Australian Endeavour Executive Award winner, Vivienne Medway says “Hello from the UK”!

Ashley Langdon, Vivienne Medway and David Windridge from MEGT (Australia)

Loughborough College

Radmoor House

“Hello from a sunny Loughborough in the UK. I began my Australian Endeavour Executive Award in London by attending a conference on the implementation of the UK approach to early childhood education called the Early Years Foundation Stage which has many similarities to our Early Years Learning Framework. After London I met up Ashley Langdon & David Windridge ( MEGT ) and Steve Rankin & Gill Heyhoe (Loughborough College).

It has been a fabulous learning opportunity as well as an information exchange with the early childhood students, early childhood centre staff & managers, lecturers, Gill Heyhoe & Steve Rankin( my hosts) &  Jim Mutton (Loughborough College Principal). The weeks here are going so fast!

I went with some of the staff & the new Diploma students to spend a day at Beaumanor Hall for a team building experience using outdoor activities including an obstacle course on high ropes! I volunteered to be chief photographer .Each day has been busy sharing our Early Years Learning Framework either in the class room or out on site at  an early childcare centre. I will be able to show the photos of examples of their natural outdoor learning environments when I return.

The gardens & parklands here a very green with lots of birds & the occasional inquisitive squirrel! I also have the pleasure of watching &  hearing the old steam trains pass by my accommodation daily on the Great Central Railway.I have another 10 days here then I will be visiting Stockholm to learn more about the Swedish outdoor learning environments for young children.

Hope all is going well for the start of term 4 …. watch this space for more photos!

Vivienne J “

We here in Sydney are very proud of your achievements Vivienne, congratulations and looking forward to hear more about your overseas adventure!