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| Catherine Lee and Wendy Lee! |
How fabulous it was to have Catherine Lee sharing some of her pedagogical practice with us! Catherine is an early
childhood teacher and is currently the Teaching Director of The Point
Preschool in Sydney Australia, a community based not for profit preschool. She has been teaching at The Point for
15 years. Catherine also presents training to many early childhood educators
and organisations.Catherine is passionate
about listening to children's voices, education for sustainability,
reconciliation, play and social justice. In 2008 Catherine was
awarded the CeeCee Award from NSW Community Child Care Co-operative for
Director with Vision. The Point Preschool was also awarded the 2011 Inaugural
Earth Hour Award – People’s Choice for their commitment to sustainability.
Catherine has worked in a
variety of early childhood and early intervention settings and taught Child
Studies at NSW Tafe.Catherine has written an ECA Research in Action book
"Stories from the Heart - connecting children and families with our
Earth" and co-authored "Authentic Inclusions of Aboriginal
Cultures". This book can be purchased online
Catherine is a trained
children's yoga teacher and is delighted she can connect children and families
through yoga, play and mindfulness and bring happiness to children’s lives.
Catherine's workshop was entitled
'Empowering
Children to Make a Beautiful World'
Catherine discussed the importance of engaging in sustainable practices with young children and teaching them about
responsibility to our planet and most importantly highlighting that each person’s
actions are significant in protecting our most precious resources – each other
and our environment.
The workshop explored how young children’s
dedication and care for the environment and how this has provided inspiration
to others and has strengthened their community’s commitment to
sustainability.
We heard stories of young
children as capable and resourceful valued members of the community and how
they have been empowered to take up the sustainability challenge to “make a
beautiful world”.
Let us hope we have future opportunites to listen to Catherine!!
