Naomi
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Early Childhood Teacher |
| Location | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Introduction | I am living every early childhood teacher's dream: reaching children, changing lives. I'm an Aussie living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I had plans to open a kindergarten (preschool) here in the city back in September of 2012. It was not possible at that time, so an NGO was started to run day care and after school care, while also facilitating teacher training opportunities, until such a time as Dream Family can get its full registration. The vision is to provide accessible quality early childhood education, providing teacher training and professional development and being a model for change in Mongolian early childhood education. It's a big dream and will take time, but Mongolia is ready for change- so I am here to help the best I can. |
| Interests | Emmergent curriculum, play, Reggio, the outdoor classroom, bilingualism in early childhood, picture books, beautiful spaces, children's art, imagination, poetry, the project-approach, teacher education |
| Favorite Books | A handful of favourite children's books: The very hungry catterpillar, The bad-tempered ladybird (Eric Carle), The gruffalo, The spiffiest giant in town (Julia Donaldson), Caps for sale (Esphyr Slobodkina), The story about Ping (Marjorie Flack), Walter's wand (Eric Houghton), I want my teddy (Jez Alborough), How do dinosaurs say goodnight? (Jane Yolen), Handa's surprise (Eileen Brown), Bertie and the bear, Who sank the boat (Pamela Allen), Wilfred Gordan MacDonald Partridge, Where is the green sheep? (Mem Fox), Sometimes I like to curl up in a ball (Viki Churchill) |