The Learning Caravan Pte. Ltd.

Join us for conversations on play & learning in the early years. We are hosting a series of chats on the topic of play in the early years. These cozy sessions are for parents of young children under the age of seven. The conversations will be centred around big ideas on play in the early years. Meet with our play advocates and fellow parents to learn from one another. Limited spaces available. Pre-registration with payment is required. Fee: Studio Pass Holders: $5 per person Non Studio Pass Holders: $10 per person Please send us an email to book a spot. Organizer: The Learning Caravan Pte Ltd Web: www.thelearningcaravan.blogspot.com Email: thelearningcaravan@gmail.com

We are working out finer details for the upcoming study tour in Tainan. This is going to be a great learning experience! We will be hosted by local professors and educators. They will take us on a tour of their school environment and share about the education landscape in Taiwan. The Learning Caravan will be sharing about early childhood education in Singapore with early childhood colleagues in Taiwan and fellow participants. Click here for more information. There are some spots left. Come join us.

Tainan, Taiwan 28 June 2017 to 1 July 2017 (24 hours) Melbourne, Australia 18 October 2017 to 21 October 2017 (24 hours) The Learning Caravan has been organizing international study tours since 2011. Our study tours were well attended by educators from Taiwan, Greece, Norway, USA, UK, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. These study groups are professional learning circles for early childhood educators motivated to gain deeper understanding of the emergent curriculum and the Reggio Emilia approach, engage in valuable discussions with global early childhood colleagues and generate fresh ideas that will transform their teaching practice. The programme will include discussion of contemporary topics that challenge us to develop new strategies and ideas for improving our practice as well as  interactive activities, visits to progressive early childhood centres and sharing by early childhood practitioners from different countries. Progra...

We are running a limited time promotion for the study tour in Tainan, Taiwan. Conditions apply. Please visit https://goo.gl/EMFHtd for information on the study tour. Click here to register.

Fostering creativity and celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics through children picture books. For 4 to 8 years old Connecting books with hands-on activities can help to enhance children's reading and also inspire them to create and explore.  Children love picture books.  What better way to introduce them to S.T.E.A.M. activities than through a good book?  At The Tinker Yard, we will select the perfect book that will be a springboard for children to delve into a world where they can tinker, build or just mess around with ideas.   Sessions will include a reading or revisit of the book, free exploration, and guided tinkering. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to view a sample list of books that would be used. Each unit will start with a reading of the selected literature and thinking cap questions followed by a series of challenges based on the theme. Sample of selected s...

The Learning Caravan has been organizing international study tours since 2011. Our study tours were well attended by educators from Taiwan, Greece, Norway, USA, UK, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. These study groups are professional learning circles for early childhood educators motivated to gain deeper understanding of the emergent curriculum and the Reggio Emilia approach, engage in valuable discussions with global early childhood colleagues and generate fresh ideas that will transform their teaching practice. This year, we will head to Tainan, Taiwan where we will visit a public kindergarten and a private kindergarten. The study tour programme dates are June 28th to July 1st, 2017.  Programme Overview briefing of study tour programme introduction to local early childhood education landscape visits to progressive early years centres presentations on early childhood topics reflective sharing g roup discussions Parti...