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Parent Evening Wednesday 27th March 2013

 Belonging, Being and Becoming at Waite Campus Childrens Centre

Waite Campus Childrens Centre programs and curricula are based on the National Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) , Belonging, Being and Becoming. This supports the development of strong relationships between educators and children and provides the foundation for programs of learning and development that are responsive to each child's strengths and interests.

“All children experience learning that is engaging and builds success for life.” (EYLF)

Mandarin Immersion

Since February 2008 WCCC  has implemented an additive bilingual (L2) program through language immersion in Mandarin in our 3-5 year age group (Room 3). This is an additive bilingual program because Mandarin is a completely new language to most children. We aim for the Mandarin educators to  communicate with children in Mandarin as much as possible across the day. There is always a staff member who speaks English available to the children.

Why language immersion?

• Every child has the ability to learn additional languages
• Learning a second language enhances children’s reading readiness as it develops their metalinguistic awareness or capacity to use knowledge about language.
• Young children are intuitive language learners and will learn a second language contextually in the same way that they learn their primary language. That is by hearing it spoken on a regular basis.
• Bi-lingual children develop a more positive attitude to non-native languages and foreign cultures.

It is important for parents to be aware of this and discuss with their children as second language immersion programs do well when there is support from parents.  

PAG Matters 2013

The Waite Campus Childrens Centre, Urrbrae, and the Adelaide Campus Childrens Centre, Adelaide, are owned by the University of Adelaide and managed by the Adelaide University Childcare Services Inc. This body is separately incorporated and is not part of Adelaide University. AUCS Inc is supported in its governance of these centres by a Parent Advisory Group at each Centre and by a Director at each site who is responsible for service management, staffing and administration.

The Parent Advisory Group consits of up to 10 parents representing each section of the Centre, the Director and a staff representative.

This group supports centre development and programs through policy and program reviews, interview panels for new staff, and planning and assiting with familiy activities.

Parent Advisory Group (PAG) meetings are the third Monday of the month 1-2 pm.

Sustainable Futures for Children

Waite Campus Childrens Centre is committed to exploring and implementing ways to save water and energy, reduce waste, expand children’s environmental education and foster sustainable lifestyles. The approach to environmental education for young children is an experiential one providing opportunities for child-initiated experiences that support children to learn through discovery. Children are actively involved in growing plants, recycling and water and energy saving.

Please look at our Education for Sustainabilty page.

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