CONFERENCE PROGRAM*

DAY 1 – THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025

7:00am

Registration Desk Opens

Educational Encounters**

9:00am – 12:00pm

Ngutu College

Departs and returns to Adelaide Convention Centre

9:00am – 11:30am

St Peter’s Girls’ ELC

Departs and returns to Adelaide Convention Centre

9:00am – 11:30am

Pennington Children’s Centre

Departs and returns to Adelaide Convention Centre

9:15am – 3:45pm

Hills Christian Community School HILLS ELC

Departs and returns to Adelaide Convention Centre

Master Classes**

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Leadership Masterclass

Dr Amie Fabry and Dr Susan Sharpe

Pulteney Grammar School

10:00am – 11:30am

Radical Collaboration: shaping Hope-full Pedagogies in Uncertain Times

Kelly Boucher

Pulteney Grammar School

Story of Practice**

10:00am – 12:00pm

Reflecting on practice in relationship with the ideas of Reggio Emilia

Leanne Mits OAM

Pulteney Grammar School

Atelier Experiences**

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Art of Intra-action: Framing children’s movement co-creatively

Sally Chance, Stephen Noonan & Anne-Marie Shin

Pulteney Grammar School

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Cultural Weaving

Aunty Elaine

The Circle – Lot 14

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Yarn and Connect with Narragunnawali : Reconciliation in Education

PJ Edwards

The Circle – Lot 14

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Reimagining Early Years Learning: Fostering Playfulness and Curiosity in Classroom Practice

Nadia Tropiano, Christie Adam & Roslyn Elms

Pulteney Grammar School

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Project Camouflage

Mairead Furlong & Max Loik

Pulteney Grammar School

4:45pm for a 5:00pm start
5:00pm – 7:00pm

Welcome and Introductory Lecture
“If Not Now When? The Reggio Emilia Educational Project and Contemporary Challenges” – Elena Maccaferri

Hall J

7:00pm – 8:30pm

Welcome Reception with Exhibition Hall

Hall F/G-Exhibition Hall

DAY 2 – FRIDAY 4 JULY 2025

8:00am-8:30am

Registration Desk, Networking and Trade exhibition open

8:00am

Smoking Ceremony upon arrival-Uncle Tamiru

Hall F/G

8:30am-8:45am

8:45am-9:15am

Welcome to Country-Aunty Elaine

Welcome & Official Conference Opening
Presented by:
Kim Little – Chief Executive, Office for Early Childhood Development
Hon. Blair Boyer MP – Minister for Education, Training and Skills

Hall C/D

9:15am – 10:45am

Keynote Presentation
“The Image of Child and the Right to Participation” – Elena Maccaferri

Hall C/D

10:45am – 11:30am

Morning Tea, Networking and Trade Exhibition

Hall F/G-Exhibition Hall

11:30am – 1:30pm

Keynote Presentation
Pedagogy and Art: A transformative Dialogue-Consuelo Damasi

Hall C/D

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Lunch , Networking and Trade Exhibition

Hall F/G-Exhibition Hall

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Concurrent Sessions

Walking with Us: Narratives of Collaboration
Caterina Pennestri, Monique Gannon & Elina Qian

Participation as an act of collaboration
Jill McLachlan & Michaeli Hillam

A Tapestry of Stories: intersections of change after visiting Reggio Emilia
Kelly Goodsir & Ellen Carney

Collaboration, Progettazione and Relaunches: Unhurried research with children and ecological systems
Stefania Giamminuti , Sally Anne Polson & Natalie Jones

The Meanings of Listening – how relational dialogue with children generates encounters with democracy, storytelling, and ethical thinking
Bree Creighton

Riverbank 6/7

Riverbank 2/3/4

Room E1&E2

Hall C/D

Riverbank 5

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Afternoon Tea, Networking and Trade Exhibition

Hall F/G

4:00pm – 4:45pm

Keynote Presentation
Reflections on the day
(Elena Maccaferri and Consuelo Damasi)

Hall C/D

4:45pm – 5:00pm

Network Presentation

Hall C/D

DAY 3 – SATURDAY 5 JULY 2025

8:00am – 8:30am

Networking and Trade Exhibition Open

Hall F/G-Exhibition Hall

8:00am – 8:30am

Registration Desk Opens

Hall C/D

9:00am – 9:15am

Morning Welcome

Hall C/D

9:15am – 10:45am

Keynote Presentation
The City Grows Like We Do: Conversations and Encounters – Elena Maccaferri

Hall C/D

10:45am – 11:30am

Morning Tea, Networking and Trade Exhibition Exhibition

Hall F/G-Exhibition Hall

11:30am – 1:30pm

Keynote Presentation
The City at Play: Children Protagonists of the City – Consuelo Damasi

Hall C/D

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Lunch, Networking and Trade Exhibition

Hall F/G-Exhibition Hall

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Concurrent Sessions

A Pedagogy of Interconnections: The Paper Wasp Nest as a Metaphor for Multiplicity
Bronwyn Thomson, Sophie Hage & Annicka Amundsen

When Harmony is a Place: Collaborative Change through Children’s Theory-Making
Kelly Hanson, Bridie Premraj, and Jess Jones

Beyond Tokenism: Embracing Depth and Authenticity in Practice
Lou Kirkwood & Leah Ryan

Participation as a steppingstone to collaboration: The form and function of games supporting children’s understanding of fairness and inclusion
Hanna Daniel & Heather Conroy

Activating a collective ethic of care and co-responsibility with the Great Barrier Reef
Catherine Lee & Debi Keyte-Hartland

Riverbank 6/7

Room E1&E2

Hall C/D

Riverbank 5

Riverbank 2/3/4

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Afternoon Tea, Networking and Trade Exhibition

Hall F/G-Exhibition Hall

4:00pm – 4:45pm

Keynote Presentation
Reflections on the day
(Elena Maccaferri and Consuelo Damasi)

Hall C/D