Tag: Family Engagement
Improved communication has meant the need for less documentation at Royal Children’s Hospital Early Learning
“Storypark has cut down our documentation by half. It allows us to focus on relationships with children. There are no daily diaries, instead parents get to see, in real-time, the natural and genuine nature of the program.” – Courtney Caligiore, Educational Leader The Royal Children’s Hospital Early Learning in Melbourne, Australia was one of the first early childhood services to trial...
Storypark has changed our world at Bribie Island Community Kindergarten
“The biggest benefit to our children has been that their parents engagement in their learning has increased. Overall, the children’s and the staff engagement with Mums, Dads and each other is amazing. They are all having discussions and talking about the children and their learning.” – Narelle Dawson, Director & Teacher At Bribie Island Community Kindergarten they place...
Who is documentation of children’s learning really for?
“The question in my mind is – who is documentation really for, at the end of the day who does it belong to? Is it a record for the child now or in the future? A tool for children to reflect on their recent learning? A way of sharing and engaging parents, family and communities in a child’s learning? Or...
100% parent involvement at Killara Park Preschool
KU Killara Park Preschool has embraced innovation. They have worked closely over several years with Dr. Kate Highfield, an early years and technology expert, and they have thought a lot about how technology can fit within their play-based philosophy. “My diverse, multicultural families are loving Storypark because a picture tells a thousand words. The photos really help them understand...
Transforming the partnership between home and school
Corpus Christi school has focussed a lot of energy on engaging parents in their child’s learning. The school heard about Storypark and were instantly impressed with how easy it seemed to set up and manage and the potential to transform how we share student learning with parents. Storypark was seen as a powerful tool which went far beyond the traditional...
From apprehensive to addicted – Part 1
Lollipops Waiuku teachers have travelled a long way in six months, from nervous novices to absolute advocates of Storypark. The Centre Director, Hailee Minty put Lollipops Waiuku forward to be one of the first Educare centres to adopt Storypark. Hailee was convinced that the community would engage more with electronic portfolios than the paper-based folders that were just sent home...
The impact of Storypark for leading ECE services
I’ve just gotten off the phone with Peter from Storypark and promised I’d write down some of the praise I was giving him in person on the phone. Storypark is amazing. It’s changed the way we’re doing things at LittleWonders and is now a key part of our practice. I thought I’d share some of the key differences Storypark has...
Flutterbys Preschool on engagement and documentation
After searching for two years for an online program that would suit our needs we found STORYPARK! We immediately loved the simplicity and connectivity Storypark offered our service. Storypark has already helped us improve our practice: Documentation of children’s learning is simpler and faster. Communication between families and educators is more open and more regular. Families can connect daily with...
Working in a community context
Amy Hutson, Supervisor, Salvation Army Early Childhood Education Centre shares her thoughts on the impact of Storypark. Our centre is a community based childcare centre with 28 children attending daily but a license for 50 children because of our parenting programme. We operate for the Salvation Army and so are a Christian centre with a purpose to provide high quality education to anyone...
A many-hat-wearing Grandmother’s perspective on Storypark
This blog post focuses on Kath Cooper’s experience of Storypark as a Nani and is the second part of her two part series. Check out last week’s post to hear more about her perspectives as a Lecturer and Educator. Hi, I’m Kath Cooper. I wear a lot of hats – I’m an educator, I am a lecturer at Early Childhood NZ...