Posts by Kim « Images of Learning Project

Invitation to Parents

By Kim, on April 14th, 2012%

How do you create an art provocation that invites parents to engage in their own creative processes?

This was a question an ECE I know was reflecting on. She facilitates a program in which parents and caregivers, grandmother’s and grandfather’s stay with their children. Traditionally in these programs adults engage alongside the child, or simply . . . → Read More: Invitation to Parents

Real Stuff: The Ultimate Edition

By Kim, on April 8th, 2012%

OK. All my other Real Stuff posts were trivial and tokenistic: here is the real deal on real stuff…..knives, matches, saws, fire, and freezing temperatures in a kindergarten in Norway.

Here on Vancouver Island we are not far behind. Two intrepid educators have persuaded, cajoled, educated and enlightened enough policy makers that a . . . → Read More: Real Stuff: The Ultimate Edition

High Heels and All

By Kim, on March 27th, 2012%

The girls are intent on their project. The blocks are cumbersome and heavy but they are determined. Despite the restrictions of the princess gowns some are wearing they stack the blocks higher and higher. “What are you building?” I ask. ” A princess tower” they respond. Of course, what else would princesses . . . → Read More: High Heels and All

Real Stuff: Part 4

By Kim, on March 21st, 2012%

Personal disclaimer: When my son turned 5 my husband and I gave him an axe. He chopped some firewood, chopped some twigs and branches, and later chopped down a few small trees. He is now a grown man and has all his fingers and toes…..well…. he does have a small scar on one . . . → Read More: Real Stuff: Part 4

Real Stuff: Part 3

By Kim, on March 16th, 2012%

True Story:

An educator was frustrated with what children were doing in the house area. Seems the children were throwing the dishes, tossing them here and there and everywhere. The educator had tried various approaches to change the behaviour with no success. She was lamenting to a colleague, asking for insights on how to stop . . . → Read More: Real Stuff: Part 3