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YOUR WEEKLY SNAPSHOT - Gowrie Training
YOUR WEEKLY SNAPSHOT

          Welcome to this weeks edition of "Your Weekly Snapshot".

This week is our ninth edition of 'Your Weekly Snapshot' and we would like to
thank all Services that have given us feedback! If you have areas of interest
that you would like to see included or a Service practice (success story) you
would like to share - please let us know!
In this edition we have included a timely article on the importance of outdoor
play in Winter as we head into our middle month of colder weather. A reminder
that NAIDOC week has been moved to November and information on our next
Leadership Breakfast is also included.
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THIS WEEKS ARTICLES

  COVID-19 shows parents high              New dates announced for
     value of Early Childhood                 NAIDOC Week 2020
        Education and Care
                                      National NAIDOC Week 2020
New data reveals that Early           celebrations will be held from the 8-
Childhood Education and Care is       15 November. The November dates
having an enormous impact on          follow the decision by the National
Australian families during            NAIDOC Committee (NNC) to
COVID-19.                             postpone NAIDOC Week from the
                                      original July dates due to the
A survey of over 1000 parents and     impacts and uncertainty from the
carers of young children shows that   escalating Coronavirus (COVID-19)
an overwhelming 97% think ECEC is     pandemic across our communities
important at this time.               and cities.

           Read article                             Website
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Happy Winter Solstice!             Top 5 reasons to play outside in
                                                the cold this Winter!
Sunday, June 21, was the shortest
day of this year. The shortest day is   You’ve likely heard before “there’s
called winter solstice — solstice       no bad days, only bad clothing.” It’s
means sun still — and is the day of     a rhetoric that a lot of ECE teachers
the year the southern hemisphere is     repeat and a philosophy some live
farthest from the sun, an               by – outside in all weather, no
astronomical phenomenon that            matter what!
occurs each year in June. After the
winter solstice, the days get longer    Benefits of Outdoor Play
as the Earth continues to orbit and     1. Movement
the southern hemisphere gets closer     2. Building resilience
to the sun as it approaches the         3. Emotional, physical and spiritual
December summer solstice.               health and wellbeing
You can celebrate the lengthening       4. Environmental awareness
of the days and be involved with "Be    5. Empathy and wonder
The Light: Illuminate Hope" in your
own front yard.                         Read on to find out more....
21st - 28th June

        More information                         Read full article
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Leadership Breakfast

Our Leadership Breakfast Series is an opportunity for you to listen and share
professional knowledge over a light breakfast before your working day. This is the
third breakfast meeting of the five part series for 2020.

Wednesday July 29th: What is leadership? A robust conversation where we can
really delve into leadership and leadership styles, supporting critical reflection and
reflective practice. This breakfast we welcome guest speaker Lynne Harwood, CEO
of Mosaic Support Services.

                                    Register here
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