Stage Two (Monday, June 30th to Friday, July 4th, 2008)
Stage Four (Sunday, July 6th to Thursday, July 10th, 2008)
Training will take place in London, Ontario Canada
(Email: Sharon Jones)
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(519) 657-7671
Thames Valley Suzuki School
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A Partnership between parents, teachers and student that ....
♦ builds strong parent/teacher relationships
♦ believes in the abilities of young children
♦ discerns what is developmentally appropriate
A teaching philosophy that builds on key action principles by ...
♦ concentrating on child centre learning
♦ creating a non-stressful approach to learning
♦ developing sensitivity, self discipline and compassion in children
♦ establishing family groupings of children for a stronger learning environment
A staff that creates an exciting learning environment by ....
♦ implementing creative and innovative teaching concepts
♦ utilizing quality teaching materials
♦ following the natural timetable of each child
♦ stimulating child centred learning
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You will gain confidence in how to develop a Suzuki early childhood
education program
You will participate in discussion of the following:
HOW TO SET UP
♦ Suzuki baby classes with parental involvement
♦ Short Term Prenatal Classes
HOW TO ESTABLISH
♦ Team teaching
♦ Parent Education
HOW TO IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL ONGOING DOCUMENTATION OF CHILDREN'S WORK
Weekly anecdotal reporting
Reporting to parents
HOW TO HELP PARENTS IN THEIR CRITICAL ROLE
As the first and most important teacher
As role model
As an observer of their children
Participants will have the exciting opportunity to observe and work with babies
and toddlers in an established Suzuki Early childhood Program.You will take
home examples of curriculum layering and book lists. You will find resources
that will assist you, including baby recordings and books for parents, "hands on"
materials, handouts for parents, and professionally produced video tapes
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DURING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS, birth through
age 5, every moment is an opportunity for children to
learn more about the world around them, to practise
social skills, and to gain critical thinking skills and
knowledge. Early childhood experiences lay the
foundation for all later learning and determine whether
or not children succeed in school and later life. If we
care about our children, then we must ensure that all
young children enjoy an early childhood that prepares
them to take full advantage of their educational
opportunities and to become effective citizens, capable
workers, and loving parents of the next generation.
Dorothy Jones
Dorothy Jones is a world renowned Suzuki
specialist in Early Childhood Education. She founded
and directed for 12 years, a Suzuki School in London
Ontario Canada. In 1993, the International Suzuki
Association (ISA) designated this school, as a world
Teacher Training Centre for Suzuki Early Childhood
Education.
She is a Past President of the Suzuki Association
of the Americas (SAA) and was for 10 years a board
member of the ISA. She was also a founding member
of the Board of Directors of the Suzuki Association of Ontario (SAO) and served a two-year term as President of that organization. She has also been a
Suzuki parent, Suzuki Piano Teacher Trainer and
keynote speaker at conferences and workshops
around the world for the past 30 years. Her
consultations have assisted individuals and schools in Canada, USA, Latin America, Switzerland, Australia, Great Britain Singapore, Japan, Denmark and Korea.
Sharon Jones
Sharon Jones is an experienced Suzuki Violin
and Early Childhood Teacher. With Dorothy Jones,
she developed the curriculum used world wide in
Suzuki Early Childhood Classes.
Sharon has been a clinician at conferences and
workshops in Canada, USA, Ireland and Japan. She
has taught at numerous Institutes in the United
States and Canada. A singer, Sharon was the artist
for the recording, Lullabies, Action Songs and
Rhymes, the core material for the Suzuki Baby
Program.
Sharon will lead the baby and toddler classes
and demonstrate the various technical and artistic approaches to babies and their parents.
