Parenting Matters July 21, 2009

Parenting Matters at Vanilla. If you have a lot of questions about raising your toddler. Well, you should attend the 'parenting Matters' discussion every week. It's an opportunity to meet other parents and experts and discuss various issues. Your toddler can play at the Vanilla Play Gym, while you're gathering all the information you need. Creative movement Instructor's Course by Smadar Carmon. Creative movement is one of the new forms of holistic education based on the natural learning ability of the human body . A Creative movement instructor creates a stimulative learning environment through movement , music and positive interactions. Children learn and use creativity to develop their motor ,cognitive, social and emotionalskills. About the course : The program introduces theory and practical aspects of early childhood education . The practical learning focuses on components of movement , themes, musical enrichment, combining a story into movement, preparing a lesson plan and introduction to usage of props & soft gym equipment. The theory imparts knowledge on the importance of movement in early childhood development, up to date theories, psychology, anatomy, milestones and methods of working in early childhood programs and environments like daycare, NGO's, Play schools and parent child activities. The course aims to empower people who are connected to movement and physical education, teachers, educators and people who are passionate about working with children. On completion of the course you will be a certified by Vanilla and by Mrs. Smadar Carmon (The Head of Early childhood Department at the National Sport Academy of Israel) and entitled to work as an 'Early childhood movement Instructor'.

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