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When I first started at my centre I saw how well they implemented the Maori language throughout the day and I thought that was great. They make use of the simple Maori greetings and phrases and the children understand and respect the language. It took me a little while to notice Tikanga Maori being implemented in my centre, it wasn't until I over heard one of the teachers talking to a child about how they must not run inside the centre because the building is sacred and must be respected. As the teacher was telling the child about why not to run inside buildings I could see the child was very interested and seemed eager to learn more about Tikanga Maori. Another thing I hear a lot in my centre is the children being told not to sit on tables because waste comes from the lower half of the body and the tables are where food is served and were you eat. From learning about Tikanga Maori the children are learning about the Maori culture and how spiritual, respectful and meaningful it is, it's great.
Think:
With implementing Tikanga Maori I think my centre has been quite successful because when the teachers are talking to the children about Tikanga Maori they listen and take a huge interest in learning about it. Also after the children learn about Tikanga Maori you can see them implementing it themselves in the class, if a child saw another child running in class they will tell them they cant do that and give them a short simple explanation why they cant. From the children doing this with each other they are taking responsibility of the rules within the centre and are taking ownership of their learning. I can also see a drastic change with the amount of children that don't run inside the centre or sit on tables, the children have embraced Tikanga Maori. I think what makes Tikanga Maori being implemented in my centre successful is that the teacher's understand that New Zealand is a bi-cultural nation and it's important that the Maori culture is taught so the children can understand, respect and carry on implementing Tikanga Maori in the next generations.
Change:
Even though my centre implements Tikanga Maori successfully the teachers could go further with teaching the children about it for example they could go more in depth, take the children on a a day trip to a Marae so they can see for themselves how spiritual and respected the Maori culture is and how important it is for them to carry it on.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Establishing and Maintaining relationships with children
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To establish and maintain relationships with children in my centre from the first day I walked in I made sure I had a smile on my face so I looked welcoming and friendly to the children. I started off inviting myself into a group of children's play with a alphabet board but I didn't want to disturb them so I just observed then after a little while I started asking questions about the alphabet board, I then related the letter A to my name and introduced myself . From doing this the children wanted to do the same and started introducing themselves. After a couple of week's introducing myself and having simple conversations at eye level the children became more comfortable with me and started saying "Hi Abbey" when I would walk into the room on a Monday morning. I have been maintaining and furthering these relationships with the children by asking them creative questions every week and I have noticed what each child's individual interest is so when I was asking them questions I would relate it to their interest. I have also started setting up little activities that I know the children are interested in. And from spending mat time with them I have learnt the children's favourite songs and rhymes and I sing them with the children when they are playing with an activity or talking about something that relates to the songs. By taking an interest in each individual child it gives them a sense of belonging with you and it makes them feel cared for. And as for me it's an amazing feeling to be able to have fun, caring relationships with the children, it makes being their a thousand times better.
Think:
I feel I have been successful in establishing and maintaining relationships with the children in my centre because it didn't take me a long amount of time to start establishing the relationships and when I did the children seemed to take to me really well and have grown more fond of me each week. I also think the stragegy I used was successful because it was fun for the children and it was the perfect opportunity for me to support the children in having social inetractions with me and the other children (Ministry of Education, 1996). Also the relationships I have with the children have become more real, it's great because I've learnt a lot about each child and they have learnt a lot of things about me. I think what made the relationships successful was I had more confidence in myself to form the relationships with the children and I didn't rush into forming these relationships I took my time so the children didn't feel forced to talk to me. These relationships I have with the children make me feel absolutely awesome. The children were more welcoming than adults and I didn't force them to talk to me but they still were happy me being there with them, it gave me the greatest sense of belonging. One thing I learnt from establishing these relationships with the children is that it helps when you take time to get to know each child's interest, it's a great feeling for them to know you care and take interest in their lives.
Change:
I wouldn't actually change my strategy with establishing and maintaining relationships with the children because my strategy was very effective and also if a new child was to come into the centre and I was to do things differently it could possibly over whelm the child and I wouldn't want that.
Ministry of Education. (1996). Te Whāriki:He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa: Early childhood curriculum. Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media.
To establish and maintain relationships with children in my centre from the first day I walked in I made sure I had a smile on my face so I looked welcoming and friendly to the children. I started off inviting myself into a group of children's play with a alphabet board but I didn't want to disturb them so I just observed then after a little while I started asking questions about the alphabet board, I then related the letter A to my name and introduced myself . From doing this the children wanted to do the same and started introducing themselves. After a couple of week's introducing myself and having simple conversations at eye level the children became more comfortable with me and started saying "Hi Abbey" when I would walk into the room on a Monday morning. I have been maintaining and furthering these relationships with the children by asking them creative questions every week and I have noticed what each child's individual interest is so when I was asking them questions I would relate it to their interest. I have also started setting up little activities that I know the children are interested in. And from spending mat time with them I have learnt the children's favourite songs and rhymes and I sing them with the children when they are playing with an activity or talking about something that relates to the songs. By taking an interest in each individual child it gives them a sense of belonging with you and it makes them feel cared for. And as for me it's an amazing feeling to be able to have fun, caring relationships with the children, it makes being their a thousand times better.
Think:
I feel I have been successful in establishing and maintaining relationships with the children in my centre because it didn't take me a long amount of time to start establishing the relationships and when I did the children seemed to take to me really well and have grown more fond of me each week. I also think the stragegy I used was successful because it was fun for the children and it was the perfect opportunity for me to support the children in having social inetractions with me and the other children (Ministry of Education, 1996). Also the relationships I have with the children have become more real, it's great because I've learnt a lot about each child and they have learnt a lot of things about me. I think what made the relationships successful was I had more confidence in myself to form the relationships with the children and I didn't rush into forming these relationships I took my time so the children didn't feel forced to talk to me. These relationships I have with the children make me feel absolutely awesome. The children were more welcoming than adults and I didn't force them to talk to me but they still were happy me being there with them, it gave me the greatest sense of belonging. One thing I learnt from establishing these relationships with the children is that it helps when you take time to get to know each child's interest, it's a great feeling for them to know you care and take interest in their lives.
Change:
I wouldn't actually change my strategy with establishing and maintaining relationships with the children because my strategy was very effective and also if a new child was to come into the centre and I was to do things differently it could possibly over whelm the child and I wouldn't want that.
Ministry of Education. (1996). Te Whāriki:He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa: Early childhood curriculum. Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Establishing and maintaining relationships with staff
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To establish and maintain relationships with the staff in my centre from day one I made sure I went out of my way to say "Good Morning" to the manager and ask her "How she was?". From doing this the first time it has made me and the manager feel more comfortable with each other, that comfortable that as soon as I walk in the doors in the morning it's an automatic greeting from me to her or vice versa. It took me while to establish relationships with the teachers in the room I work in because they all seemed so busy. At first it was just introducing ourselves and a greeting from each other this kept happening until I opened up and started asking questions about Early Childhood and how things work in the centre. As I started asking more questions the staff seemed happy to respond, I felt doing this made us feel more at ease with each other. Also the one to one conversations with the staff have grown and are growing every week into more in depth conversations that are kept on professional and personal level. I chose to ask questions to help establish relationships because I know I enjoy it when people ask questions about an interest of mine so I wanted to show that I appreciate their career by asking questions.
Think:
With establishing and maintaining relationships with the staff in my centre I feel I have been quite successful because I can see and feel the change between the relationships since the first week I started up to now, how much they have grown is amazing. I also feel the relationships are successful because the staff and I are learning something new each week about one another. I think what made it successful was that all the relationships established were built by two people myself and a staff member we both greeted, acknowledged and ask questions from the start and this now continues weekly. The relationships I have with the staff in my centre make me feel like I now belong in their team and I'm apart of their team, it's great to feel welcomed and comfortable at work it makes being their a lot more fun. The biggest thing I learnt about establishing these relationships was that at first I felt uncomfortable coming into a new place and it could be possible that the staff were also feeling uncomfortable because I was a new person that had come into their room.
Change:
There is not a great deal of change to how I would establish and maintain relationships in the future but I would possibly have more confidence in myself establishing the relationships because as I said before it's a new place and new people for me but I'm also a new person to them so the relationship goes both ways . Also I would not be as afraid to talk because that's how relationship's are established and maintained.
To establish and maintain relationships with the staff in my centre from day one I made sure I went out of my way to say "Good Morning" to the manager and ask her "How she was?". From doing this the first time it has made me and the manager feel more comfortable with each other, that comfortable that as soon as I walk in the doors in the morning it's an automatic greeting from me to her or vice versa. It took me while to establish relationships with the teachers in the room I work in because they all seemed so busy. At first it was just introducing ourselves and a greeting from each other this kept happening until I opened up and started asking questions about Early Childhood and how things work in the centre. As I started asking more questions the staff seemed happy to respond, I felt doing this made us feel more at ease with each other. Also the one to one conversations with the staff have grown and are growing every week into more in depth conversations that are kept on professional and personal level. I chose to ask questions to help establish relationships because I know I enjoy it when people ask questions about an interest of mine so I wanted to show that I appreciate their career by asking questions.
Think:
With establishing and maintaining relationships with the staff in my centre I feel I have been quite successful because I can see and feel the change between the relationships since the first week I started up to now, how much they have grown is amazing. I also feel the relationships are successful because the staff and I are learning something new each week about one another. I think what made it successful was that all the relationships established were built by two people myself and a staff member we both greeted, acknowledged and ask questions from the start and this now continues weekly. The relationships I have with the staff in my centre make me feel like I now belong in their team and I'm apart of their team, it's great to feel welcomed and comfortable at work it makes being their a lot more fun. The biggest thing I learnt about establishing these relationships was that at first I felt uncomfortable coming into a new place and it could be possible that the staff were also feeling uncomfortable because I was a new person that had come into their room.
Change:
There is not a great deal of change to how I would establish and maintain relationships in the future but I would possibly have more confidence in myself establishing the relationships because as I said before it's a new place and new people for me but I'm also a new person to them so the relationship goes both ways . Also I would not be as afraid to talk because that's how relationship's are established and maintained.
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