SUSS Early Childhood Education Conference 2023


About

Co-organised with IPC children's charity Playeum, the 1-day conference aims to bring together educators, centre leaders and early intervention practitioners in Singapore to rethink the connections between play and learning, so as to support joyful learning within childcare centres, kindergartens, lower primary classrooms and other educational settings. 

Research on the positive impact of play on children’s learning and development has been evident. This conference aims to provide educators and practitioners with opportunities to learn and dialogue with speakers to re-define their own play pedagogies, assessments and consider leadership adjustments needed to support educators and work more effectively with families. 

The conference will have keynote presentations in the morning and concurrent workshops in the afternoon. Invited speakers include both local and overseas-based speakers. The workshops will include interactive discussions, playful and creative activities and reflective exercises. 

Target audience for the conference include early childhood educators and centre leaders, lower primary educators, early intervention practitioners, social service practitioners and other practitioners working with young children. 

The conference aims to 

  • advocate for different forms of playful learning experiences 
  • enable educators’ active reflection and rethinking of play pedagogies 
  • support educators’ abilities to observe and assess children’s holistic development through playful learning contexts
  • facilitate leaders’ rethinking about centre-wide practices to enhance playful learning 

Programme

7:45AM - 8:30AM

Registration
Conference attendees to be seated by 8.15am


8:30AM - 9:00AM

Opening Speech by Guest-of-Honour
Ms Sun Xueling
Minister of State for Social and Family Development & Home Affairs

9:00AM - 9:45AM

Leadership Development and the Myth of Teamwork in Early Childhood Centres
Speaker: Professor Jocelyn (Joce) Nuttall
Amo Matua | Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Canterbury, Christchurch

9:45AM - 10:30AM

Designing Playful STEM Learning in School and Community Spaces
Speaker: Assistant Professor Andres Sebastian Bustamante
School of Education, University of California, Irvine

10:30AM - 11:30AMPanel Discussion and Q&A
With Jocelyn Nuttall, Andres Sebastian Bustamante, Rahayu Buang and Sumitra Pasupathy
11:30AM - 12:45PMLunch (Food and Beverage will be provided)
12:45PM - 2:45PMBreakout Sessions (workshops)
2:45PM - 3:15PMBreak (Food and Beverage will be provided)
3:15PM - 5:15PMBreakout Sessions (workshops)

Speakers / Panelists

Ticket Prices


ECDA-certified educators who received subsidy

 

Please refer to the Notes below to apply, register and make payment.

S$16 + 8%GST
(Singapore Citizen and Permanent Resident)

S$48 + 8%GST
(Non-Singapore Citizen and Non-Permanent Resident)

Standard fee

S$80 + 8%GST


NOTES 

For ECDA-Registered Educator:

  • Limited subsidised vacancies available. Register early to avoid disappointment!
  • Log into your personal account on ONE@ECDA. 
  • Search for the course 'CPASECE23E - SUSS Early Childhood Education (ECE) Conference 2023: Rethinking Play and Learning - Creating Joyful Experiences' and apply. 
  • Please keep a lookout for an email from eceevents@suss.edu.sg for payment instructions and further details.
  • All payments are to be made via Eventbrite. There is no group or company billing option available.

For non ECDA-Registered Educator:

  • Please click here for registration.
  • All payments are to be made via Eventbrite. There is no group or company billing option available.

 

Venue

Lifelong Learning Institute
Event Hall, Level 1 
11 Eunos Road 8
Singapore 408601

Contact Us

You may contact us at eceevents@suss.edu.sg  if you have any question about the event.

 

 

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