Play Conference 11-13 July 2017
PLAY CONFERENCE, facilitated by Cotlands, Unicef, DBE, Lego Foundation.
Date, 11-13 July 2017
Venue, St Georges Hotel, Pretoria
Main discussion: The Power of Play in preparing children for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century.
The SDU R-maths team in Partnership with the WCED completed Phase 1 training of 1400 Gr R Teachers in the Western Cape. In the light of this Is is noteworthy that this R-maths programme is aligned to the competencies identified as being critical for teachers and learners for the future.
Creativity: -R-maths encourages teachers and learners to explore and discover towards meaningful learning.
Curiosity: -R-maths makes use of the Poster book, Animal Number Frieze, Resource kit and the environment to nurture a sense of curiosity.
Critical Thinking/cognitive flexibility and Communication: Interactive guiding questions are interwoven into the 4 R-maths Term Activity Guides. The R-maths Concept guide provides the conceptual framework for teachers on which the play outcomes are based.
Collaboration: -The R-maths model is based on 5 daily workstation activities one of which is teacher guided.
Social and interpersonal skills: -R-maths is based on 7 critical learning principles.
The support of Early Learning teachers in sustaining a playful approach within the South African context was identified as a key concern in the way ahead.