Considering Celebrations in OSHC   - Webinar Wednesday 

Facilitated by Lainey Walker

Incorporating celebrations in Outside School Hours care programs provides several benefits for children and young people's learning and development. Celebrations are often deeply personal and intertwined with one's identity, and as such, we must consider how we incorporate celebrations within our services.

This session will introduce:

Benefits of incorporating celebrations in OSHC:

• Supporting children and young people’s learning about diversity
• Supporting children and young people’s sense of identity and belonging

Important considerations:

• Critical reflection- which celebrations are included, and which are not
• Tokenism and authenticity- ensuring intent aligns with impact
• Navigating multiple perspectives

Term 3 sees some exciting changes to our Wednesday Webinars. In response to the changing needs of the OSHC sector we have made the following modifications:

• 30 minute sessions - shorter, sharper content to overcome the time constraints many services are experiencing that limits their engagement with professional development
• New supplementary resources for every session including: 
  • Training  Plan for Educational Leaders with session objectives, regulatory context, pre reading or viewing options, learning activities and additional resources links. This is designed to scaffold Educational Leaders with supporting their educator team in their on the job training, ongoing learning and professional development. It draws connections between session content and pedagogy and practice, and provokes critical reflection on the important role of educational leadership.
  • Educator Worksheet with reflections and activities for ‘Putting into Practice’ the session content
  • This means that even through the sessions are shorter – you’re not missing out on the important bits

• Cost savings - enjoy educator team (per service) participation for the same fee
• New delivery time - 10:00am to 10:30am EST