First hand experience - Conference principles

First hand experience: what matters to children The day conference with workshops and further professional development days are designed to

promote first hand experiences for all children

examine some of the principles that are the basis of effective learning and teaching

aimed at all those who work with children aged 3-8 and beyond.

*The further professional development days with workshops are designed for those who have attended First hand experience: what matters to children conferences at the Science Learning Centre for the East of England (SLCEE) or elsewhere in the UK.

All days are underpinned by the principles of

first hand experience as a necessary and significant element in learning

intellectual engagement and emotional involvement: what matters to children

adult involvement in learning: what educators can do to provide, organise, and value worthwhile first hand experiences

children as powerful learners: people who think for themselves and who use their hands, eyes, ears, and their whole bodies to explore the world and everything and everyone in it

celebrating the diversity of the world’s resources and using them as a springboard for children's learning.

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