Dr Red Ruby Scarlet

Best practice in early childhood education is ‘best’ when it draws from, and conveys multiple perspectives. Too often, practice is linearly planned rather than creatively crafted which disadvantages children to be ensconced in the most delicious, delightful and daring curriculum encounters. In this presentation Dr Red Ruby Scarlet will share current stories of practice that illustrate the dazzling richness of working with creative and performing arts as the centre of curriculum that is generates every other disciplinary area of learning. Through poetry, musical composition, film, recording technologies, encounters with nature, embodying Indigenous cosmologies and multiple cultural expressions – these pedagogical practices raise the bar for educational innovation and they all rely upon a collective perspectival approach. Creativity is the central most important ’thing’ educators require in order to enable children to surpass the limitations of ordinary learning experiences.