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our play based learning philosophy revisited 24 Aug 2013 | 04:02 am
It is in our motto “no play, no learning – know play, know learning” that our play based philosophy is built. While we girls no longer teach kindergarten together we still have a very strong philosop...
on the road again for Australialand Tour 2! 29 Jun 2013 | 07:28 am
Marc Armitage is back in Australia for Tour 2! Marc’s expertise is children and play … He says - “As adults we make a lot of assumptions about children – about what they can do, what they can’t do. A...
2013 is going to be a BIG year in OZ! 22 Feb 2013 | 02:13 pm
It’s going to be very exciting year for early childhood educators everywhere as UK PLAY expert Marc Armitage gears up for his Three Tour Series of Australia! Details for all of Marc’s Public workshops...
an irresistible new direction 8 Feb 2013 | 05:26 am
We embrace change and we love a challenge – who doesn’t in early childhood? As you may know, we stopped teaching together at our beautiful kindergarten in the outer suburbs of Melbourne at the end of ...
thank you for another irresistible year! 20 Dec 2012 | 10:44 pm
To our Irresistible friends. As 2012 draws to a close, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your continued support of ‘Irresistible Ideas’. This year has seen many changes for us b...
are you up for a ‘gig’? 15 Dec 2012 | 01:42 am
Would you like to hist a gig by Marc Armitage at PLAY on tour in May 2013? This will be tour 1 of three tours Marc will be bringing to Australia next year. Marc will be visiting Queensland, New Sout...
Marc Armitage will share the importance of PLAY with the world in 2013! 4 Dec 2012 | 10:55 am
Playwork defines play as “what children and young people do when they follow their own ideas and interests in their own way and for their own reasons”. Marc Armitage has been a playworker for near...
baby ‘chino anyone? 26 Nov 2012 | 01:55 pm
Last week we posted on the sorting boxes we are now making and selling using old drawers, recycled timber and an assortment of natural and found objects. Unlike some people we girls thrive on change. ...
sorting box 20 Nov 2012 | 08:03 pm
You may have noticed on our Facebook page that we recycle and repurpose old drawers into imaginative playscapes and sorting boxes. We thought we would test run it with the three year olds and place...
exploring metamorphosis 12 Nov 2012 | 12:44 am
Tadpoles and frogs are an endless fascination for preschoolers … and of course Metamorphosis is such and interesting topic to explore with children, not to mention a great new word for most 4 and 5 ye...