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ImaginationGYM Holistic Education Seminar goes to Finland

Peter — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:54:29 +0000

ImaginationGYM in Finland

One of the features of our recent successful seminar on Holistic Education was the overwhelming response from our Finnish contributors. As you are probably aware Finland is a consistent world leader in education as ranked by the OECD (Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development). So any praise from them is praise indeed!

Children in the Finland do not begin formal education until at least 7 years. Prior to that there is an extensive child care system that encourages free play, socialisation and organic learning. This is heaven for children and hell for traditional educators who prefer controls, stats and league tables.

As the Finns are so successful at children’s education it is an honour that ImaginationGYM have been invited to present a daylong seminar to child carers, counsellors and educators in Helsinki, Monday, April 2^nd 2012. Rosaleen Durkin, co-author of the ImaginationGYM methodology will host a workshop applying the methodology to the Finnish early learning system. Mary Mountstephen, ImaginationGYM consultant UK and special needs author will present a workshop on ‘movement to learn’ showing how natural exercises can enhance a child’s learning and development process. The seminar will be presided over by Jari Tiensuu, respected Finnish author and national education trainer.

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International Seminar on Holistic Education

Peter — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:08:28 +0000

ImaginationGYM will shortly be announcing details of a very exciting seminar on Holistic Education titled ‘Preparing Children for Life’. The one day seminar will feature speakers from the UK, Finland and Ireland and will be divided into four workshops. It will provided educationalists and child care professionals with practical and fresh ideas to approaching the well being development and education of children. It will also address the needs of these professionals which can sometimes be overlooked in the contemporary workplace.

Tickets will be limited and cost €100 for the day. The seminar will take place in the Mater Dei Primary School in Dublin 8 which has hosted a very successful early intervention programme for the last 5 years.

The school that rewrites the rules
Irish Independent
“Within the Early Focus room therapeutic play, art work, talk and dialogue, cookery classes, imagination gym, primary movement, mindfulness and breath-work …

The workshop topics are based on themes of: Early intervention work, self-esteem, behaviour, and importance of play, imagination and creativity, identification of co-ordination and sensory development problems in children, and latest developments in the Finnish pre-school system.

Date: Sat Nov 19^th 2011

Time: 10am -4pm

More details and booking arrangements will follow shortly

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