Grow With Us - School Readiness Webinar Series
Grow With Us - School Readiness Webinar Series
Register below for our upcoming School Readiness Webinars!
As part of our Grow With Us – School Readiness Toolkit, we welcome you to join popular thought leaders and experts alongside our in-house Education and Health teams to our school readiness webinars – helping you and your child on the school readiness journey. All sessions include parent Q&A time.
Missed a school readiness webinar? Catch up below!
OAC Journey To School Readiness
Join our Curriculum Lead, Rebecca Clifton, for a Grow With Us webinar on School Readiness at OAC. This session will look at: what does the journey to School Readiness look like at OAC. How we start preparing our children in the Nursery and Toddler rooms to be ready for their next step of preschool transition to school. An intro to the OAC Grow preschool curriculum. The school readiness journey begins on your first day, then a stronger focus for the 2 years prior to attending preschool.
Exploring School Life
Watch this engaging and informative webinar with OAC Pedagogical lead, Michelle Bathgate, and Emily Channell, Acting Assistant Principal and Kindergarten Teacher, as they dive into the exciting journey of preparing your child for school life! They share insights into the first 6 weeks of school, valuable tips to support families during this time, and the importance of social/emotional skills when taking that next step from early childhood.
How Can I Tell If My Child Is Ready For School?
OAC Head of Health, Anna McCauley, and OAC Speech Pathologist, Sarah Kappel, provide the cues to look for in your child to know if they are emotionally, socially and developmentally ready for school. You can also read the accompanying article here.
Supporting Your Child During Their Transition
As parents, it’s important that we ensure our children have the necessary skills to start and succeed at school. But what exactly are these skills? And importantly, how can we make sure that our children develop these in time for this exciting new chapter? In this Grow With Us – School Readiness webinar, Child Psychiatrist and parenting expert, Dr Kaylene Henderson, addresses these key factors and provides practical tips for parents to help them prepare their child for the start to school. You can also read the supporting article here.
Supporting The School Readiness Journey
In this live recorded webinar, OAC Education Partner, Natasha Stabler, provides further insight into the role of the parent, OAC and the school along with tips & advice to help your child have a positive transition from preschool/kindergarten to primary school. You can also read the supporting article here.
