Flynn Early Childhood Education Centre

A few staff at Flynn enjoyed a night out at the Street Theatre to attend ‘The National Quality Framework – The Musical’.

This professional development was written and performed by MultiVerse - Red Ruby Scarlet and Louise Dorrat who have been working in early childhood for over 30 years.

This delightful musical was not only comical and catchy with its whimsical songs, lyrics and puns but it was also informative and encouraged those who attended to become reflective in their daily practices, Quality Improvement Plan, rituals and routines.

This certainly has been a great start to our professional learning and development in 2022!

Harmony Week is a week to celebrate Australian multiculturalism. It is an opportunity for all Australians to embrace cultural diversity and to share what we have in common.

Our cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and is at the heart of who we are. An integrated multicultural Australia is an integral part of our nation's history and character.

Throughout next week, 21st to 25th March 2022, the children at Flynn will be invited to engage in a variety of experiences to celebrate Harmony Week. These experiences will be shared on the daily journals.

Families, as always, are encouraged to speak to their child/rens Early Childhood Teacher or Educational Leader to share their culture though stories, books and song.

Acknowledging Harmony Week links to our service philosophy which states 'we value the richness that diversity brings to our community'.

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day and recognise the outstanding achievements of all the strong women we know.

As Early Childhood Teachers and Educators we regularly hear stories from those in our community, personal stories and within our own service who have triumphed over their own adversities.

These people and stories give us strength, courage and hope. They remind us of how rewarding our career is and how lucky we are to have such inspirational people in our lives and in our community.

We also wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate the following women for their commitment to supporting the ACT community:

Kelli-Ann Jackson – ACT Woman of the Year 2022 for her work as a leader of Women’s Adventure ACT.

Asha Clementi – ACT Young Woman of the Year 2022 for her work as co-founder of The Girls Leadership Network and founder of Girls Run the World.

Lee-Anne Daley – ACT Senior Women of the Year 2022 for her work sharing cultural knowledge and building links within the community as a Wiradjuri woman.

ACT Woman of the Year: Kelli-Ann Jackson ACT Woman of the Year: Kelli-Ann Jackson

This is the 4th year that Flynn Early Childhood Education Centre has been a part of this valuable community program.

Irene (pictured below) since completing the Spark program has been working at Flynn. Since being at Flynn she has completed her Diploma in Children's Education and Care and is an asset to the Flynn team. We can't imagine Flynn without her.

If you are interested in studying a Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care please check out the information from Ginninderry Community below.

Ginninderry's SPARK Training and Employment Initiative in partnership with North Belconnen Community Association Inc., The Y Canberra, Capital Region Community Services and Canberra Institute of Technology are once again delivering the award-winning Early Childhood Education and Care training program.

Commencing Monday 7 March 2022, this 8 month program will run 4 days per week and be a combination of theory, practical hands on learning and sector work placement. Participants will graduate with a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC30113) upon successful completion.

An information session is being held on 17 February - find out more here: https://bit.ly/325yn2L

North Belconnen Community Association Inc. NBCA The Y Canberra Region Capital Region Community Services Canberra Institute of Technology

Happy Birthday NBCA!
We are so fortunate to be a part of a supportive, professional and community based association.
We are so proud of what NBCA has achieved in 45 years and we look forward to many more years working with and supporting our community.

A great community initiative from the ACT Emergency Services Agency.

A community information hub at the ACT Rural Fire Service - Molonglo Brigade has been activated to provide charging stations, ice for eskies, a skip to dispose food waste and incident information for those affected by the ongoing storm response across the Belconnen region.

This hub is not equipped to provide temporary accommodation or catering.

The hub will be open from 5:00pm-9:00pm tonight and from 11:00am-5:00pm tomorrow, and is located at 27 Drake-Brockman Dr, Higgins, ACT.

Please exercise safe COVID-19 practices when attending this hub by wearing masks, social distancing and checking in with the provided QR code to keep the volunteers, yourself, and the community safe.

2021 Roundabout Canberra End of Year Appeal

As part of our partnership with Roundabout Canberra, we are collecting items for their end of year appeal.

Please be mindful that Roundabout requests that donated items should be in as-new or excellent used condition and for children and babies only. Roundabout uses the concept of “Would you give it to your best friend?” as guidance on quality.

We will stop collections on Tuesday 21st December to allow us a few days to get the donations to Roundabout.

Thank you in advance for supporting this End of Year Appeal.

Parentline ACT and Children's Education and Care Assurance have shared this valuable resource for families.

Please see the image below for more information.

Happy Friday!

Today we share with you a recipe from our service menu, 'Pumpkin and Fetta Pide' thanks to our chef, Ben.

Let us know via email or the comments below if you try this at home!

Thank you to the Canberra Pet Rescue for the beautiful post.

We are so glad that these donations will be beneficial for the PetAssist program.

Huge shout out to the Flynn Early Childhood Education centre for this lovely donation of pet food for our PetAssist program 🧡🧡🧡

It’s so wonderful to be a part of a community who are all supporting each other during these tough times ❤️

If you or someone you know are in need of support during these times please don’t hesitate to reach out: https://www.canberrapetrescue.org.au/petassist/

Recently we learnt of all of the great work the Canberra Pet Rescue has been doing to support members of the community in feeding their animals during the pandemic.

We know an animal can be more than a pet. They are family members who bring a lot of joy to the lives of others. Owning an animal supports positive mental and physical well-being and they are a great companion. This is why we wanted to do what we could to support this great cause and the community.

Over the last couple of weeks, the staff from Flynn Early Childhood Education Centre have been adding an extra item of pet food to their weekly shop.

Today we donated all of these animals goodies.

To learn more about the charity, find information on how you can donate and their PetAssist program please click on the link below:

https://www.canberrapetrescue.org.au/petassist/

Gotta Catch ‘Em All!

Eternity and Bryce have spent some time this week creating a Pokémon hunt for our local community. We are lucky to have very talented educators at Flynn Early Childhood Education Centre.

If you are in the Flynn area and walking around we challenge you to find all 8 Pokémon.

Good luck Pokemon Trainers!

Flynn Early Childhood Education Centre updated their website address.

Flynn Early Childhood Education Centre updated their business hours.

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