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NAIDOC Week 2024

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and T...

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30 Jun 2024 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Sandi Phoenix

From Behaviour ‘Management’ to Fostering Wellbeing – A Way Forward

Psychology: The science of behaviour (Carlson & Buskist, 1996) was the first textbook I owned as a bright-eyed undergraduate embarking on my mission to leave the world just a little bit better. It was...

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25 Jun 2024 Blog

The Phoenix Cups

Cup Filling Adventure for Families

It's National Families Week from Monday the 13th of May to Sunday the 19th, 2024 and this year's theme is "Celebrating Family Diversity & Connections," focusing on recognising and embracing the unique...

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14 May 2024 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

How to Explore Maths in the Early Years

Mathematics… A subject that every student either loves, or loves to hate. So how do you foster a love of, or appreciation of maths in young children? First, I want to tell you a little story. A story ...

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14 Mar 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Dionne Phoenix

Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day: Filling the Connection Cup

Random Acts of Kindness Day is a beautiful opportunity to spread joy and warmth in your community. It's not just about being kind; it's about filling the Connection Cup – both yours and others'. This ...

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16 Feb 2024 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Tara Hill

The Day I "F'd Play Up"

There was a small group of children in the home corner. They had been busy there for quite some time, so I decided to sit with them and join in their play... ya know "Scaffold", "extend the play", "Ma...

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9 Feb 2024 Blog

Reflections of an Educator

2024 Events Calendar

2024 CALENDAR OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS AND SIGNIFICANT DAYS FOR AUSTRALIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS & TEACHERS Welcome to the 2024 Calendar of Social and Cultural Events and Significant Days for...

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31 Dec 2023 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Sandi Phoenix

Behaviourism- Rats, Pigeons and Children

Behaviourism, a school of thought in psychology that emerged in the early 20th century, advocates the objective analysis of observable behaviours rather than subjective experiences. One of the princip...

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7 Sep 2023 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators

An open letter to early childhood educators

Dear Early Childhood Educators, In the everyday busyness of life and this sector, it might be easy to overlook the fantastic part you play in the lives of young children, their families, and society a...

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5 Sep 2023 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Mim Brown

Unpacking heuristic play and treasure baskets for the most engaging lesson plans

Download this Article Please subscribe below to download a printable copy of this article: Full Name * Email * Mobile * Campaign Blog Articles Blog Articles Referring Article * Unpacking heuristic pla...

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15 Aug 2023 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Mim Brown

Filling our Cups: How relationships transformed the data at Kinglake Ranges

Ever wondered what embedding the Phoenix Cups Framework into your service philosophy might achieve? Written by Mim Brown, Phoenix Support for Educators Download this Article Please subscribe below to ...

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31 Jul 2023 Blog

Music, Mental Health & Wellbeing

In the UK there’s a football chant: “Sing when you’re winning, you only sing when you’re winning”. But we think they have it round the wrong way. At Boogie Mites we would chant “ Win when your singing...

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17 Jul 2023 Blog

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