Early Childhood Educators Retreat

Early Childhood Educators Retreat

• Where: Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, by Rydges
• Time: 8.00am-6.00pm
• Date:28th October 2017

On Saturday October 28th 2017, we are thrilled to host 3 amazing facilitators Maggie Dent, Anthony Semann & Caroline Fewster. Delegates will be entertained by 3 Keynote Speakers whilst being spoilt with a breakfast morning tea, lunch and finishing the day with canapes & drinks.

• Anthony Semann presenting: ‘The journey starts with you’
• Caroline Fewster presenting: ‘It’s the Little things that Matter’
• Maggie Dent presenting: ‘Bring back Play’

Anthony Semann is one of the Directors and founders at Semann & Slattery. For the past 15 years he has worked as a researcher, consultant and manager with a broad range of government, non-government and private organisations. His skills and expertise has seen him work with organisations across Australia and overseas including Columbia University (New York) as well as in France and New Zealand. Anthony holds expert knowledge in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. He is a much sought after facilitator and has delivered over 90 opening addresses at conferences, 150 conference papers and 15,000 professional development programs.  Anthony has an exceptional capacity to challenge organisations and people to reflect on how their approaches to communication, leadership, diversity, values, relationships and workplace culture affect their services, businesses and ultimately the community.  Anthony is currently completing a PhD at Macquarie University.  His PhD is a study of the nexus between leadership and courage.

Caroline Fewster before developing Bond University’s Bachelor of Children’s Services’ programme, Caroline enjoyed a long and varied career working in a wide range of Children’s Services’ care and teaching situations starting as a pre-school teacher in ACT progressing to advisory and consultancy roles with regional and government education authorities.  Her experience encompasses all aspects of early childhood learning from classroom teaching to managing services and from educating future teachers to consulting and developing professional development programmes.  She continues to consult for a range of non-government community-based and corporate organisations, local state and the Commonwealth government offering early childhood educators a wealth of real world knowledge combined with high level qualifications and superior teaching skills.  

Whilst at Bond University, Caroline won the first academic award for her work in teaching students who now work in Children’s Services world-wide.

Since July 2012 Caroline exclusively devotes her time and experience working extensively with Children’s Services throughout Australia developing customised professional development programmes for early childhood educators.  Feedback indicates the success of the ‘wonderful innovative and practical ideas that she demonstrates during the programmes’.

Maggie Dent - Commonly known as Australia’s ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent is an author, educator, and parenting and resilience specialist with a particular interest in the early years and adolescence. 

Maggie’s experience includes teaching, counselling, and working in the palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. Maggie is an advocate for the healthy, common-sense raising of children in order to strengthen families and communities. She is a passionate, positive voice for children of all ages.

Now an in-demand writer and speaker, Maggie is a regular contributor to Fairfax's Essential Kids website and Teachers Matter magazine and appears regularly on ABC and commercial radio including Nova FM. She has also appeared on TV programs such as Today Extra, The Daily Edition, Sunrise, Today and news.

Maggie is the author of ten books, several e-books and a prolific creator of resources for parents, adolescents, teachers and early childhood educators, and others who are interested in quietly improving their lives.

Her books include Saving Our Adolescents, Real Kids in an Unreal World and 9 Things: A back-to-basics guide to calm, common-sense, connected parenting Birth-8.

She is the proud mother of four wonderful sons, and an enthusiastic and grateful grandmother.

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ACA WA would like to thank our Sponsors:

Platninum: Guild Insurance & Child Care Super 

Gold: Modern Teaching Aids 

Silver: My Xplor