It's 18 hours of contact time and CPD 

1. Day 1 is a full-day workshop (6 hours) in which we dive deep into some of the neurodevelopmental information we will be taking back to our workplaces to share with our colleagues, families and children with whom we work. 

2. Day 2  is a 3 - hour workshop

3.  Day 3 is a 3- hour workshop

4.  Day 4  is another full-day workshop (6 hours).

To get the most of the programme, you will need to apply some of the concepts and activities in your workplace and that may take a bit of time, reflection and preparation. But, our guess is you do that anyway. :)

Absolutely!  

First Moves Matter gives you an opportunity to gain a better understanding of how your students learn and how their first years of life impact their ability to learn in your classroom.  It's all about AITSL #1:  Know your students and HOW they learn. 

Will you learn things you can implement in your classroom? 

Yes, again. 

We help you gain the understanding and then we work with you to apply it in your educational context.  If you're in a school setting, we will help you with that.  

We also think that working with the carers and educators who work with children before you do, gives you some great insight into how they work.   It's about broadening your professional network. (AITSL # 6:  Engage in professional leaning and AITSL# 7:  Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community.)

Note: This course is different to our specific schools programme for Neurodevelopmental Readiness at School. 

We think so, particularly if you work in paediatrics.  

Why?  Because it gives you an additional perspective into the educational environment in which your clients are immersed. 

It also gives you an opportunity to network and share your professional wisdom and experience with these paediatric carers and educators.  It's about establishing collaborative, inter-professional practice to help the children and families with whom we work.

Some of the content may be familiar to you, but this is about diving deeply into the neurodevelopmental education perspective and developing a common language and understanding with other professions.  

If you have more questions, email [email protected] or call her: 0429 614 687.

We strongly believe that cross-disciplinary ways of working serve our clients better!  This is an opportunity to continue to develop that.

No. 

Our first moves actually start in utero and those movements are key for helping us learn to function, survive and interact with our world. 

We talk about primitive reflexes, sequences of movement development, how they help support and develop our senses and how these early movements prime our brains for optimal learning and function.  The sequences, overlapping nature and collaboration of movements and experiences all contribute to better brain development and function.  It's more than meeting milestones and crawling (although those are extremely important.)

Our goal is to make this information real and accessible for you. 

First Moves Matter is designed to be a professional learning opportunity that helps you use this information in your work pretty much straight away.  It also gives us a chance to learn and grow together. To say: "How did that go for you?" "What can we do better?" "How did you do that?" and use other reflective and creative ways of making this real in your world of work. That's one of the major reasons we have spread this learning opportunity from October to April.  It's not designed as a dazzling "one-hit wonder" PD programme, because we know those are hard to translate into practice.

Yes, Christine Payard is a self-confessed "neuro-nerd" and she can use the neuro-terminology.  But, she is also a good communicator and teacher who is good at explaining this "stuff" in everyday language. 

(By the way, Chris has also completed research and studies and practice in conducting effective professional learning for educators.  She knows how important it is to make PD worthwhile for the participants.)

If you are concerned, give Chris a call:  0429 614 687.  

ABSOLUTLEY!

If we've learned one thing in 2020 & 2021 -- it's how to be flexible and use technology to establish learning communities and help them flourish!  So, we will "beam you up" and "zoom you in" if you can't attend the workshops in person.  All you need is the tech on your end to join us.

Mission Australia in North Queensland sponsored the first course with the intention of supporting FNQ practitioners, but part of that support comes from networking with likeminded individuals wherever they are.  So, if you are from New Zealand, Victoria, WA, Tasmania, or anywhere else, if you are interested in this project AND you want to be a part of this community of learners, we can mix and match and make it work for you to join us.

If the payment options for this investment in your professional learning really do not suit you and severely limit your ability to participate in this programme, please contact [email protected] or phone her: 04219 614 687 to see if we can arrange an alternative payment plan/process. 

Cases of hardship and financial difficulty will be considered, but we need to discuss options with you. 

You will be issued with a Tax Invoice on request and that usually counts as a tax-deductible professional learning expense. However, we are educators, not tax advisors, so we advise you to seek accounting/tax advice regarding this question. 

If you (or your organisation) prefer to pay by EFT or on receipt of an invoice, please contact us to arrange this enrolment and payment process. ([email protected])

The total cost includes GST which means your organisation may be able to claim the GST component and the fee as a business expense.  Once again, seek advice on this from a qualified professional.

Email us:

[email protected]