Earlier in the year St Nicholas Pathways launched our Professional Learning Calendar, offering some valuable learning and development opportunities for our team members. We have been bustling with enthusiasm coming off the back of some fabulous initial sessions!
One of the highlights has been our Aesthetics and Risk Workshop, where we had 45 team members from across our Early Education and OOSH teams come together to participate in a hands-on workshop unpacking the art of balancing engaging and aesthetically pleasing elements with calculated risk in the learning environment.
We have welcomed some inspirational guests, including Ella de la Motte and Garret Norris to host tailored workshops for our Early Education Centre Directors, helping them to expand their horizons in being effective, adaptive, and creative leaders.
I’d like to thank our educators for taking time out of their busy schedules to commit to additional professional learning opportunities. It has been fantastic to see them implement their takeaways, especially the learnings from the Aesthetics and Risk Workshop. Learning is at the heart of everything we do at Pathways and receiving such a positive response to our Professional Learning Calendar truly shows the passion we have in our teams. We have more courses available in May and June. I encourage you to check these out and register below.
There is a much anticipated second Professional Learning Calendar on the way and I am so excited to see our teams jump into new workshops and tick off more learning goals. I’d like to thank my team for all of their efforts in ensuring that our educators experience a professional, seamless, and inspiring learning experience.
In addition to our professional learning activities, I will be attending some upcoming Career Expo’s alongside some of our St Nicholas team, where we are hoping to connect with the next generation of early childhood and OOSH educators.
The Pathways team is looking forward to the next few months of learning, growing, and networking!
June Professional Learning Opportunities
Theorists & Philosophy in Action
About: Bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application, empowering educators to seamlessly incorporate influential educational theories and philosophies into their daily practices.
Location: St Nicholas Pathways Maitland
Facilitated by: St Nicholas Pathways
Who Can Attend: All St Nicholas team members
Sessions:
OOSH: Monday 3 June, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Early Education: Tuesday 4 June, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Oz Tukka – Introduction to Australian Edible Flora
About: Introduction to Australian native edible flora – Broaden the knowledge of attendees on a range of native botanicals for cooking and gardening.
Location: St Nicholas Pathways Maitland
Facilitated by: Oz Tukka
Who Can Attend: All St Nicholas team members
Sessions:
OOSH: Wednesday 19 June, 10:30am – 12pm
Early Education: Wednesday 19 June, 5:30pm – 7pm
You can register your attendance by clicking here.
If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out – pathways@stnicholasmn.org.au
Please note, educators must ensure they have received approval from their manager prior to registering for any in-person training.
Thank you for your continued interest in our professional learning programs.
Ella de la Motte – Exploring the Director Role: What is Leadership
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Career Links Expo
Creative Arts, Music and Movement session
