Training courses international
Train-the-trainers courses for pedagogical staff workers, managers, consultants, early childhood counsellors, teachers in professional training programmes and extra- and refresher courses in child care, early childhood programmes and primary schools. After following the course they are able to set up and carry out their own tailor made training or coaching course for professionals.
In-company training: all of the courses can be organized in-company, for educators, teachers, trainers or middle managers.
‘ Democracy and young children. Playing together, coping with conflicts and reconciling’
‘Playing together, coping with conflicts and reconciling’ is about young children’s social life at childcare centres. How do educators and teachers deal with conflicts between children and when do they or don’ t they interfere? How can they help children learn about basic social values, rules and skills in a playful way? This course is based on the research and the book ‘The social lives of young children. Play, conflict and moral learning in day care groups’ by Elly Singer and Dorian de Haan (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands). The course was attuned to existing programmes and training in childcare. After the course, the participants can carry out the course for executive professionals in their own practice. Participants at the training-of-trainers course receive a manual with the training programme, DVD and CD with presentations.
See: publications international
For further information send an e-mail to a.vankeulen@mutant.nl.
‘I am I and you are you. Respect for diversity and equity’
In the society we live in diversity has grown. Working in these complex surroundings requires auto-reflection, professional skills and a vision. The programme ‘I am I and You are You. Respect for diversity and equity’ offers the possibility to work on these three aspects. Points of departure are: respect for diversity, equality and creating social cohesion.
Resources during the training: publications ‘Young children aren’t biased, are they?!’ and ‘I am I and you are you.’ (see publications international) and resources of European network DECET (see www.decet.org).
For further information send an e-mail to a.vankeulen@mutant.nl.
‘Dolls Like Us’.
Respect for diversity with young children.
‘Dolls Like Us’ is a method to be used by professionals working with young children (1 to 7 years). The educator or teacher uses a special doll that stops by for a visit from time to time during group discussion. The children learn that their emotions are recognized; they learn to be proud of themselves and their own background. At the same time they learn to have an eye for similarities and differences between people and to respect these. The method strengthens self-confidence and capacity of empathy and may prevent bullying at a later stage.
For further information send an e-mail to a.vankeulen@mutant.nl.
‘Open doors for parents’
‘Open doors for Parents in childcare centres and (pre-)schools’ focuses on strengthening the partnership between professionals and parents. This is based on the vision that parents and professionals are partners and that every party involved, children as well as adults will draw benefits from good cooperation. Diversity amongst parents is particularly emphasized.
The professional person is the key person to communication with every parent.
The course is centred on development of vision, learning competencies and skills and settingup parental policy. Resource in the training is the publication ‘Making the road as we go’. Parents and professionals as partners managing diversity in early childhood education. See publications.
For further information send an e-mail to a.vankeulen@mutant.nl.
`Conflicts can teach you’
‘Conflicts can teach you’ is a method to have trainers and teachers discover how to learn from awkward situations or “collisions” with parents. Conflicts make you keep your attention, make you aware of your own attitude and behaviour and enable you to learn and to grow, individually as well as in a group or an organization. The method was based on several (intercultural) communication theories and approaches. A lot of the work is carried out with cases brought in by individuals.
For further information send an e-mail to fuusdegraaff@wxs.nl.