Play-Based and Personalised Learning for Preschool to Year 8

The Walker Learning Approach is the first major Australian based total and holistic pedagogy (Preschool to Year 8) to be designed and implemented.

The WLA is based upon decades of research about play-based and personalised learning and social constructivism. It is not a program or an inquiry model sitting discreetly or separately from other curriculum areas. It is a total approach to teaching and learning which combines the need for children to be active participants in their learning (through hands-on and creative exploration and investigation) which sits along side formal instruction. There is explicit teaching and development of not only literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge, but also the range of vital social, emotional and life skills.

The Walker Learning Approach is the first pedagogy to be designed for Australian schools, successfully providing teaching and
learning which:

  • personalises and engages students in active learning alongside explicit and formalised
    instruction.
  • is culturally and developmentally appropriate across all demographic regions of the country
    including remote indigenous communities of Arnhem land to elite independent
    schools.
Engagement Matters

Engagement Matters

Personalised Learning for Grades 3-8.
The Walker Learning Approach by Kathy Walker & Shona Bass

 

Ready, Set, Go?

Ready, Set, Go?

How to tell if your child's ready for school and prepare them for the best start.

Emotional Intelligence Sessions

Emotional Intelligence Sessions

Early Life Foundations is pleased to be providing a series of Emotional Intelligence Sessions for educators and leadership teams.

Play Matters

Play Matters

Play Matters 2nd Edition provides information, examples and practical strategies to explore and implement the Walker Learning Approach.

Professional Development

Professional Development

Professional Development Programs: Individual School Mentoring; PD sessions; Study Tours and Customized PD Sessions

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News

Walker Learning Approach National Tour 2013 - Queensland Dates Announced

May 8, 2013

Attention: Queensland - Brisbane & the Sunshine Coast! We are excited to announce that we will be in QLD on September 9, 10 and 11! Please register your interest in our upcoming National Tour. To be updated with our sessions, venues and booking details for Brisbane & the Sunshine Coast, please email our National Tour Coordinator, Rachel Fox at rachel@earlylife.com.au We are looking forward to running professional development sessions for both early childhood & primary school.

WLA School Mentoring Across the Country

May 8, 2013

When implementing a whole school pedagogy, ongoing mentoring and support are needed. We are delighted to support leaders & teachers all across the country in the implementation of the WLA. In the next few weeks, we look forward to working with schools in Coffs Harbour, Albury, Hobart, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, Darwin ... just to name a few!

Walker Learning Study Tours in May & June

May 7, 2013

Don't forget that we are running several Study Tours all across the country very soon! We are looking forward to Study Tours in Tasmania, regional Victoria and the Northern Territory in the next month. Please give us a ring or download the brochure from our bookings page for more details.

Melbourne Saturday WLA Prep - Year 2 Professional Development Session "Setting Up the Learning Environment"

April 30, 2013

Don't miss out on our upcoming Saturday, May 11 PD session at the Early Life Foundations Centre! This practical hands-on session for Prep - Year 2 teachers will be held in our Learning Area Demonstration Unit. We will focus on how to set up the environment and how to set up learning centres and provocations. It will provide practical ideas for using the environment and resources to help scaffold and extend learning. This session also includes video of Investigation learning centres, and photos of outdoor learning, open plan and traditional classrooms. For more details or to book in, give us a ring or visit our bookings page.