala
This short reflection is an attempt to unpack the essence of hauora, or well-being, from an early childhood perspective. More >>
Bullying - A misnomer in preschool terminology
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 8:01 am | Cyrus Taraporvala
The idea of of writing this musing is to present a case to state that the word 'bully' is not a relevant one to describe a child in an ECE environment. More >>
Bullying - A misnomer in preschool terminology
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 8:00 am | Cyrus Taraporvala
The idea of of writing this musing is to present a case to state that the word 'bully' is not a relevant one to describe a child in an ECE environment. More >>
Gross Motor Skills: A brief insight from early childhood...
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 11:04 am | Cyrus Taraporvala
Early childhood is an extremely important period for children to develop their gross motor skills. Research indicates that those children who are unable to develop these Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) are less likely to indulge in sporting activities ... More >>
Men in early childhood education
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 10:07 am | Cyrus Taraporvala
A number of years ago when I was teaching English to students of other languages in Hong Kong, I did some work for an internation kindergarten. My job was to create a programme to promote language for children who were about to leave for primary ... More >>