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Transition Statement Series: Creating Partnerships with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families

Friday 19 March 2010

Creating positive and reciprocal partnerships with families is a vital step in successfully including families’ views in programs and planning for their child’s transition to school. The first session in this transition series will look at how to establish and maintain these partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families and lay the foundations for the following topics of cross-cultural communication and school readiness.

Topics to be Covered

 

  • Establishing a whole centre approach to welcoming all families
  • Creating opportunities to exchange views about children’s learning with parents and families

 

Session Outcomes

For participants to:

  • Identify and apply strategies that offer flexible and inclusive opportunities for families to communicate about their children’s learning
  • Develop action plans to strengthen partnerships with families to assist writing successful transition statements

 

Quality Areas

 

  • QIAS 1, 2 & 7

 

Venue: FKA Children’s Services, 9-11 Stewart St, Richmond
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Cost:$25

 

 

Taboos and Traditions: Focusing on either Horn of Africa or Burma

Our behaviour and beliefs are strongly influenced by our culture and lived experiences. This session will explore some of the cultural taboos and traditions from either the Horn of Africa or Burma (see dates below). We will discuss the impact they may have on children and families and the role children’s services can play in responding to these positively.

Topics to be Covered

 

  • Defining taboos and traditions
  • Identifying social norms and practices within a specific cultural context
  • Impact of different cultural taboos and traditions on policies and practices of children’s services
  • Positive strategies to support families and children from diverse backgrounds

 

Session Outcomes

For participants to:

  • Develop an understanding of the possible influences that cultural taboos and traditions may have on their daily interactions with children and their families from either Horn of Africa or Burma
  • Identify strategies that are reflective and responsive to the cultural backgrounds of families within services

 

Quality Areas

 

  • QIAS 1, 2, 3, 4., 5, 6 & 7
  • FDCQA 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6
  • OSHCQA 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7

 

Focus on Burma

Wednesday 21 April 2010
Venue:  Geelong TBA
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost:$25

Thursday 22 April 2010
Venue: Melton Community Hall, 232 High Street, Melton
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost:$25

Thursday 29 April 2010
Venue: Knox Community Arts Centre, Corner Mountain Highway and Scoresby Road, Bayswater
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost:$25

Focus on Horn of Africa

Friday 23 April 2010
Venue: FKA Children’s Services, 9-11 Stewart St, Richmond
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Cost:$25

Wednesday 28 April 2010
Venue: City of Whittlesea Offices, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost:$25

Thursday 29 April 2010
Venue: Noble Park Community Centre, Memorial Drive, Ross Reserve,
Noble Park
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost:$25