Thinking Differently Together Network Meeting - March 2024

Date: Wednesday 13 March

Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Venue: Explore & Develop Roseville

Category: NSW Network

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Program Description

The Thinking Differently Together Network will be meeting on the land of the Cammeraygal people.

Reflections from our Thinking Differently Together Group that inspire, provoke and project us into 2024.

‘On Tuesday evening Su and I met with the networking group Thinking Differently Together for our final meeting of the year at the stunning Barangaroo. This group of creative, intelligent and inspiring ECE professionals meet quarterly to think deeply about the work we do. The work of educators from the city of Reggio Emilia in Italy inspires us all, and I suppose was what initially drew us all together. Reggio provides a framework for thinking, but the conversation is always contextual, responding to our Sydney context as well as the individual contexts of our ECE sites. This network, it’s wonderful members and the provocations for thinking and researching with children is so so so nourishing. I always leave with a full heart and a mind buzzing with possibilities. Thank you Deb, Victoria, Paula and Virginia for all the work you do as the conveners. We love you all and look forward to thinking with you in 2024‘. Monte Redell

‘Thank you for last night. I went into work with the following questions – how do we welcome? What does it mean to welcome? And how do people experience our welcome? What do we do with what welcome does?
And then we had a conversation about what comes first trust or relationships? I was told by a colleague that when I come back from these gatherings, I make them think. This is why I love our gatherings. Looking forward to more thinking together (and beyond) in 2024‘. Helen Smith

‘I agree that Helen has captured the essence of the meeting and I too love that these meetings make us think, which is why we love to attend. Monte Redell and I (speaking for her) would love to work with a research question next year and Helen has posed some valuable ideas that would be wonderful to explore. I will also explore some meeting place options. I am thinking about the dichotomy of visiting ECE places to “see” them for their Reggio value vs being in the place to think. I wonder if we are brave enough to be more about the thinking than the looking, that people will see the truer version of our Reggio and will come along with us? Do people only know Reggio as the aesthetics because they don’t have enough opportunity to go deeper?‘ Su Garrett

AGENDA

Acknowledgement to Country – Chantelle and Tessa from Explore & Develop

Pre-thinking and research for our first meeting- ‘Considering Welcome’.

‘What does it mean to Welcome?’ ‘How do we Welcome? What do we do with what Welcome does?’

Webinar – ‘The Ethics of Welcome’

Building our Network

REAIE ‘Intersections’ – Connecting the Reggio Approach to the EYLF – Sydney/ Warrane Whole Day Workshop Saturday 23rd March 2024 9-3.30pm

Please click here for minutes from the November meeting.

Transport : If using public transport enter at main gate of Explore & Develop 388 Eastern Valley Way
Parking: Via 175 Lower Gibbes St (Chatswood Business Park) at top of driveway look for the big white Explore & Develop building on the right, park underneath.
Trains from Wynyard Station, North Shore Line, T1/T9, 22minutes, then 30 minute walk
Bus from Wynyard Station, 30 minutes, 194X plus short 9 minute walk

2024 Meeting Dates
Wednesday 13th March 6-8pm Explore & Develop Roseville
Thursday 13th June 6-8pm Venue TBC
Tuesday 3rd September Venue TBC
Thursday 28th November Venue TBC

If you are able, would you please bring a plate of food to share.