Researching kindergarten: the endeavors of women for the play of children
Come and hear authors Helen May and Kerry Bethell talk about their new book Growing a kindergarten movement in Aotearoa New Zealand describing, in particular, the research and recovery of the several kindergarten biographies featured in the book.
Wednesday 4 July 2018
12.10pm - 1.00pm
Programme Rooms, Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Free event.
Helen May and Kerry Bethell will outline the context of their new book Growing a Kindergarten Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand as part of a broader NZ Kindergarten History Project describing in particular, the beginnings of Kindergarten and its links to womenโs suffrage, and the research and recovery of the several kindergarten biographies featured in the book. The presentation will be illustrated with a selection of the photographic imagery illustrating across eras: kindergarten activities and celebrations, the work of teachers, buildings and architecture, gardens and outdoor play as well as kindergarten politics and protest
Speaker biography: Helen May, Emeritus Professor University of Otago and Kerry Bethell, retired senior lecturer, Massey University are historians of early childhood education who have published and presented, nationally and internationally. This is their first joint publication. Helen and Kerry have travelled extensively around kindergarten historical sites and archives, gathering new sources for their research.
Image: Cover of volume 4 of Growing a kindergarten movement in Aotearoa New Zealand by Helen May and Kerry Bethell (Wellington: NZCER Press, 2017)
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? ๐ป๐จ๐
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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37.2% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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62.8% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, weโre a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature โ and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
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