> Dear Isabel (and all)
>
> The South West Hub have been exploring how engaging with museums and galleries
> can help develop children's language for thinking and for communication. I am
> hopeful that a report of this work will be available very soon (just waiting
> for Hub approval). I will let the list know as soon as it is.
>
> Meanwhile the South West and North West Hubs are working together on a
> publication for Early Years practitioners looking at how museums and galleries
> can support the principles of the new Early Years Foundation Stage, due to
> become statutory in England in September 2008. We are aiming to have this
> available by the end of March.
>
> The North West Hub have done some great work with EYs. An evaluation of a
> really exciting project they did looking at the creative use of Manchester
> Museum building (Imagine their shadows) is available at
> www.museum.manchester.ac.uk. Their contact details are there too. (Go to the
> learning pages and the EYs). The Whitworthıs EYs pages are also worth a look
> http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/learning/earlyyears/. Itıs not research,
> but gives you an idea of their practice which is very progressive and
> child-centred. They may have evidence that you would find useful.
>
> Of the 5 SW projects that we ran, the Russell-Cotes Museum and Gallery in
> Bournemouth and Plymouth Museum particularly focused on art works. Plymouth
> also until recently ran an ³Imaginators² weekly session for EYs that has a
> Reggio style approach. If you would like to talk to the people who ran the
> projects please let me know and Iıll let you have their contact details.
>
> Best
>
> Jo
>
> Learning Advisor to the South West hub
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